Too Hungry to Blog

Got a big move coming. New job. New house.
That is, I'm too busy to blog right now. Sorry to disappoint the legions of fans out there.

But before I do...
Here we spend $100 billion a year on a war that's all about oil (you're kidding yourself if you think it's about anything else) when we could have saved hundreds of thousands of children starving in Niger for a whopping $1/day per child. That cost is now up to $80/day per child because we ignored the call for help last year. Here's one of the casualities. Amisso is 3 years old and weighs only 12 pounds.

I hope this picture makes you sick. Sick of our country's and our personal complacency.

Paradise in Palau

I have once again broken the blogging commandment of thou shalt post frequently. This time I have an excuse. Actually, I have two excuses. The first, I am very busy. Try selling a house, buying a new house, getting ready for a 700 mile move, redesigning a class, and getting reading to travel to Palua for two weeks all at the same time. The second excuse, I'm in Palau. Somehow the blog got shelved.

Well, I've been in Palua for four days now and I'm having a swell time. I'll start having a super time when Jen gets here in a couple days. I'm teaching a technology class to Palauan teachers. We just completed our third day (out of ten total). I have been very impressed by there good attitudes and their go getter attitudes. For some reason they're being very nice to me. Either it's the Palauan way or they're just trying to butter me up for good grades. I'll assume the former.

I have wasted no time having fun. The fish here is fresh, yummy and cheap. The snorkeling has been good, and in a few days I'll start my scuba diving. Palau is rated by many as the top scuba diving destination on the planet. I can't wait! The rainy season just started so I've been getting a little wet. I rented a scooter and on Sunday I couldn't figure out why I was the only one riding around the island on two wheels. Then on Monday the heavens opened up. I look like a goober riding around the island in the rain, but I think it's still pretty fun.

I have already taken some nice pictures of the island and its people. This one is my favorite. It was taken at the big bridge which connects two of the country's islands. I snorkeled for a while, did some flips off a wall with some kids, met a nice local named Hudson, and I took this picture. It speaks well for the lifestyle here.

Come back later for more Palau updates. I'll be here until July 19th.