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Category: NSTIW
Deja vu: all over again
Just went back thru my old entries to find a particular one. Last year: September 18th I blogged about a taxi driver who had a sob story about his five “bee bees” one of whom had breast cancer – he needed money. Fast forward to yesterday – I’m on Mara’ashli going to school and I… Continue reading Deja vu: all over again
More SNIC
As I’m riding home in the cab, in HORRENDOUS traffic, I see a cabbie and his fare out of the cab and standing in the street. They are not fighting, arguing or negotiating. The fare is a nicely dressed man who is placidly watching the cabbie. The cabbie is waving a 50LE note at all… Continue reading More SNIC
SNIC – Situation Normal In Cairo
So, the other day, I headed out in the morning as I always do. Walked to Abou el Feda Street to get a taxi to work. I had just reached the street when I saw a car approaching – black car, white accents, drivers window down. There are a million of them in Cairo. As… Continue reading SNIC – Situation Normal In Cairo
MotoGP: Saturday
Saturday: 125 and 250 practice and 2nd qualifier, MotoGP qualifier After the freezing rain of Friday, even the clear skies Saturday morning did not convince us. We packed up the cameras, lenses, fleeces AND rain shells. Hell, the VIP Village suite would be open, so we could leave whatever we didn’t need there! We had… Continue reading MotoGP: Saturday
Belgium Beer List – Summer 2007
Here it is, as promised. Jack’s blog has most of the tasting notes to go along with the beers. If you are a beer snob, read ’em and weep. BRUSSELS Delirium Cafe: St. Idesbad Trippel (bottle) Radenmacher Blond (tap) Rulles Trippel (tap) Rodenbach Grand Cru (bottle) Poechenellekelder: Val Dieu Triple (bottle) Guillotine (bottle) Bottle Shop… Continue reading Belgium Beer List – Summer 2007
Random
So…last week was my birthday. It was “a big one”. I adore celebrating my birthday, and Jack humors me about it, although he feels that one should give that up around age 12. I was feeling a bit melancholy in the week before my birthday. I couldn’t figure out why. I really was not concerned… Continue reading Random
Beautiful migrants
Jack and I were sitting in a (not-yet-ready-for-primetime) new roof-top terrace in Zamalek last evening, when we saw a bird that we’d never seen in Cairo before. Not my photo. From Wikipedia.com. When I got home, I had to look up what it was. It is an European Bee-eater. It uses the Nile Valley as… Continue reading Beautiful migrants
Good to know
This morning, after 8 months of “commuting” in Cairo by taxi, my driver actually dropped the meter flag when I got into the car. This has never happened before. I didn’t realize the meters even worked. There are “standard fares” that one pays from point A to point B. The only taxis that USE their… Continue reading Good to know
Khamiseen
April 17 2006 We are having our first real khamiseen (sand storm) in Cairo since I’ve been here. The wind is whipping. The sky is an odd orange color, like Creamsicles. The sand in the air is thick enough to make breathing difficult, and seeing nearly impossible. It is not the “white-out” effect I had… Continue reading Khamiseen