Free Souvenir

When vacationing it’s always a nice gesture to buy yourself, family and friends souvenirs. When I was in The Bahamas, I was so overwhelmed with the majestic waters and activities that I really didn’t spend much time in any of those gift shops. As my vacation was coming to a close I realized that I […]

Weekly Dose Post #101

This is stuff I found while browsing the net. Check back every Monday for more… Joke of the Week: A blind man enters a “Ladies Bar” by mistake. He finds his way to a bar stool and orders a drink. After sitting there for a while, he yells to the bartender, “Hey, you wanna hear […]

Scary Sea Bass

     This was my first time ever eating fish that well, looked like a fish. My best friend Patrick ordered sea bass and let me try a bite. I honestly didn’t even know how to begin eating this because it looked scary. He said just glide the fork gently across the bone to get the meat off. […]

So Many Beads

      My sister Astede is really creative. She made this art piece out of colorful beads she got from Mardi Gras (pre-Katrina). Keep in mind that it’s over 6 years old so some fell off. It’s rectangular but was leaning against a wall (cropped out) when I originally took the photo, hence the weird shape. […]

Sugar and Spice Bulletin Board

      When school was in session, I used to “bug” Patrick just about every morning before school started. I’d sit in his class and we’d converse while he was preparing lessons plans. One day I wrote a cheerful message on his whiteboard. He didn’t ever turn me away; like some others did.       Even when […]

Weekly Dose Post #100

This is stuff I found while browsing the net. Check back every Monday for more… Joke of the Week: An elderly couple had dinner at another couple’s house, and after eating, the wives left the table and went into the kitchen. The two gentlemen were talking, and one said, “Last night we went out to […]

90’s Graduates

Graduating from high school is often a bittersweet experience… you tend to leave old friends behind but begin writing new chapters in your life. Such as meeting new friends, going off to college/trade school, establishing a career, setting and accomplishing various goals, getting married, having children, et cetera. Here’s six special people who gave me […]

Weekly Dose Post #99

This is stuff I found while browsing the net. Check back every Monday for more… Joke of the Week: Two gas company servicemen, a senior training supervisor and a young trainee were out checking meters in a suburban neighborhood. They parked their truck at the end of the alley and worked their way to the […]

Airport Immigration Line

     This is what the immigration line looks like at the Kuwait International Airport (KWI). For work-related reasons I’ve traveled in and out of this country eight times and went through the same process each time I returned; which was four times by the way. Oh boy what fun, uhh yeah that was me being sarcastic. […]

Weekly Dose Post #98

This is stuff I found while browsing the net. Check back every Monday for more… Joke of the Week: A teacher asks her class, “If there are five birds sitting on a fence and you shoot one of them, how many will be left?” She calls on little Tony. He replies, “None, they will all […]

International Day

      This was a fun activity day at the school. Each classroom dressed up like they were from different countries. The children made a colorful dragon in art class. In Kuwait school/work days are Sunday-Thursday. Friday-Saturday is the weekend. The majority of the population Muslim.      Jumu’ah (Friday Prayers) are done inside the Mosque. Muslim men […]