Hizbolah Honda

Buy a hybrid. Or better yet, bike and use public transportation. (thanks to Ilan)

Reply in kind

I was asked at a formal diner by a very smart person yesterday whom I hardly know, why Israel does not respond "in kind" to Hamas' rockets. I asked him if he thought that if Israel used its schools as a launching pad for 2,300 WWII-technology rockets, aimed into Gaza's most populous neighborhoods, the world would finally accept our actions as "justified and proportional". Then he asked to stop talking about it because I was inappropriate.

The Day of Atonement

Yom Kipur in Tel Aviv

Nice day for a bike ride to a sewage plant

I rode to Deer Island with MassBike on Saturday. No, it's not an island. Home to the misfits of the day, it was a place of confinement for native Americans in the 18th century, and in the 21st century, it stores and treats our waste matter. Those stunning cylinders hide a foul secret.

Boston's segregated reality was again brought to life, as we visited East Boston, Revere, Winthrop and Everett, places I had never before visited.

עבודה עברית

Avoda Ivrit is a glitzy project of new versions for songs spanning Israel's 60 years of independence. Two such projects were initiated, the first covering 50 songs, and released to commemorate Israel's 50th anniversary. The second came out last year to mark Israel's 60th, and you guessed it, included 60 songs. Some are spectacular (Assaf Amdursky, Aya Korem and more). You can buy the songs in full (and as ring-tones) for your phone. A fitting tribute to the country with more cell phones than people.

Free iPod Hebrew support

Hebrew support for iPod users is now freely distributed by iDigital. Kol hakavod! Works like a charm. Instructions are in Hebrew, contact me if you need a summary in English.

Enviromental Smoker

This is Mr. Gideon Ezra, Israel's minister for the "protection of the environment". His questionable policies have raised much debate in Israel's green community. Nevertheless, I understand he recycles his empty Marlboro boxes.