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This time around we visited with a number of friends and relatives living in the area. It was nice to catch up with them, and we had a really good time doing it!

Apart from that, we went on a “shopping spree” of sorts, to an “outlet mall” where we were able to pick up some things at much more reasonable prices than at home. Though the mall was literally in the middle of ''nowhere'', there were still Israelis there as well as a bunch of “frummies” (obviously religious Jews). So that was interesting.

We also accompanied our grand-kids to a farm, where they were entranced by the cows and other smelly members of the animal kingdom. They’re still talking about the cows.

In preparation for our return to the Land (though it’s still two weeks away), we scheduled “COVID PCR” tests to be taken just before the flight. Nonsensical though it is for those of us who’ve been completely vaccinated, we forked over the (not insignificant) fees to book our spot. Don’t want to find out too late we can’t get a test in order to board our flight!

A few things:
* It’s the Islamic month of ''Ramadan''. In ''Ḥevron'', a group of Muslims [https://www.jns.org/an-iftar-gathering-in-hebron-shows-commonalities-between-israelis-and-palestinians/ invited their Jewish neighbors] for the “''iftar''” meal.
* The developer of the “Signal” app [https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2021/04/in-epic-hack-signal-developer-turns-the-tables-on-forensics-firm-cellebrite/ turns the tables] on the hacking firm “Cellebrite”.
* Everybody — ''everybody'' — [https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/04/everybody-hates-floc-googles-tracking-plan-for-chrome-ads/ hates FLoC].
* A father [https://bariweiss.substack.com/p/you-have-to-read-this-letter writes a letter] to the other parents at his daughter’s private school.
* And in a completely unsurprising turn of events, the WA State Dept. of Health [https://mynorthwest.com/2802297/wa-health-deny-vaccines-white-people/ allows providers to deny vaccines to white people]. The US is truly going to Hell in a hand-basket.

In other news: during the quite small amount of time each day where I am not otherwise occupied, I’ve been working on making updates and fixes to 8th. In particular, I’m rewriting the network library so it’s more efficient and handles some cases it didn’t before.

The weather this ''shabbat'' is supposed to be really nice: sunny and Spring-like.

This week’s ''shabbat'' menu includes:<br>
Esther’s homemade ''ḥalla''!,
“sausage” and potatoes,
some food other people are bringing,
salads, and various desserts...

Until next time,<br>
''shabbat shalom''!

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