It's Tough Sometimes Being A Blogger

But it can be fun and rewarding.

AussieDave and myself met with some Canadian bloggers at Bruno Restaurant at Tel Aviv's Azriely Building. We discussed experiences, methods, the future and even some technical stuff which I am not very good at. It was quite a good discussion and even brainstorming session.

While not all exactly of the same ideological stripe, well, almost, nevertheless, it was great exchanging ideas and I am grateful for the opportunity provided.

Here's most of the group (*) - some requested not to be photographed and AussieDave photoshopped himself - :

Jonathan, Kate, Kathy, me, AussieDave -

Kathy and Arnie engaged in important work:

Yes, the food was very real, not virtual. The restaurant was Bruno:



That's mixed grill cuts on a bed of sweet potato with sauteed onions and mushrooms:



And that's the entrecote steak on a bed of potatoes:

And this was the in-between course, just so we would get to hungry while waiting for the main course after the first course of garlic bread, grilled eggplant in tehina sauce, salads, humus, etc. - some meat condiments grilled in a roll with fruit (banana, kiwi, cherry, mango) and honey:

And yes, there was wine.

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The group:

Kathy Shaidle
Kathy Shaidle's first poetry collection was shortlisted for Canada's most prestigious literary prize. A blogging pioneer, she's written about religion, politics and pop culture at her site since 2000. Her new book, The Tyranny of Nice, is a critique of political correctness and state censorship. Author Mark Steyn has called Kathy Shaidle "one of the great virtuoso polemicists of our day."

Kate McMillan
Kate is freelance commercial artist by profession, from a town of about 900 in the centre of the Canadian prairies. Owner of the high traffic conservative blog, SmallDeadAnimals

Arnie Lemaire
Arnie is a Canadian citizen born in the province of Quebec. He now resides in the city of Toronto and is employed in sales and marketing. Arnie is married to Kathy Shaidle, and they are the proud servants of a cat named Pip. His interests range from computer animation to national and international politics, and he is publisher of the politically oriented blog Blazingcatfur

Jonathan Narvey
Jonathon Narvey is a Vancouver-based communications specialist and freelance writer. He has contributed articles and columns to print and online media publications such as The Vancouver Sun, National Post, Granville Magazine, B.C. Business, and other publications both in print and online. He writes about politics, current events, environmental sustainability, technology, and life on Canada's west coast.
He blogs at New Media.
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And after leaving the restaurant, I spotted the "herd instict" phenomenon of the 'average Israeli' - the line of those waiting to get into the new H&M store: