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Adventures of the Elders Saudi Arabia

Dreamtime / Riyadh

Circumnavigation series                            Next in the series Cairo → Riyadh (RUH): ~1,020 miles Elder G and I begin a mostly easterly leg of our journey from Edmonton to Perth. We are straddling the 24th Parallel, with our first stop at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. King Khalid International Airport, Riyadh, Saudi […]

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Collapse of Democracy/Civilization/etc. Heros - NOT Saudi Arabia

Riyadh Comedy Festival

“It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon his not understanding it.”– Upton Sinclair What it is Why it’s controversial Flashpoints this week Jason K. Pargin – A Prophet for the New Millennium We manually transcribed, verbatim, a video essay of a Facebook post by Jason K. Pargin. […]

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Agriculture Egypt Engineering Saudi Arabia TechnoBLOTT The New Crescent

The New Crescent Faces an Engineering Challenge

New Crescent series                                  Next in the series We continue our series on The New Crescent – a Utopian agricultural community that resettles Palestine refuges in a peaceful, prosperous setting. We try to answer some basic questions: How much land? How much water? How much electricity? In our Utopia, Egypt has provided a […]

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Curated Absurdity Fine Arts Saudi Arabia Vietnam

International Bachelor (part 1 of 37)

[We have UC#2 to thank/blame for today’s BLOTT] Time is precious. We all have a finite amount of this cherished gift that has been bestowed upon us. We should make the most of this treasure by doing good works, alleviating suffering, and…. when we need a moment of respite…. With great trepidation and against our […]