Here are some members of my family ...

Ciara (Newfie)

"One reason a dog can be such a comfort when you're feeling blue is that he doesn't try to find out why." ~~Anonymous

"I've seen a look in dogs' eyes, a quickly vanishing look of amazed contempt, and I am convinced that basically dogs think humans are nuts." ~ John Steinbeck

Samson & Delilah (Chihuahuas)

"The Dance"
by Garth Brooks

Looking back
on the memory of
The dance we shared
'neath the stars above
For a moment
all the world was right
How could I have known
that you'd ever say goodbye

And now
I'm glad I didn't know
The way it all would end
the way it all would go
Our lives
are better left to chance
I could have missed the pain
But I'd of had to miss
the dance

Holding you I held everything
For a moment wasn't I the king
But if I'd only known
how the king would fall
Hey who's to say
you know I might have changed it all

And now
I'm glad I didn't know
The way it all would end
the way it all would go
Our lives
are better left to chance
I could have missed the pain
But I'd of had to miss
the dance

Yes my life
is better left to chance
I could have missed the pain
but I'd of had to miss
the dance.

Sunset ... Golan Heights ... Israel

Ancient Roman Ruins, Caesarea, Israel

Tel Aviv, Israel

Sunset ... Joppa, Israel

Baniyas Waterfall, Israel

Sunset, Negev Desert, Be'er Sheva, Israel

to Hebron, Israel

Hebron Municipality

Hand-blown Glass, Hebron, Israel

destruction from wars ... Hebron, Israel

Machpela (pict. below) Hebron, Israel ... Cave of the Patriarchs - Abraham, Isaac, Jacob ... mosque on one side ... synagogue on the other.

Everyone who is physically able, should take basic CPR training. If someone needs CPR & you're the only one there, then YOU are the "first responder" & that person's best chance of surviving.

For 4 hours & about $25 or so, your training could mean the difference between life & death in an emergency.