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Again, I'm sidetracked from writing the post I meant to. By rage.

As we're listening to denunciation after denunciation of terrorists, and explanations of why it's OK to destroy an entire country to root out a terrorist group, the Menachem Begin Heritage Center in Israel, along with many prominent Israelis such as former Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, are celebrating, celebrating the bombing of the King David Hotel in 1946 that killed nearly 100 people.

We're penalizing the Palestinians for electing Hamas, who are unrepentant terrorists, and we're applauding the attacks on Lebanon that are somehow excused by Hezbollah's attacks on Israel. But we treat Israel as a staunch and beloved ally, despite their having elected to their highest office several unrepentant terrorists, including Menachem Begin, who ordered the King David attack (in retaliation for the *arrest* of Jews in Palestine and the seizure of papers). And this month Israelis are celebrating a terrorist attack that killed British and other servicemembers and civilians. Members of our Congress are trying to block the Iraqi prime minister from making an address to that body because they feel he isn't sufficiently supportive of Israel, but where is their outrage over the IDF using Palestinian civilians as human shields?

But of course, the Israelis are our allies, who share our values and our goals. After all, our leaders tell us so. And our leaders, like Brutus, are all honourable men.

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Peter, when did you say Glenda and the kids were leaving?

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So, I was corresponding with someone about dating. She doesn't feel like dating me (the whole not being here in a year thing), but she did suggest this when we got to talking about vacations (she's from California).

I'd start with Muir Woods--the Redwoods. You hike through these trails that wind through the giant redwoods--it will be one of the most peaceful places you have ever been. There's a park near Santa Cruz called Natural bridges state park. At certain times of the year (I never remember) hundreds of thousands of Monarch butterflies stop there and hang out in a really small area. It's really cool and very beautiful.

There's a road near Carmel called 17 Mile Drive. You do have to pay to go on it, but you drive through some of the most beautiful views you have ever seen. Sunset is the only time I would do this trip. When I was there with a friend, we stopped and climbed out on a rock cliff overlooking the ocean and meditated--it was incredible.

There's a very different hotel in Jenner, CA, called Timber Cove. The cool thing is that they have all these raccoons that hang out with you. They come right up to you. They have these outdoor hot tubs (not in the tacky hotel-jacuzzi way--in the northern CA natural way) and you sit in them and the raccoons will just come and hang out with you. It's in a beautiful area. The hotel itself is nice, but slightly 70's, just a kind of cool, different place to stay.

That sounds pretty nice!

And my buddy bidger is up at Grand Lake, CO, *right now* with his family. I am *so* jealous! Chris and I went up there three years ago, and it is *so* beautiful there...