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i was at the embassy today for a meeting at usaid. being in the embassy is a crazy experience because as soon as you pass thru security you are in the u.s. no joke. familiar things everywhere – the soap dispenser in the bathrooms, the library with a wall poster of mlk, the […]

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we talk all big about posting 100 times in 7 months, then we disappear. sorry ’bout that. no excuses except that i got consumed with planning the 7even hills classic (7HC) ultimate tournament and didn’t feel too guilty about not blogging since phil’s been holding to his promise of posting 1 picture a […]

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not more than 48 hours after i extolled the virtues of british airways am i back to say “stay away!”
the oneworld alliance includes american airlines and british airways, and as an american aadvantage frequent flyer i can accrue aadvantage miles while flying british…or so i thought. it’s a total scam. an itinerary […]

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i had 11 hours in london today en route from DIA to EBB. unlike my 20+ hour layover a week ago in the other direction, this time i was in london during daylight hours and rather than waste my time sitting in heathrow i spent a day on the town in central london. […]

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t&e arrived in uganda just before christmas as our first visitors from home. i prepared, i planned, i looked forward to their visit. as to be expected not all of the visit went as planned, but as my grandpa used to say “if everything went right, we’d never have any stories.” so, […]

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our friend chris – stalwart ultimate player – has been doing PhD research on tourism in bwindi impenetrable forest for the past few years. the other night he and his girlfriend lindsey (our first guests to the new house!) came over to swap christmas pictures. the conversation evolved into a history lesson on […]

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that title was going to be “homeless in london” or “a night in heathrow,” but thanks to modern technology and a helpful husband, it’s neither. en route to denver for the upa annual board meeting, i’m holed up with a 23 hour layover in london - go british airways! i tried to book […]

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christmas 2006, part 1…
parc nacional des volcans is the place to see gorillas in rwanda. rwanda, uganda, and the democratic republic of congo form the trifecta of gorilla hot spots as the only places left in the world to see mountain gorillas in the wild. knowing no international borders, the gorillas move freely […]

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you may recall my dismay at our chronic sickness over the last month and half and my corresponding excitement when i felt we were finally on our road to recovery after a successful visit to the international hospital kampala. sorry to disappoint, but it wasn’t as smooth of a road to recovery as i […]

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the big party in town for new year’s eve was at the sheraton hotel on nakasero hill. 2000 people, maybe? open stage concert with all the big names in ugandan music – peter miles, raggedy, chameleon – and the requisite gyrating skimpily clad fit female dancers. the women were often joined by […]

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