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* Heading off to Jeddah again...
* Happy Anniversary, Mom and Dad P. * Some Pictures... * Arab News Quote of the Day * The Shabbiest Nice Hotel in Medina * Celebrities stump for the President * Happy Anniversary, Mom and Dad * Kuwaiti Souk, the Ugly Shirt, and Siwaak * Medical Issues and Hajj * My Vote is Cast... * Plane Agony... * This just in... * MEL'S SHIP, THE MIGHTY BATTLE KAT * Some peculiarities... * Ramadan Mubarak! * Happy Birthday, Dad * Bush Backer here... * Jeddah...Much cooler than Riyadh... * Will be in Jeddah for a few days * A Chance to Get Out
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October 30, 2004Heading off to Jeddah again...Man, it seems like since August, I've done nothing but travel. 2 trips out to the East, 3 (and after tomorrow, 4) out to the West, and 10 days in Japan...Add in a week in the field here in Riyadh,...Read this update Happy Anniversary, Mom and Dad P.Today is the 25th Wedding Anniversary for my mother- and father-in-law, and let me publicly share our gratefulness for their example. We are very lucky to have two sets of parents with almost 60 combined years of marriage! What role...Read this update October 28, 2004Some Pictures...Just wanted to post a few pictures of my time here so far. I've taken a bunch...I'm sure several thousand by now. Unfortunately, most seem to be from the inside of moving vehicles, which doesn't make for great quality. People...Read this update October 27, 2004Arab News Quote of the DayToday's winner.... "The police don’t really enforce the law. I can drive like an ass all day, everyday with minimum bother.” This from an article on drivers in Jeddah (and Saudi Arabia in general...). Read it here....Read this update October 25, 2004The Shabbiest Nice Hotel in MedinaI made an overnight trip out to Medina on Saturday/Sunday. It was pretty productive in setting up some medical training for the Saudis out there. I'm sure Medina is a pretty nice town...if you're Muslim. As an "infidel" though, it's...Read this update October 23, 2004Celebrities stump for the PresidentHere's how a few of my favorite celebs are encouraging people to get out the vote. The TICK Endorses George W. Bush for President (my favorite superhero) Now, normally, I stay out of politics. Politics involves a lot of thinking...Read this update Happy Anniversary, Mom and DadAs of yesterday, 22 Oct, my folks have been married for 38 years. Quite an accomplishment to say the least. Mom said that growing old with someone you love is one of the best rewards of a long, faithful marriage....Read this update Posted by djf on October 23, 2004 11:12 AM
Category: October 21, 2004Kuwaiti Souk, the Ugly Shirt, and SiwaakLast night, we had a chance to go downtown to the Kuwaiti Souk. It's a shopping area that has mainly normal, day to day stuff that people buy. For that reason, there are no shops with touristy crap, and thus...Read this update October 20, 2004Medical Issues and HajjThe next few months in KSA are dominated by religious events. Ramadan is going on now and for the next 3 weeks, followed by Eid al Fitr, the celebration at the end of Ramadan (corresponds roughly to Easter following Lent...Read this update October 18, 2004My Vote is Cast...They were starting to have me worried. I thought that somewhere, some Kerry operative had kidnapped my absentee ballot and was reducing it to ashes, thus depriving me of an opportunity to deny his (or her...let's be PC about this)...Read this update Plane Agony...Well, I think that I'm done with the seemingly endless saga of buying airline tickets for our next trip...It was a major pain in the butt, however necessary, since it's much too far and wet to walk where we're going....Read this update This just in...From the BBC... Satellite smashes Chinese house A Chinese satellite has smashed into a villager's house on its return to earth, the country's media reports. The satellite destroyed the building in Sichuan province, but officials say no-one was hurt. A...Read this update October 17, 2004MEL'S SHIP, THE MIGHTY BATTLE KATI showed up on the ship after a long flight that left Atsugi Naval Air Facility, Japan in the morning, refueled in Palau (I got to see the flight line), and finally landed in Perth, Western Australia. Since then I...Read this update October 15, 2004Some peculiarities...Just a few observations of strange things you see and read over here...I'll add tidbits from the Arab News (mainly) when I can... Regarding the hijab (head covering in Iran), apparently the main reason it's used is because women's hair...Read this update Ramadan Mubarak!Well, today marks the first day of the Muslim month of Ramadan. It is the 9th month of the Islamic calendar, and shifts about 10 days each year. When I was in Somalia in 1993, it was in February....Read this update Happy Birthday, DadYesterday, 14 Oct 04, was my Dad's 62nd birthday...We sent him a bonsai tree from "Bonsaiboy.com." Hope he enjoys it... Happy Biirthday, Pop!...Read this update October 13, 2004Bush Backer here...A few minutes ago, I noticed on the Googleads bar links to some sites that weren't all that favorable to President Bush. I just want to make it known publicly here that I am, was last time, and will definitely...Read this update Jeddah...Much cooler than Riyadh...Just got back from Jeddah, and wanted to cram a few pictures in before adding some more detail tomorrow... Suffice to say, as the lead in implies, Jeddah is a much nicer place overall than Riyadh. Will fill you...Read this update October 10, 2004Will be in Jeddah for a few daysI'm headed to Jeddah this afternoon for a few days. Will try to update from there, but most likely will be giving a report when I get back. Have a good week......Read this update October 09, 2004A Chance to Get OutLast night, a few friends and I went out to visit some friends at another compound. Since all the terrorist stuff going on in KSA in the 6 months that I've lived here, it's been difficult to go do any...Read this update Saudi ClassifiedsThis just in from the Arab News... For Rent Workers’ camp for rent. Located at Kilo-14, Old Makkah Road. Can accommodate 350 workers. Our contact Tel: 01- 4657674, 01-4649349, Mobile: 0505286850 (from 8 a.m. to 18 p.m.) After all the...Read this update Afghan Elections...happened today. It's pretty historic for many reasons, not the least of which is that it's the first time women have been allowed to vote, an historic achievement. May the progress towards a democratic government and a bright future continue....Read this update KamakuraOur house in Japan is in Kamakura. It's quite an historical place (Kamakura, that is...not our house), a former location of the Japanese government and a big site for Buddhist temples. The best part of it is that it's also...Read this update October 08, 2004The Kingdom's CrittersI love animals. Any opportunity to hang out with dogs, for instance, is welcome. We don't currently have pets, so we mooch off of whomever we can... Here in KSA, there aren't many domesticated dogs (Saudis don't seem to keep...Read this update How we got here...For starters, we're both in the military, but are different services (Army and Navy), therefore, it's a mixed marriage. It also makes it difficult to get stationed together. So, realizing the way the military works, we decided to pre-empt the...Read this update Posted by djf on October 8, 2004 02:02 PM
Category: About Us, Futureland (Japan), The Magical Kingdom BioMy wife and I are currently living in Saudi Arabia and Japan due to our respective jobs. The two countries couldn't be more dissimilar. One is a sandy, dry, dusty, absolute monarchy, and the other is like Futureland, where you're...Read this update |
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