August 2010

A book about why the Middle East is crazy

August 3, 2010

I’ve been going on non-stop about this book on Twitter for the past couple of days now, but I really loved it and I think it’s really an important read for anyone involved in any sphere of Middle Eastern relations, even as a navel-gazer. MacFarquhar, who grew up in an expat compound in Libya, writes about his long experience in the region as a reporter and as someone who is constantly amused, amazed, and frustrated by movements there. He focuses ...

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Horace

August 2, 2010

This is Horace. He’s the household’s money manager. “I can’t believe you bought that,” Mr. B said in dismay, fresh on his new minimalist attitude after our last move. “Oh, he will save us lots of change that’s otherwise laying around the house” , I said. “You just bought him because he’s cute,” Mr. B snarked. Yes. “No,” I demurred. But now he sits on Mr. B’s desk as his “coding buddy”. So, ha.

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