Hitting a Wall

There’s been a lot of newsworthy things to comment on from the Middle East lately.

President Obama’s visit to Saudi Arabia and Egypt, including a historic speech in Cairo that was met with mixed reviews. (But better received in this part of the world than most speeches by US presidents of late.)  In it he called [...]

Thinking about retiring “pilgrim without a shrine”

Did I get your attention with that one? =)
When I say retiring, I just mean temporarily. Or perhaps reallocating.
For those who have been reading since the very beginning (those very, very few of you who I can count on one hand) know that since moving to Jordan the blog has gone [...]

What to do when there’s a Tard at the Post Office

There was a Tard at the Post Office here in Amman this week.  Waiting for me.
No, I’m not using an insensitive 80s junior-highish pejorative – Tard is the Arabic word for package.
As in,”إجاني طَرْد, و نازِل لِآخْذُه” or “‘ijaani Tard, u naazil li’aaxdu”  or “A package has come to me and I’m going down to [...]