Life Goes On
Yesterday was a big news day, but our big news was that my 7-year-old daughter was promoted to a blue belt in her Seido karate class.
Isn’t her instructor Haggai handsome? He is a second-generation karate instructor. His father Eli, is the “shihan” who runs the Martial Arts Center, and his mother, Suzy, who is the administrator for the school, is usually smiling and happy and upbeat in her little office.
When I came for the belt ceremony, though, she was not herself — she looked stressed and worried. No smile. I quickly realized: she’s got a son in a combat unit in the army.
A tough morning up north
On the news, there were reports that things were fairly quiet on Monday. But Tuesday was a different story entirely, particularlyin Rock of Galilee’s neck of the woods, apparently.
Our village got pummeled today. My friend who’s a nurse said that she
had to duck a couple times as the missiles whooshed by overhead. The
houses were shaking as well as a missile fell right into the wadi behind
our house.
In nearby Nahariya, a person was killed by a direct hit. People have to
be more careful where they are walking.
Watch Out For Spiderman
Columnist Yair Lapid has 13 observations on the current situation. Here are a few of them:
Number Five:
This entire war evolved in order to prove the fallacy of Nasrallah’s ‘Spiderweb Theory’. Hizbullah leader kept repeating that Israeli society is constructed like a spider web. Stretch it a little and it will tear. Turns out that not only Nasrallah doesn’t understand anything about the Israelis, he knows even less about spider webs.
They are one of the natural wonders of the world; more resilient and flexible than steel wire of the same diameter and thinner than silk thread. They can stretch to five times their size without tearing. Scientists and industrialists have tried to recreate the spider web out of silicone but nothing has emerged that is as strong as the original.
In short, if you want to mess with spiders, you are going to end up fighting with Spiderman.
And Number 11:
“I am going nuts,” says Terry, my travel agent. “Everyone is canceling. Business people don’t want to leave their families alone. Families are not taking holidays because they have relatives in the north. Workers committees are canceling group excursions because how can you enjoy yourself when there is a war going on?
Ten minutes ago, I got a phone call from a corporation canceling a group excursion for 600 people to Antalya, Turkey. I asked the Turks to waive the cancellation fee but they refused. I understand them. In any other country, when there are warnings of missiles and terror attacks, people take the first plane out. Only in this crazy country does everyone insist on staying home.”
“Terry”, I utter in a cowardly whisper, “please don’t be angry but I called to cancel our trip.”
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