have a couple new videos for you. internet at our house has been pretty good lately. when it’s on. days can be non-existent, but evenings/nights and weekends is totally usable. and i have learned to run my 50MB movies through imovie to export a decent quality 3MB movie to youtube. glad it works! i wasn’t [...]
some recent videos
October 27th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Phil
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conversion rates
May 28th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Phil
all transactions here are in cash and it can get confusing when you have bills for 50,000, 20,000, and 10,000 shillings, among others. the dollar has dropped 13% since we got here, which is awesome, but the good thing is that the current conversion rate makes it easy to figure the amount in dollars. as [...]
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champions league chelsea vs manchester utd
May 21st, 2008 · 1 Comment · Phil
soccer is big in sub-saharan africa, which is like saying the gates foundation has a big endowment. the english premier league has an incredibly loyal following and tonight for the first time two england clubs are in the finals of the european champions league - chelsea and manchester united. i’m not sure who most of [...]
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christmas in may
May 14th, 2008 · No Comments · Phil
someone must have heard my recent mention of missing mexican food. today at the post office we got our christmas present from my mom. two bags of corn chips and seasoning packets for fajitas, tacos, and guacamole. thanks mom! postmarked december 7. the box looked like it had been traveling for 5 months. though there [...]
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again! murchison one week later
May 13th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Phil
another great trip up to murchison falls national park. plenty of photos and comments over at philsgood photo a day. highlights included lions, birds, breakdowns and a new place to stay.
heading back north
May 8th, 2008 · No Comments · Phil
paige was jealous (and rightly so) that i got to see the lions, so i’m going to pick her up in pakwach and we’re going to spend a couple days in murchison. planning on camping out on the delta. i got a nifty little stove today at the gas station. it’s a four-liter propane tank [...]
benefits
May 5th, 2008 · No Comments · Phil
as this weekend’s trip to murchison falls shows, there are definitely some benefits to living here in uganda. one afternoon i can be working in the garden, wondering if maybe i should go to a movie in the evening. 15 hours later i’m getting in a car for a spur-of-the-moment weekend getaway that for most [...]
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weekend in murchison
May 5th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Phil
paige is in arua for ten days heading a training session for her malaria project. i’m holding down the fort with the cats, and on thursday (international labour day, public holiday) tom came over to help me in the garden. he’s currently a deputy director for save the children africa but is also a big-time [...]
ugandan english
April 29th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Phil
my favorite DJs crystal and irish were talking yesterday about the wikipedia entry for ugandan english. paige wrote some about ugandan english in this epic post. most of the wiki is pretty good, though a lot is missing. there’s only a couple editors and not many edits. but it reminded me of my favorite ugandan [...]
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monday updates one month later
April 28th, 2008 · No Comments · Phil
ok, time to do some housecleaning so i can start with the updates again. to summarize: paige’s parents visited and we went all over the place. paige is growing in a big way. she’s been busy at work. i’ve been busy on the computer. we are here for only five more weeks.