Live From Beirut

Almost a whole year has passed. There's a new gas station in the lot where Majnouna used to traipse around with her puppies. The beauty salon is still taking care of the glamourous side of the people, there are hopeful hairdos all over and the sea doesn't seem to change color any more...it is the color of old dishwater.

It is hard to imagine that there is a small conflict going on less than 50 kilometers away from us. People are much more cautious in who they talk to and how. It is the only sign that anything is amiss as this is all quite normal for the Lebanese and they all know how to mind their own business when they have to. They cannot trust anyone really.

I wish I could tell you what this small conflict is about but I can't. It is incomprehensible really and has all the earmarks of a US/Mossad black op. As is the usual...those morons never give up and find ample numbers of desperate people willing to shoot a gun or support some unknown cause.

It looks like it is going to be a normal visit afterall.

What About Mars?

No more problems says the package
the cure came in, no more
warning labels and the price tag
no longer legible. It began
with flashy children and fast cars
then people started talking
about the remains
after the move-outs,
wondered what would happen
to the crystal ball and Japanese flag.
Where to put Mars now?
Whose house next?