Monthly Archives: April 2010
Recycling Now at COZMO!
Wow, if cheap Crisco wasn’t enough, there is a cool new reason to visit Cozmo! Entity Green Training, Jordan’s locally owned and operated, culturally relevent recycling company, has opened a drop-off at Cozmo.(that link has details of what to bring … Continue reading
Filed under activism, great, hayk, jordan, Regional Issues
More than a Veg Market – Souq Al Balad!
Look whats on this Saturday morning from 10am to 2pm, Souq Al Balad at Ras Al Ein: – Fresh organic vegetables as well as pickles and jam from Kamal Gardens; a project which supports the rights of mentally challenged people … Continue reading
Filed under events, great deals!
Crisco at Cozmo
Hey bakin’ ladies, Cozmo has the 3lb containers of Crisco priced at 7.80JD. It’s 13.50JD at Safeway. Stockin’ up!
Filed under chocolate, cookies, great deals!, kitchen
More on Child Brides
A marriage certificate doesn’t make it any less pedophilia when a 49 year-old political leader marries a girl young enough to be his granddaughter: Female senators, lawyers and doctors who are protesting say that they fear for the child’s health. … Continue reading
Filed under abuse, activism, disgusted, evil, kid's issues, stunned, women's issues
Dr. Adnan Gets it Right on Early Marriage
See his letter to the editor. I also liked the editorial on the niqab ban in France: Sometimes the Jordan Times makes me snark-laugh, sometimes makes me cry, today I cheer.
Filed under hayk
May, the Month of Minimal Margins
May is crunch month for me. * End of school projects (so WHY do schools stack so many events into the last eight weeks of school? I am running for school board to do something about that). * Baseball. Four … Continue reading
Filed under hayk, mother's issues, nag, women's issues
Puppies and Baseball Smiles
For a quick giggle, see Golden Retriever Puppy Attack (my kids say we need Blondie to have puppies so we can hire them out and help those on Prozac ). For an unbelievably cool baseball back-flip, see Kownacki leap home. … Continue reading
Filed under dogs, hayk, kid's issues, life, silliness
So, Did Facebook Really Just Change Privacy Settings?
A friend left this bit on her status today: As of today, FB has a new privacy setting called “Instant Personalization” that shares data with non-facebook websites and it is automatically set to “Allow.” Go to Account > Privacy Settings … Continue reading
Filed under hayk
Spikekid Goes to Cairo (Part I)
Another motherly milestone crossed: my eldest went on his first international trip without a parent. At 15. Aunt Jane must be flipping. Not your normal Midwestern teen-mommy milestone. When I really thought about it, I shuddered a couple of times … Continue reading
Filed under faith, family, jordan, kid's issues, mother's issues
Wafa’ On Maids in Saudi
Saudi gal Wafa’ has a great post about the abysmal treatment of domestic workers in Saudi. Sounds about like Jordan, minus a couple zeros on the employer income bottom-line. Let’s keep it real with our helpers, yea? Remember the Golden … Continue reading
