keeping you abreast of the situation

This article in the NY Times is so fucking sad I can't stand it. Don't read it. Unless you are too happy this morning and you need something to bring you down. I feel so guilty about Israel. My aunt and great grandma were always doing Hadassah fundraisers to send money to Israel. So in some small way this is my fault, too. Actually that sounds too flip like I'm joking. I really do feel bad. I think soon I'll re-read the Philip Roth book, The Counterlife (which may be my favorite) because he really thoughtfully explores the issue of Israel by speaking through characters on both sides of the fray. It's clear his heart is with the anti-Zionist character in the end though. Speaking of Philip Roth, when the fuck is he going to get the Nobel Prize already? He better get it while he's still alive, or...I'll do something. Did anybody read The Dying Animal? You can finish it really quick but I only recommend it for Roth fans. Hoo boy is it sexist. And it will surely clear up any remaining controversy over whether Roth is a tit man. At points I felt like I was reading Russ Meyer's autobiography. I guess since the guy has already written a book called The Breast in which a character is turned into a giant breast I shouldn't be surprised.