Another day nearer

Rhetoric is tuned up as Mahmoud Abbas goes to NY for the UN session, to push for Palestinian statehood.  Goodness knows how things will turn out. No one wants war or violence ... that much we are sure. Please let this Friday pass quietly.

As Sukkot draws near, Egypt has decided to stop its export of palm fronds to Israel required for the feast. Israel is now turning to Gaza and Palestine for fronds. http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/egypt-bans-export-of-palm-fronds-ahead-of-jewish-holiday-of-sukkot-1.385247

And the big crocodile escape last week is now responded by an expert warning that these escape specimens might be breeding in the wild. But think about this ... why were they killed off in the first place? They were in the rivers of Israel long before humans came to inhabit it. http://www.jpost.com/Sci-Tech/Article.aspx?id=238366

The sisters of Mother Theresa boiled rice and veggies for lunch for me. Very kind of them. But it ended with cramps and diarrhea. Apparently I'm not the only one suffering from this ... several other people I hear also suffer from the same effects after eating just about anything. Must be a powerful virus.