Cedar

Cedar is a good durable wood.

On a seemingly unrelated note...

There's a line from a song that, when roughly translated into English goes something like: "In a world that's so dangerous it's not a pretty thing to go giving out your address". It's a song from an Israeli band from the 70's called Kaveret--beehive. But is it just Israel's address or is it mine as well? What is the role of a jew outside israel when times are such as they are. To an extent, I assuredly support Israel's defense of itself and its attempt to hold Lebanon responsible for allowing Hizbullah to operate within it's borders. But, I am also critical of Israel. It is disheartening to think that simply being born a jew will readily associate you with the politics of a sovereign state of whom you are not a citizen. I know these are not profound thoughts, but when I am bewildered, I happent to just state the case. And then, I can go smell burning cedar. I need to continue thinking about politic, economy, and image...so fucking difficult.