Caution: The following contains graphic descriptions of a grown man having a bath. You’ve been warned. S.A.M. doesn’t ordinarily go in for massages. Or spa treatments. I’ve come around to foot […]
Hammam Amman and on and on
Six Dollar Hookah
My wife left me. Took the car. Left the dog. For the weekend. Hence, in a curious turn, S.A.M was left at home for the first time in a long […]
Blink of an Eye
I was turning five or six and waiting for my birthday party to start. I remember watching the clock proceed glacially toward 1 pm. Staring. Closing my eyes. Staring. Groaning when the […]
There Are Better Ways To Die Than With A Needle To Your Neck
I am a bit of a hoarder. I like things that are useful. I like to be prepared. So, when I go to fancy hotels and they have free toiletries, I […]
Speaking of School Safety.
Spawn of S.A.M graduated from an undisclosed school in Asia. It was a beautiful campus for 2000 kids or so. Rooftop water garden, covered amphitheater, snack bars, a couple sports fields, smoothie […]
The Difference in Economy Classes
Emirates and Etihad are some of the world’s top airlines. FlyDubai is not. It is a budget airlines. Low frills. All one class. No free service. If you’re flying to Kabul, you […]
Infatuations
This is something about me. I’m infatuated by buttons. It’s really hard not to press them or try and figure out what they do. In a hotel in Athens, I found a […]
Lines Are For Democracy
Travelling, ever travelling, this week. On the way to Kabul. Was waiting in line, preparing to board a plane. The door hadn’t opened yet and the line and the line was […]
Lumpy Old Dog
I developed a lump. This is not to alarm the reader. It is just part of the story. I’ve actually had it for a while. A few years, really. Lately, though, it […]
God Is My Insurance Carrier
At dusk the other day, I was driving down the Jordanian motorway. Three of the four cars in front of me had no working tail or brake lights. I […]
