Category Archives: Visits from the Karagöz puppets

The Karagoz puppets tout the oxygen cure


A one year-old baby boy we know was in the hospital this week, with double pneumonia.  It is a scary time for his brave parents, who are by now totally sleep deprived, I am sure. The puppets are each praying … Continue reading

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Kenne calls in the Turkish military to deal with the Socktopus


What are the Socktopus and the Turkish military doing in my dresser?  I don’t know the answer to that – but there they both were – in my dresser – this very morning.  My close friends and family know that my … Continue reading

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The Karagoz puppets shake their fists at SOPA and PIPA


All day, the puppets have been marching around the house, fists raised in air in what I thought was an homage to Tommie Smith and John Carlos during the Mexico Olympics but soon found out was not…this time.  Those puppets, … Continue reading

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