Funny Things

My upkeep of this blog is embarrassing. Neglecting it was never in my plans upon its creation, but things get in the way sometimes. Maybe the neglect is a testament to my larger involvement with my new life out here in Israel and, as an effect, a sign of effective cultural integration - or maybe it's a testament to my laziness toward doing "non-essential" activities. Although it's a mix of the two - I feel the latter wins out over the former.

Anyway, just to get a post up here, I'm going to tell all of you about some Veird (think Israeli accent) things that can only be seen in Israel. Screw the substantive stuff for now - it should be coming in a week or two - and believe me it will be substantive.

For now, here is a nice little list of weird/hillarious/shocking/awe-inspiring/stupid things that can only be found in the tiny enclave called Israel:

1. The 15 foot tall dancing polar bear that my friends and I saw walking through the Florentine section of town. Why not?

* Photo credit to my Dutch friend Annelien

2. The dancing rabbi brigade known as "Na Nachs" that cruises around various cities in Israel in their van pumping hassidic techno/dance songs to ridiculous decibel levels. This is complemented by some interesting dance moves:

3. The clientele walking out of the whorehouse from down my street. Most of them are orthodox Jews...

4. This store window display from a wig shop that I found on a street close to my apartment. Nice beard, bro.

5. Man with dog on scooter (look hard).

6. The man who claims to be Jesus - likes to give his sermons drinkin' a beer and smokin' a J. My friend saw him get arrested on the beach.

7. Israeli girls in their final year of army service, in civilian clothes, walking around with an M16 slung around their necks.

I guess that should suffice for now. Vat a vierd land. Hope you enjoyed.