So, in case you didn’t already hear about it, the TSA has released some more or less official plans on what they’re going to do following the antics of some Nigerian guy who attempted to explode himself and a plan using some sort of weird diaper with uncombined explosive compounds or some other idiotic idea. […]

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Hello, everyone! It’s hard to believe I’ve already been back in America for almost an entire month now. I’ve really enjoyed my return thus far, visiting with family and old friends while staying with my former computer-repairing colleague Ty at his excellent house, and of course – the snow. Even though I did (briefly) get […]

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Link to original article. Pause for a moment after reading that. Let the bile clear from your throat. Think about where you’ve heard things like “no racial intermixing” before. Warning of the “dangers” of it, and how it’s an “unnatural phenomenon.” Things like America’s old Jim Crowe laws et al. come to mind, perhaps? How […]

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As the sun sank over the rooftops of Jordan last night, the usual sunset prayer was louder and longer than ever, signaling to Muslims around the city and world that the month of Ramadan had ended. The signal, just like every year, was the final sliver of moon vanishing into the new moon of the […]

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Cycling Jordan has suspended its Friday morning ride activities for the duration of Ramadan, and has instead been changed to Friday-evening “Iftaar” rides, timed to finish just as the sun sets and the daily fast can be broken by observant Muslims. I decided to join my friends and colleagues for yesterday evening’s ride, which was […]

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In which Zach modestly celebrates his 1-year anniversary of his arrival in Jordan and reflects on some of the things he’s discovered over the year.

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