of course it has to come when there are a thousand things going on.  the kind of flu that makes you look as bad as you feel.  My plan is to beat it by tomorrow so I can go to the conference in Beersheva.    But I’ve had to cancel so much I’lll have to double down next week.  And we’ve got a shiva to be at.  

now I’ve been watching the build-up of troups on the Egyptian border.  Even though Oren told me last week Egypt must have a deal with Turkey to meet for coffee at the Habima square and decide how they’re going to divide Israel, I’ve been assuring myself that they’re just planning to scare the Gazans so they don’t try to come to Egypt.  But Oren’s little vision seems more and more realistic.  Maybe it’s just the flu but I really don’t fancy fighting Egypt.  On the contrary, I would love to celebrate my 80th birthday in Alexandria.

First, I have to get my fever down.