For goodness’ sake. For the sake of goodness. Because goodness deserves your attention… You really should visit the GOODNESS Blog Carnival on Bridget Chumbley’s One Word at a Time. *** Before I go on, I feel like I should say, “And now for something completely different…” In Jerusalem last week, we visited Yad Vashem, Israel’s [...]
For goodness’ sake
March 9th, 2010 · 3 Comments · Feeling writerly, My musings, One word, Travel: Taking the crazy around the world
Tags: holocaust·israel·shoah·yad vashem
Along the Western Wall
March 6th, 2010 · 7 Comments · Pics, Travel: Taking the crazy around the world
Me: Home from Israel since Friday morning. Overcoming jet lag. Watching cartoons with my kids. Photo: The Western Wall of the Herodian Temple in Jerusalem (the only part remaining after its destruction in 78 A.D.) The old man is an ultra-Orthodox Jew, preparing to pray beside the Wall. I haven’t forgotten y’all. I’ve got LOADS [...]
Tags: israel·Jerusalem·Judaism·Orthodox·travel·Wailing Wall
This is me, saying Shalom!
February 26th, 2010 · 9 Comments · Humor: You're laughing WITH me, right?, Travel: Taking the crazy around the world, Twitter HoDown
Okay, so I’m in Israel. Which means I should be writing deep, meaningful, travelogue-ish, photo-filled posts about what I’m seeing and experiencing. Right? Well, you’re right. But a) I have 10 minutes; b) this is the first time I have high-speed internet; and c) Do you remember whose blog you’re reading? No really, I do [...]
