Haim, Louise and I were walking along the corridor of a building. Louise talked with Haim at length and I began talking with him about Syria.

A few days earlier Israel had begun heavily bombing Syria; I asked Haim if he had read about it in the Wall Street Journal, Time, Newsweek or U.S. News. I told him Israel was presently bombing one of every two buildings in Syria; as I spoke I envisioned Israel's planes flying over Syria and the bombs falling out of them.

I continued, "But Assad, the ruler of Syria, definitely had the support of the people. But I don't know how long that will last with Israel bombing him so heavily."

Haim briefly spoke a few words about the situation and then said good-bye. I said good-bye to him and he walked away.

I stood looking at Louise. She put her face in front of mine so our noses practically touched. She looked extremely beautiful. She was wearing a black top and her hair was black. Her eyes glistened. She said, "Haim didn't seem like he knew so much about what was going on this time as he usually does. I was able to direct the conversation more than he was. You were able to direct the conversation more than he was, too."

She was being very nice. I said, "Are you going to be sweet and nice to me now?"