
Global Thoughts — 3 April 2025
A link to Travel Notes about our recent trip to Egypt with stopovers in Athens and Vienna is at the end of this article. Two days after getting home from Europe, Jeremy is halfway over his jetlag. Now instead of
A link to Travel Notes about our recent trip to Egypt with stopovers in Athens and Vienna is at the end of this article. Two days after getting home from Europe, Jeremy is halfway over his jetlag. Now instead of
I have a question: There are over 7 billion people on the planet. There are 30 apartments on my side of the building. Why am I almost always waiting for the elevator? Chat GBT seems to write everything, but at
This is a special abridged edition of Global Thoughts coming just before the elections. When was the last time a call-center or counter person told you that their systems were working just fine that day? I am being told that
This posting is not as long as it seems – it’s actually pretty short on the global stuff. Most of it is trip notes from an August trip to Brazil and Argentina, and then a September trip to Lithuania, Latvia
Mssrs. Putin and Xi beware: If you plan to invade Poland or Taiwan, only do so between 10am and 4pm ET otherwise Mr. Biden might be asleep. My son finally made it through 6 weeks in Israel on a summer
There is a lot of stuff here and I suggest you enjoy this over the Passover holiday. It’s all really good though. I switch subjects a lot so if you are bored with one subject, just go to the next
I’ve updated my indispensable Packing List because I’ve noticed that many things we don’t need anymore such as lists of contacts, a calculator and camera with extra film. It’s all in your phone now. Here’s the link to the new
Karen and I shared a salad for our 20th anniversary lunch out. 20 years ago it would have been lots of food and desert. In 30 years will we be sharing our dentures for lunch? I would like to dare
After 75 years, Israel as an enterprise is not succeeding as it should. Jews should cut their losses in the Middle East and reboot the Jewish State elsewhere, focusing on building excellence instead of simply trying to survive. Thomas Friedman’s
Karen and I shared a salad for our 20th anniversary lunch out. 20 years ago it would have been lots of food and desert. In 30 years will we be sharing our dentures for lunch? I would like to dare
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