As you all know, we have recently been entertaining the American grandparents, who came to Israel for a brief visit with the progeny. I think one of the hardest aspects of raising a child in a distant culture is that my son is missing out on getting to know the American side of his family. At age two-and-a-half, he has had five extended visits with his grandparents – three...
Because I’ve got far too much free time on my hands that I simply don’t know what to do with (note the witty sarcasm), I’ve decided to join the growing list of excellent contributors over at Good Neighbours, a site that is “dedicated to increasing dialogue and understanding between Israelis, Palestinians, Jordanians, Lebanese, Egyptians, Saudis...
There are a number of blogs that I read daily. One of the main ones is Anglosaxy, written by my dear friend and former blogging partner. He’s the one who got me into blogging in the first place, and I’m really glad he pushed me to into it (most days, anyway!). Over the past few days, I noticed that his blog had gotten rather quiet, and he hasn’t appeared...
The parents have been and gone, and despite the whirlwind nature of their visit, we managed to take in quite a few interesting activities. Here are some of the highlights – in photographic form, along with some fabulously scintillating commentary… The picture below was taken at an Arabian horse show, held on the grounds of an agricultural boarding school in the...
A few weeks ago, I wrote a post about crazed mobs of Egyptian men who ran through certain streets in Cairo attacking any female who had the terrible misfortune of being in the area at the time. Thanks (once again) to the Egyptian Sandmonkey for alerting his readers to the existence of a new blog written by one of the victims of these attacks. Wounded girl from Cairo shares her...
Sorry it’s been so quiet around here. I’ve just got so much going on lately that I haven’t been able to focus on one of the few enjoyable things – blogging. I’ve got quite a few ideas for entries swirling around in my head, and hopefully, I’ll get myself sorted out enough to actually write them (lots of pictures too!). In the meantime...
Blogging may be lighter than usual during the next week, as we entertain my parents, or rather, the Little One entertains his grandparents while we watch and periodically translate from the sidelines. They arrived safely, though not terribly soundly, given the strike at the airport that caused massive delays in luggage removal from planes in the best-case scenario, and a worst...
I just read a horrifying post written by the Egyptian Sandmonkey. It seems that large mobs of men in Cairo, angered by the fact that they couldn’t get into a sold-out film on the first day of Eid ul Fitr, went on a rampage, first destroying the movie theater’s ticket booth, then running through the streets attacking women in a sexual frenzy. Apparently, no woman in...
Life has been hectic lately. My parents are coming on Thursday for their annual visit, and we’ve been busy getting the house ready. Exciting stuff, as not only am I looking forward to seeing them and having them spend time with their grandson, but I’m also looking forward to the items that will be accompanying them, such as a CD with nrg’s pictures from...
I admit it. I have a fault. I know, I know. Be still your beating hearts and all that jazz. You thought I was perfect. Oh, and those of you who know me for real, you can stop snickering now, especially you (you know who you are!). Actually, I have two faults. I do not like to be caught unprepared, and I have a low tolerance threshold for stupidity, ignorance and shallow...