Things You Can Buy Me For Christmas 2016 ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
It’s that time of the year again, time to buy me things for the holiday season. I celebrate all major gift giving holidays from all denominations of all religions, so there’s […]
Category Archives: Egypt
THINGS I LOVED/HATED THIS WEEK #165
LOVE: French Press: I don’t think I’m obsessed with coffee, but like most people with a serious addiction, I’m not ready to admit I have a problem. It clearly is, […]
Why Don’t You? #123
Monday: Why don’t you just accept that some classics are awful and boring and not worth your time? Is there anything more painful than reading Moby Dick or Hamlet? I am […]
LUXOR: Wandering Through the Wadis
Sleep was decadent in Egypt. Each day had intense purpose and was filled with complete contentment. I routinely walked over 20,000 steps a day in blistering heat, and I never, in […]
THINGS I LOVED/HATED THIS WEEK #164
LOVE: Los Angeles: Each time I go to LA, I fall more and more in love with that wonderful, sprawling city. You might recall my disillusionment the first time I went, […]
THINGS I LOVED/HATED THIS WEEK #162
LOVE: Free Time: This was a really good weekend. I didn’t go anywhere. It was fabulous. This semester has been so busy, and I have been constantly inundated with assignments, […]
THINGS I LOVED/HATED THIS WEEK #161
LOVE: Turbans: I don’t remember when my passion for turbans began. It was long before one was wrapped around my head on the Giza plateau when I rode a camel […]
LUXOR: Driving With Shakespeare
It’s been hard for me to write my blogs about Egypt for many reasons. Of course because I procrastinate. And I live three lives every day. But it’s mainly because […]
THINGS I LOVED/HATED THIS WEEK #160
LOVE: “Joanne” by Lady Gaga: I love Lady Gaga. Jessica and I stalked her all over Paris years and years ago (God, we’re ancient) and then we went to the […]
Midnight in Cairo
Let’s set the mood. To Egypt! I have always intended to write the story of my life in three volumes, each book telling the story of 33 year bits of my […]
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