He was always a quiet man when I was growing up. He was always there, but he was always quiet. At times it felt like he was on the perimeter of my life, watching from the shadows not fully capable or wanting to get involved. But like many things I thought… Read full post »

How many years have to pass before you finally find it in you to forgive someone? Is 14 years too long to let actions and events fester, to bubble up and corrode inside like a freshly opened can of Coke eroding away at raw piece of meat? And what if after… Read full post »

“She wants you to take her home.”  

Five weeks and one party later, I thought Saudi Arabia might not be such a barren place to get laid. I fully expected to remain celibate during my time in the desert, possibly using vacations as a chance to live on the wild side,… Read full post »

My chivalrous streak and my reality suffered a head-on collision this morning with reality rendering all things I have been taught pointless. My situation, a Western man in Saudi Arabia, has pros and cons, most of which revolve around my perceived status in this society I now call my playground. I… Read full post »

I don’t read a lot of the newspapers out here because, quite frankly, they are even more sensational than the newspapers I would not read back home. The obvious bias is appalling, but there’s little or nothing that I can do about it so I don’t worry my pretty little penguin… Read full post »

I was going to blog about John Hughes but he, understandably, seems to be a popular topic today and so many of you can blog about him better than I can. Growing up as a teenager in the 80s, Hughes was synonymous with movies around my house. My older sister loved… Read full post »