Mom Housely..
and Max is one smart fella!!

Moma Housley: I forgot to tell you about myself. British, living in London, 19, male. Wanting to study in america.

I’m used to Miami weather — i like it better then other hot whether ….
Susan ill be in AZ in a few years for a football game

What fun to read all of your comments.
Video is great!
Nice to see Max & Susan AZ sent me
hers with Adam.

What great friends he is meeting- next
it might be Avi?

Avi–

Northern Arizona’s weather is much cooler—

xxxx

Check out Adam’s video with Max - Cool

Good afternoon everyone

Patty: I don’t normally take any photos of anything. So if i’m to take photos i have to remind myself to take them.

Ah ha….I”ll join K2 in the happy dance max!!!

how do you “forget” to take photos? *L*
a little star struck?

Avi: remember, it’s not as humid as Florida, so it’s a lot easier to be in it, as the heat will only be in the sun, in the shade it’d be a lot cooler.

Well i don’t want to spoil Adam’s surprise.
But they were delayed because some Spanish people recognized Tamera and he had to translate what they were saying for her.
They went to starbucks and i walked over and joined them. He offered to get me a coffee, and they charged him double! They were meant to bring the change over, but they forgot and only at the end when Adam remided them did he get it back.
We talked for about 30 minutes, then they had to get back to the hotel, so i waited with them for their bus.

Susan,

I’m running ……. Its too HOOTT

Avi-

when you come to visit me, I will take you North– You will love Northern Arizona– trust me!

xxxxxx

Mr. and Mrs. Housley-

You two have a wonderful son– He has a heart of gold!

Susan- AZ-

Max–

I am so looking forward to seeing what Adam puts up later– XXXXX

I am so excited– You would have thought I saw him again!

LOL

doing the happy dance over here……. yeah.. Adam and Tamera stopped to visit Max!

can’t wait for photos.

Max - post the details, please.

sUSAN,

FLORIDA ROCKS AND YOU KNOW IT … :D….. ARIZONA= EKKK

Max-

I hope he puts up a slide show– because I get notified when those come and I can keep that over there in my emails–

xxxxx

Max-

I saw the email–

You don’t know how happy I am you met Adam– it has me sitting here with big tears–

I love you and him so much– And what a good guy Adam is to share his time with you– I would have loved to have met Tamera– but hopefully, some other event happens here in AZ and I can seek him out again–
I will check back later to see if Adam or you put up some pictures– I would like one on my email side– to print and frame– of you three–

xxxxxxxxxooooooo

Hmm, the blog won’t allow comments from one of my email addresses

Susan: i forgot to take pictures, but the surprise more than makes up for that.

Adam is going to post a picture of you, Tamera, and him– Yup– I will be envious– But- not really because I like you so whatever his surprise is, I will grab a rag and clench my teeth on it as I let my blood pressure go up!
Adam– what is the surprise?– it is evening there–

Max– xxxxx for wearing the AZ t-shirt– I need to send you two more– you need new ones now!

And we found out it only takes about four days to get there!! I should send you one with the Suns (basketball team) and a Diamondbacks one–

Max– did you take pictures?

Max,

No TMZ ?

Susan: yes, i wrote long comments about it, but they seem to have vanished. Not sure why.
I emailed you about it too.

Adam,

why are all the Fox reporters in Iraq British???

Max–

Where the heck is Adam?

did you just meet him?

At last.
Adam is very nice, and so is Tamera.
I wore my Arizona T-shirt. Adam promised to blog again tonight, and he has a surprise that he thinks will make Susan jealous of me.

TRIVIA- Pasdaran- Persian- means guardians-

dEREK,

whey you finishing your book?

Where are all my comments going!

LDG-

I hope I am wrong about events leading up to it as well, but I think that most Americans are oblivious to the fact that there is an entire group of people that wants them dead.

The terrorists want all westerners dead, not just me, but my wife and children, my parents and friends, that want to destroy us and they would do anything to do it.

I think it is a matter of time before they ring that bell, and in all of their celebration at whatever victory they get against us, they will forget that the bell actually tolls for them.

I am looking up Pasdaran-

xxxxxxxxxx

@Susan-AZ

I wouldn’t be posting here if I didn’t think it was a good thing to ‘just do’. I’ll start billing you only if Marie starts doing so first ((grin)). Besides, it only becomes a problem when there are things I have to wait to become public knowlege before I can chat about them.

ok, off I go for now. perhaps I can look in here late your time.
((departs))

And yes– I was I was referring to the political groups– I think I was thinking more religion and not distinguishing–

thanks again!

@Avi

“…lowers interest to lowest rate ever ”

good time to borrow money, eh? Yeah, not related to the defense issue, but important news on the exchange rate issue.

You be careful, friend. Not long now until that weather window opens.

LDG—

For now– no– but I am sure I will have some later– (LDG puts hand up to his forehead and groans)

I think I have a bit more of an understanding– It is more complicated than what we just touch the subject lightly—

sleep well– and once again– start billing me– As I have probably used up thousands of hours of your time!!

xxxx

@Max (and Adam Housley)

Hope you are having a wonderful time!

woW - LOCAL NEWS SORTA

20:11 Israel Bank governor lowers interest to lowest rate ever (Haaretz)

@Susan-AZ

got to go soon. any other questions for now?

@Susan-AZ

“I am still reading here–

“I get so confused with the Shiites in Iraq and then the ones in Lebanon- who is what and where is what?”

Shi’a is just a term for one sect of Islam. If you mean the political groups in those two areas, then let’s just be blunt about it…

Iraq has 2 major Shi’a controlled Political factions in play right now. The SCII and its militancy (called the Badr Brigade(s) ); and the Sadrist movement and their militancy (called JAM, or the Mahdi Army). Both owe alot to Iran in their formation, but SCII is Iraqi nationalist while *the Sadrists are Iranian puppets*. Trained and armed by the Pasdaran, the Iranian Revolutionary Guardians Corps (IRGC).

Lebanon has a bunch of little Shi’a factions (like Shiite Amal) but they have one huge one: Hizuballah (Hezbollah). It is also an Iranian Puppet, and is run as an adjunct to the Pasdaran.

Oh Wow!!!! Max is on his way to see Adam!!
Greeting to you all!…I’ll check back later for updates ….Max will probably get his own thread here. lol

LDG–

You too–

I am still reading here–

I get so confused with the Shiites in Iraq and then the ones in Lebanon- who is what and where is what?

@Susan-AZ

Have a good one!

((returns, laughing a bit))

so UPI finally got the story on Israeli mobilzation… over 2hours after DEBKAfile… and in the text of their version, they credit their (UPI’s) source… DEBKAfile.

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3279581,00.html ·

Avi– Carmiel- hafia is where a good number of the rockets landed in 06′

That was the article I found– 06 and the rockets- There was several pictures of the damaged structures-

Avi-

that was the article I found- Carmiel- hafia is where a good number of the rockets landed in 06′

LDG—

I know of an Oriental store about two miles from here– I want to make that– it sounds good– My friend Lydia is moving back to AZ– She and her husband will be here at the end of the month and when we hang out together, we do some major cooking– She is the best cook and I always try to come up with my own innovations– I think on one of or visits I am going to do Japanese– I saved the Japanese cooking link on my favorites-
She will be here for her birthday– I will do two birds with one throw– Celebrate her birthday and your anniversary at the same time — I think this will be a cool theme– She and I both like sauces–

I was just looking for Carmiel on the map–Thanks for the clues, LDG

Well– It is time for me to get busy here and get to my appt in a bit–

Have a good day everyone– oyasumi nasai LDG-

XXXXX

i am distracted too..ha ha..you all are making me hungry *L*

Carmiel- hafia is where a good number of the rockets landed in 06′

oo and btw Israel has activated its Patriot Missles soo that will stop any long range but not short range ones i think…

Derek,

Do you ever notice how Nasrallah is a big baby and a woos , he his in hiding– with ants in his pants…..

oo and Wednesday — the airforce is coming to talk to us for a few hours— talk about their missions and all that

((distracted for a bit))

@Derek

I can well understand why you see it all that way. Here’s hoping you are wrong on it happening but right about how people in the “West” would react.

@Avi and Susan-AZ

FYI: Yes, Carmiel is well within range from Lebanon, even from launches north of the Litani River.

@Susan-AZ

mirin is the “cooking sherry” version of sweet ’sake’, it is used to balance the rougher ’sake’ and the saltiness of the soysauce.

An Oriental Grocery of some sort might have it for sale, even if they are mostly Korean or even Chinese style.

Avi–

I was looking up Carmiel– I found an article where a couple years ago Carmiel was hit by rockets-

I learned a new word- The shelter, known in Hebrew as a miklat—–

LDG-

You are right about the practicality, but I see this escalating until it is all out war in several countries, some of which we consider “friends”, I just don’t see where there is any other option, and it is going to be ugly.

I do not think that radical islam takes into account our resolve, they have not seen the full force of the united states military, and I am certain that the events that will lead up to all out war are going to be difficult to stomach. It is only a matter of time before they get “lucky” again and are able to orchestrate a real attack on us, not to say 9/11 was not real, and was not horrible, but with the technology to cause wide spread destruction out there and often times going to the highest bidder, I am afraid that they will be able to cause our country serious harm.

Then and only then, will radical islam see the sleeping giant awakened, and their destruction will be complete.

it is just how I see the state of affairs.

@Susan-AZ

Chocolate is yougashi but is incredibly popular here.

…and about natto: yes they start with Soy, just as they do for tofu and soysauce, but…

…it is *nothing* like either in finished product. It is pretty much the one Japanese food item I can nearly always count on to make a foreigner run away screaming.

Chicken Tatsuta (tatsuta is a way of cooking, a mild breading) is actually not very common, but yes, it is tasty.

4 chicken thighs
3 tbsps soy sauce
2 tbsps sake
1 tbsps mirin
2 tsps fresh ginger juice
1/3 cup corn starch/flour/Japanese katakuriko starch
vegetable oil for frying

Where do I get mirin? What is that?
I want to make this-

the sake– I get to drink the rest- LOL

Carmiel- A bit past Hafia not super north but North ….. i dunno exactly were but in that general area….

Purim ended yesterday …. now its no holiday lol

@Derek

leaving aside any practicality arguement, yours above ended well:

“…and our enemy views it as such.”

They (enemies) certainly do.

this one sounds good– Chicken Tatsuta

@Susan-AZ

The general way to offer “Happy … !” is to say omedetou. Making it specific to a Wedding Aniversary, or even a Birthday, is a bit more complex.

@Avi

Oh really? How far north?

Is Purim over with or still going?

AVI–

Don’t forget to take pictures and you forgot to say where North?

Wagashi
Japanese sweets are called wa-gashi in Japanese, and western-style sweets are called yo-gashi. Common ingredients for wa-gashi are rice flour, azuki (red beans), and sugar. Butter and milk are rarely used in wa-gashi cooking, so wa-gashi tends to be lower in fat than yo-gashi. Wa-gashi can be very sweet, so it goes well with strong green tea.

No chocolate?

natto > ??

natto and soy sauce are all made from soybeans.

umeboshi? salt pickled plums?

I am now looking at recipes– I like the Miso soup– almost like what you get here in Chinese restaurants-

Avi..up SO early, you poor thing! ha ha
the glass factory sounds interesting!!

avi-

be careful my friend, I do not think that most of the arab countries want an all out war with the west, and that is what they will get if Israel is openly attacked, I see the news and it worries me that these countries may really want to try something.

I am growing tired of the islamic world threatening to destroy Israel with every breath. I know it is not very comforting when you are the “tip of the spear”, but the United States will back Israel, my biggest hope is that nothing tragic happens to get us involved.

We really need to have a summit with all parties involved, we send condi, flanked by a general or admiral from every one of our forces, we invite, Iran, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Israel and every other country from the middle east:

we say, here is the scoop, we back Israel, tell your people to calm down and quit threatening bloodshed or we are going to use every weapon at our disposal to get it through their thick skulls, that war is not what they want, we are going to make them hate war so much, that even their childrens children (if they survive) will not utter the word “jihad”

Then we turn the time over the the military leaders:

Admiral: we have ships with nuclear technology in place, we will start with a 30 day bombardment of traditional weapons, on all strategic places, we will concentrate on your military, government, palaces and oil production plants.

General: We will blacken your skies with bombers and fighters, we have negotiated with European countries and will use their bases as refueling sites and to load more bombs, we will shoot any aircraft you have from the sky or blow it up on the ground, we will destroy anything that can be used as a landing strip.

General, we will land marines at every port, every access point to every country, we conquered the world about 50 years ago and our marines are antsy for an all out war.

General, we will bring back the old days of tank divisions, infantry divisions, and the cav, we will sweep through your countries like we did in WWII, killing anybody that is fighting and capturing anybody willing to give up.

These people need to know we mean business but I am afraid with the state of current affairs we are going to be nickel and dimed until we are in eventual all out war.

I have said before, radical islam is not just a 2 country fight, we just have 2 current boiling points, it is a world war and will be until it is rooted out of the shadows and killed.

Does it sound like a holy war? it does, and our enemy views it as such.

tomorrow = field trip to the north

they are taking us to see

old cars

a glass factory

honey factory

and a newspaper printing place ……

the sukki part we are leaving at 6 45 am :( and that means waking up early — then the usual 7 ! lol

Max.. I am glad for you!! Enjoy!!!

LDG—

It pays to read ALL the posts– I am looking up natto and umeboshi–

I was just looking up how to say Happy Anniversary in Japanese– no luck–

Avi–

Yikes!!! I bet everyone are on pins and needles!

Max–

He is on his way? LOL

@Avi

“” FEW DAYS.” MEANING THE ARAB SUMMIT IN SYRIA??”

Summit starts Saturday.

Adam phoned, GTG!

Bloody Easter Sunday in Iraq

It was a bloody day Sunday in Iraq as dozens of people died in a blaze of attacks around the country, and the death toll of U.S. troops killed there rose to 4,000.

Thirteen Iraqi soldiers met their deaths, and more than 40 were wounded, when a fuel tanker driven by a suicide bomber and loaded up with explosives, crashed into an army base in Mosul in northern Iraq early on Sunday morning.

A U.S. military statement issued Monday said a roadside bomb killed four U.S. soldiers in southern Baghdad Sunday. The casualties raise the U.S. military death toll in Iraq during the past five years to 4,000. The statement said at least one coalition soldier was wounded in the bombing.

Elsewhere, twenty three Iraqis out shopping were gunned down in a hail of bullets at a Baghdad market from gunmen in cars passing by. Seven were killed and 16 seriously wounded.

Another 15 people were killed, including eight civilians, in rocket and mortar attacks on Baghdad’s Green Zone.

At least five people died when a suicide bomber struck a lineup outside a gas station in the Shula district of Baghdad, police said.

A roadside bomb killed five Iraqi soldiers close to the city of Kirkuk, and at least 3 people died when a suicide car bomber drove his vehcile into the house of a tribal leader near Samara.

Separately, the U.S. military says seventeen insurgents have been killed and 30 detained in weekend raids across Iraq.

It says the deadliest incursion was an operation Sunday targeting a suspected suicide bombing network east of Baqouba that killed twelve armed men.

The military says those killed in the raid were insurgents, including 6 who had shaved their bodies apparently in preparation for suicide operations.

Updates–

Colombia confirms one Ecuadorian among dead in cross-border raid
Venezuela Star
Monday 24th March, 2008
(IANS)

Colombia has confirmed that an Ecuadorian was among the more than 20 killed in a cross-border air strike against leftist Colombian rebels in Ecuador, an admission that is likely to further strain already tense relations between the two countries.

Defence Minister Juan Manuel Santos Sunday said that one of the bodies brought back to Bogota after the March 1 attack had been identified as an Ecuadorian citizen but warned Ecuador not to take any drastic action as a result.

‘I have told President (Rafael) Correa and the Ecuadorian authorities to keep a watchful eye and to not be robbed of their good faith by a few criminals,’ Santos told reporters here.

The controversial strike, which targeted Raul Reyes, the second-in-command of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), prompted a serious crisis in relations between Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela.

Both countries mobilised troops along their borders with Colombia and broke diplomatic ties, but the tensions appeared to have eased in the last two weeks amid reconciliatory moves from all sides at a summit in Rio de Janeiro and in talks at the Organisation of American States in Washington.

But Ecuador’s President Rafael Correa warned Saturday that the crisis could be reopened if it was confirmed that an Ecuadorian was indeed among the dead in the strike.

Santos again defended Colombia’s attack as ‘legitimate acts of war, legitimate acts in defence of democracy’.

Colombian commandos entered Ecuador’s territory after the initial air strike and retrieved the bodies of Reyes and another man initially identified as a FARC member known as Julian Conrado. Forensic examinations had now revealed the second man to be an Ecuadorian, Santos said.

Avi: Yes.

LDG: No thanks, we get enough rain.

@Max

sorry joe no snow. I might have a spare monsoon in a couple months, if that would suit?

@Susan-AZ

“Do you two go out to celebrate? I also want to know what kind of Japanese food do you eat?”

Yes, we’ll be going out on Saturday. As to “what kind of Japanese food…”, I posted above on that:

Comment by LDG March 23rd, 2008 at 12:21 pm

If your daughter has gone Vegan, Indian cuisine is the way to go. There are lots of tofu-based Japanese dishes, but almost all of them use a broth or fatty oil that is fish-based.

Derek:

While at the airport the other day we took in the free photo exhibit. There was one photo of a mountainous ridge in Utah. I don’t remember the name, but it was absolutely marvelous in its stark beauty! All I remember of Utah are the salt flats that I saw from the train… another spot to add to my “places to visit” list!

Hi all… hope you had a lovely Easter.

max,

you really live in a place called notting hill??? lol

Susan,

Nasrallah heaps threats and abuse on Israel to mark Mughniyeh memorial

March 24, 2008, 6:30 PM (GMT+02:00)

Addressing a memorial rally from a huge video screen in S. Beirut, the Hizballah leader said Monday, March 24: “In a few days Israel will discover its mistake in killing Imad Mughniyeh. Boasting of “our culture of death.” He went on to shout: “We will choose the target, the time and the place to avenge him. The Israelis have cause for worry. It is possible that Israel will cease to exist in the present generation.”

” FEW DAYS.” MEANING THE ARAB SUMMIT IN SYRIA??

Susan: He said he’d be 15 minutes, but i think he overestimated the truthfulness of tourist bus time sheduals. So if he was crawling he may well have got here sooner.

The only costume I have seen Adam wear is when he dressed as Elvis– but he didn’t fit the part as Adam is too much in shape–

Max–

Is he crawling to Notting Hill?

patty-

I have heard that during adams “full monty” days, he favored dressing up as dan rather, then stripping down to just a microphone the the soundtrack of star wars, a bit unorthodox, but the ladies loved it. When he met tamera it was a real “pretty woman” incident, where she just hired him for one date, he won her heart and she swept him a way from his “lifestyle”

Maybe I am wrong, but it cracks me up to think about it.

LDG–

Thanks for the anniversay date– My friend Lydia’s, Puerto Rican, birthday in on the 29th so this will be an easy date to remember-

Do you two go out to celebrate? I also want to know what kind of Japanese food do you eat? In case I go to a Japanese restaurant to eat? My daughter is coming over Wednesday and we were talking about eating Indian food– she is a vegan so I am looking at Indian restaurants in this area but I think we will have to go into Phoenix as these are where the restaurants are–

xxxxx

Susan: Yes, apprently he’d been emailing