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07 Aug Just Call Me Doctor

We've already discussed the Israeli postal service's amazing ability to deliver poorly addressed mail in this tiny country. And we've looked at some of the many ways my name is butchered ("Ben-Gay", anyone?) Apparently somebody is testing the mailman. With my five-year aliyah anniversary just days...

13 Jan THIS IS WAR, YOU BASTARDS

Posted at 03:45h in Once in a While I Just Have to Vent, That Thing That Pays the Bills, This Aliyah Moment is Brought to You by the Letter Aleph 0 Comments

Only one week ago, I wrote about the tendency for people to mispronounce my name here. Apparently "the gods" did not look favorably on this post and have decided to wage all-out war on me. I got my first tlush maskoret (salary statement) last week from...

04 Jan SAY IT! SAY IT!

Posted at 01:00h in Culture, Israelis Make Me Laugh, Life on the Home Front, Once in a While I Just Have to Vent, This Aliyah Moment is Brought to You by the Letter Aleph 0 Comments

"What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet." -Some old dude B-Shakes knew what he was talking about. The rose may smell as sweet but they're not calling it the same thing all around the world. Whether...