What a great adventure!
It is hard to fathom that we are home after our summer vacation. We left Austin with mild summer highs in the 90s, coming back to triple digits and brown lawns. Our trip from LA to Sonoma County was beautiful and … Read More »
I received an email today with a link to an eBook that is called Winning the War of Words, Essays on Zionism and Israel. The book is authored by Dr. Einat Wilf. She is the author of three other books … Read More »
Since the P5+1 negotiations concluded on Monday 12-JUL-2015 with a signed Iran Nuclear Deal, there has been a lot of press over the last week lining up with why it is good or bad. The President and Secretary of … Read More »
We are now approaching the middle of July. First the good news. Susie and I returned from MD Anderson this last week. Her scans are stable, no growth/ significant changes to report. So, this weekend we are collecting our thoughts … Read More »
Today I commented on an article about the Iran Nuclear Deal and Israel. The article was authored by Michael J. Koplow and is published on the Politico Website, see: Israel is the Iran Deal’s Biggest Loser My comment verbatim was: … Read More »
Fifteen years ago, I supported the two state solution vision from the Oslo Accords of creating a Palestinian homeland in Judea, Samaria and Gaza. However, my support for such a model dwindled with each year. It is not a question or … Read More »
I’ve been following the presidential candidate announcements for the last month and looking at both Republicans and Democrats quite seriously. As most friends know, I have some left leaning tendencies and strong thoughts regarding the Middle East. Up until recently, … Read More »
Three months ago (17-MAR-2015), Israeli’s re-elected Prime Minister Netanyahu (Likud). If you were following the polls in January, it looked like Isaac Herzog (Labor/ Zionist Union) was likely to unseat Netanyahu. There were a few things that resulted in quite … Read More »
We’ve crossed into June and May has been quite eventful for Central Texas. We experienced terrible storms over Memorial Day. They were more than just Thunder Storms. They included strong winds, up to around 65 mph, and water that caused … Read More »
I just returned from a work trip to Raleigh, North Carolina. I like to bring a book on my trips to read on the airplane and clear my mind at night. With my parents coming to visit us next weekend, … Read More »
Last week, Susie had her two month cancer follow-up with her local neuro-oncologist. She had her MRI scans done the Friday before the appointment. I normally request a CD copy for our records and to look at them in advance. This … Read More »
Over the weekend, I was part of multiple discussions regarding President Obama’s Nuclear Framework Agreement with Iran. My stance is the deal does not go far enough, let alone Iran and the US have serious differences in what was agreed. … Read More »
The Spring holiday weekend is nearly upon us. Last year at this season, we were approaching life on a week by week basis. It looked like Susie might be finishing up blood treatments for kickstarting her bone marrow’s production of platelets. I was … Read More »