I was planning on writing this installment about the COVID-19 crisis last Thursday. I never got to do it. Thursday afternoon we noticed that there seemed to be a backup from our sewage line into the main bathroom. The bathmat that covered the safety drain line was very wet. My wife put it on the … More Corona – Home Emergency
It seems there is almost no news on TV that isn’t connected to the pandemic. And most of it is pretty much the same. We remain at home/ Our village council has arranged lots of creative programs for the residents. We have had 6 confirmed cases, but folowing the rules had kept it from spreading … More Corona – Still Out There
One of our neighbors, someone we hardly see, has been diagnosed positive for COVID-19. They live at the end of our street on the North side. We live in the middle on the South side. I believe they are the 5th case in our village of about 600 families. One thing they all have in … More Corona Virus – on the Home Front
Another week has passed and we are still in isolation. It appears the virus will keep us in this state throughout the coming holiday season. For me, this includes the entire week of Passover. For my Christian friends it includes Easter. And for our Muslim neighbors it will soon encompass the holy month of Ramadan. … More Corona, a virus for the holidays
My wife and I are still at home. Our routine remains much the same. We play Scrabble on Sat afternoon, and often computer games on other days. I cannot play those games for very long. I’m just not that young. I’d rather read a good book. Speaking of that, I just finished “Beneath a Scarlet … More Corona virus – continued
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
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
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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