http://myliberaltimes.com Personal thoughts and comments on politics and other matters that cross my mind Tue, 15 Jan 2008 20:57:44 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Readers of this site may be aware that I am a friend of Korean cuisine. Having spent six important years of my life in Seoul, I have developed a special affection for Korean food which I tend to call the most tasteful food available on earth. Wherever I go, I ... http://myliberaltimes.com/?p=202 From a blogging perspective, my 2007 has been an awful year. But then, as readers of this site may know, I have never concealed that I am not the pro-blogging type. More serious than the laxity with which I have dealt with this site, I find that 2007 has seen ... http://myliberaltimes.com/?p=201 For me, the blog is not the place to deal with all too personal matters. However, I will start this post with mentioning yesterday's argument with my wife: It's been some time since I was back home for an entire weekend, and the free time, she said, would be a ... http://myliberaltimes.com/?p=198 In contrast to the recent commotion, going to Hydra is a practice of routine. We have been coming to this beautiful island in the Saronic Gulf every summer the past five years. To make the point, we stay in the same hotel, and even in the same room. For me, returning ... http://myliberaltimes.com/?p=190 Once more, I missed to update from Cairo. Meanwhile, my little family and I are in Hydra for our annual retreat - and, also, immersion into Greek life and culture. The past couple of weeks have, once more, been packed with interesting experiences and personal encounters in the Middle East. ... http://myliberaltimes.com/?p=189 Our son is in the wonderful age of six and, thus, in a phase in which he is pro actively exploring his environment - and, at times, also the universe. During an extended breakfast session this Friday morning - a day off in predominantly Muslim Egypt - the boy confronted ... http://myliberaltimes.com/?p=188 Most things in life have two sides. Therefore, it is difficult, if not impossible to find ideal solutions. What may sound philosophical, has very practical implications. As readers of this site may know, I came to Cairo some five months ago as a part of a professional promotion. I moved up ... http://myliberaltimes.com/?p=186 You may know by now that I am involved in an effort to learn (Egyptian) Arabic. What started some months ago on the banks of the river Rhine with Mustafa Osh, has found fruitful continuation here in Cairo with a competent Egyptian teacher named Nancy Fahmy. I try to go to ... http://myliberaltimes.com/?p=183