Overheard… Husband: No way, José! Little One: Way! Yet another notch on the American slang bedpost, my friends… Tweet
What follows below is the text for my final daily diary entry for the BBC World Service radio show “The World Today“. The audio link for this show can be found here, and includes a response from one of my counterparts in Gaza, Mr. Omar Sha’ban, an economist and father who lives in central Gaza. ************** This is Liza Rosenberg, keeping an audio diary for...
What follows is the text from Sunday’s audio diary entry for the BBC World Service radio show “The World Today”. This essay was written specifically for the BBC World Service. ************* This is Liza Rosenberg, keeping an audio diary for the World Today. On Friday morning, I had the pleasure of participating in the birthday celebration for one of my...
The essay below is the transcript from my January 8th audio diary entry (filed on Wednesday evening, January 7th), written specifically for the BBC World Service radio show “The World Today“. Currently, two of my three diary entries can be found online here. ************ This is Liza Rosenberg, keeping an audio diary for the World Today. I find it ironic that on...
Little One: Mommy, did you and Daddy fight the ancient Greeks and win, or was that just Grandma and Grandpa? Tweet
I’ll be the first one to admit that I probably don’t have as much self-confidence as I should, so when I discovered a particular email in my inbox two days ago, the first thing I did (after turning to my husband and telling him in a shaky voice about the email’s contents), I forwarded it to Lisa to ask if it was real. “Yup, it’s for real,”...
Welcome to all new something something readers and commenters. While the site rules are maintained on a different page (with a link in the tabs above), I just thought it might be a good idea to post a reminder here. Of course, most of you are fabulous and have absolutely nothing to worry about. You guys are great! However, for those of you who feel break the rules and I decide...
There is something you need to understand. I, along with many other Israelis, am disturbed by the loss of so many innocent Palestinian lives. The situation is not a simple one, and the rules of war are not so easy to follow when one side purposely chooses to endanger its own population. In an ideal war, if one can say such a thing, armies would battle other armies, and do...
As far as I’m concerned, they can all go to hell, those bleeding-heart armchair warriors abroad who are far too busy to condemn Hamas when Israel shows restraint in the face of thousands of rockets and missiles, yet don’t hesitate to cry foul when Israel dares to defend itself and protect its citizens. Hypocrites the lot, as you conveniently ignore the truly one...
“Who’s that,” asked the Little One, as we sat in front of the television watching a story about the Kadima party on the evening news. “The Prime Minister,” I responded. “I want him to die,” said the Little One, rather innocently. The husband and I exchanged glances over our child’s head. The Little One’s only concrete...