If I dug a hole

(I wrote this elsewhere, but I thought I'd post it here:)

I made an incredible discovery recently. If I dug a hole, straight through the ground from Toronto, and I managed to burrow to the exact opposite side of the planet, I would wind up drowning in the Indian Ocean, not too far off the coast of Perth, Australia.

And that is why I have called off my Earth digging adventure.

Also a good warning for the folks in Tel Aviv. Don't dig it. You would wind up in the South Pacific, between New Zealand and South America.

But if you're in Eastern Mongolia, go for it! It's a great way to get to Argentina!

Post #339

Hi Shul of Rockers.

I had a really good weekly posting schedule going, and then it went kaput. Sorry 'bout that.

Here's some random observations I feel like sharing:

• The movie Avatar is poorly written but worth seeing once if only for the visual spectacle
• I'm living in Israel for over a year, but I won't be here on its most exciting day, Yom Ha'atzmaut (Independence Day). What a shame.
• I'm going to be spending 90 minutes in Switzerland in April. I never thought I'd be able to say that.
• Read Philip Roth's Indignation. What a great book!
• I wanted to watch the Vancouver 2010 Olympics, but the NBC site won't let me watch the Canadian hosted games unless I'm watching from the USA. How weird is that?
• Most Israelis don't give a flying shit that Israel is competing in the Winter Olympics. Almost zero news coverage. Can't even find an Israeli who is aware. Quite sad.
• I saw G.I. Joey's parents today. That was really nice. :)
• I cooked quinoa for the first time. Came out great.
• This is the 339th post on the Shul of Rock in 5 years. That comes out to 1.3 posts a week. As long as I keep it at 1 or higher, I'm doing OK.
• Avi loves ya!

My First White Hair

The long one in the middle.

The ones at the top are just reflecting light.

I woke up this morning and was in the bathroom washing my face. I looked up at the mirror in front of me and was shocked to discover a few white hairs on the side of my not yet twenty-five year old head. "That's what Israel does to you" my roommate informed me shortly after I burst into his room to deliver the news.

It sounds so trivial, but I see it as a milestone and a wakeup call. I'm not getting any younger, and I need to get my priorities straight, stop procrastinating, and accomplish what I want to do in life. I started that process a while ago, but now I know it is time to stop dreaming and start doing - more than ever before.

My (incredible) grandfathers both had white hair in their later years. I guess my genes are programmed to skip grey and go straight to white too.