Wednesday night! We’re both off. Time to paint Abu Dhabi red. (And parts of it could use painting.) Last week, bowling and the food court at the mall. How could we beat that? An actual restaurant … and a movie, United Arab Emirates style.

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I believe the correct answer for “what time is it?” … no matter where you are on the globe is … “Later than you think.” But sometimes we’re not looking for philosophical/big-picture answers to questions, are we, smart guy. We just want to know what the hour on the clock is, so we don’t miss […]

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Getting a work visa here is not a simple process. It involves lots of paperwork, numerous visits to various agencies, several copies of the temporary visa sent out by the company … and lots and lots of passport-size mugs. In this case, we were taking one of the several steps between us and permanent resident […]

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Hard to imagine an auto race could be the biggest global event in the history of Abu Dhabi, but there you are. For our first two weeks here, working at The National, there was really only one story (OK, aside from the plane crash in the emirate of Sharjah, up the coast), and it was […]

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It was a hell of a run. Victories? 85 in 93 games. Competitiveness? Those eight defeats, in eight seasons … by a combined 29 points. Results? Seven consecutive Pac-10 championships. Seven consecutive top-4 AP poll finishes. Seven consecutive BCS bowl games. Seven consecutive 11-victory seasons. A hell of a run. Not much like that since […]

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