What I've learned since moving to D.C. (some of which should be obvious): 0247

12301.  Camel owners will (sometimes) tie their camels’ front feet together so they can’t walk as fast and run away;

12302.  Apparently, some camels will keep walking and won’t come back;

12303.  In Morocco, it costs around 30,000 dirhams (i.e., $8,150.00 USD) for a camel;

12304.  Apparently, camel is a popular meat in southern Morocco;

12305.  The smell of rose water reminds me of an aya(huasca) ceremony;

12306.  Moroccans keep horses for fun and for racing;

12307.  Moroccans don’t eat donkeys.  Islam forbids the eating of (domesticated) donkeys;

12308.  Moroccans don’t eat horses;

12309.  Moroccans don’t eat mules;

12310.  Berber carpet/rugs come from the Amazigh/Berber people of Morocco;

12311.  Moroccans will sell goods, snacks and coffee/tea out of the trunks of their hatchbacks;

12312.  Morocco was the first country to recognize the United States in 1777;

12313.  Apparently, the (feral/wild) cats in Ouarzazate like fried chicken gristle;

12314.  The name of the hotel at Atlas Studios in Ouarzazate, Morocco, is the “Oscar Hotel;”

12315.  Apparently, you can make drawings/paintings with sugar water, tea and cardamom water( . . . and a flame);

12316.  The beef with prunes and almonds tagine at the Amal Center’s restaurant (AmalNonprofit.org/solutions/the-restaurant) in Marrakech is (really) tasty;

12317.  The chicken tagine at the Amal Center’s restaurant in Marrakech is (really) tasty.  It maybe the best orange chicken I’ve ever had;

12318.  If I’m ever in Marrakech again, I’d go out of my way to get a meal at the Amal Center’s restaurant;

12319.  There is no fast food outside of the (big) cities in Morocco;

12320.  The tallest building in Marrakech is the minaret tower of the Koutoubia Mosque;

12321.  In Morocco, if a woman has henna on her hands and feet, it means she’s married;

12322.  In Morocco, if a woman has henna only on her hands, it means she’s single;

12323.  Apparently, people use snail mucus/mucin for skincare.  Supposedly, it can hydrate, smooth and promote skin healing with benefits like reducing fine lines/wrinkles and dark spots and helping with acne;

12324.  (I can say) I've put snail mucus/mucin on my face;

12325.  Apparently, real saffron is always red.  It smells earthy and bitter.  When water is added to saffron, it turns yellow.  Saffron can last 10 years in a glass jar at room temperature;

12326.  Supposedly, saffron is good for arthritis, tinnitus and high blood pressure.  2-3 times a month, you’re supposed to take a pinch of saffron, let it steep for 15 minutes in boiling hot water and drink it;

12327.  There are not a lot of handrails in Morocco;

12328.  In Morocco, the riads in the countryside and in the small towns/cities don’t have telephones and televisions in their rooms;

12329.  The Mabrouka Rooftop & Sky Bar has a great view of Jemaa el-Fnaa (i.e., the main square) and the cityscape of Marrakech;

12330.  Getting a hand job in Marrakech . . . check . . . a blowjob . . . (double) check . . . sex . . . (triple) check;

12331.  If you (ever) get lost in the streets of the medina (quarter) in Marrakech, just ask the shopkeepers where/which way the big square is;

12332.  I’m (a little) disappointed by ZaaZaa;

12333.  Apparently, the (feral/wild) cats in the Marrakech Menara Airport like cake;

12334.  Failure is a speed bump on the way to success.  If you convert it to learning, there is no failure.  Failure is you thinking it should work every time;

12335.  Apparently, I went to college with Virginia’s first female governor (i.e., Abigail Spanberger then Abigail Anne Davis, majoring in French in the College of Arts & Sciences ’01);

12336.  Gargling with warm, salt water does (actually) help with a scratchy/sore throat;

12337.  You can get a shot of Tullamore D.E.W. and a Union Craft Brewing Zadie’s Lager for $10.00 (all day every day) at O’Shaughnessy’s Sports Bar in (Old Town) Alexandria;

12338.  Jimmy John’s “Picklewich” isn’t worth the hype;

12339.  I can say I’ve been in a suite at the MGM National Harbor;

12340.  I can say I’ve seen Tej Parker (i.e., Ludacris/Christopher Brian Bridges) in concert;

12341.  Ludacris (i.e., Christopher Brian Bridges) says he flies his own (private) jet to his concerts;

12342.  I can say I’ve eaten in (Gordon Ramsay’s) Hell’s Kitchen;

12343.  REI (REI.com) makes a cat tent (i.e., tiny half dome tent);

12344.  Shelli’s cousin (i.e., Robert Newton) played baseball for the University of Virginia.  He was an infielder;

12345.  There are Highland cows in Earleville, Maryland;

12346.  In (the basement suite of) a lake house (in Earleville, Maryland,) . . . check;

12347.  It’s not hard to make a pot pie, but it is a lot of work;

12348.  “(Monty Python’s )Spamalot” is (pretty) funny.  It’s based on (the movie,) “Monty Python and the Holy Grail;”

12349.  Charlie (Dog) likes green beans;

12350.  The DiGiorno (Detroit-style crust) “Thanksgiving Pizza” (with roasted turkey, green beans, crispy onions, dried cranberries and gravy drizzle) is (pretty) good;