and still going strong. Almost 800 comments from nearly 50 different people. I’m curious. Could I have everyone raise their hand if they read my blog. Add a little comment stating “present” with your name or online handle and at the end of next week I’ll scope out how many regular readers I have. If … [Read more…]
This is what we woke up to yesterday morning. This is the 6″ goat poop soup in our little goat shelter. It’s been raining every day and nearly every night for the past ten days and the forecast is calling for more rain. Fortunately, we are dry and our goats are dry too. Our ministry … [Read more…]
So, in Canada we didn’t really have to worry about exterminating bugs in our home. There were screens in all the windows and the patio door so mosquitos didn’t take over and that was about it. It’s different here; we’re not quite prepared for the fight. We’ve fought cockroaches, silverfish, red ants, black ants, flying … [Read more…]
605 people were murdered in Canada last year. That’s 1.81 murders per 100,000 people. 5885 people were murdered in Guatemala last year. That’s 46.23 murders per 100,000 people. The difference is primarily due to a culture of impunity in Guatemala. The BBC article says that last year the murder convictions were in the single digits. … [Read more…]
I guess the charm is that we are not supposed to look real. At least Amber’s hotness shines through and Blaise was able to name each of us. I’m looking forward to watching the big blockbuster 2-D movie one day. Simpsonize you.
It’s the middle of the night between day 2 and day 3 of a medical clinic in Pansalché. I think it’s fair to say that medical clinics are the most exhausting jobs I do here: supervising a pharmacy, managing drop-ins (patient lists are pre-arranged, so we don’t accept many drop-ins, so basically it means saying … [Read more…]
It started raining at about 5:30 pm while church was on. Lightly at first, then a downpour. The things of church quickly left my mind as I began to think about my pour goats, tethered out there in the pouring rain. So I drove home, put the goats into their brand new home and drove … [Read more…]
My buddy René and I drove out to Salamá and surrounding areas looking for two milking goats. We’re told that there are heaps of them in a place called Rincón. There was one. So we looked some more and there were a few here and there. We ended having to drive through a river to … [Read more…]
Last night, Amber had a hankerin’ for some churrascos. So I jumped into the car (with Blaise) and fired into the centre of Tactic where hundreds of other locals were making their way too. The churrasco is a very thin piece of beef steak, similar in cut to what they dice up for you at … [Read more…]
Got an email from my friend Carole suggesting I take a look at this video clip from TED. It discusses using technology to link the collective images on the web to form one master image of the world. In other words, if I post a picture of my house and add a bit of meta … [Read more…]