Pim is coming to town. We're chatting now about going to Borough Market.

Hiba says:

People have become numb on both sides and they feel like their neighbors have become their enemies. It is horrible that innocent people are dying in both Palestine and Israel, and God willing (Inshallah) this terrible fighting will end soon. Arabs and Jews need to realize that we have more in common than we do differences. I'm sick about hearing whats wrong with the Middle East. We should show the world what is beautiful about the part of the world we come from, and that should start with peace.

Well, this you might find more related to the experiences with your 19 month old toddler.

I's having congestion problems for over a month now. Stuffed nose, which leads to blocked ears, which leads to us waking up at 2am to the sound of soul-chilling shrieks of pain. You know the drill..

A couple of days ago we were having dinner with Seb and Ana, and eventual got to the issue of common child ails. It started as "well, I don't believe any of this homeopathic mumble jumble. But you know, there's one think that works" and turned into a 2 hour exchange of folk-medicine knowledge.

So, that night I. went to bed with a hot water bottle under his head. The next morning we put him on a no-dairy diet.

We have slept the night through, without being waked once, for two days in a row. Man it feels gooooood!

Tahini? T'hina? T'xina? Let your voice be heard!

Michael just pointed me to http://www.radioparadise.com/. Just the kind of background music I need now. Thanks!

The BBC magazine ran a story about the refusing to kill event I participated in. Well, they got me wrong. I said the day I woke up in prison I was a free man, not the day I was released (which would be obvious).

But the reason you should read that piece is the story of Elsa. After hearing her, I was ashamed to open my mouth.

Next year, I think I'll add an orange to my seder plate. Funny I learnt about this from Pim (and thanks!)