Apparently there is a “Biblical” Zoo in Jerusalem. It only has animals that are in the Bible. Does it have a leviathan? I'll let you know.

If I could figure out a way to make money off of trash and cats, I could be a very wealthy woman. Let me tell you, they’re everywhere.

Christy and I have been working on a new diet. We put our food and drink on opposite ends of the apartment, so we have to walk back and forth between them. I'll let you know how it works out. Advanced level is putting the food upstairs.

Some of you may have heard this, but it's worth repeating. Wilma was offered 1,000 camels and 2 donkeys for me and Christy by a shopkeeper's son in the old city. A camel is worth somewhere around 10,000 dollars. So that's 5 million dollars for each of us! We went walking around the city and later passed by that shop again (not on purpose, mind you) and he yelled out across the street, "Hello! Is it me you're looking for?" No kidding. He really did say that.

So, the guy in the little shop across the street, that I go to almost every day for a coke (it reminds me of home, OK?), always slips in a free pack of gum. It seems harmless enough. According to a couple of people here, that's just about as good as a proposal. I think I'll take the camels, thank you. That's a much better offer. (Still holding out for a better one, though.)

I wanted to explain what that odd-looking glass thing is in the picture below. Well, I wanted to, if I could. I have no idea what it is either. It's some sort of ax-weilding mammal fixed nicely into a nic-nac. Feel free to give me your ideas on what it is. I fully intend on bringing it back home with me. I'm almost sure I can find nothing like it in the U.S.