VERY Softball
June 21, 2006off to a 0-2 start here in my baltimore softball league. The good news is… no one really cares. I think most are playing to get the free t-shirt and drink beer. The game is one hour approx and they drink beer throughout the game and then drink for 2 or 3 hours afterwards. I cut out early to daven and head off to my ulpan teacher.
I guess at 36 if I dont embaress myself or get hurt TOO bad.. its a good night out. Also gives me a good reason to wear my baseball pants and socks. When I wear them swimming or at the gym… I REALLY get funny looks.
I had her laughing at me yesterday. Instead of saying brush my teeth. I told her I was reducing fractions in my teeth. I think I could do a standup routine with using the wrong words. I think I see dollar signs in her eyes when she looks at me.
Last night I also went out to buy some groceries and bought some hot dogs to take back for the kids and for neighbors of ours. I figured they wouldn’t rummage through our freezer (makpee is freezer in hebrew..fyi) if I bought them a package. Oh well… 10 dollar investment.
Michal got a 98 on her navi test and is putting in alot of effort as the year ends. With a daddy who can bring back american stuff… i.e. donuts, bagels, cheese curls.. and a CD player… she has been improving her schoolwork. She has her sights set on a CD player for camp which is in a few weeks… she has alot of “points” to get up to a CD player. Yoni has been crusing along with his tutor as is excited to come to the US and head off to camp. Penina mentioned he wants a hockey stick. I just hope he gets to play soccer at camp. He took it in Israel this past year and has been doing ok in it. Moshe and Tamar are doing well. Moshe is actually invited to a Bar Mitzva next week. A neighbor of ours is making a BM for their son and Moshe is best friends with the BM Boy’s brother. So he’s invited.
I’ll actually get to see our new park that was just put up in our area in RBS. Part of the arrangement with the contractor was that he would put up a playground and it finally went up. There was actually an ugly incident already last shabbos. One kid told a non sun gardens kid that he couldnt play in the park. The parent took their kids out and made some comment about getting kicked out by the “rich americans” … People are pretty upset over this as the policy is that its open to all… but the feeling is clear.
Americans making aliya are different in the eyes of israelis. Period.
Even if you are middle class in the US, you are upper class in Israel. Even amongst olim of 5 or 10 years ago, the new olim are different. Most newer olim have sold their houses and can afford a house in israel. A luxury for 99% of israelis.
Well, enough of being meraglish.
This week I’ve been following the stories of the kassams in sderot. For all those who thought leaving gaza would bring security and comfort to the area… just come to sderot and listen to the sirens that are blaring day and night. If you can’t be comfortable in your house, then you have no life. Its unbelievable that people are living like this without alot of action on behalf of the army and politicians. The defense minister LIVES there and he doesn;t seem to be very concerned.
Well, I’m going to sign off. Alot of work here in B’more and I have to finish it before I head home tommorrow afternoon.
Staten Island yankees…. unbeaten…. only 1 game.. but still…
j
