Ramblings of a Hopeless KhowagaRamblings of a Hopeless KhowagaRandom thoughts and round up of the latest international stupidity. Plus descriptions of my travels to exotic and not so exotic places. Brought to you from Austin, Texas. Articles
Chiles en Nogada
2010-09-19 21:02:00 A couple of years ago, I had the lovely fortune of being in the Mexican town of Puebla when chiles en nogada were in season. The dish is associated with Mexican independence day (September 16 ? not May 5!) because Diez y Seis falls during the season when walnuts are being harvested and can be ... More About: Home
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2010-09-10 09:00:00 Jamil Abu-Wardeh: The Axis of Evil Middle East Comedy Tour | Video on TED.com More About: Links
Just because you can don?t mean you should
2010-09-03 17:19:00 In today’s post, I’m going to be rather snarky toward people who don’t necessarily deserve it, but if you have a problem with that as a concept you’re reading the wrong blog. It seems that these days there’s a focus on oversharing every thought. People who should never be listened to (I’m thinking of Sarah ... More About: Home
15 Albums
2010-09-01 16:05:00 I got tagged by my high school pal Linda in a meme. Since I’ve been suffering from writers-slash-motivation block lately, I figured why not? The rules: Don’t take too long to think about it – choose fifteen albums you’ve heard that will always stick with you. List the first fifteen you can recall in no ... More About: Music , Albums
Fall Semester Blues
2010-08-31 20:34:00 “You haven’t blogged in forever.” This has become something of a common refrain in our house of late. I think Spouse is afraid that I’m turning into a curmudgeon, which I may, in fact, be doing. The arrival of the fall semester is kicking what Tina Fey would euphamistically refer to as my “heiney.” Right ... More About: Blues , Home , Semester
Desktop Wallpaper: September 2010
2010-08-25 20:49:00 Off to an early start this month. I like this — blue is one of my favorite colors. It’s such a pretty fighter plane! (Insert your own “Don’t Ask/Don’t Tell” joke here.) 2500×1600 | 1440×900 | 1280×853 | 1280×800 | 1024×768 More About: Photos , Desktop , Wallpaper
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2010-08-03 09:00:00 "Ground zero mosque": Sensible people fearing Islam - Ground Zero Mosque - Salon.com More About: Links
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2010-08-02 09:00:00 Instructions for Audio Walking Tour - New York Times SOUNDWALK Your Ear Can Be Your Guide - New York Times More About: Links
Picking up where I left off ?
2010-07-27 18:17:00 … I never did finish talking about my trip to Brazil. Life intervened — it happens from time to time! Let’s see. When last I checked in, I had mentioned going to Afro-Reggae, a social and musical movement situated in the favela of Vigário Geral, in the northern sector of Rio de Janeiro. They just ... More About: Travel , Photos , Left
Desktop Wallpaper: August 2010
2010-07-26 20:33:00 A nighttime image of luminaries in a store window in Tiradentes, Minas Gerais, Brazil. I love these things, but there’s no way I can get one home in my suitcase. Download (right-click and choose “save as…”): 2560×1600 | 1440×900 | 1280×853 | 1280×800 | 1024×768 (if you don’t see your monitor size listed, choose a ... More About: Photos , Desktop , Wallpaper
A Cidade Maravilhosa
2010-07-15 13:32:00 It?s currently raining as I?m sitting here by the window typing. When we arrived in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday, it was clear, warm, and humid ? two nights ago a storm system moved in (while I was standing in the street, naturally), and it?s no longer clear nor particularly warm ? but maybe that ... More About: Travel
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2010-06-08 09:00:00 A Helpful Collection of Digital Post Processing Tutorials More About: Links
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2010-05-28 09:00:00 The Best Photoshop Tutorials of 2009 More About: Links
So, three gueros walk into a coqui joint ?
2009-09-23 05:22:00 We land in San Juan. Uneventful, except for the clear-air turbulent jump the plane does on the way down. I can almost make out Morro Castle looming over the entrance to the harbor as we touch down. I won’t lie – we’re all tired. The sun went down about halfway through the 2 hour flight from ... More About: Travel , Walk
Law of Diminishing Returns
2009-09-22 21:57:00 Sitting in the alleged “dining area” at the Hollywood/Fort Lauderdale International Airport. We left Austin this morning, and will, JetBlue willing, be in San Juan, Puerto Rico, this evening. I had to take a moment to record for posterity just how bad the “dining options” [sic] here are. $11.86 bought me a small salad and a ... More About: Travel
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2009-09-14 09:00:00 H-Net Reviews: Joseph Massad's "Desiring Arabs" It is perhaps in the argument about the Gay International that the book is both made and unmade. More About: Links
12 of 12: September 2009
2009-09-13 15:31:00 Howdy, 12ers! How was your month? Down here in Central Texas, we’ve been in a severe drought for the past two years. We also had a record number of days this summer over 100 degrees F (~38 C). So, today, when it turned out to be gray, rainy, and rather chilly (72 degrees ~ 21 C), ... More About: September
Light Trails [Flickr]
2009-09-13 01:09:00 khowaga1 posted a photo: Ray was driving, I was playing with long exposure on the camera through the droplets of rain on the windshield and the care Ray was driving, I was playing with long exposure on the camera through the droplets of rain on the windshield and the cars around us. I *may* have been a little tipsy, but that's totally irrelevant... More About: Flickr , Light , Trails
Light Trails [Flickr]
2009-09-13 01:08:00 khowaga1 posted a photo: Ray was driving, I was playing with long exposure on the camera through the droplets of rain on the windshield and the care Ray was driving, I was playing with long exposure on the camera through the droplets of rain on the windshield and the cars around us. I *may* have been a little tipsy, but that's totally irrelevant... More About: Flickr , Light , Trails
Light Trails [Flickr]
2009-09-13 01:07:00 khowaga1 posted a photo: Ray was driving, I was playing with long exposure on the camera through the droplets of rain on the windshield and the care Ray was driving, I was playing with long exposure on the camera through the droplets of rain on the windshield and the cars around us. I *may* have been a little tipsy, but that's totally irrelevant... More About: Flickr , Light , Trails
The Driskill Hotel [Flickr]
2009-09-13 01:07:00 khowaga1 posted a photo: Austin's most haunted hotel (supposedly), it is a local landmark and The Place To Stay When You're In Town (and money is no object). More About: Hotel , Flickr
Light Trails [Flickr]
2009-09-13 01:07:00 khowaga1 posted a photo: Ray was driving, I was playing with long exposure on the camera through the droplets of rain on the windshield and the care Ray was driving, I was playing with long exposure on the camera through the droplets of rain on the windshield and the cars around us. I *may* have been a little tipsy, but that's totally irrelevant... More About: Flickr , Light , Trails
Civility FAIL
2009-09-10 15:40:00 The president gave a speech last night. I didn’t watch it. I need to be able to read the synopsis of political speeches these days because I can’t quite stomach the queasy feeling I get half the time. And so, I missed the moment everyone’s talking about this morning: South Carolina senator Joe Wilson yelling, “You ... More About: Home , Civility
Food Porn
2009-09-09 01:56:00 Changing tactics from my liberal ranting of the past 48 hours (I’ve lost two friends on Facebook … can’t figure out which ones, though. It’s entirely possible that it’s the notoriously unreliable friend counter, but I prefer to think I’ve annoyed people), I’ve decided to go the food porn route. I had a dinner party on ... More About: Food , Home
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2009-09-08 09:00:00 Cairo Journal - Private Motive for Egypt’s Public Embrace of a Jewish Past - NYTimes.com More About: Links
Just Can?t Take it Anymore
2009-09-08 00:29:00 It’s been a while since I’ve posted. In all honesty, I’m a bit tired of the same old aimless blogging. This outlet is no longer as anonymous as it used to be, and, in true “careful what you wish for fashion” I’m in a conundrum: I have more readers, but they’re people that I know. Some ... More About: Home
Watch this space ? or don?t
2009-09-06 01:31:00 I won’t lie — I’ve felt uninspired about blogging lately. I’m exploring some new directions and hope to be back at it soon … More About: Watch , Space , Home
Ramadan Kareem
2009-08-28 01:52:00 So, I’m sitting at my desk eating lunch. My office door is closed, and there’s a knock. I thought I heard the voice of the other Chris in the office, so I opened it, figuring he was either coming to share gossip or ask me for something. I open the door in mid-chew. Instead of Chris, I ... More About: Home , Ramadan
Summer?s End
More articles from this author:2009-08-26 15:12:00 Summer officially ends today here on this esteemed campus of higher learning. Never mind that today will likely be the 66th consecutive day of 100+ degree temperatures, and that we’re still in a massive drought. Summer’s over when classes start. Most years, it seems that I always have something to say about the massive influx of ... More About: Summer , Home 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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