Not surprising that I should write again about the same subject is it? After all, we are still under a voluntary/mandatory quarantine. It’s sort of like house arrect. We went out the other day to a local market to restock on some essential food supplies. Overall, we’ve always kept a week plus of food in … More Corona virus – still
The worldwide pandemic is being talked about everywhere, so why not here? I’m only going to mention a few impressions, not repeat statistics and such. First, this disease is spreading so fast. Last month it was just beginning in China, now it’s all over. Because it has moved so fast and so far there is … More Corona Virus
About 20 years ago the Maytag Washing machine that we brought from the US broke down for good. I had repaired it twice myself (no big deal, just replacing the rubber belt that turned the drum) and we had it fixed once outside home (welding the belt wheel to the drum drive when the screw … More Our Maytag died
I mentioned the “Palestinian ” refugee problem previously. This is one aspect of the ongoing argument that appears to be easy to remove from the discussion. The Palestinian Authority won’t like it, but they have a lot of things they don’t like. Their position has always been that the only solution is to return all … More Deal of the Century – part 4
A major obstacle to reaching an accommodation between Israel and the Palestinians has always been Jerusalem. The Palestinians have claimed that all or part of the city is theirs and that it is their capital. The fact that they actually run their services from Ramallah doesn’t affect that claim. Even the UN partition resolution of … More Deal of the Century – part 3
One of the red-line conditions of the Palestinian Authority has always been the return of all “Palestinian refugees” to their original homes. But who is a “Palestinian refugee”? The original definition was set to include anyone who had lived in Palestine between June 1946 and May 1948. This conveniently eliminated the problem of Arab refugees … More Deal of the Century – part 2
This week saw the United States finally making public all the details of The Trump Plan for solving the Problem of Peace between Israel and the Palestinians. I’ll be writing about this some more in later pots, but this one is going to discuss just one part of that plan. It was a glaring omission … More Deal of the Century – Part 1
Before I retired I worked with computers. I had several jobs ranging from being a simple (or not so simple) programmer through being a project manager and finally a systems manager.Working with computers is not something strange to me. But I must confess that since I retired I have not really written any programs of … More Welcome Back to Hi-Tech
Whenever it is possible we like to have at least one evening a year when we take all our children, their spouses, and the older grandchildren out to a good local restaurant. Of course, an 80th birthday is a great excuse for when to do such thing. We knew our younger daughter would be in … More 80th Birthday – Part 2
It’s birthday week for me. The first part of the festivities was hosting a small celebration at the Jerusalem Scrabble Club. The above picture was taken from the club website. My wife arranged a small table of sandwiches, cut vegetables, and drinks (including wine). All our children plus some of their spouses and some of … More 80th Birthday – part 1
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