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Mar 5th (See this week's devar torah)
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Hi again!
It rained furiously all this past shabbat, much to our astonished joy. The rain continued into the beginning of this week, so that Purim was very wet. That's ok, because it's not like we were planning on taking long hikes on Purim. Instead we went to our friends house, where we (and two other couples) had one of the most enjoyable Purim meals we can recall.
Last week we mentioned the official Israeli Gov't website announcing "fish winds", and we laughed at it. It's not funny when it really happens -- or is it?
Sarah's ticket to visit her family in Argentina this summer is reserved. Now she needs to get her passport in order. Esther, Daniela and I will be sure to "live it up" while she's off in the Southern Hemisphere.
Al Gore (former Vice President of the US, currently making a fortune from global-warming related industries) received an inconvenient reception at Apple's shareholder meeting this week. Some of you have expressed the opinion that since I am not drinking the AGW kool-aid I must necessarily be anti-anything-green. Nothing could be farther from the truth. In fact, I think one of the biggest (truly) man-made problems is pollution. Having lived for twenty or so years in the Pacific Northwest (of the USA), we have absorbed a lot of the ecologically friendly habits of that region. But I digress. The Obamanator has given a green-light to refunding nuclear power plants -- which if properly done can be a good thing overall (and if done improperly, not so good). But a team at Caltech has come up with extremely efficient solar cells, which really does have the ability to revolutionize energy production in large parts of the world. Very cool stuff.
Who said the Golden Age of Greece is over? This week, we learned from the Greeks that responsibility doesn't pay. At least it doesn't if they can get the rest of the EU to pay for their little fling with ludicrous social benefits. The geniuses in Dubai will now screen incoming tourists and reject Israelies -- based on "the way they look or talk". Hmm. Imagine the furor if, say, the US were to block idiots from Dubai by forcing them to take an intelligence test before entry? Not to be outdone, the Australian Federal Police officers sent to Israel to investigate the misuse of Australian passports were involved in a hit-and-run. Not to worry, we'll give their pictures and passport numbers to Interpol.
There's a long-standing joke that the way to make a small fortune in Israel is to bring a large fortune. While there is some truth to that, it is nevertheless possible to make financially successful aliyah if one makes the effort. Though you will probably make less money than you did when you had a job in the US (are there many of you left?), you will have the opportunity to perhaps reshape your life in a more meaningful direction and live where your forefathers could only pray about living.
Odds and ends:
- Live footage of the Dubai immigration police at work
- Watch where you wee!
- Britain weaponizes Mozart. Shades of A Clockwork Orange?
- Who said the Saudis have no sense of humor?
- Super surprise visitor at the "Western Wall"
Alas! Once again, no guests for shabbat. This week's menu includes: Esther's grandmother's roast chicken, cauliflower soup, crispy sticky-wings, hot-dogs, potato salad, salatim, a new kind of Hallah, homemade mandarin sorbet (from our own mandarin tree!).
Until next week,
Shabbat shalom!
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