I went to see my pulmonologist the other day, who was very pleased with the progress my lungs have made on the new ferris wheel o’ drugs I’ve been taking.  I’m even allowed to stop taking the vile syrup, hallelujah!  However, I did co...

My new photo album from the last fifteen days can be found by following this link.  I decided I couldn’t wait until the end of the month to share the crazy chandelier and the Dushera dancing with you all.   In other news, I realized ea...

“What’s Cairo like?” people sometimes ask me.  At first I felt there was really nothing in my experience to which I could compare this city.  But then I had a thought: it’s like the Bronx, times a bajillion. In the higgledy-piggl...