I forgot to mention that I bought a bike on Thursday. I rode it to Givat Tzarfatit for Shabbat and it's promising to make my life more mobile and less dependent on public transport. I never thought I would do this, but I wear a helmet. Doubtless, I look like a gimp, but (a) I am not as brave as I was at 17, and (b) Jerusalem is full of speeding cars so the chance of an accident is far higher than in the world's greatest suburb of West Hartford, CT. If you come visit the holy city, and you see some gimpy looking bicyclist with a backpack, waterbottle and pump on the frame, wearing a bike helmet and sunglasses, pathetically struggling up a steep hill at the pace of a snail, iyou'll know it's me. Most people walk.

Oh yes, and wish me good luck, I have a special date on May 1st. I've been dreaming about it for a while.