Total Eclipse

Louis Dembitz Brandeis (November 13, 1856 – October 5, 1941) “If we would guide by the light of reason we must let our minds be bold. “

An ode to my twenties,

It’s times like these, I almost fall victim to despair. The immediate feeling of injustice, it’s hard to scale into words. The conflict has leaped into a new strategy, and a new war of de-legitimization is being waged against Israel. We are now being forced into circumstances where the only course of action we have [...]

Sergey Pavlovich Korolyov (January 12, 1907 – January 14, 1966) “The road to the stars is open.“

Political Disclaimer: Before diving into deeply contentious subjects, I’d like to precede by stating that I am and always have been a member of the Israeli peace camp. I support the Palestinian’s right to self-determination, within the boundaries of the land acquired by Israel in the 1967 Six Day War. Having said that, It is [...]

Forty years ago today, the lunar module Eagle landed on the moon, fueling the imagination of of an entire species for decades to come. Two men stepped outside the lunar module and roamed about the magnificent desolation that is the Sea of Tranquility. After two hours and thirteen minutes, they returned to the Eagle, the [...]

Richard Buckminster Fuller (July 12, 1895 – July 1, 1983) “Dare to be naïve.“

James Graham Ballard (November 15, 1930 -April 19, 2009) “Modern technology offers an endless field day to any deviant strains in our personalities.”

Patrick Joseph McGoohan (March 19, 1928 – January 13, 2009) “I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed or numbered. My life is my own.“

The view from Tel-Aviv: I was really nervous all last night. Laying in bed, watching the US Edition of CNN off the intertubes, and frequenting twitter reports from various friends in the states (Hi Corey!) on my iPod. It was about 4:00 past midnight when Ohio went for Obama. That’s when I knew it was [...]