I found a ton of things worth reading today because my RSS reader had been collecting them like little treasures since last week. Hoping you will enjoy the following: 1- Typically ...

Mahmoud Darwish, Palestinian poet and activist, passed away last night. To a reader: Do not trust the poem – The daughter of absence It is neither intuition nor is it Thought But rather, the ...

In line with other strange happenings in my life, I discovered last night that Jongar is not male. Yes, ladies and gentlemen, Jongar is female and now I am confused ...

The following conversation took place yesterday when I was using the ATM: Child seller/beggar: Ya khalto ya khalto ishtari menni... (Please please buy something from me) Tololy: La shokran. (No thanks) Child seller/beggar: ...

I like to share music/videos which I enjoy, so now I am going to share with you my everlasting admiration for a Swedish artist called Basshunter. This guy is not ...

The kids as they get a treat for being brave enough to eat out of my hand... Jongar.. Hazza3.. Thanks, human mom, they tell me with their eyes.

My friend Yoda sent me a magical link which can determine the sex of its visitors by studying their browsing history. It is so freaky and I recommend you try ...

To assuage my deep desire for animal companionship that does not have the shape of a cat, I bought a hamster today and called him Jongar. Jongar, in case you ...

This is the most spectacular news I have read in a long, long time: Study revives six degrees theory A US study of instant messaging suggests the theory that it takes ...