Posts under ‘General’

We’ve had a very nice weekend here. Today was spent at the Israeli amusement park known locally as the “Luna Park”. Certainly not my favorite hangout, but hey, the kids loved it. Then again, as I found out yesterday, if it’s colorful and shiny, kids love it.
We had a special market day yesterday at the [...]

New meaning to the terms “internet tools” and “online search engine” with Google’s new web tool of Flu trends…
What they do is they track searches for terms like “flu symptoms” and try to outline geographic trends by the IP addresses associated with the search. I wonder what’s next… the big G is watching us all…

Sitting here reading the news online, listening to a multi-participant Skype talk in the background.  IsraeliDad on his computer, talking with three of his brothers all in the same time. One is located in his kibbutz up in the Golan. Two others are in India right now, with Oren speaking from on board his boat, [...]

It’s embarassing to admit, but I too got addicted.
What is it about 16 people locked up in a villa for 100 days? When it was launched, I simply ignored the Israeli version of “Big Brother”. I figured it was way too stupid for me to spend time on. Then one day, sometime around day 60 [...]

Ok, this post has nothing to do with Israel, and nothing to do with being a Mom. This is just something that has been bugging me for years - pardon the pun.
Every once in a while, I get one of these frantic virus warnings from a thoughtful friend or relative:
Hi All,  this has been checked [...]

Our Dan turned five today - woohoo! Happy birthday to my youngest sweet boy!
We had a small birthday party at his kindergarten yesterday morning, with games for the kids, songs, a cake and all that. Then today, we had a small get-together for the family. It was just grandparents (the ones currently in the country, [...]

Long day here, with the kids off school today. Just when we thought there would be no holidays and time off school between Sukkot and Hannuka… Well, it’s a special celebration. As they say here, it’s a holiday of democracy.
It’s Election Day here in Israel today. Just for the local municipalities, thankfully, but still quite [...]

IsraeliDad’s family are quite the world travelers. Out of five sons and two parents, I think we can count on at least two of three being out of the country traveling at any given time.
Today, my dear parents-in-law are leaving us for a month to tour Burma. Fortunately, just before they were about to leave [...]

Edited to add:
I have spent sometime since initially making this post this morning, trying to gather up more information. I have found no indication in the Israeli press that any women were brought out of Gaza during the operation.
I have mentioned Wafa before, although not by name. He is a great guy I met [...]

Remember the old joke about “The Elephant and the Jewish Problem”?
It has many variations, but the essence is the same. A group of people of various nationalities are asked to write essays about the elephant. Each brings his own perspective and national biases. In the versions I know, the French guy writes about the elephant’s [...]