Category: Musings

Perhaps the biggest charm Rabat has is its border with the Atlantic. There is a Kasbah atop a hill that overlooks the sea, shielding the gardens inside from the elements. There is a lighthouse that almost looks like a minaret; like one, it aspires to be a beacon of guidance and respite to wearied travelers… Continue reading What Icarus Learned →

The old city of Fes is a world unto itself. It’s one of the oldest Islamic Medinas in Morocco and one of the best kept; sans light bulbs, radios, and the odd television, it is easy to imagine it would have been the same centuries ago. The alleyways of the city are narrow: come during… Continue reading The Walled City →

“The last computable infinity,” he said, “is the biggest infinity that we can work with. Beyond that is a host of infinities, infinitely incomputable and yet infinitesimally out of our reach. There are infinities greater than other infinities, ones that we can classify and construct and others that are a magical mess of numbers and bits, stretching on… Continue reading Infinities →

There’s something calming and oddly soothing about the roar of waterfalls. Which is funny when you think about it, because a waterfall is one of nature’s most terrifying natural features: water, along with its inhabitants and cargo, flows smoothly smoothly smoothly until it crashes down violently, endlessly, forcefully, pressing down and giving no moment for breath to anyone who… Continue reading Waterfalls →

Never ask before you do something good, for you can't know just how far its ripples will travel. Imagine if the star looking out onto a dark, expansive universe had asked, all those millions of miles away, "Who is there that will benefit from me, on whose eyes shall I shine?" Had it asked that,… Continue reading Lightyears →