What a great adventure!
We have now crossed over into the 1st of November. It is interesting how the end of October is now our transition cycle point as it was with the ancient Celts. Instead of us preparing for winter with gathering in … Read More »
A few days ago a highly sensitive article was written by Jeffrey Goldberg in the Atlantic, titled The Crisis in US-Israel Relations is Officially Here. The big focal point by news media around is that a White House/ State Department … Read More »
The days of awe (Yamim Noraim) are coming to an end. I have spent the last ten days thinking, mostly tossing and turning when trying to sleep. One night I got little to no sleep at all. Other nights, I … Read More »
The last couple of weeks has put me at a loss for words. We’ve seen American journalists and British aid workers beheaded by ISIL. We’ve heard about two Bosnian teenage girls joining ISIL and the horror/ confusion from their western … Read More »
It is now middle of September. A lot has happened in the last month. Susie traveled with Leora (her mom) and I to Virginia. It was a great visit. Our nephew Sam, who is Susie’s Godson, and his wife were … Read More »
We are now at the middle of August and Susie has just returned from her two month neuro-oncologist appointment. With the reduction of her anti-seizure medicine and getting a tube put in her left ear, she has been feeling better … Read More »
July has come and gone. We are officially into August. Looking back, it has been quite a roller-coaster month. Susie’s left ear and fatigue continued to plague her. She did all sorts of antibiotics and steroids to reduce inflammation or … Read More »
My insides are completely twisted. I am finding myself trying to navigate friendships and the Israeli Palestinian conflict. The conflict is highly personal for me, I have lots of family who live in Israel and my mother’s family helped build … Read More »
I often hear about the root problem with the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is settlements and Jews encroaching on Arab lands. Ten years ago, I agreed with the concept of pulling settlers from the West Bank and Gaza. Israel did so in … Read More »
It pains me to write this blog entry, as I voted for President Obama and was hoping that the obvious would come to a man of his background/ education. You may wonder what I am seething about. It is the … Read More »
Well June has been quite a busy month. Gabriel returned from Cal poly, Susie had her two month check-up, Pearl finished her first year of High School and we hosted our annual Summer Solstice party. Susie is feeling better, though … Read More »
We are at the end of May. The weather in Austin has been quite unusual. We had some very hot days and some very cool days. In fact, the cool days were also wet. Susie and I found ourselves breaking … Read More »
Well it has been a bit of a roller coaster the last couple of weeks. Susie joined the women in her family for the Annual Callahan Girls Weekend. She skipped the Friday night party and drove up Saturday with Debbie … Read More »