Posts under ‘General’

It’s almost ten months now since we went vegan for ethical/moral reasons.
Our choice has nothing to do with the concept of “animal rights” and everything to do with “animal welfare”. We refuse to cooperate with the appalling ways in which farm animals are raised and butchered, simply so the big agricultural corporates can increase their profits. If it’s something [...]

A short month has passed, but a month all the same and I like wrapping up my monthly blogging here. This is a good place for me to do my summation and hopefully entice some of my readers here to hop over to one of my niche blogs and check out my posts there.
Cat Blogs
Ok, [...]

Or for the cleaning guy? I used to call it “the cleaner” in English and an American friend told me it sounds like a mafia hit man (or hit person?) Ok, enough of the political correctness stuff and on to the question at hand.
My cleaning lady is here right now. Before she arrived, I spent [...]

We need your help – whether you’re an Israeli or a supporter of Israel. Actually, even if you’re neither. If you just care about animal welfare, it’s all I am looking for today.
The Problem: Israel About to Spend Half a Billion Shekels on Inhumane Cages
Israel is one of the last countries in the western world [...]

The Problem: Israeli Service Providers are Rude – or Are They?
A while ago, I was part of a Twitter conversation which evolved (or devolved) into the usual ranting about the horrible service you get in Israel. The consensus seemed to be that in order to get things “done” in Israel you have to be rude. [...]

I always try to nap for a while after the kids get back from school, with varying degrees of success.
I’ve developed some tactics for getting my nap time. Basically, you have to make sure the kids are well fed, saturated and have something to do. That’s their computer game/TV time too.  We don’t actually have [...]

Ok, maybe not evil, but definitely wicked. I bring you the infamous Israeli chocolate spread.

And no, it is NOT Nutella. No nuts in this, just pure evil chocolaty paste:

Pure calories – no nutritional value whatsoever.
Let me share some facts about the Israeli national spread:

It’s like the peanut butter of Israel (nobody here has real peanut [...]

My previous end-of-month post roundups were a bit too long. Let’st ry making this one shorter.
Cat Blogs and Posts
I launched a brand new cat blog in 2010 and it’s actually a photoblog. If you want to enjoy beautiful pictures of furry felines, just hop over to the Cat Pics Blog and subscribe to the RSS [...]

And no, it’s not the Palestinians’ country either.
That we people, any people, own a country is a misconception. The places have been here long before we ever had any national identity. The landscape, the flora and fauna were here long before us. Despite what various holy books tell you – they do not belong to [...]

April 2009. Our first visit to the US and we’re driving through the streets of suburban Tuscon, Arizona. Morning time, almost no traffic, lanes so wide you’re not sure if you’re going forward or sideways, and our GPS is making us confused. Naturally, I pull over, so we can have a look at the map.
A [...]