People of the Book

I’ve had Geraldine Brook’s novel, People of the Book in my hands several times.  I finally bought it at the airport in Tel Aviv.    I like Brook’s writing style and find her characters engaging, human and believable. With my now-frequent trips to Israel, I get more from reading about the Jews, their history [...]

More Disc World

My friend Laura turned me on to Disc World. The

Colour of Magic
showed up on my desk right after my father-in-law passed away. I think Terry Pratchet saved my husband’s life. There is no way to be sad or depressed or feel sorry for yourself when you are immersed [...]

Disc World

I met someone today who had never read Terry Pratchett. What a terrible gap in their reading experience. Terry Pratchett is wonderful. Think collaboraton between Douglas Adams and J.R.R. Tolkein. Pratchett has invented Disc World, a flat world sailing through the skies on the back of a turtle. [...]

Still Awake In Tel Aviv

For a technologist, I’m pretty clumsy about this blogging stuff.  I can’t figure out how to do half the stuff I want and suspect I’ll end up needing to learn HTML.  Oh well.  Back to Israel.The artist community we saw today was built on the ruins of the crusader fort, Atlit.  Once possessed by the [...]