Blogs about: Middle East Journal And Notes
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Ungodly Hours
…sometime so early that it still feels late… I soon learned that I could get a nice, strong cross-draft going in my room by opening up both sets of windows during the night. The downside … more →
the controlled release of diamonds
Desert Ecosystem
aireco wrote 1 year ago: When the rainfall is limited a Desert Ecosystem is created A desert ecosystem may seem devoid of lif … more →
Travelers checks and overseas financial security
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ozob wrote 1 year ago: Don’t use ‘em. That’s right. Use cash instead. Just take care with your money. … more →
Ungodly Hours
ozob wrote 1 year ago: …sometime so early that it still feels late… I soon learned that I could get a nice, str … more →
Working Class Arabs
ozob wrote 1 year ago: 06/22/08 I arrived in Jordan late — at around midnight. I stepped off the plane, saying goodb … more →
Reading Lolita in Tehran...in Kuwait...
ozob wrote 1 year ago: On one of our last days in Kuwait, we went out to a (or the) main market place. It’s basicall … more →
don't (...or do) judge a nation by its airport security, pt. 1
ozob wrote 1 year ago: Just one more note about privilege — my sister-in-law accompanied me past security in the Kuwa … more →
"Kuwait: where your car is conveniently your coffin"
ozob wrote 1 year ago: 1980s Caprice Classic smashed sideways into a light pole on Expressway 30 near Ali Sabah Al Salem, M … more →
flattery is the best form of imitation
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ozob wrote 1 year ago: isn’t that how the saying goes? at any rate, flattery buys me more time while i get my second … more →
triangulation
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ozob wrote 1 year ago: Yak Skiing Here’s a blog from someone I met in the Middle East who ended up being an impromptu … more →
how's the weather over there?
ozob wrote 1 year ago: Let me try to give a better impression of how hot it was in the Middle East. Kuwait is typically a d … more →
a Granny Smith from God Knows Where...
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ozob wrote 1 year ago: 06/16/08 The US invasion of Iraq destroyed an entire swath of fragile Iraqi desert ecosystem. Appar … more →
Middle East trip (intro)
ozob wrote 1 year ago: The category “journal and notes — Middle East” contains journal entries and notes … more →
