Fun Friday picture
I miss Gideon. He was the groundskeeper for our apartment complex in Nairobi, Kenya. Yes, he used a totally natural palm branch as a broom to keep the driveway clean. Every day.
I’m so proud of her
It was three long years… …but Heather got her Masters degree from the University of Denver last Friday. She worked hard and got straight A’s. (Sadly, there was no recognition of that in the ceremony.) I can brag on her because I’m married to her. One little story about that degree… She did about 80% …
Life is now complete
(Or it would be, if I lived in Kenya…) Orange, one of the two biggest celphone service providers there, has this ad running now: “…get yourself the plan which will make your life complete”. Shoot – I wish I had learned a long time ago that a mobile phone plan was all it would take …
Kodak Zi8 vs. Kodak Zi6, Flip Mino HD, Sony Webbie HD and JVC Picsio
I originally wrote this review when the Kodak Zi6 was pretty new. Since then, Kodak’s Zi8 has been released. It does higher-resolution 1080p video, has a mic input and a better view screen – but loses the ability to interchange batteries. It also shoots at a native wider angle. (I found the Zi6 to be …
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Flashback: Africa
It was nearly four years ago when we started living in Nairobi, Kenya, Africa. This treehouse was in our backyard. Our neighbor, Roger Van Otterloo, built this with and for his son. He was a real missionary, in the traditional sense. He and his family built a life for themselves in the heart of the …
Old but still active
My very first blog, My Part of Nairobi, was my chronicle of life in that great city. We lived there from 2005-2007. It still gets almost as many hits as my current blog, even though I haven’t updated it since we left. I guess people find that life more interesting than this. Anyhow, one of …
25 random things
I was tagged on Facebook to do this list, but I thought here was a better place. 1. I very much love my wife Heather and find great inspiration (and sparks!) from her. 2. We have been married for 20 years, this August! 3. I love to collect things. Currently I’m fighting that urge through …