i wish i could write a poem with sun soaked syllables and words of grand designs written between invisible fine lines but revealed in due time i wish i could write a poem where metaphors were sad songs and guitar chords could wrap melodies around you surround you, like a quiet blanket and hot peppermint [...]

A Jordanian kidnapped by Iraqi militants demanding the release of a failed woman suicide bomber appealed for his life in a video aired on Sunday, saying he was wearing an explosive belt that could be set by his captors. “I am in great danger and this place is booby-trapped and I am wearing an explosive [...]

1 bottle of redbull, 250 ml? $2.99 2L bottle of Mountain Dew Energy drink? $1.49 Going for price value whilst not reading the Warning Label on the back and suffering from hallucinations such as the walls of my apartment closing in on me? Priceless. Mid-term exam in 9 hours, 8 minutes, 23 seconds and counting [...]

Well the deadline has just passed and many people are holding their breaths to see what will happen to Jill Carroll. I’ve been holding my breath for several weeks now since a group kidnapped a Jordanian driver in December demanding to exchange him for the failed terrorist bomber of November 9th attacks on Amman. It’s [...]

Sticks and stones Break brittle bones While loose lips Sink tired ships As silent fools prove that words can always hurt you

â??They want my house because it is next door to them and from here they can control more of the market. But this house has been in my family since at least 1870, and they can offer me money from the ground to the sky: I won’t take it.â? This was one story that had [...]

I think bloggers vary in their approaches to blogging. I’m not just talking about the art of blogging as defined by writing and publishing a post but rather the entire process of “interaction”. See, some bloggers will blog endlessly and be fixated only with their blogs. Others will blog rarely but you’ll see their names [...]