Everyone is re-doing their blog – making them look shinier, sleeker, more… modern? Streamlined? Flavorful? I don’t know. What do people look for in a blog design? Pastels? Whirling things? Puppies? Should I change to a forest motif or just something in blue? Something angelic or more fire and brimstone? Should I change just to [...]
The final night was my shortest night – because I had to go to work the next day. But it was still pretty great. I caught the tail end of Paprika Balkanicus from Romania playing traditional tunes from the whole Balkan region. Sort of a gypsy party band. Then came the amazing percussionist Trilok Gurtu [...]
You may ask why I am such a fanatic about music. I believe music is our best hope for peace. Our best hope for equality. Our best hope for freedom. Take tonight. This crowd was took the word diversity to new levels. There were women in abayas and women in tank tops and shorts. Men [...]
Heck of a day, I tell you. First I had to work. Not only are the auditors here asking me questions I don’t know (like “Why weren’t last year’s adjustments posted?”), but my CEO suddenly calls to ask why my boss isn’t there and why he hasn’t answered her emails (he was visiting her in [...]
Really – nothing at all. Just work (the auditors are in). But I’m packing tonight for my weekend in Abu Dhabi! Mainly for maybe 2 1/4 days of the three day WOMAD Festival that starts tomorrow (though I will stop into the office on Sunday). Looks to be fun… and of course you can drink [...]
I actually went out! In Kuwait! Who’da thunk it? The Radisson SAS Hotel (the SAS as we call it) held the 4th annual Kuwait Jazz Festival this week and I went to two of the three nights. It was held on the terrace of one of the restaurants there. A very nice place to see [...]
There is a woman driving the car in front of me. She is in full gear – except for the veil – and big sunglasses. On the back of her car is nicely stenciled the words “Slave to Emam Ali”. She is driving a brand new Lexus.
Thailand is my new favorite, dysfunctional democracy. Read this short synopsis carefully: “Political tensions have simmered since [Former Prime Minister] Thaksin was ousted by a military coup in 2006 amid accusations of corruption and abuse of power. He remains popular in the impoverished countryside for his populist policies. “His opponents — many in urban areas [...]
Finally…. King Crimson – “Beat” Mainly because I couldn’t find Discipline. Otis Redding – An anthology of all his songs. Neko Case – “Middle Cyclone” I really like her sound and her writing has is terrific. Her best yet. Guano Apes – “Live” Keep your Evanescence! If I need a hard rock group with a [...]
It nearly feels like spring here in the Q. The rain we’ve had recently has cleared out the air and flowers are actually blooming. Probably won’t last long – but I’ll take it. It is also Easter out here. I get a kick out of watching Arabs checking out the Paas coloring kits and Easter [...]
What the heck is going on in my home town? First I read the local government passed a “no touching” law for all Milford schools and today I read a local pet shop has a rabbit with two noses. Are they mixing crack with the fluoride in your water systems? Have pod people invaded? The [...]
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