Modern Vespa

Here's an article from the New Yorker. I'm sure Trep can relate to this.

http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/books/2012/11/pastrami.html?printable=true&currentPage=all

If you ever want to get away from all of that... I have a very nice futon and guest bedroom that my dogs can vouch for...The dog is welcome as well!

Praying to continued safety of the Treppenwitz clan.

Feel for ya, Trepp,

Whenever I get a bit of news from there I think about you (my only direct contact there) and how things are going. There's nothing like having a routine of your choice...mixing it up now and then can be fun, but it gets old.

I banged up my knee in a stupid ice skating fall last year and remember how much fun it was trying to sleep with it, even with my wife leaving me alone and my kid in her bed (and dog buried in the back yard ) *sigh* Good to know that nothing lasts forever...it just sometimes feels like it.

All the best from the Midwest.

There is talk of a cease fire.

Yep, been reported on the BBC news just now. 7pm start, which is good news.

We shall see. Pray for peace.

In one hour. Hope it holds.

So long as it results in an enforceable end to years of rocket fire, I am for it. If it is simply a lull which will allow rearming and increase in their ability to strike at my country's population... I'm not so sure it has any value.

Time will tell.

The home front command has just ordered all residents of the south into the shelters for the next hour because it is assumed that Hamas will try to fire as many missiles as possible before the cease fire takes place (in 45 minutes).

Btw, loved the story. Thanks for sharing it.

Hope the ceasefire holds!

This reminded me of our dogs after the 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake. We had aftershocks for days/weeks, and no matter where I was in the house, if I was seated a dog would dive into my lap moments before I became aware of the shaking.

Wishing you, your family (including pets), your coworkers, and everyone safe passage through these trying times.

I will never look at my pastrami sandwich the same way again.
Trepp, it truly amazes me that despite all the crap going on over there, people somehow manage to get on with their lives, have laughter and adventures. Glad you're still around to regale us with your stories.
Hoping this cease-fire lasts and I really feel for the losses on both sides. It's just a sad thing.

The New Yorker article reminds me of most of "Life is Beautiful". The extent that parents will go to get children to enthusiastically comply and save their lives.

I pray for a peaceful solution to this 5000 year old issue.

One of the bigger concerns we have around here is that maybe we won't be able to get twinkies.

Kind of puts things in perspective.

I'm not the first and I won't be the last to say stay safe.

My in-laws have a flower farm 4 hours north-east of Freo (where most of my family live). They use irrigated drip line to water in the heat. We have had a couple of Israeli backpackers work there over the years, along with people from all over the world.
Please feel free to bring the latest trends of irrigation and fertigation (Israel is the world-leader in the field) to the farm whenever you like! Accommodation is free, working is optional, drinking a beer at the end of the day with a BBQ is compulsory.

It's so flat you can damn near see the curvature of the earth, nothing in view for miles in any direction, and it's quiet enough to hear your own breathing.

Bring you family. Bring your friend too.

I may just take you up on your invitation some day. Thanks!

You could also come to England where it doesn't seem to have stopped raining for years!

Every few years I get an invitation to speak at conferences in the UK.

The last conference I attended in the UK was shortly after I'd joined MV and didn't really 'know' anyone yet.

I'm eagerly awaiting the next opportunity so I'll have a handy excuse to meet some of you who have become near and dear to my heart.

Excellent.
I'm a couple of hours away from London (assuming that's where you'd be headed) but would be more than happy to make the trip to meet up with people.

Thoughts from here sent to you and yours. Stay safe Trepp x

This thread contains everything there is to love about the MV family.

Stay safe.

Just read a headline this morning- "Pause-Not Peace"

Well, here's hoping and praying that it's a long, very long Pause and that everyone on both sides can take a Peaceful break. Prayers are with you Trepp.

Be safe.