Final Shuttle Launch

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It was dark when we left the house and still dark an hour and a half later when I woke up in the car, mumbled something incoherent and fell back asleep.  Fortunately I must have only been half asleep for I woke up five minutes before our exit. Four, three, two, one the crowd across [...]

Flashback: Granada, Nicaragua

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We’d had an awesome time going Volcano boarding in Leon and were on our way to the splendid Isla de Ometepe, one of our favorite places of the entire trip.  With one stop to make between those wonderful locales we decided to try and do something we hadn’t been able to do for a couple [...]

Proud of My Country

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A few weeks ago I was fortunate enough to attend a conference with some big name speakers.  The first day, we heard from former President George W. Bush.  On the second day we heard from the former British Prime Minister, Gordon Brown. Bush’s speech was anecdotal and funny.  He found a voice with the audience [...]

Where’s the money?

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Some friends of ours had told us one of the greatest things they did while in Africa was to visit the Mountain Gorillas in Uganda.  They were able to go to the National Park Office, buy a permit in cash, and then make their way to see the Gorillas.  Unfortunately it wasn’t so simple for [...]