tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4123428640205008322.post1996478818393893630..comments2024-02-23T02:32:52.859-06:00Comments on Getting to Know Qatar: This Week in Doha: Fasting, Garangao-ween, Unlawful SexLucinda H. Kennaleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11021632314350458654noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4123428640205008322.post-10029054476033043682013-07-29T21:48:09.093-05:002013-07-29T21:48:09.093-05:00Hmmm...(if we're here next year), perhaps I...Hmmm...(if we're here next year), perhaps I'll do it again. Realizations include: I drink a lot (of coffee/water). I'm not good at "staying in"(weather be...darned). And (not really a "realization" but thereyago) there's nothing more important than family.:)Lucinda H. Kennaleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11021632314350458654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4123428640205008322.post-28351317077153192822013-07-27T09:13:04.446-05:002013-07-27T09:13:04.446-05:00So, are you planning on doing another one day fast...So, are you planning on doing another one day fast next year? And what were the "spiritual" (or otherwise) experiences from your one day fast this year?<br />DadCharles W. Hedricknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4123428640205008322.post-56400555447473677312013-07-27T07:59:26.961-05:002013-07-27T07:59:26.961-05:00I thought maybe there'd be more to see/partici...I thought maybe there'd be more to see/participate in...a lot of people leave the country for the month. Those who stick around are active in the wee hours (whole families wandering the boardwalk below our window at 2am, for example)...streets deserted during the day.Lucinda H. Kennaleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11021632314350458654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4123428640205008322.post-80404358870792346652013-07-27T06:45:24.502-05:002013-07-27T06:45:24.502-05:00On my calendar. When we were going to Egypt every...On my calendar. When we were going to Egypt every year, I always marked Ramadan on my calendar from year to year, just so I could/would schedule around it.Peggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07635916708875695871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4123428640205008322.post-13170373589417896482013-07-26T20:51:16.352-05:002013-07-26T20:51:16.352-05:00I believe the three days of Eid are August 8-9-10 ...I believe the three days of Eid are August 8-9-10 this year. The country essentially takes off work to celebrate. :)Lucinda H. Kennaleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11021632314350458654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4123428640205008322.post-74330218039682407562013-07-26T06:15:46.572-05:002013-07-26T06:15:46.572-05:00Exhausting. Well written--which contributes to th...Exhausting. Well written--which contributes to the exhaustion. When does Ramadan end this year?Peggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07635916708875695871noreply@blogger.com