Time flies

Fresh bread

Yesterday was an extremely busy day ... that's why I couldn't update the blog. I didn't have to buy bread at 4am because there were leftover pittas from Saturday. But I had to preside the community Mass at 7am ... which means a 45 minute preparation of texts and altar. Then immediately after, I had to rush to the Armenian Church to prepare for the Liturgy. There I have to prepare everything as there are no sisters or sacristans. After that it was a quick rush to Jaffa to finalize some liturgical stuff .... I will be celebrating the ethiopic Mass from next Saturday for 2 months as their chaplain will return to Ethiopia for his holiday.

Then it was a quick rush back to Jerusalem 60 kms away for a meeting. The traffic by the way is nightmare .... both entries and exits of Jerusalem and Tel Aviv. I can see why taking the train is alot faster and less stressful.

2019 halfway gone

This morning I had a long meeting at our financial department and our head of department, while signing documents, said "... And that's the end of July". It is! July is over! Half of 2019 is over! Winter will soon come ... I noticed sunrise is getting later now ... at 4.18am when only 2 weeks ago it was at 3.50am. And before you know it ... it will be Christmas again and 2020 rolls in. Time is relentless!

And as time runs ahead ... old age catches up. Maybe it's the heat. But I'm very dizzy most of the time, nausea and today a massive headache. I'm constantly choked by phlegm in the windpipe and have difficulty coughing it up. That makes walking a terrible experience because I am slowed down by lack of oxygen, coughing spasms and blackout spells. That's why I hate going out at all. I thought I loved summer ... but now I've got 2nd thoughts.

What a horrible piece of news ... a man was trying to park his car on a space reserved for handicap drivers because his wife and children are handicapped ... but was shot dead in front of them because the other driver at the next space refused to move his car and free up the space for handicaps. They are all jews  https://www.timesofisrael.com/ramle-man-was-shot-dead-trying-to-park-in-disabled-spot-for-his-wife/?fbclid=IwAR34CQKjztgOLAMFewQd5TSWeEh7rgIqRwQKk59Y0GF5HtKcg12GstLuwOY