Monthly Archives: June 2009
Shut Up, Mark Sanford
Just shut up, please. Stop all the Biblical analogies and God-invocations and get your sack-cloth and ashes out. Repent, dude, for real in private and with your family before you say another word in public. Yeesh. Someone start a new … Continue reading
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Another Reason to Love Jordan: Medical Care
History Buff has been battling a high fever for two days. Poor little treasure, it’s not fun. This morning, checking his tonsils, it is confirmed: white dots mean strep throat. I suppose I should be glad it isn’t Swine Flu, … Continue reading
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The Engagement Story, A Continuation
When we left E & J, the 3ariis was now fully confident in the diamond business and didn’t need my help further in that regard. He had consulted his Creative Friend in Hawaii for ideas, and came up with his … Continue reading
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Slummin’ With the State Department
What an interesting summer it has been thus far. for the first time in our sixteen years on Jordan, we have become members of the US Embassy club in order to use the pool. In previous years, I either had … Continue reading
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My Michael Jackson Post
Spending time with Gayle King’s (Oprah’s BFF) little sister Lynnie, I cut my musical teeth on the Motown Sound as much as the Beatles. A couple years later; as lonely city girl new to a mountain town, I put up … Continue reading
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Jordan the Cutting Edge of Agricultural Technology
Well, a few thousand years ago anyway. But hey, give a hand to ancient Jordanian Ghor dwellers! More than 1,000 years before humans began domesticating grains for food, they were building sophisticated storage buildings to hold the wild grains they … Continue reading
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The Gift for the Team Mom Who Has Everything
My son’s baseball team was VERY generous to me as their team-mom. It was one great group of moms (as was T-Ball with MommaBean and Umm F) and a joy to be mommy-organizer for. They gave me the mani-pedi extravaganza … Continue reading
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New Series, Insha’allah
After my last post, I realized this “Jesus and Women” topic is broader than I thought. Taking notes this morning, I came up with: Jesus Hears the Pushy Kaffir Widows Jesus Meets the Shameless Hussy/Serial Bride Jesus Heals the Unclean … Continue reading
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The Prophet and the Prostitute
Blogger Jad asked me some time ago to write about Jesus Christ and women. I’ve been reading with that in mind ever since. The Gospel of Luke is the only one written by a non-Jew. Luke was a doctor, and … Continue reading
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Filipinas With Papers Detained
I am all for making sure ex-patriots in Jordan are here legally. I believe police have a right to ask for, and receive, valid documentation of residency and work permits. If such proof is not readily forthcoming, detention and deportation … Continue reading
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