Diellan

144 pts ยท March 9, 2014


Lurkin' it up.

It's a focus issue, not color. My wife has bad astigmatism and nystagmus (no color issues) and it doesn't work for her.

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

art and architecture in the Levant and such from this period looks like this. 2/2

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

300 CE is still the Roman Empire, but sliding towards the Byzantine and you can see the Syrian and Jewish influences. A lot of Roman 1/2

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

There's a lot of this kind of stuff in Israel. Caesaria has some amazing Roman ruins.

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

You don't think "the one man trying" is a bit of an exaggeration?

11 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

and they aren't easy to follow, especially for a convert from outside the culture. So why let people set themselves up to fail? 2/2

11 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Because the Jewish view is that non-Jews are righteous if they follow the 7 laws of Noah. Becoming a Jew gives you more rules to follow 1/2

11 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Is that an American thing? I don't see this in Israel.

11 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 1

Every time I change my cellular plan, I swear I sign more documents than anything else I've done, including getting a car loan and purchase.

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Worst grilling and security: new cellphone plans.

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Worst grilling and security: new cellphone plans.

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

It doesn't matter the airline either. There's a car checkpoint at the edge of the airport, then security before the desks. Both places ask.

11 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

They interview everybody leaving Ben-Gurion. I'm Israeli, non-Arab, have flown a dozen times, and I get the questionnaire.

11 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 0

The argument is that socialized medicine works badly, not that it only works badly in Europe. Also, I was raised in America. :p

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

America is middling in multiculturalism (source: Pew research) amongst Western countries. It doesn't have to be an obstacle.

11 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Where? It works amazing here in Israel.

11 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Rehovot

11 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 2

He wasn't even invited. He just walked onto the course and started playing.

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Turtle

11 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

What is this, high school? Let's make fun of the disabled person?

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

My wife has to have her laptop zoomed in like that, too. Her response is "who gives a damn".

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Or maybe he has contacts on?

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

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11 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Israeli here: ืื”ื‘ is absolutely the word for romantic love. It's just also the word for other kinds of love.

11 years ago | Likes 25 Dislikes 4

It translates just fine. Look at the small text right below each word, that's the translation. (posted on behalf of linguist wife)

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 1

Absolutely.

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Red hair is really common amongst Jews, though. And as a descendent of King David, who had red hair, it wouldn't be wrong for him to be so.

11 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

This is specifically intercity bus routes that go to Jerusalem from the settlements. Not other bus lines.

11 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0