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This is probably my favorite joke of all time. It was told to me by friend Todd like 6 or 7 years ago. A duck walks into a bar. He waddles up to the bartender and asks, “Got any grapes?” … Continue reading →

Friday night, Amy and I babysat for our friends Matthew and MaryAnn. It was nice to hear that they may be moving to our neck of the woods (Hamra) soon. Afterwards we met up with Carrie at Yabani for good … Continue reading →

[ I just want to mention that as I started typing this, a dove flew through the open sliding glass door and into our dining room. I got it to leave by saying, “Hey. Could you get out of here?” … Continue reading →

While I couldn’t really claim to understand the index they’re using here, I found it interesting that that Beirut was only a couple spots behind San Francisco and way ahead of places like, say, Boston on this cost of living … Continue reading →

Additions to this space have been pretty sparse for the last couple of months, though not for lack of things to write about, but rather somewhat because of them. The main thing was rushing back to the States to say … Continue reading →

I just walked from Grand Central Station to the Bernard Hodes Group office on 42nd St. and 3rd Ave. and I was profoundly overwhelmed by a sense of… …this, this, I do not miss.

Because we’re registered with the embassy here, we received this little transmission in the inbox this morning. Thanks for the new flash, guys. It is interesting that this is the first message we’ve received from the embassy, despite the bombings … Continue reading →

On Saturday Amy wanted to have lunch at Casablanca, a restaurant down by the Corniche that’s in an old Ottoman house and “serves a delicious fusion of Eastern and Western cuisines”, according to the much-maligned Lonely Planet. Amy had filet … Continue reading →

Our first batch of house guests, namely Ray and Geoff, arrive one week from tomorrow and I am beside myself with excitement. This is the first installment of a series that will be running pretty much nonstop into October. As … Continue reading →