The North County Times, a local newspaper in Southern California, just published an interesting profile of fellow Panda's Thumb contributor Mark Perakh. I've mentioned his fascinating life before, having spent time in a Siberian prison camp in the Soviet Union before emigrating to Israel and then to the US. And from the picture, he looks pretty good for an 81 year old man! We all continue to send our best wishes to he and his wife Valentina as they put their life back together after their home burned down a couple months ago.
I'm just a little south of him, if he needs help have him email me.