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It's now 23:30 and I'm only now getting around to what I expect to be a short note. I drove close to 300 kilometers today, and about an hour and a half after returning we had our recorder chug. Tzippi had an orchestra rehearsal and Hila and I were home alone for most of the evening and we talked about a presentation she wants me to give to a group of her counselors next week. Throughout our war I've been writing war related issues, and the previous description definitely doesn't seem war related. So writing today doesn't really seem necessary. I keep reminding myself that I really don't have to do this, and if the war is over I'm happy not to compel myself to write every day.
Of course there's always a "but", and this time there is as well. On the one hand it looks as though the ceasefire with Iran is really being extended which is definitely a positive development. On that same hand there may even be a ceasefire with Lebanon about to happen. And what about the other hand? This evening there were barrages both to Carmiel and to Nahariya, and that's either an attempt to cause as much damage as possible before a ceasefire starts, or simply more of what we're already used to. (The headline on the television as I write this is "moments before the ceasefire: extensive missiles in the north.) Even if it's over, it's also taken over our minds.
A WhatsApp message I received today noted that a new study from the Hebrew University was just reported: Since the war with Iran Israelis are consuming more cigarettes, alcohol, and fast food. Apparently someone at the university had to conduct a study to get these earth-shattering results. Maybe soon another study will be conducted that we'll learn that our stress levels have been raised since the war. Won't that be a surprise!
These letters have almost always been sent a moment before I go to bed. Basically that was because we were always prepared to be surprised (yes, I know that's pretty oxymoronic) by one more alert before the day was over. That can still happen, but we no longer prepare ourselves for it, which is another sign that it may be time to stop these reports.
At least that's the case with this one.
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