Lil, Thank you so much for thinking of me at that moment of time! I have been thinking of you, too, as I believe you would have found this whole trip fascinating...we covered so much ground, by uncovering thousands of years of history, and by visiting many early sites of early religion and civilization, from the desert to the Galilee. There is so much culture, so much diversity that comes alive right before you...I am still in a kind of post-trip high, but I'm sure to crash soon.
I see that your ankle is coming along, but more importantly, it is coinciding with some clarity of thought, as we head into 2008.
I skimmed over the threads, and I am sure I will have more to say later when I'm more coherent and have more time.
A quick note to IC: What a stupid, reckless thing to do, but amazingly, you picked yourself up quickly and got yourself on the path. Don't let the shame and guilt of this dumb incident derail you from the progress you've made. Hugs to you and Miss IC.
And to LFL: I am so glad, that the fates being what they were, prevented a rendevous with soldier boy. LFL, I have to share with you a story ( and no, it doesn't have to do with chocolate). I was at this shabbat dinner in Israel on the first Friday I was there, and it was lead by an Israeli. At this dinner, the Israeli men included a special prayer, A Woman Of Valor ( from Proverbs 31), which I have never seen done here. I can't look it up right now, but it is just a kind thing. And.... waaaay sexy. They turn to their wives and recite it. It's like a gentle dominance, these modern Israeli men have ( I have noticed this in other occasions)and the women seem savvy enough to accept it. Makes the hair pulling stuff seem like child's play. The following Friday, we Americans were on our own, and somebody suggested we do a Shabbat dinner, and the women were kind of joking they wanted that prayer, and the men, well, they couldn't pull it off! And that is what is missing!
