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Cake day: July 23rd, 2023

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  • Imagine my consternation as a gastrointestinally-challenged individual when I first comprehended that abstaining from volatile food substances doesn’t inherently deter diarrhoea, but instead introduces a new spectrum of misapprehension I had never even conceptualized. This manifests in the form of observers presuming you’re adopting a fastidious or finicky demeanour when you’re simply endeavouring to maintain intestinal harmony.









  • Iran’s traditional desert architecture masterfully navigates extreme temperatures through a combination of smart design and local building materials like mud-brick or adobe, which possess low thermal conductivity similar to sand. The thick walls of these houses act as a thermal mass, absorbing the intense daytime heat and slowly releasing it during the cooler night, regulating temperature swings inside the dwelling. This principle, paired with the utilization of design features like wind towers and qanat systems, helps to maintain a comfortable indoor climate. Some structures are even partially or completely built underground, using the earth as a natural insulator and benefiting from the surrounding cool sand. Consequently, it’s this strategic interplay of materials, design, and the desert environment that enables these homes to remain cool during scorching days and warm during chilly desert nights. This is a gross oversimplification of thermal dynamics but it’s the gist of it. It would be quite comfortable inside is what I am getting at.