Travel

Cairo Egypt – I Have Returned

16 March 2026

July 10 1981

I arrive on the African Continent. Cairo is a shock to my senses. Flying in, I could see the Nile Delta, beautiful green expanse becoming browner as we came to Cairo. What seemed longest runway in the world. In long drive from airport, one sees everything. The roads are packed with close relatives to Israeli bus drivers (I just arrived from Israel and their drivers are nuts.) Taxis honk and zoom in and out of traffic. Two kinds of drivers and pedestrians here: agile and dead. No such thing as a traffic lane. 

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What? Me Worry?

15 March 2026

Won’t kid myself: There exists a viable concern about flying in the direction of a war zone. Especially one started and executed by my own country. It is disconcerting that my government has declared Egypt, and for that matter, the entire Middle East, as a place from which Americans should immediately flee. 

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Jim 

31 December 2025

Jim was born in San Francisco on New Year’s Eve – an auspicious date if ever there was one, as if he arrived already aligned with fresh starts, late-night toasts, and a life inclined toward memorable experiences. 

What makes a BFF?

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