by Natasha Tynes | Jul 18, 2005 | Political mayhem
Mental Mayhem reader Heiko alerted me to a survey whose findings disturbed me to no end. According to the survey by the Pew Research Center:
In Jordan, confidence in bin Laden, who took responsibility for the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on the United States and many other attacks, rose to 60 percent from 55 percent.
Also according to the report, support for suicide bombings rose in Jordan to 57 percent from 43 percent in 2002.
I’m not sure how accurate this report is, but it is certainly disturbing!!! Is this really happening in Jordan? I hope and pray this is not the case. Can anyone shed any further light on this?
by Natasha Tynes | Jul 18, 2005 | Media watch
Thanks to Mahmood’s blog, I found that I was quoted in the Times of London. Great, but they got the link for the blog wrong! Anyway, knowing that the Times of London reads my blog somehow makes feel more responsible about my blogging in a way. Here is the link.
by Natasha Tynes | Jul 18, 2005 | Mi Familia, Shutterbug, Travel
We returned last night from a wonderful road trip into the Deep South where we visited Alabama, Tennessee and North Carolina. The whole purpose of the trip was to visit my sister and her family and spend some quality time with them. We had a wonderful, wonderful time. Every minute we spent with ‘La Familia’ was memorable and will be cherished forever.
The kids were just so wonderful as usual. They keep getting cuter by the day. I can never get enough of them. One of the highlights of our visit there was getting the chance to ride a Sea Doo on the Gadsen River. We cruised on the river for maybe 40 minutes and got a chance to see some of the most wonderful sights I have ever seen in my life. For a while there, I thought I’d died and gone to heaven.
Driving back to Virginia, we stopped for a night in Gatlinburg, Tennessee in the Smoky Mountains and what a sight it was. The mountains lived up to their name, as they are indeed smoky, particularly with the light rain.
The town of Gatlinburg itself was buzzing with life. It had entertainment of every imaginable sort. I could not believe what I was seeing as things looked like a mesh between Las Vegas and Disney Land (Please bear in mind that I have never been to either of these places).
Leaving Gatlinburg we drove through the Smokies to North Carolina, where we stopped in the Indian reservation of Cherokee. It was intriguing. I had never quiet grasped the concept of an Indian reservation before visiting this place. In addition to hopping between tourist shops, we got to chat and take pictures with a Native American man by the name of “Killing Bear.”
Of course, I could not keep my mouth shut and had to ask him one million questions about his native language, the reservation, and if I could pass as a Native American, something he affirmed. One of the interesting things we saw were signs written in both English and Cherokee. Now, isn’t this neat?
I believe this trip will wrap up our touring for the time being, as we’ll soon head further north to pursue job opportunities. This trip has definitely given us enough of a boost to help us take the career world by storm. We are very hopeful and excited about the coming days.
by Natasha Tynes | Jul 10, 2005 | Political mayhem
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I was delighted to see this vigil taking place in Bahrain where Muslim youth took to the streets condemning the terrorist attacks that happened in London, saying "Not in my name."
I personally hope a similar vigil can be organized in Jordan and across the Arab world, as it is a direct and courageous condemnation of such an atrocity. Who knows, this might turn out to be what Thomas Friedman is talking about in his recent column.
Make sure to read Chanad’s blog for more details.
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Ameen has just alerted me that a smiliar vigil has already been held in Jordan. Here is the link. This has certainly put a smile on my face.
by Natasha Tynes | Jul 10, 2005 | Life as a Virginian, Mi Familia, Shutterbug
Two days ago I turned 29. On that morning, I woke up in a sour mood knowing that the 8th of July 2005 marked the beginning of the last year of my twenties. Eventually, I got over it and managed to have a great day celebrating with the husband and Dad and Mom T. They took me out to a top-notch restaurant just outside of Harrisonburg called The Bluestone Inn.
This restaurant is a bit of a local secret and quite unique. You dine under the mounted heads of hunted animals like deer, bear, moose, etc that are hung all over walls covered in memorabilia. The food was fantastic and the baked scallops that I picked were just orgasmic. After the fantastic dinner we returned home for some cake, champagne and a gift opening session. It was a wonderful way to celebrate such a depressing age.
It is also worth noting that the 8th of July marked the one year anniversary of this blog’s presence on TypePad. It was a birthday gift from the husband last year and what a wonderful gift it turned out to be.
