The Full Court

  Press is on for Donation Season , and with the crisis in the Jewish State Deepening I agree its important to Show Support in anyways one can be it financial, Hasbara or rally. Please let me be Clear if one Doesn't donate money to Someones cousins unit or Grandmothers grandson battalion - Let's not question their Support........An Odd Date Yesterday took me back to my go to Stone rose lounge bar, The Goods news first , my waitress was absolutely beautiful, My date was Especially Bubbly, with a great outlook on life. Not wanting to drive to the other borough, We walked to the Train Station together, She to the Queens Platform Me to the Brooklyn. Naturally My train Came first and how can I not get on. Not wanting to be a Liar, When I told I'm taking the Train, I really did and then walked the stop back to my car. I think I may need a little Help...........

If I forget......

    The problem With my annual Pilgrimage to the Holy Syrian city of Deal is That I'd really really like to forgot... My Excursion lasted 33 hours End to End and It's always good to experience some traffic, prayers, sleep, food, More prayers and running into people that I saw on my last pilgrimage...... Always a sport and trying to keep an open mind, when asked if I were to go out with someone. I always give the Vague and Diplomatic reply of  " Let her look me up, and see if She's interested",  fully expecting that it should be mutual that me checking her out to see if i am interested. Allow  me tell you about this girl She's the "nicest,Nicest, Great Family Nicest people, Special girl and Fun" How can I pass that up?. Will just leave it at  " you can tell what people really think of you, with the type of girl they set you up".....The last real blind date i went on, well being blind wouldn't be the worse thing in that scenario, But the consolation prize was that i didn't have an appetite. Meeting up With BDG2( Blind date girl #2) it felt more like a 20-40 vision date. Meeting up at my go to "JJN Drinks Style" Date the Stone rose lounge, Its comfortable, Great view. Super hot Waitresses and a great great toilet should an emergency occur. Took Some time to formulate a conversation, but we did share similar political beliefs, and i was grateful that she traveled to a tun of places, because i had so many "interesting" questions. The Feelings from her end were mutual .We Lied to each other that it was fun to get together, and probably lamented the fact that we could found a better way to spend two and half hours.........

Why the Rockets and

Missiles are working?  Getting educated on the different rockets and missiles fired on Israel by a 13 year old southern Israeli resident. The rockets main purpose of course is to kill the secondary option is do to as much damage as possible, and last  to terrorize . The first two have largely been unsuccessful, but the third has lead the population to be bullied and glued to areas that are with in 30-45 seconds of a shelter. Business have been shuttered, summer camps closed, weddings and other occasions canceled, and Panic ensues  at the sound of the siren.  Yeah The World comparison to these Missiles being Mosquito bites Seems to be pretty Accurate....The 10-12 Minute Suggested  phone call lasted to the girl my friend set me up with last 22....To her credit, she didn't leave me hanging out to dry and we were able to make conversation, Despite knowing absolutely nothing about each other. Something tells me it wont be the National championship, But non the less See you Monday Night.............

THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE

 goes to the  Jewish State of Israel..... Yesterday in downtown Manhattan, I was a witness to something Extraordinaire. A Coterie of people of all kinds, marching hand in hand in an Oasis of Brother and Sisterhood, Smoking the peace pipe and singing Kumbaya. All United in the ever so bleeding heart cause of  what else hatred for the Jewish State. Their were Radical Muslims in Traditional garb, Old Anarchists that Someone forgot to tell them the Vietnam War Ended over four decades ago, A radical and rogue faction of Haradeim Neturkie Karta Anti Zionists, Gays and Lesbians ( Of which i was grateful were the really really  bad lesbians), Extreme right wing activists, Secular Muslims , Several  Disenchanted left wing "Jewish" organizations , The Ultra Feminist Anti Shaving Code Pink Movement, and a collection of Outcasts Seeking attention. Forgive me for Sounding Mitt Romeny'Esh  but  when Most were complaining about their Tax dollars going to Israel, it can be said for certain that 97% of the the Marchers belong to the 47%  that do NOT pay any taxes.  This  may sound cyncial, But I could not find ONE common value that all these fringe groups shared, Besides their unification of Hatred towards the Jewish State, and if Israel can do that then it certainly deserves at least strong consideration for the Nobel............

Refrshing

 to see that even the most Bleeding heart Jewish- liberals have come to realize that the Arabo-Turko- Euro alliance does not discriminate Between the Jew When they chant  "Ikbar al yahood" or Kill the Jew. No Matter what,They're Judaism will always supersede they're liberalism..........The War on Israel, has put me out of Date mode, But a friend did give a Number of a lovely young lady of which I know 0.0 about and vice verse with the ever so encouraging line of ." Give it a shot".  The Spirit and enthusiasm is just not there, but I am way to familiar with the drill......It never dawned on me how important it is to attend Rallies in Support of Israel, and despite  Mooch's claim  that it's too dangerous, I will try to go to as many as i possibly can. Only Two complaints though about them  A) The organizers be prepared with articulate speakers and some sort of program B) and no more Woman from Long Island that sound Like Howard Sterns Mother yelling at him.... A final note at the rally  I found it odd that man with a sign "Palestinean  christian for Israel" Putting on a Talit and Blowing a Shofar but made for good ratings

It's a little

  disturbing to  read  some of the FB posts of "Friends" of mine regarding Operation protective edge. With exception to one Arabian girl from the Nazareth, I don't really have anyone radical on my friends list.But not for the temptation to keep reading the Virulent incitful Anti-Semitic posts,  I would have hit the Unfriend Button. The lesson learned here is that no matter, how cultured or evolved one maybe we will  always be those "F%UKing Jews" to them...... It's almost comical to See the competition out of the Islamic Republic of Turkiye, to see who can hate the JEWS more. A suggestion to the Turks, Should they think of entering the conflict would be to brush up on their Hebrew........... A short Email on Jdate " You Seem like a player. Not nice...Karma" - Me a player probably the nicest thing any one's ever said to me......A Mass rally Sunday to Support the Jewish State in it's Defensive Operation Protective Edge, Kind of Important to Show...........

Ashdod271

     Over the course of  "protective edge" the state was broken into regions with numbers alerting where rockets would be falling. I can't express eneough gratitude to my relatives residents of Ashdod271, who hosted me over the past week. The south which has become and forgive me for using the term again " the bastard red head step child" is finally getting sympathy and love from the country for all the abuse and pounding it's been taking over the course of the last 8 years. Most residents in the south opposed the cease fire, and likened it to putting a band aid on a deep gash that requires many stitches........ Traveling to the Dead Sea for the day, I can honestly say I made  a real stink at the crowne Plaza hotel. Forgetting that their is two flushers buttons for one and two, I apparently kept hitting the number one. With the toilet paper not being septic friendly, their was issues.  Realizing that the situation, regretfully I bailed.  With my lousy conscience I wanted to confess, but my uncle whisked me away before I did something stupid.........Me and Israeli girl, graduated from FB messenger to Whatsapp but Getting together will not be a go as I headed down South . She Seemed as eager to meet me as I was her, She claimed She didnt get her messages, I that my phone wasnt working the best and when we finally spoke ohh well Next time Bummer.......

Hebron was scary,

But not for security reasons, my stomach was extraordinarily uneasy and panic was kicking in should I g0d forbid have to go number two. Getting of the bus, I was mobbed by Arab kids asking for money, with a few ones in my pocket, I shooed them away, only to be questioned by security as to who I was and what I was doing here. We spoke in Hebrew and then looked over my idea questioning my name and address.  Making sure not to miss the bus this time, specifically for bathroom reasoning,  I was a little early to the bus stop, The cats loomed again and I made them say wallahi ul azzim to scram if I gave them a dollar each, naturally they lied and the border patrol came to get them.....Back at the capital I was a  Backgammon Hustling victim by a Russian Dice Mechanic In the " Iraqui Shuk"  at 20 NIS a point I lost 260 NIS or  roughly  $70.......The only Bad thing about feeling better? the appetite....... How funny would it have been to pull the plug on a large screen TV playing the world cup outside the Damascus Gate With around 200 Screaming Arabs Watching, Of course I did not have the Balls.......Specifically traveling to MachaneYehudah to catch an Israeli cab driver to take me to Rachel's Tomb, Naturally I got The Arab Driver, we spoke mainly Business, and it dawned on me that the conflict is about TRUST. We became friendly, but it's doubtful I'd be breaking bread in RAS AL AMOUD any time soon.......

Ambulances sound

More like ice cream  trucks?? Due to the similar sound of the rocket siren to the ambulance they are changing the siren to sound more like Ice cream....... Spending Shabbat at the nations capital, their is a heavy security presence in and around the old city and by Mandelbaum crossing . I made to the worlds greatest outdoor party, Kabbalat Shabbat at the kotel, but it didn't live up to past times. Not so inconspicuously I was filming in the Jaffa gate, and when I saw a small gathering, and one elder raising his voice , as any good journalist I began filming, where upon first in Arabic, then Hebrew, and then English the elder confronted me to erase the film. Naturally I played dumb and as I was surrounded by a few others, the Arabian was  impressive with his  cellphone knowledge and erased the video. With In 10 seconds a slew of cops and border patrol came to my aid, and I explained to them what happened but didn't want to cause further incident. They spoke to me the rest of the walk to the wall and it all ended with out incident. Under the weather, I stayed in the whole Shabbat, and of course the best thing about that is that I hardly ate ... A late afternoon nap, was disrupted by four sirens. Where am I supposed to go?  Apparently In my room....... Being flaky again, my cousin gave me this young religious lady's number, being really fed up with tedious dating , I messaged her with out calling, we maybe getting together Sunday........?.

What you see

From here is not necessarily what you see from there...... Day two of protective edge and rockets have expanded to all over the country. Southern cities which were compared to the bastard red head step child are suddenly seen in a much more sympathetic light.  Staying in Ashdod zone 271 their have been several code red alerts, with a couple direct hits several blocks away. I made it on Israeli news as a bystander walking behind the camera, but didn't want to scare them by yelling bababooey.  The only thing  worse than hearing fighter planes flying towards the boarder is the violent snores of my uncle which has made it impossible for me to sleep. None the less I don't want to leave Ashdod for fear of missing out what may happen next..... Climbing up "Kobi hill" in southern Sderot gave us a bird eye view of what was going on in Gaza, what an adrenaline rush, watching the missiles fly out randomly and then the iron dome chasing its Ass down, the hill was pretty packed with several reporters and a lot of randoms just waiting to see what will happen next. A 9 rocket barrage in the early evening hours to our area made for some tense moments, but I must say no one ever thinks its going to be them getting hit.......hopeful for a quiet night, I know I won't be sleeping..........

Israel,

Is located in the Mideast and not the Midwest"  Israeli politican Moshe Arens famously said. My mother wasnt necessarily amused when when I confused the Two , and erroneously let her know Ill be in the Midwest.  Pre flight jitter hit early, thanks to David's restaurant, but things leveled out thanks to the double dose or Imodium. The only thing I can imagine worse than having to fly with hundreds of haradiem is having to fly with 200 kids that looked like my nephew.  I hate sounding like the grouchy old man, but these kids were beyond obnoxious.  Heading South the port city of Ashdod, The situation was a tense calm, until around 830 when the silence was shattered with the first code Red. Attending a Kurdish Henna, I was oblivious to the siren and ran outside after 30 some odd seconds a loud boom. Code red followed up again, and It was fortunate to catch the "iron dome " catch the rocket.  More excitement followed as 3 more code reds sounded, with one being a direct hit on a car dealership, only meters away from where a large haradie wedding was taking place. "Major trouble" walked in to the Kurdish Henna, but marone a super milf . My uncle immediately told me to stay away.  I used the stupid and comforting angle to speak to her , an inquired about her well being in this time if crisis.  Hopeful,  we can get together I think she liked me, but she probably thinks I'm rich..........

Slowing down

 After RMTG( Red mint tea girl) Debacle. The Sephlink Called with a couple suggestions, With a bad Track record with what  one refereed to is going out " with the same girl only in different colors" I politely declined.... for now as the OB maybe on Assignment......However I was able to get finally get together with SSG1( Severe Sprain girl 1) For some tea at a local cafe. It was shocking to see her there before me, and she looked better than i anticipated. Mooch was gonna pass by to lend some moral support and share the story of how I saved his life from "Munster from Canarsie", but Mooch is well.. A lot of fascinating topics  were covered, none more important on how she made it to the cover on the Newspaper at the Lesbian float at the Parade in Israel. The Papers know to put Lipstick lesbians on the front pages to sell newspapers, She was there to support some friends and not a lesbian. It's odd that I still didn't get her Number, but I'm OK with FB messenger, A great conversationalist their is some chemistry but Sparks hmmmm......... 7/4/76  38 The raid at Entebbe. After watching all the Movies depicting the great Raid I found the Israeli version the best and most accurate. Only one thing annoyed me through out the film That one of the Hostages didn't have a carry on bag and was always Schlepping a couple bags and a Backgammon Set, That always looked like he was about to drop it, Even as he was being rushed off the plane by the terrorists in Uganda. to when he was rushing to the plane after the rescue, and finally when he was mobbed by family members that Backgammon Set never left his hands. Makes me Curious if this was done by purpose.....

The Great

          Jim Mckay  Speaking of the Murdered Israeli Athletes and coaches in Munich 1972   "Our greatest hopes and our worst fears are seldom realized." Our worst fears have been realized. Ecclesiastes 3:4 reminds us their is a time to weep..... and a time to mourn.... Now unfortunately is that time........... People  have taken to Social Media to Publicize their outrage and Grief of the recent events, Makes me think but will give the beneift of the Doubt that it's more about themselves, rather than the tragedy and are consistently trying to out comment and out post on how " They Can't" or Stop crying etc. General Rafoul Profoundly Said " tears are not meant for Sharing, You only Share Happiness"........