Thanks for last night...seriously

For my grand finale in Jordan, I am crashing a friend, D, who is in Amman as an air force exchange pilot, training Jordanian soldiers. D got all his stuff shipped to him in Amman from his home in the States, including

- washer and dryer
- Toyota SUV
- Desk
- 2 bicycles
- remote-operated fart machine
- lay-z-boy
- boxes upon boxes of shit
- Toyota SUV!!!

He rents a palace near the American Embassy in Amman. It's got three bedrooms, three bathrooms and two salons. It also has its own washing machine, which stands disconnected since he brought his own. D did tours of service in Korea and Alaska, and he as these boxes around the house addressed to him at North Pole, Alaska.

If you are an American reader, you are paying for my stay. Thanks!

You are also paying for the American Embassy, which is one of the biggest buildings in the city. I went in yesterday to try to get this report on houseflies from USAid. The report was not there, but I got to see the parking lot - it's a big SUV hang-out. Surprise.