It rained last night. Around 12:30, I was in bed and thought I saw a flash of light around the room. It happened one more time and then the thunder rolled in and the rain began. Rained well into morning – which is unusual. When I got up, it was raw and wet and a [...]
I started Gorky two years ago today. It’s been a rather eventful two years, I must say. I’m sure this particular year will be no different. I believe in cycles in life. I find that my life has always run in three year cycles (though occasionally five). That is the time it takes to come [...]
I never really trusted Wall Street, but lately it just seems to be in total chaos. It is acting shell-shocked. It jumps at everything! CitiGroup says it made a dollar and the market goes up. Bernanke eats a bad shrimp and the market goes down. A report comes out saying unemployment is up and Wall [...]
So I’ve joined the ranks of Facebook. It’s the wife’s fault. She brow-beat me into it. I can’t say how much time I want to spend on it. Facebook is like a chatroom. It gets very noisy. I get the impression of being at a large mixer in an airplane hangar. Sure – you know [...]
And of course I picked up music in Paris! A shout out to Crocodisc on the Rue des Écoles. Tons of vinyl (which I stayed away from with great willpower) AND Cds. Most of this stuff has not reached the States. Indochine – “Paradize” A big French New Wave band back in the ‘80s. This [...]
… not to insult fourth graders. A year ago, New Jersey’s politicians were saving the world from Foie gras. Today – Behold! TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey is drawing the line when it comes to bikini waxing. The state Cosmetology and Hairstyling Board is moving toward a ban on genital waxing altogether after two women [...]
I heard that the Cabinet resigned yesterday. Again. This is about the third time they have tendered their resignation since I arrived. The Cabinet are government officials appointed by the Amir. Each time they resign, things go on hold for a while until the Amir appoints a new Cabinet… who look remarkably similar to the [...]
It’s Saturday. I’m not supposed to be working… officially. But I have come in every Saturday since I got here. Not like there’s much else to do – though yesterday I went to the new Sultan Center in Hawalli to do my grocery shopping (whoopee). But it has been part of my Saturday ritual to [...]
The Media must die. Or at least take a vacation. Too many outlets, too much time on their hands and not enough REAL reporting. How can there be enough space to reprint every half-baked rumor and outright lie and yet NO time for investigative journalism. The Media has become purveyors of Spam and news is [...]
Paris was… well, Paris. Sometimes you just walk around like Carmella in the Sopranos and say to yourself – “Who built this place?” It is quite a wonder. Saw much art, had great food and many beverages. Alas – like with every other vacation – we did not get to see any live music. Our [...]
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