Dave (An American in Jordan)
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Posted: July 3rd, 2008, 3:14pm MDT by Dave
Shoebox blog has a funny little piece on ‘What Would Be Different If Gnomes Take Over The World’. ... -
Posted: May 3rd, 2008, 2:18pm MDT by Dave
Well folks, it looks as though my time here in Jordan has come to an end. I’m not going to go into details, but the short and skinny of it ... -
Posted: April 24th, 2008, 2:09pm MDT by Dave
I love the idea that Jordan is now the 27th international country to have a Papa John’s Pizza. Papa John’s is the third largest carryout and delivery pizza restaurant in ... -
Posted: April 21st, 2008, 2:16pm MDT by Dave
Every so often I Google myself, just to see what’s out there on the World Wide Web about me. What I generally discover is historical location photographs that I have ... -
Posted: April 21st, 2008, 11:45am MDT by Dave
In this series of Flickr Favorites, I’d like to highlight just a couple of the many worldwide portraits that I enjoy. Obviously I can’t list all of my favorites, but ... -
Posted: April 19th, 2008, 7:57am MDT by Dave
The price to park at Queen Alia International Airport just tripled over the last month. The charge for parking (if I recall correctly) used to be thirty piasters per half ... -
Posted: April 17th, 2008, 8:10am MDT by Dave
We all tend to scoff when it comes to enforcing smoking laws and regulations in Jordan. It’s especially funny when they announce on the airplane upon arrival to Queen Alia ... -
Posted: April 17th, 2008, 10:10pm MDT by Dave
Apparently Jordan is not the only country where security are bullying photographers. According to the BBC, England has it’s fair share of ... -
Posted: April 16th, 2008, 1:58pm MDT by Dave
Some of my favorite Newsdroppings from this week: Delta and Northwest Airlines have agreed to merge, thus creating the world’s largest producer of waiting. McCain ... -
Posted: April 15th, 2008, 10:26am MDT by Dave
Entry-level DSLR cameras are all the rage these days. Well, maybe not in Jordan, since you can’t buy them anywhere it seems. But everywhere else in the world, budding photographers ... -
Posted: April 14th, 2008, 12:18pm MDT by Dave
One of the annoying things about developing for the web on a PC is having to install all the necessary components that turn the computer on your desk into a ... -
Posted: April 12th, 2008, 1:40pm MDT by Dave
Two articles from the front page of today’s Jordan Times: King orders contingency plan to rein in price hikes His ... -
Posted: April 9th, 2008, 5:39pm MDT by Dave
Here are a few more of my favorite Newsdroppings from Shoebox: The Olympic torch arrived in San Francisco and was warmly accepted by a crowd of ... -
Posted: April 8th, 2008, 10:22am MDT by Dave
I’ve discovered a fun little online project entitled The Superest. According the site’s explanation, The Superest is a continually running game of My Team, Your Team. The ... -
Posted: April 7th, 2008, 1:15pm MDT by Dave
According to a Men’s Health magazine poll, scraping the ice off of your lover’s car is the gesture that most positively pushes her buttons. I’m not ... -
Posted: April 6th, 2008, 2:42pm MDT by Dave
OUTSIDE: In some countries, I could afford to get you a whole bunch of stuff for your birthday. INSIDE: But I would’ve had to bring it back in a ... -
Posted: April 6th, 2008, 2:13pm MDT by Dave
The Philippine government has decided to resume sending Filipino domestic helpers to the Kingdom, ending a two-month ban enacted following allegations of abuse. The decision was made on the condition ... -
Posted: March 31st, 2008, 8:19pm MDT by Dave
The Jordan Times is reporting that Jordan’s Internet prices are among the highest in the region due to the imposed 16 ... -
Posted: March 29th, 2008, 10:05am MDT by Dave
You know, some people are capable of driving and talking on the phone at the same time. In fact, some people are so good at multi-tasking, they are probably able ... -
Posted: March 27th, 2008, 9:33am MDT by Dave
When I read the article in the Jordan Times on March 24 entitled Drive to fight smoking in public places awaits funding, I was a bit ... -
Posted: March 26th, 2008, 10:53am MDT by Dave
I haven’t put up any Flickr Favorites in a while, and I have a pile of them that I’d like to display. So here’s some of my most recent favorites ... -
Posted: March 24th, 2008, 9:20pm MDT by Dave
If the current way of thinking about driving in Jordan prevails… …one in every three families will lose a member as a result of a road accident by 2020. Over ... -
Posted: March 23rd, 2008, 1:42pm MDT by Dave
Here are a couple of my favorite Newsdroppings from Shoebox: Starbucks has been ordered to repay baristas more than $100 million in tips. Wow, that ... -
Posted: March 23rd, 2008, 1:37pm MDT by Dave
You can buy a 16GB iPod Touch in the United States for $400 (around JD283). You can purchase one at PC Zone in Mecca Mall for JD532 ... -
Posted: March 23rd, 2008, 11:44am MDT by Dave
Over the past two weeks, little green signs have been popping up at intersections all over Amman, denoting street names and numbers. Are we finally moving to an address-based system ...
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