avi's adventures

Beyond this place of wrath and tears Looms but the horror of the shade; And yet the menace of the years Finds, and shall find me, unafraid. It matters not how strait the gate, How charged with punishments the scroll; I am the master of my fate: I am the captain of my soul. William Ernest Henley.

Thursday, May 19, 2005

Oh my....

Belinda crossed the line and now it seems our Liberal leaders have stayed their execution. The question remains...Why is a corrupt Liberal government preferable to any alternative? Why is our country painted Red and White, when we are still feeling the sting of the sponsorship scandal? I guess Canadians prefer Red and White to Black and Blue. Either way, I am in the Holy Land and all I can think of is that Canadian politics really is quite interesting. But I digress.....after an 11 hour delay, I finally arrived in Tel Aviv early Monday morning. The group visited a bird sanctuary, the Canada Centre (I Shot a .22 pistol, yay!!), took a Jeep ride along the road that the Israelis defeated the entrenched Syrian army in '67 and other wonderful activities. I can't express what a pleasure this trip is...and to share it with my mom and Charlie, as well as the Ottawa Jewish community, brings a smile to my face. But the bus is taking off so..this is Schwartz, I'm out!!!