We’ve been warned not to go to Turkey, that the Iranians are trying to kidnap Israelis.  Even the Turkish authorities are working with Israel to get endangered tourists out of Istanbul, but a lot of people are simply not paying attention.  We’re so anxious to go on vacation, and we’re so mistrustful of the authorities, we’re willing to take the chance.

Not us.  We’re supposed to go abroad to visit friends next month, but not buying tickets.   

Furthermore, the numbers for corona are up and climbing, with no solution in sight.  There are doubts about the effectivity of the vaccine on the latest variant, and since most people don’t report or even test for Covid, we’re not taking the spread really seriously.   

Then there is the government, with Bibi jeering at its imminent fall.  I think they’ve been doing a great job considering the opposition in the knesset, but it is on its way out…

It’s like what my late mother-in-law used to joke:  my head hurts, my feet hurt, my stomach aches, pains in my chest, and I myself don’t feel that great either.  A friend called, and when I said I can’t move, she told me to take a Covid test.  I did – it was negative.  There is nothing physically wrong with me.     

So this is a formal kvetch – there are too many things to worry about at once.  Let’s get at least one of these problems solved…