Somehow, a couple of weeks back, I got a link to the Treppenwitz blog. I am not sure who first sent me the link–I think it might have been Kelly–but now I check it everyday. It is written by a guy roughly my age (maybe a little younger, I am giving my self the benefit of a doubt) who immigrated with his family to Israel from the United States and writes about his family’s life and life in Israel. Recent events make the blog interesting, but this is the post about when his daughter, at age 18, enlisted in the army is the thing that really got me hooked. The picture of the girl in the blog post standing between her parents really hit me with the reality of their situation.
Reading his blog makes me realize we are really not so different from each other. The guy, David Bogner, is there because he wants to be there. He rightly loves his family and his country and wants to have a good life for them. He does not have to be there, but remains and is willing to do what is necessary to keep his family safe and serve his country. I respect what he is doing a lot and love that he writes about it. Do not let me or my family complain about our lot in life–we have it easy and need to appreciate and support those who want that for their own families.
Betty Blonde #143 – 02/02/2009
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