The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2011 annual report for this blog.
Here’s an excerpt:
Madison Square Garden can seat 20,000 people for a concert. This blog was viewed about 66,000 times in 2011. If it were a concert at Madison Square Garden, it would take about 3 sold-out performances for that many people to see it.
He said: “My Kuwaiti wife and I divorced so that our children could get Kuwaiti citizenship. Now after the kids have become Kuwaiti, I want to remarry my wife but she won’t have me! She says she is happier without me. Now what do I do? Who will iron my clothes? And don’t I qualify for Kuwaiti citizenship too?”
She told us the story of a beautiful woman. An older woman who took care of herself and looked good. Looking good was defined as having an attractive body, dressing well, and undergoing all possible cosmetic beauty treatments to preserve the remnants of youth.
She repeated to us several times about her hair how beautiful it was and so long, she said pointing to the middle of her back. She took care to get hair extensions. At this point all I could think about was how uncomfortable that might feel.
Her husband just bought her a spanking new red sports car. Whenever he sensed she was in need of an uplift, he asked her if she wanted to travel and he sent her off with her family or friends for a change of scenery.
When she was unhappy with the household staff, he immediately set things right and replaced them with new workers.
She told us he was the ideal husband in all ways that a woman might want. But one.
He hasn’t come close to her in years. He hasn’t touched her or said a loving word to her in ages. They were like brother and sister with no display of any affection. She said she has tried to seduce him with her manner and the way she dressed but it didn’t move him one bit.
So the women discussed this at length. Why after all these years does a man lose interest in his wife? Some of the women said he must have a mistress or another wife. No man can be so devoid of any interest in the opposite sex for years. Others said no, he was probably just tired and older and had lost interest. Others said that he must have seen something in his wife that turned him off for good but he was just too nice to break up a long-term relationship and had no interest in starting a new one.
Both people lonely and unable to communicate to each other their loneliness.
AbdulSamad Dashti - Candidate representing Kuwaiti Christians
AbdulSamad Dashti says he wants to run for Kuwaiti parliament in the coming elections. He is running to represent Kuwaiti Christians who came to this country 150 years ago.
On a lighter seasonal note, Twitter user depicts Santa joining Kuwaiti buddies for some Machboos.
On another note, I found a cute photo on Twitter depicting Santa stopping by Kuwait for some machboos.
As I walked down the street in the freezing cold, I heard the sweet voices of a little choir of four blind people. It wasn’t raining yet, but it felt like the weather was about to change its mind. The wind chill dropped the temperature of the street 10 more degrees, but the blind people spread warmth inside everyone who passed by them. They never asked for money, they never stopped jollying.. they just sang.. sang away every gray feeling you would have on a cold December day. I looked at my watch. I wanted to stand and listen more to the sweet little things that make you feel good about your life – strangers, yet spreading so much love and joy. I had to keep on moving though to get to my fiancée at the corner patisserie.
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More miscellanea.
Łódź is the third largest city in Poland and its name means “boat”. Jacob Brownowski was from Łódź.
Te Horo is in New Zealand and in the Maori language it means “landslide”. It is also the location of Talking Horses, the Horse Whisperer.
Aschaffenburg is a Bavarian city in northwest Germany. Alois Alzheimer the psychiatrist and neuropathologist lived in Aschaffenburg. Alzheimer’s disease is named after him.
For some reason I always associated diamonds with South Africa but Surat in India is known as the diamond capital of the world with 92% of world’s diamonds cut and polished there (link)
Kasauli is a town in Himachal Pradesh, India. Ruskin Bond, an Anglo-Indian writer is from Kasauli.The Sensualist sounds like an interesting read.
According to the Telegraph, the toy store Hamleys has changed its toy signs amid allegations of sexism.
From the Telegraph
Pashto song performed by Zeek Afridi
Bibi shereni zere gulay
rabandee waaa chawa sor shal jora lasoona bibi sherini
bibi shereni zere gulay
rabandee waaa chawa sor shal jora lasoona bibi sherini
Yaa medee zaan na sara zaan ka
Yaa mee soor shal kaa
aw che de proot po zolfo yama bibi sherini
Bibi shereni zere gulay
rabandee waaa chawa sor shal jora lasoona bibi sherini
Raaza che de zrono jawari kro La ba zabele
ow ya ba zra bilam mayana bibi shereni
Bibi shereni zere gulay
rabandee waaa chawa sor shal jora lasoona bibi sherini
Janan zma laka mashom dai
mata po yaw khabara sal qasama khorena bibi sherini
Bibi shereni zere gulay
rabandee waaa chawa sor shal jora lasoona bibi sherini
Janana somra po ma gran yee
Che ta rawan yee Ow za de shmeram kadamona bibi sherini
Bibi shereni zere gulay
rabandee waaa chawa sor shal jora lasoona bibi sherini
Bibi shereni zere gulay
rabandee waaa chawa sor shal jora lasoona bibi sherini
In the middle of the night
I go to the bathroom
Switch on the light
Sit on the toilet and
Look down at the white
bath rug.
—–
In the middle of the night
I looked down at the white
bath rug
and saw
a tiny,
solitary
black ant.
—
In the middle of the night
when I looked down
and saw the solitary black ant
my first instinct was to smash it.
How dare it intrude into my space?
And what was it looking for in the middle of the night
When all the ants were supposed to be asleep?
—
In the middle of the night
I pondered the fate
of the tiny solitary black ant
as I sat on the toilet
And then just as suddenly
decided that I would
not kill it
(For I had to sleep with
a relatively clear conscious)
—
In the middle of the night
I swooped the tiny
black ant
on the white bathroom
rug
and whisked it somewhere safe
until morning.
—
In the middle of the night
I flicked the solitary black ant into
the depths of my Jacuzzi
until the sunlight broke through
grey skies
the next morning.
—
Tell me one interesting fact about Rosignano Marittimo, Tuscany.
Have you heard of a city called Oxford in Ohio? It is a college town of the Miami University.
There is a city called Moscow in Idaho. In November of 2011, the Ismat Ara and Abdul Mannan Sheikh Community Unity Award Celebration took place.
“The biannual award, presented by the mayor, recognizes extraordinary contributions to diversity, inclusion, human rights, and public service in Moscow and the surrounding area. It honors the memory of two outstanding citizens for whom it is named. For years, the couple hosted Thanksgiving dinners, with an open invitation to anyone.” (link)
Bridgend is a town in Wales. Interestingly, its mayor was (is?) a Libyan called Suleman Hawas The article was written before the fall of the Libyan dictator.
Longmeadow, Massacusetts is an affluent small town. This blog is a positive way to create a cohesive community.
Rosario, Santa Fe is the third largest city in Argentina.
Calamba Laguna is the resort capital of the Philippines.
The Romans founded the city of Cologne, Germany.
In 1990, Lithuania was the first Soviet republic to declare its independence.
Random miscellanea.
Sunshine
through windows,,
cold outside..
showered
damp skin
imkassar bulging,,
it’s urgent,,
uncovered
exposed cock
given a good
long
silent treatment,,
that’s it,,
turn around
bend over
triangular position
a compass
standing on tiptoes
receiving end
bending over
at point of entry
you become a
train
in all your potential
and steam,,
strong hands
gripping
soft
wriggling haunches
firmly
engaging
deeply
until
you fire
a hot
wet shot,,
your compass
disengages,,
stands upright
and flashes a
sassy smile.
