Apr

30

Blessed Be He Who Distinguishes Between the Sacred and the Profane…

April 30, 2007 | 1 Comment

While out browsing for a birthday card for my wife, I saw something on the shelf of a local gift store which simultaneously made me laugh and shake my head in disbelief. What makes the scene even funnier, at least to me, is that this morning I was banned from our local Modiin email list [...]

Apr

29

Replacement Parts

April 29, 2007 | Leave a Comment

I just got back from getting my car’s yearly test. Of course, I took it to be tested almost 2 months later than I should have, but that’s life.
On my way I noticed a similarity between the feeling of going to get my car tested and getting a physical from my doctor. There was [...]

Apr

28

Real Future History

April 28, 2007 | 2 Comments

In this article from this past Friday’s Jerusalem post In Jerusalem section, you can read about the planned light rail system which is intended to reinvigorate Jerusalem’s city center by, among other things, connecting some of Jerusalem’s outlying areas directly to the center of town.
What struck me about this article and the compaints of [...]

Apr

18

Desperate Times

April 18, 2007 | 1 Comment

In an article on the Jerusalem Post’s website, we find the following information about Tim Gopsill, public relations director for the National Union of Journalists in the UK:
[Gopsill said]“Who can condemn the NUJ’s boycott when the EU and USA are boycotting the Palestinians and leading to worse economic situations for those in the [PA] territories? [...]

Apr

13

Who said Hatikva was boring?

April 13, 2007 | Leave a Comment

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Megadeth performing the Jewish national anthem in Israel in 2007. There is something incredibly moving and also incredibly funny about that, isn’t there?
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Apr

1

Happy April Fools from Gmail

April 1, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Was anyone else taken in this morning by this Gmail prank? At first glance I thought, “You know, there are people who really would want this.”
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