Gun Ownership in Israel
From what I can get from the internet, Israelis are allowed to carry a weapon and can have a firearm in their home. The police in Israel believe it is a good idea. Residents may have to have a permit, but it appears it is not strictly enforced. Of course, our country will never have our enemies set foot on our turf. No, we are isolated. Borders are secured. Can’t happen here!! Yeah, right! I know if I lived in Israel I would have a pistol and it wouldn’t be for shooting rabbits!!!
I was in Israel, Lebanon and Jordan in 1963. It was a dangerous time, but nothing like what’s going on today. Some years ago we hosted two foreign students from Lebanon and Jordan into our home during the Thanksgiving holidays. The two ladies were very bright, but they sure did not like Israel. Sad to say that months later we received a letter from the Londonize student. One of the bombs that fell close to her home in Beirut had failed to detonate. She said it was an American bomb, but from Israel. We never heard from her since. Very sad. So much hate for the Jewish people. Sick, sick, sick!!!
Barb Wire
As we travel through the country side we don’t even give a blink at the fences we see to keep livestock from wondering and to mark whose land is whose! I recently read a 1975 published book entitled, “The “Bobbed Wire” by Jack Glover. Growing up in the ‘40s and beyond, I always heard it pronounced “Bobbed” wire. Barb wire is more appropriate. The first patent of “thorny fence” was applied for in 1867. Some early wires had signal plates and wooden blocks so livestock could see the wire. From 1867 to 1890, hundreds of wires were patented. The first generation settlers were not happy about ranchers putting up fences. They felt their livestock should be able to graze when and where they wish. Many fences were torn down and more than a few ranchers were killed because of fences.
One type of barbed wire, Obstacle wire, was used in WW1. Today, Razor wire is used to try and keep illegal people from entering our country.
Humor
I’ll try to enlighten your brain with some humor, such as it is!
A rubber-band toy pistol was confiscated from an algebra class, because it was a weapon of math disruption.
No matter how much you push the envelope, it’ll still be stationery.
A grenade thrown into a kitchen in France would result in Linoleum Blownapart.
Two hats were hanging on a hat rack in the hallway. One hat said to the other, “You stay here; I’ll go on a head.”
If you jumped off the bridge in Paris, you’d be in Seine.
Vaccines
In the latest Consumer Reports “On Health,” November issue, it had a full page of information on this year’s flu epidemic. The article advised people 65 and older to get one of three vaccines, Fluzone High-Dose Quadrivalent, Fluad Quadrivalent, or Flublok Quadrivalent. We got vaccinated last week, but there is another vaccine that we still need to get in a few weeks. Lorna had Covid two weeks ago so she needs to wait for the next shot. I know there are those who don’t believe in vaccinations, but we think they are a good thing. One thing is for sure, the drug companies must be pulling in some mega bucks!
Fishing Report
Three of us dropped anchor on some Mississippi River locations last week. We caught 18 channel cat “keepers.” The water temperature was 53. As it gets below 50 degrees using “stink bait” does not work as well. Lorna and I fished for trout on the second day of the fall trout season. We caught 5 which included one golden rainbow.
“HAPPY HALLOWEEN”