Ah, Damascus

10Dec07

From Mark Twain’s Innocents Abroad - From his high perch, one sees before him and below him, a wall of dreary mountains, shorn of vegetation, glaring fiercely in the sun; it fences in a level desert of yellow sand, smooth as velvet and threaded far away with fine lines that stand for roads, and dotted with [...]

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Another Reason Why I Love Syria

09Dec07

“On one of the hills in Ain Arab and scattered down it’s slopes are the ruins of an ancient castle. You would never have guessed that these broken, weathered stones were once the stout walls of a king’s fortress. You would have to be told, and then you might not believe it- not unless you [...]

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Yup, We Is Weird

19Sep07

This poem was written by a TCK (third culture kid).
I am
a confusion of cultures.
Uniquely me.
I think this is good
Because I can
understand the traveler, sojourner, foreigner,
the homesickness
that comes.
I think this is also bad
because I cannot
be understood
by the person who has sown and grown in one place.
They know not
the real meaning of homesickness
that hits me
now and [...]

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Perche?

23Jul07

I believe God is managing affairs and that he doesn’t need any help from me. With God in charge, I believe everything will work out for the best in the end. So what is there to worry about? – Henry Ford

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“One Always Looks Neat, In A Hat Made From Meat”

22Jul07

Did Mark Twain really mean that? Well, maybe not, but I guess some dude with too much time on his hands made a website about hats made out of meat. It’s really funny (and gross). Check it out; it’s: http://www.hatsofmeat.com/

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Rules of Decent Behavior

02May07

For fun, I’m reading George Washington’s Rules of Decent Behavior. This is my favorite one so far:
“…and bedew no man’s face with your spittle by approaching too near him when you speak.”

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What A Wonderful World

01May07

I could complain about how my violin teacher was half an hour late today and didn’t even mention it, but I’m not going to. Instead I’m going to talk about how I watched a sparrow land on a branch of the tree outside my window/door to my balcony while I listened to Ella Fitzgerald on [...]

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Quote

19Apr07

I found this quote I like in “The Little Prince” by Antoine de Saint-Exupery.
“In that case, you shall judge yourself,” replied the king. “That is the most difficult thing of all. It is far more difficult to judge oneself than to judge others. If you succeed in judging yourself correctly, then you are truly a [...]

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