End o the week

Caught up with some friends, the husband of which has recently returned from visiting family and friends in Beirut, Lebanon and Paris, France. He was in between jobs and decided he'd better go see the old folks at home before it was too late. He always has an interesting perspective on the Middle East, which he energetically shares.
Been engaging in avoidance reading, as it has come down to the last straw for the doomed expedition in Voss, and it's terribly sad and bathetic. Found part of an Ursula LaGuin trilogy, the middle book, so now I need to find the other two to complete the escape.