When it comes to vacations, we are the worst of the opportunists. We would look it up on the web, find maximize our minimalist requirements, make a reservation, and off we go. The reason we do it this way, is that we’re never happy. It’s either a rip-off, or a major disappointment. Let me explain. [...]
Do you see the resemblance? Or are these the eyes of a proud father?
Don’t bother being honest with me… I am not objective.
Last year, still in China, I was having this bizarre conversation with an educated, well read, intelligent and intellectual Chinese American. When I asked him how many people he thought lived in Israel, he said right away: “about 100 million?” When I made a face, he said: “150?”. When I explained that there are barely [...]
I love music. My parents told me that I was showing signs of being musically talented at the age of one. I assume that in the eyes of a proud parent, hitting some pots and pans with metal utensils, waking the entire neighborhood up during siesta is considered to be a promising talent. I was [...]
I was recently introduced to an old lady who asked me point blank a minute after we pecked each other’s cheeks, “how old do I look?”. I freaked out. There you have it. A tricky question. I had a very short runway, and the alternatives flew in my mind, colliding with each other, and the [...]
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