Hey Steve,

> Hey Pat... long Time not hear from.. Hows things?
>
> Hmm and where are you now?

I'm fair to middlin', some good days, some bad, you know how it
goes. :-) I'm still in Israel. Have been here 4.5 years now and,
other than not enough barbershop singing (only 3 choruses and 4
quartets), I like it a lot. It's NOTHING like the media portrays
it and, other than a few small headaches and inconveniences (the
drivers here are terribly inconsiderate, the cost of cars is
double anywhere else in the world, and salaries are about
one-third of Europe or the States), it's a great place to live.
The food is good (so is one of the local beers, Goldstar, and
there are several microbreweries that are outstanding), the women
are lovely, and the choir singing is HUGE (over 800 local choirs
and other types of singing groups in this little, tiny country!)
and reasonably good (and getting better all the time ;-)).

How's by it wit' you and yours?

Pat