Well, my loyal readers, I had hoped to churn out a deep, thoughtful 475 page post about my vacation (more than just my impressions of American grocery stores and US Weekly’s most recent article on ______’s baby bump), all the reflection I did about my second year as an oleh, and what lies ahead this [...]
Archive | September, 2008
I’ll Be Lucky If I Make It Another Year
Good golly, has it really been a year since this event? Then it must be time for some pictures from the war zone! (Yes, I know I’m wearing the same shirt. I’m a Tel Avivi, nu! Black shirts are issued at the airport upon arrival.) A member of the Islamic Jihad points a smuggled weapon [...]
An Israeli Live-Blogging the Presidential Debate
After four hours of celebrating a certain special occasion at the Armadillo bar on Ahad Ha’am, I’m wide awake, baby. It’s time for the presidential debate. Let’s do this. 4:00 AM I just ate a full bag of bissli. It’s gonna be a long night. 4:01 “No cheers, no applause of any kind.” Yeah, that [...]
Let’s Play a Game
Guess who’s in my apartment building? (It’s not Paul McCartney.)
These Jews are Seriously Musical
Just wanted to give some timely updates about a couple of musicians I know who you may be interested in checking out. Gabriel Mann is a guy I knew growing up in Young Judaea in Texas. Though we weren’t close (he was a couple of years older than I, as he still is), I remember [...]
Funny, I Don’t Recall Seeing This Animal on Kibbutz
Aaaaaaand….we’re back. Back in Israel, baby. With the Rosh, a birthday, and Year 3 in Israel beginning, I feel some deep reflection coming soon to a blog near you. But first…more from America, the land of the free, the home of the brave, and the barnyard to weird-ass animals. Courtesy of my Austin friends Dave [...]
The Idiot’s Guide to Finding a Job in Israel
Thanks to those of you who “voted” for me in the JobMob contest. Here’s the entry which won in its entirety. 11.5 hours till my flight… With the shekel’s value continuing to strengthen, it’s good times all around in the Israeli economy. A land known too often for politics and conflict is slowly becoming recognized [...]
