http://israhome.blogsome.com Israel-Knitting-Librarianship Tue, 20 Oct 2009 19:02:28 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en No, this post isn’t about sudoku or neopets, but it is a game nonetheless.  It is the game of internet costs.  In Israel, this can be an annual, bi-annual (every two years) or possibly even more. My internet comes via ADSL and it works well for us.  We just put ... http://israhome.blogsome.com/2009/10/20/internet-games/ In the evening, I sometimes like to listen to NPR radio.  I mostly listen to the weekend programming, such as Car Talk, This American Life,  and some of the other talkshows. One thing I’ve heard lots about is Health Care and Obama’s plan.  I’ll admit, I have not read his ... http://israhome.blogsome.com/2009/09/21/242/ As far as nice events that have happened on this trip, I got to relive an experience of my youth which really was something special.  In a small town called Callicoon Center there is a band…not just any band, but a band that performs every Tuesday night for the last ... http://israhome.blogsome.com/2009/09/14/fourth-grade/ In 1990 I graduated from college, and had no clue what I wanted to do with my life.  I decided to spend a year in Israel and take some time to think about my future.  I went to Kibbutz Ulpan and then did a volunteer program in what was then ... http://israhome.blogsome.com/2009/08/26/advantages-in-heterogeneosity/ So, we’ve moved on to the next stop on our tour, and the hubby is here.  Just having him here has improved the situation. I don’t think that he is the only disciplinarian, but I do think that the girls like testing, so they do better with two people telling ... http://israhome.blogsome.com/2009/08/19/next-stop-sanity/ I haven’t posted in nearly a month, and I’m in a deep funk, so I don’t know if posting is the right way to go….  I’m currently in Florida…nearly half way through my month long trip to the US.  My current thoughts aren’t very positive….   My kids are treating each other ... http://israhome.blogsome.com/2009/08/10/ughhhh/ Because of my profession and job, I take copyright very seriously.  Recently a large box of patterns was given to me, and I decided to give them away to members of my group.  Unfortunately, she had made many copies of the patterns for herself to work from (which is fine ... http://israhome.blogsome.com/2009/07/12/libraiians-knitting-and-copyright/ Mom in Israel tweeted (that is something you do on Twitter) about making sourdough starter, so I decided to come along for the ride.  I had not idea how interesting it would be!  Since the starter has been completed, (which took close to two weeks)  I’ve been trying to make a ... http://israhome.blogsome.com/2009/06/17/sourdough/ Just sharing this in full..definitely worth reading.   Welcome to our reality Jun. 1, 2009 , THE JERUSALEM POST Say you live in any one of these cities: Oslo, Berlin, Paris, Madrid, Amsterdam, Edinburgh, London, Stockholm or Washington, and at 11 a.m. today the war siren goes off. You’ve been told it’s ... http://israhome.blogsome.com/2009/06/02/good-editorial-about-life-in-israel/ I’m not sure how I stumbled across it, but Batzek Alim (בצק אלים) translated as Filo Dough is one of the loveliest cooking websites I’ve ever seen.  With pictures and text they give you a step by step description of how to make a variety of foods. The recipes today were ... http://israhome.blogsome.com/2009/05/27/im-in-love-with-a-hebrew-cooking-website/