Monthly Archives: May 2007

Cracked-out Sesame Street marketing.

I once wrote about a bizarre and freaky Israeli marketing technique employed by the phone company using a cracked-out bird cartoon for a new campaign. It seems cracked-out Sesame Street marketing is popular around these parts. Call the Bezeq alcoholic … Continue reading

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The every-day.

There comes a point – after you move far away from where you grew up – when you realize that you’ve been cut off from the every-day, and even from the once-in-a-while. A few months into the self-induced separation, the … Continue reading

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Same, same but different.

I saw not one – not two – but three different guys wearing “SAME SAME/BUT DIFFERENT” t-shirts today. When young Israelis finish the army, they collect whatever savings they have and venture off into the wilderness that Southeast Asia has … Continue reading

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How to get by these days.

These are hard times. There’s war in the air. If you’re feeling despair, here’s an exercise to make you feel better: 1. Open a new file or folder in your computer. 2. Name it “Ehud Olmert”. 3. Send it to … Continue reading

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Israeli is to chic peas as Russian is to dentistry.

Sometimes I’m amazed that I still have new experiences to write about here. I had my first Israeli dental experience today – or should I say Russian dental experience? It seems that to be a dentist here, you have to … Continue reading

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Typical, every day.

Today is a typical day in Israel. A weekday, a Thursday, a typical day in the State of Israel. And three articles in today’s newspaper brought me to tears in the middle of a bus ride. The first told stories … Continue reading

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Home center.

I rag on Jerusalem a lot. Blame it on the love/hate. And the weird rain. But, in honour of Jerusalem Day today, I will make an announcement that is happy; for the city, anyway. We’ve decided to stay in Jerusalem … Continue reading

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