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I want to interrupt these stories about Israel to show you guys this awesome slideshow I saw this morning on the BBC: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/8466714.stm Please view this link and watch the whole slideshow. It will blow your mind, even if you … Continue reading →

Safe to say, it was the strangest Christmas of our lives.  I’m still in disbelief that Christmas happened at all, actually.  The irony, of course, was that we were in the very spot of Jesus’ birth, so you’d think that … Continue reading →

When you were a kid, did you ever imagine yourself discovering an ancient castle?  Did you make believe you reached the peak of a mountain to find yourself amidst the overgrown remains of an ancient fortress?  And in this dream, … Continue reading →

Greetings!  It is a week after Halloween.  The hype has diminished,  the costumes are put away (or just lying on the floor of the basement), and the candy calories are settling on our hips in such a way that we … Continue reading →

Over the hills and yonder a ways sits a quaint New York 24 hour joint called Rocky’s Deli. Standing room only is an overstatement, as standing in line, even when the place is not busy, can be somewhat difficult: you … Continue reading →

So you know how it’s hard to describe irony without using an example? Well…I have a doozey! It’s so wonderful I could burst. First, a little background. Hold your horses. Ha ha, horses. You will see why that’s funny in … Continue reading →

I remember school field trips as feeling restricted: No, you cannot touch that, it’s very old; No, you cannot go up the stairs, only staff; No you cannot sit on that chair bed stool bicycle, it’s worth more than you … Continue reading →

Perhaps you have already seen this on the news. In case you haven’t, this is going to blow your mind! Can you guess what this is? A leaf perhaps? A fungus maybe? Guess again. This is the tail feather of … Continue reading →

Howdy folks. I just thought I’d jot down a few more simple pleasures I’ve thought of. Hummingbirds. How so many people have a different name for their grandma. Mine’s Mimi. Riding a bike with no hands and holding your arms … Continue reading →