Reading: War and Peace the new translation , having read an older translation during interminable guard duty in the Israeli army many years ago. Even after the first chapter it is  clearly an easier text to read. However, having to look down for the translation from the included French is a little wearisome.

Cooking: Veal Schnitzel with small red potatoes in lemon, butter and parsley

Watching: Season 4 of The Wire, final episode.

Listening: The Waterboys "red army blues".


Wondering: What the lyrics were to polyushka polye that we sang in Habonim, the Hebrew version is a bit crude.