Jet lag kills. Remember that… We have gone over the 12,000 mark and I haven’t even touched the infamous Christmas CDs yet. Dusty Springfield – “Dusty In Memphis” A classic. Graham Parker – “Passion Is No Ordinary Word” Great two-disc ‘best of’ set Tricky – “Maxinquaye” Lyle Lovett – “Joshua Judges Ruth” Medeski Martin & [...]
A Merry Christmas and Happy holiday to everyone – whatever your faith may be. Though the snow may be gone (as it is 60 degrees farenheit right now), the joy remains.
I am home… Trimming the tree and watching it fall. I couldn’t ask for more.
My plane leaves at 1:35AM from Kuwait. Brief stop in Amsterdam in the morning, then Newark. Home for the holidays. Catch ya later!
Finally – some new rock n’ roll! Not exactly new, but new to me and within the last five years so it makes the cut. It’s nearly the end of the year and the lists are starting to appear. On Yahoo, I saw some guy’s “10 Best Albums” of 2008. Two bands I didn’t know [...]
I was off today, part of my two holidays for Eid Al Adha (remember? I work for a living.) So I did some laundry and put up a batch of red and white wine that should be ready by the time I get back from my Christmas vacation. But it was a very sunny day [...]
Strangely, Christmas trees have sprung up all over Kuwait. There is one in most hotels. One in my office and other offices I have seen. Fake trees, garlands and other ornaments are for sale in every store. You can even buy candy canes and those annoying, singing stuffed creatures that run on batteries. When I [...]
I was listening to the BBC this morning and they were interviewing people on the streets of Mumbai. One woman was saying a government official – one of the elected MPs (“Ministers of Parliament”) – came by to view the aftermath of the Taj Hotel carnage. She was offended because he came not to mourn [...]
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