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Posted: October 15th, 2009, 10:51pm UTC
Now, I grew up in a place where climate change has a very different (and less personal) meaning than here in Jordan. In Jordan, most of the country is arid ...
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Posted: October 14th, 2009, 3:50pm UTC
I was reading this article in the NY Times on-line about kids walking to school. It got me thinking about the world that is so different for kids today ...
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Posted: October 12th, 2009, 2:08pm UTC
Well, I had to let all of you ladies who, like me, wear big name make-up brands that there is a place to shop that has good customer service! Those ...
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Posted: October 10th, 2009, 11:05pm UTC
The other evening, El3atal and I were on our way home and going through the 5th circle when we witnessed an ultimately bloggable moment. We were approaching the circle and ...
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Posted: October 6th, 2009, 3:22am UTC
jumped in puddles! I got the idea from ButterBean's English teacher. Not only is she a great teacher, but she's personally a delight! She was teasing her daughter about the ...
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Posted: October 3rd, 2009, 6:17am UTC
Today the Jordan Times has an article on Gaza's continuing downward trend. The number of Gazans living in "abject poverty" has tripled to 300,000 this year. My heart goes ...
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Posted: September 30th, 2009, 2:33pm UTC
I saw this quote in a book and had to go out and get it, I liked it so
much. Teddy Roosevelt (of walk softly but carry a big ...
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Posted: September 28th, 2009, 6:44pm UTC
So, the other day, 3ammoBean and I went out to get some awesome materials for new J2Bean. (I have recommendations for those of you looking for Arabic language materials, by ...
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Posted: September 26th, 2009, 3:18am UTC
So, JujuBean is ahead of her age in many, many ways. She's barely an inch shorter than ButterBean (who is 2 years older), wears the same size and... she began ...
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Posted: September 25th, 2009, 1:32am UTC
So, during the Eid holiday, El 3atal and I went out to Hammamat Ma'in as I posted earlier. But, we observed something a bit unusual for us. Three times in ...
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Posted: September 24th, 2009, 5:58pm UTC
Yesterday JuniorBean issued El 3atal an unvitation. For those who are unfamiliar with the Seinfeld terminology, this is where someone disinvties you somewhere. In the episode that the unvitation was ...
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Posted: September 23rd, 2009, 1:02am UTC
So, the Bean family spent last night at the Evason Ma'in Hot Springs and Spa. The place has come light years since El 3atal's childhood when it was a collection ...
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Posted: September 21st, 2009, 9:25pm UTC
So, many of you may not be aware that I have a brother. Khalo Bean lives near MemeBean in the US. MemeBean adopted him when he was 6 months old ...
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Posted: September 17th, 2009, 11:08pm UTC
Apparently, we're not doing well enough, teehee. US AID and the Centre Defending Freedom for Journalists have created a manual to help us blog better. I read about it today ...
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Posted: September 16th, 2009, 2:17am UTC
Please join me in welcoming Junior2Bean. 3ammo and 3amti were blessed enough to have a healthy (and big) baby boy). Congrats to TetaBean and Jiddo Bean as well. Alf Mabruk!...
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Posted: September 11th, 2009, 2:33am UTC
Some of you may remember that I posted on September 11 last year in honor of Ramzi Doany, one of the victims of the September 11, 2001 World Trade ...
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Posted: September 7th, 2009, 5:20pm UTC
I read with interest on Kinzi's blog about the bruhaha over veiling that is brewing in the virtual world. Seems a couple of feminists with differing viewpoints are ...
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Posted: September 2nd, 2009, 1:40am UTC
So, today, while parked next to the Beans' school, our car got keyed. It's the second such incident I've heard of in the couple of weeks since Ramadan started. So, ...
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Posted: August 31st, 2009, 3:17pm UTC
Sometimes four years seems like a lifetime. Four years ago this week, El 3atal, the Beans, and I huddled in an interior area waiting to hear what was happening with ...
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