Ride 4 Reform take 1

IMG_3491.JPG, originally uploaded by swimfast. The Ride 4 Reform has opened registration. I highly encourage everyone to check out the website and to participate. If you have even the slightest rays of hope that you can participate this year, please don’t hesitate to call, e-mail, or comment. If you can’t make it yourself, please consider…

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Where else but Israel?

IMG_3876.JPG, originally uploaded by swimfast. As I was finishing my hamburger in a pita tonight, I realized that Israel is the only place where I have ever eaten a burger in a pita. It’s much better than a bun as nothing falls out. Here, at the end of a hike, we came upon some mosaic…

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Come to the edge

IMG_4103.JPG, originally uploaded by swimfast. Where the trees stop and brown starts is the border between Lebanon and Israel. (NB – Lebanon is has beautiful forests not too much further to the north. All greenery is all planted by Israel.

Dinner

IMG_3969.JPG, originally uploaded by swimfast. This is the empty plate of food that we ate all meals from in Mauritania. We use our RIGHT hands, ball up the rice, cous-cous, or noodles, add a little bit of goat or sheep that was split amongst us, and ate. It was fun, you really get to know…

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Going My Way?

IMG_4074.JPG, originally uploaded by swimfast. This is shot from the to of Mt. Hermon in the Golan heights. 800 km = 497 miles.

Time to be the bigger man

The situation, any situation for that matter, in Israel is a complicated.  There are many that I deal with on a semi-regular basis, some good, some bad.  The “situation” that most people outside of Israel think about is the Palistinian conflict.  I don’t have an opinion.  I only want peace. I think it’s horrible to…

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Dot Earth

Be sure to check out the latest blog from my favorite newspaper: Dot Earth – Climate Change and Sustainability – New York Times Blog

Sunset at Kutz

Kutz Summer 2005 069, originally uploaded by swimfast.

Sunset on the Nile

IMG_4250.JPG, originally uploaded by swimfast. I’m going to try to add one link or picture each day. Please note that it is currently advised not to swim in this beautiful river that flows “up” due to pollution. What did you do today to make a difference?