My Home in Israel

Quote of the day

Safranit — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:57:30 +0000

Me: “Look Muppet Show 3 is out”

Hubby: “Get it”

Me: “Wow, Alice Cooper is in it”

Big Girl (7): “Who is Alice Cooper? Do we know her?”

Disgust

Safranit — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:40:34 +0000

Just to start, let me say we are all fine. While the most recent terror attack was very close to where we live our lives, we weren’t in the area at the time, and were not physically impacted by the events.

I do want to state, though that the last two attacks, have been perpetrated by “neighbors” of mine. Every day I hear the school bell from Sur Baher, and I can see their fireworks from my porch. To walk there would take me no more than a half hour, and the reason it is so long is that I would need to go down in a valley and back up the hill.

Jabel Mukaber is the next village over from Sur Baher. The guys who installed the security bars in my previous apartment were from there. The employees of my local supermarket are from there.

Should we destroy the homes of these terrorists? Is that really a deterrent? What makes someone who is gainfully employed, as both of them were, decide that it is time to “take matters into their own hands?”

The longer I live in Israel, the further to the right my politics move. When someone said that the number of dead is higher on the foreign sites because they include the terrorist, I commented that these terrorists aren’t human.

Do I want a security fence between them and us? These people are Israeli citizens…with the same rights I have. Do I have any answers…No. We just need to keep living our lives and hope we will eventually get a government that cares about us and not their own wallets and status.

Note: Although this may mean nothing, Sur Baher is very quiet this evening. No fireworks (which are very very common in the summer) or other noises.

A comic I enjoyed

Safranit — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 17:06:49 +0000

I’ll admit, I only understand a small percentage of his comics, but this one tickled me. I think being a parent has warped me a bit. You need to read the alt text to appreciate his sense of humor.

Colbert Report

Safranit — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 05:39:53 +0000

I’m a big fan of the Hoopoe as the national bird, but this just makes it all the better.

Send some prayers or good thoughts this way….

Safranit — Mon, 26 May 2008 02:51:21 +0000

Devra and I met doing the tour of the hospital to prepare for the birth of her youngest daughter, and my middle one. Please send some prayers/good thoughts, whatever you do forChayim Zvi Ariel

May everything go well today.

Multi-lingual Birthday Party

Safranit — Tue, 20 May 2008 09:08:04 +0000

Today was the little girl’s birthday party at gan (childcare). Surprisingly enough, it was lots of fun for both her and us. They sang songs, played some cute games, and she enjoyed being the center of attention.

My favorite part of the party was when they sang the song “Meachorie HaHar” (Behind the hill). In the song they sing “one, two, three” (in Hebrew). The teacher got all the kids who spoke different languages (English, Hebrew, French, Danish, German, Arabic) and each one of them said it in their language. It was beautiful. (Note, the teacher taught them the Arabic, nobody in that class speaks Arabic)

We have new teeth…

Safranit — Sun, 18 May 2008 15:12:59 +0000

This is my second baby sick day. The baby had a fever on Thursday and Friday, and today she has a rash. The doctor says it is probably something viral. While there I mentioned that she has been sticking her whole hand in her mouth…after a little investigation, it appears that my almost 5 month old (who weighs nearly 8 kilo) has a tooth!

So I guess we will the good with the bad.

Robin goes to a movie…

Safranit — Fri, 16 May 2008 08:31:17 +0000

In a rare turn of events, I finally took advantage of one of the perks of my job. I went to the opening of the “Eco Cinema” movie festival. The film I wanted to see was “Medinat Zevel” (Garbage Country). It is an excellent but depressing film about the culture of garbage in Israel, and how people don’t think twice about throwing garbage everywhere.

Before the main film, there was a short called “Think” which was part of the Live Earth film competition started by Al Gore. Here it is:

Interesting don’t ya think?

The 8 Classic Toys Parents Classically Hated

Safranit — Wed, 14 May 2008 07:03:28 +0000

This is a good one! I agree with most of these selections. I wouldn’t want most of these toys in my house.
Topless Robot - The 8 Classic Toys Parents Classically Hated

The ones we already have are the popper, and superballs. (Hubby collects them.)

Thoughts on the 60th birthday..

Safranit — Mon, 12 May 2008 06:35:44 +0000

Please take a trip over to Gila’s blog, and take a look at her post about views about Israel’s development and direction. I think she is very accurate with her views, and still as Zionistic as she was when she made aliyah…which isn’t an easy thing to keep!