Shalom Jerusalem

Last week, the Nation of Israel celebrated its 60th year. Tomorrow Bill and I will celebrate our 32nd wedding anniversary. I can't imagine the world without Israel. It is hard to imagine all of the people who have sacrificed to make a home for themselves in such a short time.

And, here's my favorite PM. Did anyone else grow up wanting to be like her? Most of you are too young. She seemed larger than life when I was a little girl. What kind of woman could run a country and particularly a country continually attacked by its neighbors? But Golda was fearless and wise.

Shalom

Booking Through Thursday

Quick! It’s an emergency! You just got an urgent call about a family emergency and had to rush to the airport with barely time to grab your wallet and your passport. But now, you’re stuck at the airport with nothing to read. What do you do??
And, no, you did NOT have time to grab your bookbag, or the book next to your bed. You were . . . grocery shopping when you got the call and have nothing with you but your wallet and your passport (which you fortuitously brought with you in case they asked for ID in the ethnic food aisle). This is hypothetical, remember….

What a great question! When stuck in the airport, I head for the news stand and buy up all the trashy magazines I normally couldn't justify wasting my time and money on. I secretly love People, Us, The National Enquirer and any other gossip/celebrate crap I can get my hands on. But I have my pride and a degree in English, so I never buy the stuff. At the airport I give myself permission to indulge. I also buy a Coke and the largest chocolate bar they have for sale.

Other people dread layovers, but not me.