Just back from Princeton Jct and New York

I visited Joya's family in Princeton Junction (just about where the site of the fictional Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital is on House, M.D., and attended the Bat Mitzvah of Joya's cousin Becca, who did a great job of reading her portion of Torah and also had a really fun day, as far ss I could tell. It was nice to be there, though we all missed having Joya there too. Then I went into New York and saw my cousin Richard Gilison, Dina Brigish's father, and the son of my aunt Miriam, Irving's sister. We hung around in Washington Square and had some lunch in the Village, and just chatted. It was really nice to see him again! (He doesn't remember seeing me since I was a toddler, but I'm sure we've seen one another since then). I had a great time, but it's absolutely wonderful to be home. What a beautiful springtime this is, and I hope for peace for the world-- and that the death of Bin Laden does not bring more violence and more revenge. Peace to all living beings!