We met on the first day of college. We shared a canoe on our orientation trip and were the last boat ashore for that evening. We drove to Georgia from Massachusetts and back. We have seen Dar Williams three times together. We love Ann M. Martin, Gerard Depardieu, Benny Johnson, Sally Field, and Jhumpa Lahiri. [...]
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7 Jan
Who doesn’t want to be an ex-President?
President-elect Barack Obama met today with President George W. Bush and former Presidents Bill Clinton, George H.W. Bush, and Jimmy Carter today in the Oval Office (read coverage and watch video here.) ُThis is the first gathering of current, former, and future presidents since 1981. Cooler than the SNL animated shorts? That’s for you to [...]
3 Jan
Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner
M, brother to J, is staying with us for the weekend. It’s a perfect way to end the holiday season, if you ask me. He’s an incredible storyteller and always has new adventures to share with us, so really, there’s never a dull moment. M is also super funny and super nice.
ضاف dafa
:to stop or [...]
23 Dec
It’s all in the family
Because I’m with the family over the holidays, here are some basic family terms.
ام umm
:mother
بابا baba
:father
اخ ach
:brother
اخت acht
:sister
أسرة usra
:family
ابن ibn
:son; descendant, offspring
ابنة ibna
:daughter
ابن الأخ ibn al-acht
:nephew
ابنة الأخ ibna al-acht
:niece
خال khal
:uncle
خالة khala
:aunt
جد jadd
:grandfather; ancestor, forefather
جدة jadda
:grandmother
ابن عم ibn ‘am
:cousin (male)
ابنة عم ibna ‘am
:cousin (female)
