From Doc to Blog

The original intention of this weblog was to chronicle the production and filming of my documentary, The View From Here. The purpose of the movie is to provide a satirical and somewhat cynical view of life in Israel.

Since the movie is going absolutely nowhere I have decided to use this website as a weblog

I never realized it was possible to both love and hate something so intensely at the same time. They say Israel is the only place in the world where a person experiencing road rage will run you off the road into the ditch and then get out of their car and give you a blood transfusion.

That really sums of life here. So does this Elvis statue at a rest stop outside of Jerusalem.

A bit about myself.

I was born in NY and grew up in a town called Port Jefferson Station and have been living in Israel for the past six years. My life here has been quite adventurous. I did a year and a half stint in the Israeli Defense Forces as part of a Tank crew. Being a soldier gave me an incredibly unique perspective on the conflict here. Try reading war literature like All Quiet On The Western Front and The Good Soldier Svejk and His Fortunes in the World War while in a military setting. It's a real eye opener.

After my military service I was fortunate enough to ride the internet wave into oblivian. I worked for a company that developed a comparative shopping agent, a palm software development company, and a company that had the brilliant idea of creating virtual communities for ethnic groups.

I'm currently an employee of a certain daily newspaper that shall remain nameless for now.

Hopefully, I'll provide an extremely unique viewpoint that thousands of people will enjoy reading everyday.

I have lots to share.

Join me.