It's another day of dragging my feet in the mud and fog of war, but if there's one thing that brings me hope and an anchor now is Jewish/Israeli and Arab/Palestinian partnerships.

Not everything is terrible here, even if it sometimes feels like it.

Also, I'm really really trying to ignore the "let's transfer/kill them all! (doesn't matter which side)" that's coming from people that aren't directly involved in this war, but wow, they're loud and bad at geography and international law and oh, yes, also basic human decency.

I always used to be an early-morning poster, but got out of the habit. Now I have the incentive to go back to my old ways to wish timelies to Nilly and Shir. It is so good to see your posts and a reminder that there is some normalcy there and it is not all close-minded leaders focused on destruction.

In Laura Land I am busy trying to work and pack. Had a good layer of frost on my car this morning, actually, it is still there at 11! Time for me to flee toward warmth.

It's turned downright cold here. I listen to the weather report, so I pulled out some wool sweaters yesterday evening to be prepared. Wore a coat, wool cardigan over a turtleneck and, for the first time this season, gloves. They were warning people to bring in plants in the expectation of a hard freeze.

I can take the change in weather, but hate the days getting shorter.

Ugh Laura I hear that. You should not be in frost land at this point, Florida or bust! But the late sunrises are killer for me, I hate getting up in the dark, but now the sun rises so late that I have to. Booooooo.

Shir, I’m glad you’re finding some moments of goodness in this mess. It feels so un-solvable from here, I can’t imagine what it’s like there. But I am so glad you and Nilly are able to give us a tiny glimpse.

It feels so un-solvable from here

If human beings messed this up, human beings can fix/change it. This won't be magical, this won't be pretty, some things changed for good, and I'm afraid that more casualties are to come.

But human beings messed this up, so human beings can fix/change it. I wholeheartedly believe this. We can't get the dead back. We can prevent more deaths and unnecessary suffering. And that's worth fighting for, even if we can't save all (like, in the non combat sense. That's not my role in this.)

The world is just so...I don't even have words for it right now.

I'm also beyond stressed out about business and money and projects right now.

{{{ND}}} May you get some good news soon.

Random war thoughts:

From the now rational fears of certain hours of the day (because rockets), to asking people to specifically mention in the start of the post that the kids/young persons in the photo/video they're sharing are alive and well, to what the hell do you do with the parrots who learned to mimic sirens, this is one hell of a weird war.

And I keep thinking of the first weekend after 7.10. You couldn't get flowers anywhere for Shabbat. They all went to funerals.

If human beings messed this up, human beings can fix/change it. This won't be magical, this won't be pretty, some things changed for good, and I'm afraid that more casualties are to come.

But human beings messed this up, so human beings can fix/change it. I wholeheartedly believe this. We can't get the dead back. We can prevent more deaths and unnecessary suffering. And that's worth fighting for, even if we can't save all (like, in the non combat sense. That's not my role in this.)

Very well said, Shir.

Safe travels, Laura!

I hope the work stuff works out for you soon, ND.