Omni New Haven Hotel

OK, so there were 9 of us for Thanksgiving at Mom's this year! What a surprise...it went from 2 then to 4 then all of a sudden people were showing up left and right. It was great.

I flew into Boston and got a great rental car with Satellite radio...listened to interviews with Depak Chopra and Barbara Walters who each have new books ...

After reducing the schematics of the fractal-cinematic of life as a
human vision of cyberpoetry and flying alongside seagulls in the wind
by the sound; riding the wind; to and fro; with and against.. I find
myself within the cyberlab to address my Doogie Howser M.D.-styled
end-of-the-day blog.
Calverton, New York, United States ryanbrandes

We are moving again tomorrow and it will be to Cromwell, CT as we house sit for other traveling friends who will embark on a 2 month sail from CT to FL. Megan lost her new bike today to some ******* who planned in advance to steal the bike hanging "double ...

The first thing i did is go to my best friend Juliana birthday party and i was the only one to come because all other friends ditch her sec for me i was happy i was happy to go because everybody who was suppose to come didn't watch the other blind side and we went out to eat they should come Juliana just turn 15 year old she is so cool and she is my best friend forever.....:D

After a restless night at the airport I waited with the crowds for the 6:45 a.m. flight out to Dallas, but again had no prayer of getting on. An agent told me I probably would not get out all week, as Boston is almost always short on planes. I called Uncle Bill and he said he could route me through Chicago from Hartford, if I ...

... line the Main Street of Mystic. I briefly searched for the real "Mystic Pizza" (which is supposedly located on Main St.), but given the nasty weather and perhaps some impatience too, I gave up and decided to move on.

In New Haven, we lucked out with accommodations within one block of Yale University’s campus. Though I’ve always thought those tourist coupon booklets passed out at visitor centers ...

... friends was very rewarding.

I rented a car when I arrived at JFK and drove the familiar route to New Haven. I realized that I hadn't flown in or out of JFK since my dad died in 1979! But all the names were pretty familiar and the World's Fair Globe is still there...amazing really how little has changed. I found a hotel in Milford and called my friend Chris who had no idea I was in the area which was kind of fun. We made plans to meet at his place in ...

... life.  Their resilient spirit is admirable, humbling in a sense.  That they are thankful and grateful for us, members of a delegation of mostly US citizens, is almost embarrassing since it is our government who blindly supports their oppressor.  

 Gaza is a most special place.   I urge you to see it for yourself.  If you think my description too maudlin, find a delegation and go to Gaza.  Look into the eyes of a young Gazan student, look into the eyes of a ...

... s participation, support, and general inaction toward these breaches of international law, international humanitarian law, and the laws of war.

This isn't a shift in opinion for me; I held these views before I left.  The difference between then and now is that now I have a responsibility, as a witness, to participate in the advocacy for peace.  If you disagree with anything I've said, well let's talk about it.  I'm open to healthy discourse!

Peace-salaam-shalom