Hate To Complain, Not Enough Rain

Yesterday I met with my multi-talented buddy, Sharon Katz, newbie blogger, the power behind Voices Magazine, which now comes out both hard copy and internet version.  Oops!  That reminds me that I'm due with another column.

Yesterday we focused on Ramat Eshkol, which I remember under construction.  It and French Hill were the first post-Six Days War neighborhoods in Jerusalem.  One point I forgot to mention in my Voices TV interview (this links to a previous one) was why davka that location was chosen to be the first humongously major building project.  Ramat Eshkol/French Hill unites the city with Mount Scopus, which was technically Israeli during the 19 years the city was divided.  Special convoys preserved the Israeli presence there when Jordan was the power, but it was a priority for Israel to return to the Hebrew University Campus there and Hadassa Hospital.  By making that area an enormous residential area, Mount Scopus was returned to Jewish Life.

Hmmm... the title doesn't yet connect to this post.  OK, here goes:

Originally, we had planned to meet last week, but then Sharon asked for a rain check.  My replacement plans for last week were better than planned.  And funnily, this week we had to change our originally planned venue, the Old City of Jerusalem, because of the rain.  The rain drizzled and fizzled.  Too much for the outdoor plans we had, but not enough rain to fill our Land's needs.