Congratulations to the archaeologists who found the ruins of a 2000 year old synagogue on the shore of the Sea of Galilee this past week.

I've started adding new graphic headings to the various sections of my Random Thoughts posts.  I've been told by some people, including Rajan Zed, that my blog needs more graphics and videos so I'm going to work on improving those areas over the next several months though my focus will always be on content.




There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. ~Albert Einstein



The Dalai Lama will be visiting New York and Washington, DC in October

The Vatican will inform the very conservative Society of Saint Pious X that it must agree to respect Jews and other Christian churches before it can be accepted back into the Catholic Church.





From the annual Great Balloon Race in Reno.  Notice the one shaped like a stagecoach.