“A mother can take care of three or four children but three or four children can’t take care of a mother.” Christine Leventhal A very wise woman on the Prager Israel Trip during a co...Read More
We had a beautiful and festive dinner on erev Rosh Hashanah and again I failed to take any photos. Thanks to Lillian for the beautiful center piece, the help with the food and the calming att...Read More
Happy New Year! Jewish New Year that is. “love” in Hebrew 5772 to be exact. It starts tonight at sundown with, of course, a festive meal followed by services. L’Shanah Tovah mean...Read More
The hundredth anniversary of the launching and sinking of the Titanic are next year and I just read a book about it: How to Survive the Titanic by Frances Wilson. My review of the book is on Amazon....Read More
Superlatives are claims to the highest, fastest, largest, oldest etc. We have had a joke for many years about a Bronze Buddha. If you define the group sharply enough anything is the best at somethin...Read More
This sign was put up by an angry conservative: In his own front yard: To get back at his neighbor who was adamantly anti-gun. The neighbor went to court to try and get him to take the sign down. T...Read More
One of the most famous bridges in the world is the Golden Gate Bridge: On the same day that we crossed it we saw one of the worlds least famous bridges. This one lane bridge in Monterey County, CA nea...Read More
I heard a member of the Mexican Congress speak recently and he used a Mexican folk proverb to explain how the government works. It translates roughly: “The spoon is the same as the pot” ...Read More
One of things I find really satisfying is tidying up an area that really needs it. A few weeks ago it was one of the storage areas in the garage. Here it is before: And here it is after: Elapsed tim...Read More