Steve is headed to Africa to experience what it's like to be in an open jeep with carnivores all around, then to the Zambezi River for kayaking with the crocodiles. Add in the epidemic malaria in the region, and I'm sure it will be an E ticket ride. Umgawa....baby! Does this seem as insane to you as it does to me?

The suns out, and it's renovation time. 36 yards of concrete to date, and 6 more to go. I just hate pouring concrete. Thats probably why I'm screwing around on my computer right now.

Just got home from a 2000 mile trip across Western and Central Turkey.  Major jet lag present, but what a gas!  Reviews and pics to follow if my head ever clears.

I never thought I'd be happy to see rain fall lliving in the far reaches of the Pacific NW, but after having 4+ feet of snow fall in 10 days, I'm diggin' it.

"Should any political party attempt to abolish social security, unemployment insurance and eliminate labor laws and farm programs, you would not hear of that party again in our political history. There is a tiny splinter group, of course, that believes that you can do these things. Among them are a few Texas oil millionaires, and an occasional politician or businessman from other areas. Their number is negligible and they are stupid." President Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1954