A few points to bear in mind on the Israeli/Palestinian Conflict

Today my Synagogue had, as a guest, a Presbyterian Minister who came by to explain how it came to pass that the Presbyterians have decided to divest from corporations invested in Israel. It was not a position with which he himself agreed, and he has been getting quite an education as he has been talking about it. It seems his purpose to get them to rethink their position, and his church is not considering any divestiture itself.

The discussion brought to light a number issues I think both Jews and Liberals/Liberal Christians need to consider when talking about the troubles in that part of the world. ( Here are a few points. )

Various and Sundry.

1) I've created a home for my political cartoons on the web, sifting through my livejournal to find them is cumbersome. Layout is not ready for prime time. When I'm happy with it technically, I will furnish a link.

2) I'm planning a few changes to the automation software that drives Cat-Tharsis and "Ranting and Raving," as the Political Cartoon site is called. My goal is to add a routine that allows me to provide supplemental HTML to cartoons as I see fit.

3) Autumn is here. Autumn makes me happy. I am happy. I have done a fair bit of house cleaning, always a nice prerequisite for winter.

4) Grendel has been battling the same crud he had 6 months ago, and I have been dreading another $1500.00 vet bill. However, a boost in his Prednisone dosage (from weekly to daily) seems to have helped. He is drinking, eating, and grooming again. I think threatening him with the prospect of getting subcutaeous Ringers' solution for a month may have, ah, incentivized him to feel better.

5) Built an Ikea chest of drawers with and for morgan1. I'll do a more detailed Ikea entry later, but for now, Ikea customers should bear in mind that an "inspection area" is supplied at the pickup location, and should be utilized. We found some broken wheels in the drawer-glides, but decide the trek back to Bloomington was not worth the trouble.

6) Grand Marnier truffles are good.