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Here are a few recent photos…nnI took this one standing on my balcony watching a storm blowing in from the east.nn___A_OPEN___a href=”http://www.bobbycox.me/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/IMG_5442.jpg”___nnSame day, same balcony. Shooting my own photo in the reflection of the window. I know, I’m a dork.nn___A_OPEN___a href=”http://www.bobbycox.me/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/IMG_5447.jpg”___nn___A_OPEN___a href=”http://www.bobbycox.me/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/IMG_5447.jpg”___This is a airport ferry boat. About a 7…

Here is a recent picture of one of our teachers and her class. Since a pictures is worth a thousand words, I thought I would let the pic speak for itself.nn

___A_OPEN___a href=”http://www.bobbycox.me/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/l_2048_1536_D2AE4603-DC33-46D2-AEDD-E44A20459DDA.jpeg”___nnAngie bought these mints the other day. Not sure if I should be proud or offended.

Contrary to popular belief, the squeaky wheel does not always get the grease. There is a man that lives down the road from us who uses a wheeled cart to cary rubbish to the dump area every night. Since we spend most of our days with the windows open, we…

Relationships in the islands are seasonal. People come and go out of my life like seasons. Ironically, there is only one season in the islands… hot with a high of 1000 degrees. My friends always stay as friends, but the frequency of time spent with the friends comes and goes.…

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We are teaching a 10-day English class to friends on our island. I guess I shouldn’t say “we.” I’m just along for the ride. Some Americans living in the UAE are mixing vacation and volunteerism. We had our first class tonight and the students and teachers had a great time.…

Braden had a birthday. He is now 13. Yes, that means I am now really old. Strange how that works. I now have a teenager and a tenager. He had a pretty good day, got to eat on the special plate, got some money and some gifts and had a…