We had this in the house.
It looks like some kind of clone of a cockroach and a grasshopper. I don’t know if it is harmful in any way. Those are nasty looking spines on its back legs though.
Month: May 2009
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Minor Injury
She went first to the International Clinic which we are familiar with but they don’t do stitches. Then she went home. The next choice was to go to Ahmadi Hospital as it is covered and there is no up front payment to get reimbursed by insurance. But we figured enough time had gone by so the nearest hospital only five minutes away is London Hospital and they are a full hospital. So she went there but they are not set up for this kind of thing! She had it arrange but ended up going into the operating theatre for this minor repair!
This was from using an old broom with a metal handle covered in plastic. The metal was rusted under the plastic coating and broke exposing the jagged edge and making the cut. Fortunately the cut sewed together well. And, yes, she’s up to date with her tetanus shot.
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Mangaf Hilton Landscaping
Taken with my Nokia N82 phone earlier this evening while I was too lazy to go to the gym.
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In Pursuit of Elegance
Elegance cuts through the noise, captures our attention, and engages us. The point of elegance is to achieve the maximum impact with the minimum input. It’s a thoughtful, artful subtractive process focused on doing more and better with less. That’s especially important during this economic crisis when everyone is trying to move forward while consuming fewer resources.
via OPEN Forum by American Express OPEN | | In Pursuit of Elegance: 12 Indispensable Tips.
Which came via Guy Kawasaki
Also interesting is The Inside Scoop on Design: Ten Questions with Hartmut Esslinger. He notes the following which I think all can agree on.
Question: What are your top ten products of all time?
Answer:
1. Electric Light Bulb
2. Japanese Lunch Box(es)
3. Mercedes 300 SLR “Uhlenhautâ€
4. Boeing 707
5. Porsche 911
6. Apple Macintosh (after the Macintosh SE)
7. Arne Jacobsen Chair “3107†by Hansen
8. Sony Walkman 2
9. Gibson Les Paul Custom Guitar
10. Hubble TelescopeQuestion: What are your ten worst products of all time?
Answer:
1. Gas-guzzling SUVs
2. Neck-pain-causing Notebook computers
3. Typical conference chairs and ambiance in hotels
4. Software UI on mobile phones
5. Most hospital equipment
6. Violent video games
7. Fake “crafts†products (e.g “Hantcraft†dustpan & brushset)
8. Computer accessories requiring 2+ hour installment
9. Restaurant table that “kill†your kneecaps
10. Myriads of power adaptersI just finished listening to the audiobook on Steve Jobs life, called iCon. Interesting.
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Man on the Roof
Note the ever present bit of dust in the air in the bottom right. Taken while waiting at a traffic light in Salwa.
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A Day in Kuwait
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