One year ago today

A year ago today, I had a motors­cooter acci­dent at about 11.30am. Broke two vertebrae. Today, at about 11.30am, I’m get­ting on a plane to the US to go meet Doug again. This was not delib­er­ate, but it’s a lovely moment of synchronicity....

I’m confused…

Wait a minute… Howard can apo­lo­gise to Viet­nam Vet­er­ans for some­thing his gov­ern­ment didn’t do (the treat­ment they received on their return from the ‘war’) but can’t apo­lo­gise to the first peoples of this nation for some­thing his gov­ern­ment didn’t...

Ceasefire

Lo yisa goy el goy cherev. Lo yilmedu od milchama. Nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war anymore. The bit just before that is the famous “They will beat their swords into plow­shares, and their spears into prun­ing hooks.”...