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 [...]

We ask all the wrong questions
I read these two articles this week:
The Future of Space Games
The Physics of Zero-G Whipped Cream
I realize that when presented in this manner, the two articles seem a little bit more tawdry than they were probably intended.
Or are they?
My question after reading these, and following up with [...]

Use it however you wish.
Try it. I dare you.
I have always loved
haiku, since the form often
distracts, entertains.
This is why I recently decided to start using it as a teaching tool in my private lessons. The hardest part about tutoring kids is that I have to distract them from worrying about learning long enough to [...]

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, [...]

Yah, elves really exist. Seriously.

In this report on NPR’s All Things Considered this week, we learned that elves exist—in Iceland at least.

Icelandic Elves – All Things Considered
Merry Christmas, if you’re into that. Otherwise, I hope that everyone is having a nice Tuesday: I know I am.

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