January 2009
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The Long Way Over
I haven’t started packing yet. I don’t see a point in packing before you’re actually ready to go somewhere. I am still using all the stuff I need to pack, so how can I pack and still function? But seriously, I should start packing.
I’m so ready to be in Africa. Partly because of the weather, but mostly because I have never been. I just re-watched part of “Long Way Down”, an adventure documentary...
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Debt and Taxes
The next president of the United States of America, will be sworn in tomorrow, but looking at the price tag of this little get-together, you would think he was getting crowned as King of America. The estimated cost of the party surrounding the 90 second actual “swearing” part is rapidly approaching $150 Million. There are people that are spending $50,000 on front-row seats that were...
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Zao Water - Kenya & Tanzania Trip
I have the opportunity to travel to Kenya and Tanzania the first two weeks of February with ZAO Water to provide professional video and photography support. With my involvement in HopeTakesFlight and the work done in India this last summer, I will be able to broaden my experience in the social justice arena, and prepare for more impactful work with other cultures. ZAO Water is a non-profit...
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Choices, Choices...
My wife Heather was telling me about her younger brother Jerry’s experience in his public speaking class lately. He apparently commented on a fellow student’s speech about being “pro-choice”, and then immediately found that he was the only one in the class, teacher included, who was pro-life. That got me thinking about the whole argument over abortion, and the...