The World on Fire

Me: That's alotta smoke.Bigness: hmm? (as he looks up from his paper)Me: The trees across the way are on fireBigness: Gial no worry, the fence will stop the fireMe: I don't think its going to stop it, the breeze is blowing it right towards usBigness: (nonplussed) the breeze is not hard, its just a little fire, and the yard is peeled (cut short) nothing to burn close to the house. (he buries himself...

Living Like We Do

I've been using the bus lately to come and go up the road to our house in the bush. We've been experiencing car troubles and the machine has been into the mechanic for a couple of weeks. The prognosis was not good. We need a new engine. I could go on for several paragraphs about trying to find a good engine for a 1996 Izuzu Rodeo, the calls to aMerica, the calls to Canada, and at the end of the day one was found right in Belmopan in a mashed up car....

I Just Don't Get it

White people with dread locks. Explain it to ...

Overheard

Boys Behaving BadlyMiddle age American woman to young British soldier: Why would I want to go home and sleep with you when I can go home to my husband and NOT sleep with him.-----------------------------------------------MotherhoodUnBaby: MOMMY MOMMY MOMMY they have high heel shoes at the Chinese store AND THEY FIT ME! Can I buy them can I buy them can I buy them????????Supergirl: You can buy high heel shoes when you're old enough to buy your own...

Progresso, Mexico a Day at the Beach

A 15 minute walk and $1.25 U.S. each later we were in a collectivo van seating 15 people on our way from Merida, to the seaside port village of Progresso on our last full day in Mexico. The van was clean, new, air conditioned and whisked us away, a straight shot down the highway we hurtled. After about 15 minutes I turned my head for a split second and saw a giant sign in the distance that said SEARS....