Out Of Africa

From western Uganda to DIA only takes 44 hrs. I recommend Alcohol and Ambien, its the only way to travel. As soon as I get back on some kind of schedule I'll post more. But here are some compelling photos.

I was so close to this Chimp, I could have helped her eat those fruits.

I got within less than 10 feet of this guy. As you round the corner of a building when you are in the Savannah of Africa, and you hear a munching noise, it's sometimes better not to look. Just keep moving forward and try to let ignorance protect you from a 4000 lb wild hippopotamus.

The other dumb thing I heard

Since I'm leaving for 2+ weeks, a lot of people can't believe I have the time for vacation. This is how yo do it.

1. Schedule your vacation, say 5 months in advance

2. Every time someone issues a deadline, say I'm sorry I'm on vacation and that will not work.

3. If they don't change it say. I'm sorry you will not receive your deliverables from me during that time. I am on vacation the one I scheduled 5 months ago. I can get you what you need a week earlier, but I will not be available for review. I will be on vacation.

Trust me when you die, your dying wish will not be to spend one more day at the office answering emails.

I've dun dum dumb things, but....

Accident Summary

A single male snowmobiler descended the slope, triggering the slide which he rode out to the bottom of the debris field, which terminated in heavy green timber. The rider and snowmobile were not buried, but pushed into the trees; no injuries. The depth of the crown was approximately 3 feet and appeared to fracture on an old bed surface; the slide was approximately 50 yards wide and ran out about 80 to 100 yards; only about a quarter of the exposed slope slid, with considerable hang-fire remaining.

Comments

I came upon the scene a few minutes after the incident; the single rider involved in the slide was with a group of companions who stayed at the top of the slope and observed the event. After extricating his snowmobile, the rider continued to attempt to climb the slope that had just slid, which had considerable 'hang-fire' above the crown. The rider finally climbed the slope above the crown and stuck his sled on the hang-fire, eventually getting off the snowmobile and manually turning it down the slope and then riding it to the bottom again before leaving the area. His companions stated that no one in the party had beacons or probe poles; they did have shovels.

Important Announcement

Ice melts when it gets warm

Thank you Littleton newspaper for your profound insight.

Bedtime

So it's 9:15 PM in Kampala Uganda, 11:15 Am local time. Since I usually crawl in to bed at 9, yes lame but I do enjoy sleep, I will be dimming my lights for some office shut-eye.

Quality Posting

This gets the MFK stamp of approval for quality Craigslist post.

Lion Balls

I decided to do some pre Africa training last weekend. I did a couple of sprints through the lion paddock at the zoo just to hone my evasion skills.

I got one really pissed when I tickled it's nuts with a stick. On a side note I was really unimpressed by the size of Lion balls. I mean this is the king of the jungle, shouldn't they be larger?

Cheetahs aren't really fast, maybe I'm just that fast?

I had an in depth conversation with this guy about his role in the Planet of the Apes.

I want my bicylce to be painted like this

Bras

Yes, I would like to experience all seven please.

Operation Comcast Purge

I've been in this hate state with Comcast for years, what am I paying for? You can get a dozen channels in HD for free, and they actually look better over the air. I'ver had a DVR from them for 5 years and they still charger me rent, plus tax on the puppy. It's really $200 in hardware thats 5 years old. On demand? All the online movie sources are cheaper and the free movies are 80% straight to Video, the other 20% are 10 years or more old. I get 10 home shopping channels and boat load of spanish, fitness, and pretty much crap programming. Even though the History Channel and Discovery are in HD, Comcast doesn't broadcast it that way. I have devised a plan.

Qwest DSL to the Apple Airport Extreme, you can plug any hard drive in to this thing and all the data flies wireless. Stream Content via the HD to an unlocked Apple TV (not really necessary if you don't care about an HDMI out and digital sound) and in to the TV. You can get an HD antenna for $15 so thats local channels. Hulu, Netflix, Amazon, Boxee, Frecaster, iTunes, and all the Networks pretty much got you covered over the web. ESPN maybe the only odd one out for the NFL , but I thing they have a webcast package you can pay for. You can also mix the Airtport Express and your Mac in for some tunes and any other content. The experiment starts tommorrow, Comcast I think you days are numbered.