n. – the opposite of innovation.
Yah, I made up a word: sue me. Actually, don’t sue me. I can’t afford that right now. Between preparing to move out of the country and writing chapter 4 of my thesis—a job I do for very little pay—I’m not in any position for an out-of-court settlement.
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Itchy and Scratchy
I came down with a rather bad case of poison ivy last week. I was absentmindedly pulling weeds and likely picked it up then since I wasn’t wearing any gloves, which is abnormal.
In any case, I usually don’t have any problem with it. The point of contact is itchy for a few [...]

This sci-fi is fortified with extra “fi” and low in “sci”
I read

“Clang, clang, clang went the hammer…”

It seems, and do keep in mind that I live in a relatively well established residential neighborhood in the middle of the city, that there is continuous construction around me. I can look out my window and see no less than nine new apartment blocks being constructed. More to the [...]

Donkey, that is
So, this afternoon I actually saw a traffic cop in Mohandessin giving parallel parking direction to a guy driving a cart with two donkeys.
And they were doing it!
He backed them right into the spot, stopped, and then unloaded the cart into a shop. This just goes to show you that you [...]

Reduce? Reuse? Recycle? Answer: Throw my Garbage on the Ground!

There is a garbage problem in Egypt. The problem is that there is garbage everywhere. People throw garbage out of their windows, in the street, from the tram, on the ground, in alleys, in abandoned buildings, the river, canals, drains, holes in the street/sidewalk, under cars, [...]

Thankfully, humans have finally discovered a planet out there that seems to be similar to Earth. What is the popular media response? Well, to suggest that we go there after we have totally destroyed this planet, of course. And why not?! We will have at least proved ourselves worthy of one thing: the ability to [...]