In the News

My first bombing.....and I slept right through it! As some of you may have heard on the news, there was a bombing two nights ago here in Damascus. It was in an area about 5 miles from me, called Kafer Soseh. It was targeted at a senior Hezbollah operative. He was killed, and one bystander was injured. The US Embassay announced that it is unaware of any threats to American in Syria.

Today marks the third anniversary of the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister, Rafik Hariri. Several Lebanese leaders are holding a large rally in Martyr's Square Beirut (just in case any of you martyrs are looking for a place to hang out on this Valentine's Day ), so large crowds are expected there. And we all know where large crowds of pissed off people go, usually violence follows. A group of people from DCS planned a ski trip to Lebanon this weekend, but strong encouragement from the Embassy, they are staying home.

So this weekend, I'm staying close to home, opening up the 20 left over mini boxes of Nerds, and watching Dr. Phil. If I get real crazy, I might dump the Nerds in water and pretend it's Kool-Aide.