Israel

Israel was fun...more to come

One of those days...but in a good way

It is often said that F Scott Fitzgerald was blessed with the ability to write beautifully but cursed with a lack of material to write about.

I had a great day, and not for any particular reason; it was just one of those days. I met with my rabbi in the morning, and we debated and talked, and had a good time. (Did you realize that when you chant the Shema, it's a 3/4 waltz?)

I did most of my packiing for Israel, and am almost ready to go. I'm going to my dorm tomorrow to unpack all of my school stuff so I can go straight back to my dorm after the trip.

But, aside from all of this, I just had a really good day. I don't even know exactly why, I just have one of those good feelings right now. But, unlike Fitzgerald, I don't have the writing ability. Don't get me wrong, I consider myself to be a good writer, but with the way I feel right now, I feel like I could fill a novel. However, the operative word here is "could."

I wish I had a canvas right now. Even though I don't "know how to paint," I could at least express myself in it.

Oh well, I guess I'll just have to keep my happiness to myself for now.

When I Rule The World

Even though Jeremy and I already have a deal worked out (he'll be President of the World, and I'll be Chief Rabbi), hopefully I can also be President of Football (US not Euro-crap).

While some people like Ms America's talk about feeding every poor child and creating world peace, and other utopian idealist creations.

HOWEVER, here is what I will do when I rule football:
1) There will be no offense and defense squads--rather, there will be one "TEAM." You don't see in basketball, when the other team rebounds the ball, all of the players switch around. It should be the same in football.
2) When the quarterback runs the ball, and then slides to avoid getting tackled, it's an automatic 5-yard penalty. To me, sliding is the ultimate in pussying-out. Take the hit like a man, not like a....ummm...not-man.
3) Inside the uprights (the "goal-posts" for those of you who have your priorities so messed up that you do things such as work, or read when football is on) there would be a smaller set of uprights. Before the kick, the kicker would have to call whether he was going for the small uprights, or just the regular ones. If he makes the smaller set, it would be worth 4 points. If he doesnt make the small ones, its no points, even if it's within the larger uprights. I think that this would add another level of risk to the game--kind of like the 2-point conversion.

Also, when I am on the Executive Board of the World, I will also make everyone else in the world named Adam change their name to Adam1, Adam2, etc. Or, per Allie's suggestion, they can call themselves Ad, or Am, and thus Ad1, Am1, Ad2, and so on. Basically, I can;t stand other people named Adam. Yes, I know I just offended a lot of people, including good friends, but I hate you. Don't get me wrong, it's not entirely your fault, but every time someone yells "Adam" and they're not talking to me...the blood boils a little bit more and a little bit more.

In preparation for this change, those people named Adam may want to begin contemplating new names, such as Pontilius, or El Salvador, just to name a few suggestions.

Well, I'm off. Oh, and I'll be in the city for a while on Tuesday just doing random stuff, so if you're up for a get together, drop me a line.

3 DAYS UNTIL THE HOLY LAND.