An All New Low

Last night I hit an all new low...

A good friend was over and the three of us were sitting around our kitchen table talking. The conversation was on one of the typical subjects about which I can get passionately excited, and consequently long-winded. Anyone who knows me knows what I'm talking about. It's how I can get when talking about community, marriage, sex, travel, good food, etc.

Anyway, it hit me at one point that I had been talking without break for a few minutes. I paused and acknowledged to Kay and our friend that I was aware I was beginning to ramble. I gave them permission to interrupt at any point. You see, I am aware of my tendency to ramble and don't really want to be perceived as a "talker," or "preachy," or any other descriptor associated with long monologues.

I started reminiscing a conversation I had recently had with my brother. He had called to ask me a question and I had gotten incredibly long-winded in my response. It eventually came to my attention in that conversation and so I had apologized for dominating the conversation. I didn't want to dialogue in that manner.

At this point, though, I had gone into great detail about the conversation with my brother, so much so, that I actually forgot why I started telling it in the first place.

Kay jumped in to help me reconnect the points. "Your rambling," she reminded me of the earlier conversation.

However, I heard, "You're rambling."

"I know, I know, but what was I talking about that this connected with?" I replied.

They both lost it. They were laughing so hard. It wasn't until Kay reclarified for me that I understood what was so funny. "No, you were telling the story as an example of when you ramble."

Wow! I actually rambled about rambling and lost my own train of thought in the whole confusing process. That is a new low for me.

Al Gore Is At It Again

Thank you Samuel. Hilarious!!!

Belizean Shores

We just returned from a fantastic vacation away in Belize. Here's a few images to tantalize the senses.

We were on the island Ambergris Caye so we had to fly in on the local airline, Tropic Air. This is the airstrip. (Only single prop. planes)


The island is long and thin and has the second largest barrier reef in the world about a half mile out creating a calm water channel right up the coast. So, all transportation up and down the island is conducted by boat.


Because of the barrier reef and tourism, the waters are extremely protected. Beaches aren't allowed to be cleared of grasses so they aren't ideal for swimming. Thus most hotels and resorts have nice pools. Here's one glimpse of the pool where we were.


Belize is at the southwest end of the Yucatan peninsula and is ripe with Mayan ruins. This is the Xunantunich archaelogical site on the Belize/Guatemala border.