From 7f7404793deab68f7b081c06f2c4ac9b7fedb52c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Alan Orth Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2016 15:07:25 +0300 Subject: [PATCH] Regenerate public --- public/categories/architecture/index.html | 51 +++++++++++++- public/categories/food/index.html | 17 ++++- public/categories/nature/index.html | 34 +++++++++- public/index.html | 83 +++++++++++++---------- public/post/index.html | 83 +++++++++++++---------- public/tags/armenia/index.html | 17 ++++- public/tags/art/index.html | 34 +++++++++- public/tags/baklawa/index.html | 17 ++++- public/tags/camping/index.html | 17 ++++- public/tags/church/index.html | 17 ++++- public/tags/driving/index.html | 17 ++++- public/tags/eid/index.html | 17 ++++- public/tags/mosque/index.html | 17 ++++- public/tags/noise/index.html | 17 ++++- public/tags/oasis/index.html | 17 ++++- public/tags/painting/index.html | 34 +++++++++- public/tags/sheep/index.html | 17 ++++- public/tags/wetland/index.html | 17 ++++- public/tags/whatsapp/index.html | 17 ++++- 19 files changed, 448 insertions(+), 92 deletions(-) diff --git a/public/categories/architecture/index.html b/public/categories/architecture/index.html index 98f849f5..0fef7907 100644 --- a/public/categories/architecture/index.html +++ b/public/categories/architecture/index.html @@ -87,7 +87,22 @@

- A colorful floral pattern pops out of the ceiling Another day, another exquisite, hand-painted ceiling in Amman. Just like the other hand-painted wood ceiling I posted about a few weeks ago, the work was done by an old Syrian man. This one is actually in my flat, and I may or may not have taken this picture while laying on my back on the living room floor. Technical: Nikon D3100, post processed from RAW with darktable. + +
+ + A hand-painted floral pattern on wooden panels on the ceiling + + +
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A colorful floral pattern pops out of the ceiling

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Another day, another exquisite, hand-painted ceiling in Amman. Just like the other hand-painted wood ceiling I posted about a few weeks ago, the work was done by an old Syrian man. This one is actually in my flat, and I may or may not have taken this picture while laying on my back on the living room floor.

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- Easily one of the most unique buildings in Amman Even if the number number of mosques in Amman didn’t outnumber churches by a factor of ten, the Saint Thaddeus Armenian Apostolic church would still stand out. It caught my eye once a few weeks ago and then I started seeing it every time I glanced at Jabal Al-Ashrafieh. After weeks of squinting and asking myself “Is that an Armenian church?” I finally went on an epic scavenger hunt and found it. + +
+ + Armenian church with pointy steeple + + +
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Easily one of the most unique buildings in Amman

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Even if the number number of mosques in Amman didn’t outnumber churches by a factor of ten, the Saint Thaddeus Armenian Apostolic church would still stand out. It caught my eye once a few weeks ago and then I started seeing it every time I glanced at Jabal Al-Ashrafieh. After weeks of squinting and asking myself “Is that an Armenian church?” I finally went on an epic scavenger hunt and found it.

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- Beautiful hand-painted wood panels on the ceiling There’s an old Syrian man who does this fantastic hand painting on wood panels in Amman. A few flats in our building have them installed on the ceiling, but this one takes the cake. I’m not sure if it’s typical for the region or not — the man was referencing pictures from a Russian art book — but they are exquisite. + +
+ + Beautiful hand-painted wood panels on the ceiling + + +
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Beautiful hand-painted wood panels on the ceiling

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There’s an old Syrian man who does this fantastic hand painting on wood panels in Amman. A few flats in our building have them installed on the ceiling, but this one takes the cake. I’m not sure if it’s typical for the region or not — the man was referencing pictures from a Russian art book — but they are exquisite.

+ Read more → diff --git a/public/categories/food/index.html b/public/categories/food/index.html index 6617296f..a51b65c5 100644 --- a/public/categories/food/index.html +++ b/public/categories/food/index.html @@ -87,7 +87,22 @@

- Everybody likes baklava! There’s a shop in one of Amman’s downtown markets that sells traditional sweets. I’m not sure who was more excited about this half kilo of baklawa — me, or the jovial young Jordanian selling it. + +
+ + Young child smiling and wrapping up baklava in a shop in Amman + + +
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Everybody likes baklava!

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There’s a shop in one of Amman’s downtown markets that sells traditional sweets. I’m not sure who was more excited about this half kilo of baklawa — me, or the jovial young Jordanian selling it.

+ Read more → diff --git a/public/categories/nature/index.html b/public/categories/nature/index.html index 18cfbc84..bd4b444a 100644 --- a/public/categories/nature/index.html +++ b/public/categories/nature/index.html @@ -87,7 +87,22 @@

- A one of a kind oasis is at risk of disappearing in the near future. There’s an amazing wetland nature preserve an hour and a half from Amman — in thirty minutes of walking around, I saw birds, snakes, crabs, fish, and even water buffaloes! For thousands of years it was a massive, thriving oasis whose ecological diversity supported human settlements, but in the past few decades it has come dangerously close to drying up due to increased water usage from surrounding cities. + +
+ + Small lake with bridge and vegetation in the Jordanian desert. + + +
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A one of a kind oasis is at risk of disappearing in the near future.

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There’s an amazing wetland nature preserve an hour and a half from Amman — in thirty minutes of walking around, I saw birds, snakes, crabs, fish, and even water buffaloes! For thousands of years it was a massive, thriving oasis whose ecological diversity supported human settlements, but in the past few decades it has come dangerously close to drying up due to increased water usage from surrounding cities.

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- Just after sunrise at a camp in the Dana Biosphere A few weeks ago I slept in a tent on the cusp of Jordan’s Rift Valley. Wild Jordan has regular hiking and camping trips to the reserve and they are very affordable. The staff are friendly and genuinely care about nature conservation. Trips to this and other national parks are part of an impressive government effort to preserve Jordan’s natural spaces. + +
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Just after sunrise at a camp in the Dana Biosphere

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A few weeks ago I slept in a tent on the cusp of Jordan’s Rift Valley. Wild Jordan has regular hiking and camping trips to the reserve and they are very affordable. The staff are friendly and genuinely care about nature conservation. Trips to this and other national parks are part of an impressive government effort to preserve Jordan’s natural spaces.

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- A colorful floral pattern pops out of the ceiling Another day, another exquisite, hand-painted ceiling in Amman. Just like the other hand-painted wood ceiling I posted about a few weeks ago, the work was done by an old Syrian man. This one is actually in my flat, and I may or may not have taken this picture while laying on my back on the living room floor. Technical: Nikon D3100, post processed from RAW with darktable. + +
+ + A hand-painted floral pattern on wooden panels on the ceiling + + +
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A colorful floral pattern pops out of the ceiling

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Another day, another exquisite, hand-painted ceiling in Amman. Just like the other hand-painted wood ceiling I posted about a few weeks ago, the work was done by an old Syrian man. This one is actually in my flat, and I may or may not have taken this picture while laying on my back on the living room floor.

+ Read more → @@ -103,7 +118,22 @@

- A one of a kind oasis is at risk of disappearing in the near future. There’s an amazing wetland nature preserve an hour and a half from Amman — in thirty minutes of walking around, I saw birds, snakes, crabs, fish, and even water buffaloes! For thousands of years it was a massive, thriving oasis whose ecological diversity supported human settlements, but in the past few decades it has come dangerously close to drying up due to increased water usage from surrounding cities. + +
+ + Small lake with bridge and vegetation in the Jordanian desert. + + +
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A one of a kind oasis is at risk of disappearing in the near future.

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There’s an amazing wetland nature preserve an hour and a half from Amman — in thirty minutes of walking around, I saw birds, snakes, crabs, fish, and even water buffaloes! For thousands of years it was a massive, thriving oasis whose ecological diversity supported human settlements, but in the past few decades it has come dangerously close to drying up due to increased water usage from surrounding cities.

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- Everybody likes baklava! There’s a shop in one of Amman’s downtown markets that sells traditional sweets. I’m not sure who was more excited about this half kilo of baklawa — me, or the jovial young Jordanian selling it. + +
+ + Young child smiling and wrapping up baklava in a shop in Amman + + +
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Everybody likes baklava!

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There’s a shop in one of Amman’s downtown markets that sells traditional sweets. I’m not sure who was more excited about this half kilo of baklawa — me, or the jovial young Jordanian selling it.

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Saint Thaddeus Church in Amman

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by Alan Orth in -  Architecture - - -  , - -

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- Easily one of the most unique buildings in Amman Even if the number number of mosques in Amman didn’t outnumber churches by a factor of ten, the Saint Thaddeus Armenian Apostolic church would still stand out. It caught my eye once a few weeks ago and then I started seeing it every time I glanced at Jabal Al-Ashrafieh. After weeks of squinting and asking myself “Is that an Armenian church?” I finally went on an epic scavenger hunt and found it. - Read more → -
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Camping in the Dana Biosphere Reserve

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- Just after sunrise at a camp in the Dana Biosphere A few weeks ago I slept in a tent on the cusp of Jordan’s Rift Valley. Wild Jordan has regular hiking and camping trips to the reserve and they are very affordable. The staff are friendly and genuinely care about nature conservation. Trips to this and other national parks are part of an impressive government effort to preserve Jordan’s natural spaces. - Read more → -
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- A colorful floral pattern pops out of the ceiling Another day, another exquisite, hand-painted ceiling in Amman. Just like the other hand-painted wood ceiling I posted about a few weeks ago, the work was done by an old Syrian man. This one is actually in my flat, and I may or may not have taken this picture while laying on my back on the living room floor. Technical: Nikon D3100, post processed from RAW with darktable. + +
+ + A hand-painted floral pattern on wooden panels on the ceiling + + +
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A colorful floral pattern pops out of the ceiling

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Another day, another exquisite, hand-painted ceiling in Amman. Just like the other hand-painted wood ceiling I posted about a few weeks ago, the work was done by an old Syrian man. This one is actually in my flat, and I may or may not have taken this picture while laying on my back on the living room floor.

+ Read more → @@ -103,7 +118,22 @@

- A one of a kind oasis is at risk of disappearing in the near future. There’s an amazing wetland nature preserve an hour and a half from Amman — in thirty minutes of walking around, I saw birds, snakes, crabs, fish, and even water buffaloes! For thousands of years it was a massive, thriving oasis whose ecological diversity supported human settlements, but in the past few decades it has come dangerously close to drying up due to increased water usage from surrounding cities. + +
+ + Small lake with bridge and vegetation in the Jordanian desert. + + +
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A one of a kind oasis is at risk of disappearing in the near future.

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There’s an amazing wetland nature preserve an hour and a half from Amman — in thirty minutes of walking around, I saw birds, snakes, crabs, fish, and even water buffaloes! For thousands of years it was a massive, thriving oasis whose ecological diversity supported human settlements, but in the past few decades it has come dangerously close to drying up due to increased water usage from surrounding cities.

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- Everybody likes baklava! There’s a shop in one of Amman’s downtown markets that sells traditional sweets. I’m not sure who was more excited about this half kilo of baklawa — me, or the jovial young Jordanian selling it. + +
+ + Young child smiling and wrapping up baklava in a shop in Amman + + +
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Everybody likes baklava!

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There’s a shop in one of Amman’s downtown markets that sells traditional sweets. I’m not sure who was more excited about this half kilo of baklawa — me, or the jovial young Jordanian selling it.

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Saint Thaddeus Church in Amman

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by Alan Orth in -  Architecture - - -  , - -

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- Easily one of the most unique buildings in Amman Even if the number number of mosques in Amman didn’t outnumber churches by a factor of ten, the Saint Thaddeus Armenian Apostolic church would still stand out. It caught my eye once a few weeks ago and then I started seeing it every time I glanced at Jabal Al-Ashrafieh. After weeks of squinting and asking myself “Is that an Armenian church?” I finally went on an epic scavenger hunt and found it. - Read more → -
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Camping in the Dana Biosphere Reserve

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by Alan Orth in -  Nature - - -   - -

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- Just after sunrise at a camp in the Dana Biosphere A few weeks ago I slept in a tent on the cusp of Jordan’s Rift Valley. Wild Jordan has regular hiking and camping trips to the reserve and they are very affordable. The staff are friendly and genuinely care about nature conservation. Trips to this and other national parks are part of an impressive government effort to preserve Jordan’s natural spaces. - Read more → -
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- Easily one of the most unique buildings in Amman Even if the number number of mosques in Amman didn’t outnumber churches by a factor of ten, the Saint Thaddeus Armenian Apostolic church would still stand out. It caught my eye once a few weeks ago and then I started seeing it every time I glanced at Jabal Al-Ashrafieh. After weeks of squinting and asking myself “Is that an Armenian church?” I finally went on an epic scavenger hunt and found it. + +
+ + Armenian church with pointy steeple + + +
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Easily one of the most unique buildings in Amman

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Even if the number number of mosques in Amman didn’t outnumber churches by a factor of ten, the Saint Thaddeus Armenian Apostolic church would still stand out. It caught my eye once a few weeks ago and then I started seeing it every time I glanced at Jabal Al-Ashrafieh. After weeks of squinting and asking myself “Is that an Armenian church?” I finally went on an epic scavenger hunt and found it.

+ Read more → diff --git a/public/tags/art/index.html b/public/tags/art/index.html index f254205f..2dc8b90e 100644 --- a/public/tags/art/index.html +++ b/public/tags/art/index.html @@ -87,7 +87,22 @@

- A colorful floral pattern pops out of the ceiling Another day, another exquisite, hand-painted ceiling in Amman. Just like the other hand-painted wood ceiling I posted about a few weeks ago, the work was done by an old Syrian man. This one is actually in my flat, and I may or may not have taken this picture while laying on my back on the living room floor. Technical: Nikon D3100, post processed from RAW with darktable. + +
+ + A hand-painted floral pattern on wooden panels on the ceiling + + +
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A colorful floral pattern pops out of the ceiling

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Another day, another exquisite, hand-painted ceiling in Amman. Just like the other hand-painted wood ceiling I posted about a few weeks ago, the work was done by an old Syrian man. This one is actually in my flat, and I may or may not have taken this picture while laying on my back on the living room floor.

+ Read more → @@ -103,7 +118,22 @@

- Beautiful hand-painted wood panels on the ceiling There’s an old Syrian man who does this fantastic hand painting on wood panels in Amman. A few flats in our building have them installed on the ceiling, but this one takes the cake. I’m not sure if it’s typical for the region or not — the man was referencing pictures from a Russian art book — but they are exquisite. + +
+ + Beautiful hand-painted wood panels on the ceiling + + +
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Beautiful hand-painted wood panels on the ceiling

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There’s an old Syrian man who does this fantastic hand painting on wood panels in Amman. A few flats in our building have them installed on the ceiling, but this one takes the cake. I’m not sure if it’s typical for the region or not — the man was referencing pictures from a Russian art book — but they are exquisite.

+ Read more → diff --git a/public/tags/baklawa/index.html b/public/tags/baklawa/index.html index bd0420d9..cfd1aa2e 100644 --- a/public/tags/baklawa/index.html +++ b/public/tags/baklawa/index.html @@ -87,7 +87,22 @@

- Everybody likes baklava! There’s a shop in one of Amman’s downtown markets that sells traditional sweets. I’m not sure who was more excited about this half kilo of baklawa — me, or the jovial young Jordanian selling it. + +
+ + Young child smiling and wrapping up baklava in a shop in Amman + + +
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Everybody likes baklava!

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There’s a shop in one of Amman’s downtown markets that sells traditional sweets. I’m not sure who was more excited about this half kilo of baklawa — me, or the jovial young Jordanian selling it.

+ Read more → diff --git a/public/tags/camping/index.html b/public/tags/camping/index.html index f33f42c6..9df8c816 100644 --- a/public/tags/camping/index.html +++ b/public/tags/camping/index.html @@ -87,7 +87,22 @@

- Just after sunrise at a camp in the Dana Biosphere A few weeks ago I slept in a tent on the cusp of Jordan’s Rift Valley. Wild Jordan has regular hiking and camping trips to the reserve and they are very affordable. The staff are friendly and genuinely care about nature conservation. Trips to this and other national parks are part of an impressive government effort to preserve Jordan’s natural spaces. + +
+ + Just after sunrise at a camp in the Dana Biosphere + + +
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Just after sunrise at a camp in the Dana Biosphere

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A few weeks ago I slept in a tent on the cusp of Jordan’s Rift Valley. Wild Jordan has regular hiking and camping trips to the reserve and they are very affordable. The staff are friendly and genuinely care about nature conservation. Trips to this and other national parks are part of an impressive government effort to preserve Jordan’s natural spaces.

+ Read more → diff --git a/public/tags/church/index.html b/public/tags/church/index.html index 44327f72..1ea7ce09 100644 --- a/public/tags/church/index.html +++ b/public/tags/church/index.html @@ -87,7 +87,22 @@

- Easily one of the most unique buildings in Amman Even if the number number of mosques in Amman didn’t outnumber churches by a factor of ten, the Saint Thaddeus Armenian Apostolic church would still stand out. It caught my eye once a few weeks ago and then I started seeing it every time I glanced at Jabal Al-Ashrafieh. After weeks of squinting and asking myself “Is that an Armenian church?” I finally went on an epic scavenger hunt and found it. + +
+ + Armenian church with pointy steeple + + +
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Easily one of the most unique buildings in Amman

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Even if the number number of mosques in Amman didn’t outnumber churches by a factor of ten, the Saint Thaddeus Armenian Apostolic church would still stand out. It caught my eye once a few weeks ago and then I started seeing it every time I glanced at Jabal Al-Ashrafieh. After weeks of squinting and asking myself “Is that an Armenian church?” I finally went on an epic scavenger hunt and found it.

+ Read more → diff --git a/public/tags/driving/index.html b/public/tags/driving/index.html index 68690fae..172de4b3 100644 --- a/public/tags/driving/index.html +++ b/public/tags/driving/index.html @@ -85,7 +85,22 @@

- Billboard in Amman cautions against using your phone while driving I can’t even read Arabic but I’m pretty sure that billboard is telling people to put their fucking phones down while driving. It’s like an epidemic here. I’ve never seen people look less at the road while driving than here in Amman. + +
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Billboard in Amman cautions against using your phone while driving

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I can’t even read Arabic but I’m pretty sure that billboard is telling people to put their fucking phones down while driving. It’s like an epidemic here. I’ve never seen people look less at the road while driving than here in Amman.

+ Read more → diff --git a/public/tags/eid/index.html b/public/tags/eid/index.html index a3a73eed..3d00dc32 100644 --- a/public/tags/eid/index.html +++ b/public/tags/eid/index.html @@ -85,7 +85,22 @@

- Sheep carcass lazily discarded in neighborhood dumpster As Muslims around the world are busy wishing each other a blessed Eid al-Adha, some poor bastard has to clean up this lazily discarded sheep carcass from my local dumpster (note the entrails spilled below). Keep it classy, Jordan. + +
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Sheep carcass lazily discarded in neighborhood dumpster

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As Muslims around the world are busy wishing each other a blessed Eid al-Adha, some poor bastard has to clean up this lazily discarded sheep carcass from my local dumpster (note the entrails spilled below). Keep it classy, Jordan.

+ Read more → diff --git a/public/tags/mosque/index.html b/public/tags/mosque/index.html index 70c50f54..b1232c6d 100644 --- a/public/tags/mosque/index.html +++ b/public/tags/mosque/index.html @@ -85,7 +85,22 @@

- Sign forbidding sound near mosque on Rainbow Street, Amman The irony is rich with this one, because this mosque has a sound system from another planet. If I wasn’t worried about my personal safety I’d put up a sign right next to it saying: Please mute your mosque, there is a sleeping Alan 50m away. + +
+ + Sign forbidding sound near mosque on Rainbow Street, Amman + + +
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Sign forbidding sound near mosque on Rainbow Street, Amman

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The irony is rich with this one, because this mosque has a sound system from another planet. If I wasn’t worried about my personal safety I’d put up a sign right next to it saying: Please mute your mosque, there is a sleeping Alan 50m away.

+ Read more → diff --git a/public/tags/noise/index.html b/public/tags/noise/index.html index ce37a80f..d173160f 100644 --- a/public/tags/noise/index.html +++ b/public/tags/noise/index.html @@ -85,7 +85,22 @@

- Sign forbidding sound near mosque on Rainbow Street, Amman The irony is rich with this one, because this mosque has a sound system from another planet. If I wasn’t worried about my personal safety I’d put up a sign right next to it saying: Please mute your mosque, there is a sleeping Alan 50m away. + +
+ + Sign forbidding sound near mosque on Rainbow Street, Amman + + +
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Sign forbidding sound near mosque on Rainbow Street, Amman

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The irony is rich with this one, because this mosque has a sound system from another planet. If I wasn’t worried about my personal safety I’d put up a sign right next to it saying: Please mute your mosque, there is a sleeping Alan 50m away.

+ Read more → diff --git a/public/tags/oasis/index.html b/public/tags/oasis/index.html index bfe170c8..217a321c 100644 --- a/public/tags/oasis/index.html +++ b/public/tags/oasis/index.html @@ -87,7 +87,22 @@

- A one of a kind oasis is at risk of disappearing in the near future. There’s an amazing wetland nature preserve an hour and a half from Amman — in thirty minutes of walking around, I saw birds, snakes, crabs, fish, and even water buffaloes! For thousands of years it was a massive, thriving oasis whose ecological diversity supported human settlements, but in the past few decades it has come dangerously close to drying up due to increased water usage from surrounding cities. + +
+ + Small lake with bridge and vegetation in the Jordanian desert. + + +
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A one of a kind oasis is at risk of disappearing in the near future.

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There’s an amazing wetland nature preserve an hour and a half from Amman — in thirty minutes of walking around, I saw birds, snakes, crabs, fish, and even water buffaloes! For thousands of years it was a massive, thriving oasis whose ecological diversity supported human settlements, but in the past few decades it has come dangerously close to drying up due to increased water usage from surrounding cities.

+ Read more → diff --git a/public/tags/painting/index.html b/public/tags/painting/index.html index f1b7abca..855b3dbb 100644 --- a/public/tags/painting/index.html +++ b/public/tags/painting/index.html @@ -87,7 +87,22 @@

- A colorful floral pattern pops out of the ceiling Another day, another exquisite, hand-painted ceiling in Amman. Just like the other hand-painted wood ceiling I posted about a few weeks ago, the work was done by an old Syrian man. This one is actually in my flat, and I may or may not have taken this picture while laying on my back on the living room floor. Technical: Nikon D3100, post processed from RAW with darktable. + +
+ + A hand-painted floral pattern on wooden panels on the ceiling + + +
+

A colorful floral pattern pops out of the ceiling

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+ +
+ + +

Another day, another exquisite, hand-painted ceiling in Amman. Just like the other hand-painted wood ceiling I posted about a few weeks ago, the work was done by an old Syrian man. This one is actually in my flat, and I may or may not have taken this picture while laying on my back on the living room floor.

+ Read more → @@ -103,7 +118,22 @@

- Beautiful hand-painted wood panels on the ceiling There’s an old Syrian man who does this fantastic hand painting on wood panels in Amman. A few flats in our building have them installed on the ceiling, but this one takes the cake. I’m not sure if it’s typical for the region or not — the man was referencing pictures from a Russian art book — but they are exquisite. + +
+ + Beautiful hand-painted wood panels on the ceiling + + +
+

Beautiful hand-painted wood panels on the ceiling

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There’s an old Syrian man who does this fantastic hand painting on wood panels in Amman. A few flats in our building have them installed on the ceiling, but this one takes the cake. I’m not sure if it’s typical for the region or not — the man was referencing pictures from a Russian art book — but they are exquisite.

+ Read more → diff --git a/public/tags/sheep/index.html b/public/tags/sheep/index.html index b2159765..7c632d5f 100644 --- a/public/tags/sheep/index.html +++ b/public/tags/sheep/index.html @@ -85,7 +85,22 @@

- Sheep carcass lazily discarded in neighborhood dumpster As Muslims around the world are busy wishing each other a blessed Eid al-Adha, some poor bastard has to clean up this lazily discarded sheep carcass from my local dumpster (note the entrails spilled below). Keep it classy, Jordan. + +
+ + Sheep carcass lazily discarded in neighborhood dumpster + + +
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Sheep carcass lazily discarded in neighborhood dumpster

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As Muslims around the world are busy wishing each other a blessed Eid al-Adha, some poor bastard has to clean up this lazily discarded sheep carcass from my local dumpster (note the entrails spilled below). Keep it classy, Jordan.

+ Read more → diff --git a/public/tags/wetland/index.html b/public/tags/wetland/index.html index 8ed5bec6..7270e7c8 100644 --- a/public/tags/wetland/index.html +++ b/public/tags/wetland/index.html @@ -87,7 +87,22 @@

- A one of a kind oasis is at risk of disappearing in the near future. There’s an amazing wetland nature preserve an hour and a half from Amman — in thirty minutes of walking around, I saw birds, snakes, crabs, fish, and even water buffaloes! For thousands of years it was a massive, thriving oasis whose ecological diversity supported human settlements, but in the past few decades it has come dangerously close to drying up due to increased water usage from surrounding cities. + +
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A one of a kind oasis is at risk of disappearing in the near future.

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There’s an amazing wetland nature preserve an hour and a half from Amman — in thirty minutes of walking around, I saw birds, snakes, crabs, fish, and even water buffaloes! For thousands of years it was a massive, thriving oasis whose ecological diversity supported human settlements, but in the past few decades it has come dangerously close to drying up due to increased water usage from surrounding cities.

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- Billboard in Amman cautions against using your phone while driving I can’t even read Arabic but I’m pretty sure that billboard is telling people to put their fucking phones down while driving. It’s like an epidemic here. I’ve never seen people look less at the road while driving than here in Amman. + +
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Billboard in Amman cautions against using your phone while driving

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I can’t even read Arabic but I’m pretty sure that billboard is telling people to put their fucking phones down while driving. It’s like an epidemic here. I’ve never seen people look less at the road while driving than here in Amman.

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