Saturday, January 30, 2010

Cats

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Did I mention that I'm doing some cat-sitting for some friends of mine? No, not the white cat who tried to get my soul, different cats....
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Saturday, January 23, 2010

Skeptics in the Pub -- Friday, January 29

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So having met another critical thinker in Doha, and he knows some other like-minded people, looks like it's time for... The first get-to...
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Friday, January 22, 2010

Scottish slang

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Some friends of mine are on vacation for the next few weeks so I am popping by every day to check up on the house and make sure everything i...
Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Tattooing

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No, not me. I don't have any tattoos. Following up on my statements regarding how Muslims do not necessarily follow all aspects of Scri...
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Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Some rubbish on the internet about Muslims can't be "Good Americans"

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In the comments section of my previous blog post came a notification of an e-mail making the rounds regarding whether Muslims can be “Good A...
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Tuesday, January 05, 2010

Population

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Okay, let's chill out a bit about my health woes and get onto other topics. I had not mentioned this interesting article in the local ne...
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Sunday, January 03, 2010

Nothing starts the New Year off right like...

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An emergency root canal! *sigh* Remember how I had to have all of my wisdom teeth out? Well the reason I had to have them removed (aside f...
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Tuesday, December 29, 2009

Book Fair

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Check out this recent article in the newspaper about an upcoming book fair . Figured I would mention it since I had recently posted about w...
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Sunday, December 27, 2009

Back Update

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Okay so the MRI results came back, looks like I have a slight degeneration in one of the discs in my lower back. It has a lot less fluid th...
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Thursday, December 24, 2009

Christmas Eve Medical

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While everyone else is gearing up for Christmas (well, the Westerners and Christians anyway) I decided to do something different -- go to th...
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Tuesday, December 22, 2009

My Warranty Has Expired

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These past few days has seen me go to one doctor for a problem with my back (doctor suspects it is a joint inflammation between the spine an...
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Saturday, December 19, 2009

National Day

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Qatar's National Day was the 18th. They used to celebrate Independence Day (in this case independence from British oversight in 1971) o...
Saturday, December 12, 2009

Myths about Muslims, part 2

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okay, let's continue with the "misconceptions about Muslims" 4) myth: all Muslims memorise the Qur'an the Qur...
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Monday, December 07, 2009

Turkey, and Swiss minarets

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A couple of weeks ago was the craziest week of work I have had in years, I had to put in so much overtime it prevented me from updating my b...
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Friday, November 27, 2009

Attention people in Dubai

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... you should read my blog more often. I warned you that there was a huge property bubble. I warned you that rents and property prices wou...
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Thursday, November 19, 2009

Qatar and Education

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This week Qatar is hosting the World Innovation Summit for Education conference. I wish I could have gone but I'm recuperating and it...
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Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Al Ahli Hospital versus Doha Clinic

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Okay I'm back from the hospital for the wisdom teeth extraction at Al Ahli Hospital. So far so good, face is not too swollen and the pa...
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Sunday, November 08, 2009

Where are all the Qataris?

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Something I have found unusual about Qataris is that the society tends to keep to itself and its own activities. the Government spends a lo...
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Monday, November 02, 2009

Tribeca -- the final day

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Last film: A Serious Man -- the Coen Brothers Attendance: 100% The latest film by the Coen Brothers is about a Jewish professor in the l...
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Sunday, November 01, 2009

Tribeca -- day two

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Okay, I saw two films: Buried Secrets -- Raja Amari Attendance: maybe 30%! Apparently the note board said the film was sold out! Wish ...
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