When I see this sign, it means that I’ve been off-roading in the Judean Desert. Unfortunately, I haven’t seen this sign in over a year. Worse still, it doesn’t seem like I’ll be back in the desert any time soon. At least not in my Land Rover, which has gathered about an inch of dust while sitting quietly in the garage.
One of My Favorite Signs
May 16, 2009 by Leave a Comment
Almonds: Three Months Later
May 14, 2009 by Leave a Comment
Just three months ago these felt covered almonds were just blossoms, now they are in the market.
I’m Not a Greek Scholar
May 12, 2009 by Leave a Comment
I’m not a Greek scholar. In fact, I’ve actually only formally studied Greek for one semester. And that was during a crash Summer course almost 25 years ago. But, on a recent walk through the Christian Quarter, I caught this Greek mistake.
For those who would jokingly say, “It looks Greek to me” because you don’t read Greek, the symbol is the Christian fish with the Greek acronym IXTHUS in the middle. IXTHUS is a Greek acronym for “Jesus Christ God Son Saviour.”
Anyway, the funny thing about this is that I saw the car that was decorated with this symbol parked outside this place:
