Monthly Archives: November 2006

'Tis the season.

Posted on November 30, 2006 by elie

Like back in the old country, the Israeli shopping centers are gearing up for the oncoming holiday season (it’s just minus all the green and red). Get ready to light up, folks.

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Art show opening in Jerusalem.

Posted on November 30, 2006 by elie

Joy Langer‘s art show: A chance to see some incredibly original art;A chance to meet a friendly, experienced artist;A pretty cool down-to-earth place to take a date;Something to do on a lazy Friday afternoon… Here are the details: Joy Langer … Continue reading →

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Strike too.

Posted on November 30, 2006 by elie

Today, on strike day: two, the paper said that the government employees are striking because they haven’t been paid – in one month, three, and even twelve. Well, that sucks, and I’d strike too. Which means one painfully, frustratingly obvious … Continue reading →

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Social pressure.

Posted on November 29, 2006 by elie

I am not at Misrad Klita (Absorption office) right now. Everyone with a government paycheck is on strike. Why? Because now they have to bank (and get screwed) like the rest of us. SELFISH! I get it’s a socialist country, … Continue reading →

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Reverse laughology.

Posted on November 27, 2006 by elie

A Thai comedy group singing “Hava Nagila”… I suppose it serves us Israelis right. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0RtRTx7NMA]

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Caring for the kalba.

Posted on November 26, 2006 by elie

I never had a dog in America. I don’t know what the vet experience is like back there. But, not surprisingly, the vet experience here is very… Israeli. I just get this feeling that the same laid-back attitude that pervades … Continue reading →

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Food colouring.

Posted on November 24, 2006 by elie

Thanksgiving Day ranks as one of my top favorite holidays. Nothing to do with thanks or meaning or scalping Pilgrims. It has to do with… food. Glorious food. And here it is, homemade today: Perhaps that is why I continue … Continue reading →

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