Pretty picture...

So today commenced at 7:30 a.m., like most Tuesdays, with a bus trip to somewhere in Israel other than Arad. Today's Tuesday Seminar was located at Sede Boker, the site of a small kibbutz in the Negev where David Ben-Gurion made his home. The theme of the seminar was leadership, which was a fairly worthless theme, but learning more about Ben-Gurion was interesting, the view from his gravesite (the picture above, of the Little Machtesh) is spectacular, and we also got to visit an army base near Sede Boker.

Now, the next picture may be disturbing to some, who know that I have aspirations of universal domination. While at the army base, we were allowed an attempt at target practice on a shooting range. To be perfectly honest, the guns were loud and annoying. I think I still like swords better-more drama and elegance, less noise and kicking against one's shoulder. But it was an exciting thing to try for a nice little Jewish girl (or a not-so-nice one as the case may be) who had never held a gun before! I don't know if I hit the target or not, but that gun sure as hell made a lot of noise!