Archive for the 'Cultural Commentary' Category
Rocky Mountain High
0 Comments Published by jakeallen January 26th, 2007 in jake.allen.ockhamist.com, travel, Jake's Musings, Cultural Commentary, metablogging, Morocco, life update on Jake, picturesNew pictures of my trip to the mountains.
Madness!
Why learning Arabic is so hard
3 Comments Published by jakeallen January 19th, 2007 in travel, Jake's Musings, Cultural Commentary, News Commentary, Home Life, metablogging, politics, economics, quotes, America, Morocco, life update on JakeThis guy from Slate explains why learning Arabic is so hard. A must read.
But the ferociously unfamiliar grammar sets us all adrift. Arabic is a VSO language, which means the verb usually comes before the subject and object. It has a dual number, so nouns and verbs must be learned in singular, dual, and […]
Homework finished
2 Comments Published by jakeallen January 17th, 2007 in Jake's Musings, Cultural Commentary, The Simple Life, Home Life, Morocco, life update on Jake, picturesThis is my assignment for class later today. I had to write a sentence for each vocab word on page 25 of my little book. I just wrote it myself, and still can only read it very, very slowly. Arabic starts on the right and reads moving left, of course. Even the question […]
A franc for your thoughts. / In America they’d bring only a penny, and, huh, I guess that’s about all they’re worth. / Well, I’m willing to be overcharged. Tell me.
2 Comments Published by jakeallen January 7th, 2007 in Jake's Musings, Cultural Commentary, The Simple Life, Morocco, life update on JakeThere is like, a billion things I could write now that I have been in Morocco for three days, and in Meknes for two. But I am still tired. Email me for specifics.
I guess it’s really only been two days, but I have slept three times. I woke up in Casablanca yesterday. I have […]
Good times
0 Comments Published by jakeallen January 2nd, 2007 in Jake's Musings, Cultural Commentary, News Commentary, Humor, politics, history, America, Indiscretion(Really Happened)
MADNESS!
Innapropriate Madness!
1 Comment Published by jakeallen December 27th, 2006 in Jake's Musings, Cultural Commentary, News Commentary, metablogging, politics, history, America, video blog, TVMadness!
Jocks v. Nerds
0 Comments Published by jakeallen December 26th, 2006 in Jake's Musings, Cultural Commentary, Humor, metablogging, economics, history——Jocks vs Nerds—-
Michael Jordan having “retired,” with $40 million in endorsements, makes $178,100 a day, working or not.
If he sleeps 7 hours a night, he makes $52,000 every night while visions of sugarplums dance in his head.
If he goes to see a movie, it’ll cost him $7.00, but he’ll make $18,550 while he’s there.
If he […]
Cui bono
0 Comments Published by jakeallen December 25th, 2006 in Jake's Musings, Cultural Commentary, The Simple Life, Humor, metablogging, Women, IndiscretionHeh heh heh
Merry Christmas:
24 Ways to a Girl’s heart
Madness!
Faith of our friends?
1 Comment Published by jakeallen December 20th, 2006 in Jake's Musings, Cultural Commentary, Religion, metablogging, historyMadness!
Tidings of great joy that will be for ME
0 Comments Published by jakeallen December 16th, 2006 in jake.allen.ockhamist.com, Jake's Musings, Cultural Commentary, News Commentary, politics, economics, America, Morocco, life update on JakeYesterday I changed my subscription to the Economist to my new address in Morocco.
And as of this week my tickets are in my hands!
Woo Hoo
Fight the . . .
MADNESS!
Under Morocco’s Spell
2 Comments Published by jakeallen October 23rd, 2006 in travel, Jake's Musings, Cultural Commentary, News Commentary, The Simple Life, economics, MoroccoA certain Kevin sent me a link to the New York Times’ article “Under Morocco’s Spell,” which I share with you now.
It speaks of the Berber people, whose lives are often overlooked in tales of Morocco.
Madness?
Two Americans from the Midwest
1 Comment Published by jakeallen October 19th, 2006 in travel, Jake's Musings, Cultural Commentary, metablogging, America, Health, FoodMore here.
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Everything you need to know about investing in 129 words
0 Comments Published by jakeallen October 16th, 2006 in Jake's Musings, Cultural Commentary, metablogging, economics, Americaheh heh. via metafilter.
Everything you need to know about investing in 129 words. By Scott “Dilbert” Adams, edited by Paul Ferrell. Nine steps. The comments are interesting, with some profanity, and some regular forum fighting. I need to write a will this week. Some people don’t like number 8, but it makes sense to me, except […]