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Shabbat shalom!
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Hi again!

This week was Thanksgiving (a US national holiday, for you non-USA'ans). The one day a year when I, rather than Esther, make the whole meal. I'm not sure how I ended up as the Thanksgiving cook, but it's been our tradition as long as I can remember. Anyway, it's a bit different here in the Land. Most people haven't even heard of Thanksgiving, and the few who have rarely know what it is about. Stores (generally) don't carry pumpkin filling or cranberry sauce, not to mention whole turkeys... Israeli ovens are not usually that big. In any case, we celebrated by inviting [http://jstandard.com/content/item/thanksgiving_tradition_mostly_lives_for_expat_americans_in_israel/10793 our famous friend Fred] and his family. An excellent time was had by all, and all the food was excellent (even if I say so myself). For you expats: if you want whole turkey, just tell your butcher... they'll order anything you want.

But if you go to the supermarket, you may want to pay attention to what happened to Esther this week. As she was in the checkout-line, just getting to the cashier -- a woman comes up and says to her, "I was in line". Esther says, "OK, behind who?". The woman replies, "Well, they're not here now". So Esther tells her, "Sorry, go to the back of the line". And the woman behind Esther says, "What chutzpah! Go to the back of the line!". So the woman, who was only looking for the real express-lane, ended up going to another line.

In humorous news: a would-be ninja in Seattle [http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/theblotter/2010286564_police_would-be_ninja_impaled.html makes an ass (kebob) of himself]. And in the "no, seriously!" news: the French [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/europe/france/centralfrance/6589449/French-hamster-hotel-lets-guests-live-like-rodents.html hamster hotel] is open for business. What more is there to say?

Daniela is trying to score free (or almost free) tickets so she can visit over PesaH. We would be delighted if it worked out; more delighted if she decided to make it a permanent trip. Her former roommate and a friend of hers are spending ''shabbat'' with us (they just arrived in fact). So we'll get to hear all her secrets. Tomorrow another two girls will join us for lunch; so it's going to be another lively shabbat. Good thing we have a lot of turkey left-over! (Sarah says the turkey was ''soooo good!'')

The Obama administration's insistence that [http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1258705164141&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Gilo is a settlement] has riled up a lot of people, for good reason. But, really, [http://www.treppenwitz.com/2009/11/when-will-everyone-realize-that-we-are-all-from-gilo.html what difference does it make]? As far as the Arabs are concerned, the "Green Line" lies several kilometers west of the coastline. No border of any Jewish state is acceptable to them ''on principle'', as they have stated consistently over the years. Why chase the chimera of "peace", when we all know that is not at all what the enemy is interested in? It boggles the mind...

Until next week,<br>
Shabbat shalom!<br>

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	Work was a bear this week. Too many bosses, issuing conflicting requests. However, my nominal boss was really happy with something I did to make his life easier, so that's one good thing. We also got an additional office, and they re-carpeted and re-painted the office (new and old), making it difficult to breathe.		Work was a bear this week. Too many bosses, issuing conflicting requests. However, my nominal boss was really happy with something I did to make his life easier, so that's one good thing. We also got an additional office, and they re-carpeted and re-painted the office (new and old), making it difficult to breathe.
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		+	We found one of these [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Green_Toad green toads] outside in our yard yesterday. Sarah wants to make it her pet ... I told her that it stays outside and she can visit it whenever she wants. We wonder where it gets enough moisture to live from, though ... this ''is'' the desert, after all.

	Sorry I don't really have much of interest to tell you this week; I'm very tired and looking forward to a quiet ''shabbat'' with my ladies.		Sorry I don't really have much of interest to tell you this week; I'm very tired and looking forward to a quiet ''shabbat'' with my ladies.

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 Hi again!
-* If you think Obama's a joke, [https://www.chiaobama.com/flare/next think again] -- he has his own Chia pet
+Happy birthday to my sister!  It's her ... well, I won't tell, exactly.  I'm three years older than her.  Her current age divided by nine is exactly one tenth what my age will be in two years.  There, I let out the secret!
 Until next week,<br>

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