Some days I feel lucky to have had the experiences I have and other times I find myself thinking "what if I had done this" or "if only I had been here, things would be different" or "if I hadn't done that, life would be easier," etc. etc. Difficult moments come… Read full post »

What is it about that sweet nectar, an ill-reputed yet adored carbohydrate named sugar, that gets our memories popping, mouths watering, and thighs growing?  I still reluctantly walk down the cereal aisle, eyeing those sugary sheets of pulverized psuedo-fruits, aptly called fruit roll-ups, convi… Read full post »

The snow we've been getting in DC has been crazy.  Over 2 feet and now they're calling for another 10-12 nches!  So what do you do when you continually get snowed in with limited resources and little much else to do than watch reality shows and old movies? Well once you've… Read full post »

This holiday season let's begin celebrating each other's holidays.  Why do we have to choose just one?  As a child of Lebanse origin, I cherished every holiday, those of my friends and my own, and felt lucky that I had the opportunity to experience and celebrate all of them.  I hope… Read full post »

Every night I pray for the knowledge and strength to be able to tell the right decisions from the wrong.  We are bombarded with so many opportunities, and we don't even know it half the time.  We have to figure what path to take, which door to walk through, and what… Read full post »

I wonder how traffic congestion is affecting our lives.  And I don't just mean our time and environment.  I mean our actual lives and societies.  All of that congestion of negative energy, pollution and emotions has to be doing something to the surroundings.  If you believe that f… Read full post »

Technology has become such a pervasive entity in our lives that we look upon it has we do buildings or cars.  It's here to stay so we might as well live with it in any way possible.  I stumbled upon a site (by way of my mom) that captures these feelings… Read full post »

As I made my way down the streets of downtown DC, something particularly odd struck me. 

And yet when I looked closer, it wasn't odd at all, but actually very normal and very common. 

It would actually be odd if I didn't see what I saw.  But twenty years ago I… Read full post »

I love this city.  The sights, the smells, the sounds, the soul of the people that keep it beating day in and day out.  I could totally live there, walking up and down Park Avenue, grapping a cup of coffee from a corner cafe, walking my chihuahua along the waterfront, taking… Read full post »

The last thing I usually think about when I'm sitting in my daily hour of traffic is how I would answer the girl who is being a complete witch to me for absolutely no reason. 

And yet that's exactly what I was doing today after my recent confrontation with a snarling,… Read full post »

For as long as I can remember, my Arab and Persian peers have almost gotten physical over the true name of this body of water that is known to the world as the Persian Gulf but to many of the Arab countries as the Arabian Gulf. 

I can see why this… Read full post »

The problem with binge drinking in college isn't the fact that it's a forbidden fruit and so teens engage in the behavior out of rebellion.  It's the fact that it has become so part and parcel of youth culture that to refuse it is to in a sense deny… Read full post »

Sometimes you push something away because you love it too much to keep it close to you.  And as we go through life we think that'd we'd get better at doing this, but it only gets harder, and we become more stubborn and doubtful, making excuses along the way until weve… Read full post »

BEFORE GOOGLE:

 AFTER GOOGLE:

Each day as I sit and work on researching and writing my reports at work, I find myself unpredictably gravatating towards that magical realm we call "The Google".  Space and time ceases to exist in… Read full post »

Could the city of Paris sue Paris Hilton for sustained damages to it's image?

If you combine the amount of money in the bank accounts of the CEOs of the companies that are in need of a bailout, could they bail themselves out?

Why is Facebook called by that name?  MySpace I get,… Read full post »

How many celebrities are in the US?  I have always wondered about the exact number because they keep popping up from every possible angle.  I don't even know how I keep track of the hundreds I already know of.   But I was watching some show on the lifestyles of the disgustingly… Read full post »

Which is more important? Making the Olympic Team in your sport, winning an Olympic medal, or just finishing the freaking race without a hitch?

It's been months since the Beijing Olympics, which were overshadowed by swimming paraphenalia and pre-pubescent tumblers.  But did anyone ever stop… Read full post »

I'm not joking around, though sometimes it becomes necessary to make light of such a drawn out situation. 

But with all the sides trying to get their way, and everyone living in a biased, impenetrable bubble, there seems to be only one way to solve this age-old problem.  In the words… Read full post »

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Random shots of the going ons of inauguration weekend.  I really feel lucky to have been a part of a connected and tight-knit community endeavor with so many backgrounds, beliefs, faces, and cultures. Truly beautiful and just human.

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Thanks to Webon (my lovely blogging platform) for featuring me on this week's featured sites!  I've been telling all my virtual and real friends about this great site since I started blogging a few months ago.  So this will definitely give them a boost in my weekly advertising schpeel :)&nb… Read full post »

That melancholy feeling of winter's forward treck on starts to creep over me around this time.  Don't get me wrong. I love the snow and the bite of the crisp, cool air.   But there's no snow!  And that bite of cool air has turned into a devouring of my extremities.  Sigh,… Read full post »

Here's the perfect excuse to play with your food.  You're doing it for arts sake. 

From annathered.wordpress.com, check out this craziness:

Check out mor… Read full post »

Here's the perfect excuse to play with your food.  You're doing it for arts sake. 

From annathered.wordpress.com, check out this craziness:

Check ou… Read full post »

Sounds silly, I know.  But it's actually a phrase that is often searched for on the internet. Why? Because everyone's obsessed with the quickest way to lose weight.  I still can't believe it when I hear 12 and 13 year olds worry about their size and if they look skinny in… Read full post »