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'''February 10th'''

We had an action-packed week. Well, maybe not really “action” packed, but we were very busy. Business was busy, the world goes crazy, and so too the weather!

The weather this week started off nice. It suddenly turned cold, and we got a surprise rain-storm. Then it turned warm again. Then it turned cold again. It’s as unpredictable as the current POTUS!

Speaking of whom: wow. Just wow. The new POTUS is either a complete lunatic, or an evil genius — I could see it either way. The lack of consistency in his spoken and Twittered statements, and their tone, seem indicative of the first conclusion. But I’m put in mind of the way stage-magicians work: they wave a hand to distract your attention while the actual working of the “magic” goes on right in front of your eyes — but you don’t notice that. Trump has been busily churning away doing things, but people are concentrating on his often idiotic public statements.

The anarcho-communists [http://www.dailywire.com/news/13289/berkeley-student-op-ed-we-had-get-violent-self-ben-shapiro violently hijacked a guest lecture] at UC Berkeley, but the press soft-pedaled that. The [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_KUf_giuZo free-speech wars] have begun, and it’s not at all clear what the results are going to be. As the public becomes more and more polarized, while simultaneously becoming even less tolerant of diversity of thought, I’m afraid we’re witnessing the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balkanization Balkanization] of the West.

And then we in the Land have our own set of issues. The government tore down the village of Amona, despite the Supreme Court not having given a final ruling; presumably, to appease the “world”. Or, perhaps, to appease the Israeli Left. In any case, as usual [http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/224718 the gov’t is slow] on fulfilling the promises it made the residents. Then we’ve had [http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Haredi-extremists-riot-for-third-night-in-a-row-31-arrested-481085 several days of protests] by groups of Haredim blocking traffic in Jerusalem. At least we still have free-speech, after a fashion.

As for us personally: we’re fine, B”H! I started a new contract this past week, so I’ve got two running concurrently. In the meantime, we’re trying to negotiate a third one. Not to mention: maintenance on other contracts. And some of my “8th” customers were busy reporting issues and making suggestions. All this means that I’ve had no free time and am getting less sleep than I need. So I definitely look forward to ''shabbat''!

Some things to ponder:
* TSA knows its [https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/02/tsa-knows-its-airport-behavior-detection-program-is-ineffective/ program is ineffective]. Surprised?
* Genetically-modified Salmonella [http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/business/biotech/sd-me-bacteria-cancer-20170208-story.html destroys cancer cells] in tests.
* If true, [http://www.theverge.com/2017/2/9/14561786/confide-messaging-republican-gop-trump-administration-leaks this is interesting] and perhaps a good thing.
* What if Apple [http://www.bugmartini.com/comic/one-bad-apple-spoils-my-butt/ made humans]?

This ''shabbat'' we’ll be joined B”H by Chaim, and Ariele, and little Netzach! We’ll have:
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roast beef,
grilled chicken breast,
fried tofu,
roasted potatoes,
Harley Davidson,
steamed broccoli,
roasted veggies,
barley soup,
various [http://www.joyofkosher.com/recipes/collection/recipe-terms-salatim/ ''salatim''],
and dried fruit in honor of [http://www.aish.com/h/15sh/ ''Tu BeShevat''].

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

Jew Haiku:

The Harley mention
to see if
you pay attention

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 This ''shabbat'' we’ll be joined B”H by Chaim, and Ariele, and little Netzach!  We’ll have:
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 roast beef,
 grilled chicken breast,