Harry's Roar War Day 23

Part II

I begin with Israeli creativity and humor, an alternative early warning to the ear-splitting and traumatic sound that we currently receive before a siren:

(https://youtube.com/shorts/KBhHV5BbbtQ?si=qsJ6-pLZXQpRZ7Pr)

Throughout Sunday, even when we didn’t have a siren ourselves in Jerusalem, we heard and felt the aftershocks of interceptions and impacts in the center of the country. I am not a scientist with a specialty in geography combined with physics, so I cannot explain how it travels to us that directly, but hey, science is cool, and it works!

Despite my severe objections to Zoom, I participated this evening in two virtual meetings. The first for Magen David Adom (MDA) volunteers, to understand the unique challenges and dangers of trying to save lives during a war; at a building collapse, after the explosion of Iranian cluster missile, or simply, a heart attack or panic attack because of the conditions under which we are currently experiencing.

During the second Zoom, the meeting of the residents of our building complex, the first half hour was spent resolving technical issues. The usual “Can everyone turn on their screens”, “Wait, by the time we get this meeting going, we will run out of time”, and “How long do you think this will be?”

Though I didn’t have the technical right to vote, the owner of the apartment in which we live finally trusts me after over three years; I have apparently proven myself to be responsible, trustworthy and adult enough. That represented a hugely positive step for me personally in my relationship with the owner, and on the down side, I was forced to sit through the entire exhausting meeting.

I truly believe, after the last six years, that interacting virtually has damaged humans and their ability to communicate.