Seven months ago, I was sitting in my office at Khalifa University in Abu Dhabi and lamenting the 130-degree Fahrenheit temperature outside. To get to work, I’d waited outside for a cab, and then had to beg the driver to turn the air conditioning to full blast. Upon arrival, I was so hot that I declined…
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50 Days to 50
Fifty days until I’m 50! Okay, so it’s only 39 days until I turn 50 but I intended to write this post a week and a half ago. The world changed in that window of time, as did my mind about what is worth saying. When I think back on my five decades, and all that I have witnessed…
War in Words
On two separate occasions, in two separate countries, I have found myself looking into the mouths of people I’ve just met. And I’m not talking about a quick scan of their smiles. Instead, at their own request, I peered down their throats in search of answers. What question could possibly elicit a full uvula review as…
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