1 John chapter 3 - John reminding us that Jesus laid down His life to show His love for us. Surely we can consider the needs of those around us in return.
On this day:
1998 - Took Nicole and Craig and Frank to Middle school for 1/2 first day. Now that I am retired and have nothing to get back to, I miss those days of driving half the kids in the neighborhood to school. I was always on my way to work so it wasn't inconvenient and I liked to just listen to the conversation between the kids, you can learn a lot listening.
1998 - The movie "Titanic" went on sale across North America.
1998 - Mark McGwire (St. Louis Cardinals) hit his 56th and 57th homeruns to set a new National League record. He would eventually reach a total of 70 for the season on September 27.
1998 - Vietnam released 5,000 prisoners, including political dissidents, on National Day. wow this was a big day elsewhere in the news!
Parenting - Had a BBQ here yesterday with my travelers group that travels on line, we finished up Cairo with kebabs. Nicole had invited her friend Jamie and his wife Liz over and Jamie's two little boys. The boys come here quite often so are familiar with all the things they are allowed to play with, like Grandma's wheelchair and her walker on wheels. They are 7 and 3 so anything on wheels works. The other toys are some plastic guns that shoot sponge darts, they are toys that Jamie and Nicole and Craig played with 25 years ago. Looking out the window to my yard I can see those darts all over the place. Some things don't change.
Book Club - Drums of Autumn by Diana Gabaldon. I was going to finish up this book yesterday but was too busy, will put it to rest today. I am taking a break from reading here to put a good effort into finishing the book I am writing.
Damascus Syria - We have moved here today from Cairo. Not a big cultural change, but maybe interesting to see why this country is in such terrible shape today. Let's start with history:
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Damascus دمشق | |
|---|---|
 View of Damascus from Mount Qassioun | |
| Nickname(s): City of Jasmin | |
 
Damascus
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| Coordinates: 33°30′47″N 36°17′31″E / 33.51306°N 36.29194°E | |
| Country | Syria |
| Governorates | Damascus Governorate, Capital City |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Bishr Al Sabban |
| Area | |
| • City | 105 km2 (41 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 77 km2 (30 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 680 m (2,230 ft) |
| Population (2009 est.[1]) | |
| • City | 1,711,000 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
| Area code(s) | Country code: 963, City code: 11 |
| Demonym | Damascene |
| Website | Damascus Governorate |
| Sources: Damascus city area[2] | |
| Official name: Ancient City of Damascus | |
Located in southwestern Syria, Damascus is the center of a large metropolitan area of 2.6 million people (2004).[3] Geographically embedded on the eastern foothills of the Anti-Lebanon mountain range 80 kilometres (50 mi) inland from the eastern shore of the Mediterranean on a plateau 680 metres (2,230 ft) above sea-level, Damascus experiences a semi-arid climate due to the rain shadow effect. The Barada River flows through Damascus.
First settled in the second millennium BC, it was chosen as the capital of the Umayyad Caliphate from 661 to 750. After the victory of the Abbasid dynasty, the seat of Islamic power was moved to Baghdad. Damascus saw a political decline throughout the Abbasid era, only to regain significant importance in the Ayyubid and Mamluk periods. During Ottoman rule, the city decayed completely while maintaining a certain cultural prestige. Today, it is the seat of the central government and all of the government ministries.
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