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So, eleven years ago last Saturday, Yitzchak Rabin was murdered by a Jewish extremist who opposed Rabin's work for peace with the Palestinians.

One thing I notice about this is that, for the most part, we attempt to not mention the name of the Jewish extremist. Oh, it's not secret or anything -- it's in the Wikipedia entry, and it's not hard to find -- but, as Jews, one of the strongest condemnations we can do is to blot out someone's name.

We don't remember the name of the person who murdered Rabin. We remember Rabin's name. But his murderer, we blot out.

Names are important. And forgetting a name is powerful.

Money comes in, money goes out.

Got our federal tax refund today.

Also had the mechanic look at the car to see what the funny noises were.

Actually, the federal tax refund is like $50 more than the estimated cost of repair, and Bruce does tend to give pessimistic estimates (so the actual cost is usually somewhat lower).

So, there goes most of the refund -- but, on the other hand, we have the money for the repair. So, things could be worse.