I’m tired of the babble of the Israeli-Anglo blogosphere. It used to be a place where I could read what Israelis really thought. Somewhere in the middle. Like most of the people I meet and live with. There was Tal and Gil, for instance. Now it’s mainly either just the same as the rest of the lefty media (or even further left) or a bit too religious right for me (if not further right and/or more religious). (No offense, David and Zahava. You are still my most favoritest of people, even though I sometimes don’t agree with your political point of view - and I’ve been thinking about you and about Jordan and about Yonah and lions in beds…).

In short, the Israel-Anglo blogosphere no longer functions for me as an alternative source of information and ideas. I find the opinion page in Maariv print edition (edited by Ben Dror Yemini and generally very well balance between different views) far more interesting and relevant.

I keep up the blog because occasionally I feel the urge to jot something down and send it out, however unimportant, and even though I know my readership is between miniscule to non-existent). I don’t know what to say about anything important, about Sderot, about freeing terrorists, and other issues that come up. I don’t know what to say and even if I did I couldn’t be bothered to say it.

Isn’t it far better to get on with living and not talk about it all the time? Get on with living and working and doing our little bit to make this little home of ours here work properly? Babble babble babble. I can’t listen to the news on the TV any more. They are such idiots.

So I’ve been reading a lot and meditating and making soup for the kids across the landing who just lost their father. Most of the world misunderstands what’s happening here completely. I think the best thing is just to observe that fact within myself and accept it. And not let it frighten me too much. What will be will be, as sung by Doris Day. It’s not as if I can do anything to change it. What I can do is what I have been doing all along - look after my home and my family and do my work well and smile at people I meet. And that’s what I am going to continue to do for as long as I can. I’m very lucky to be able to do that.