Doubletree Club Dallas-Farmers Branch

After a 12 hour drive, my longest push the whole trip, I arrived in Dallas. I found John and Patty's house, and although it was late, they were both up and waiting for me. Patty and John are old acting friends of my dad. When I was a kid in Los Angeles, we would visit them at there house. These were special visits. John was, and still is, a puppet maker and puppeteer. Some of my ...

... my tongue to try to stay awake. Dinner was at a local sushi joint that had great rolls. We spent the rest of the weekend watching several episodes of Dexter while Tommy upgraded my computer for this trip. Tyler was acting crazy as usual just running around. The next stop will be in Wichita to see the family and eats lots of Thanksgiving goodies.

... of art at centenary college of Louisiana is an educational unit of the college charged with the collection, conservation, protection and interpretation of visual art works of museum quality from the permanent college collection inclusive of the Indochina Collection of Jean Despoja's. Second day I went to see the Dallas arboretum and botanical gardens ...

Packing for a one-month trip overseas in generally one climate came quite easy after having to utilize the same packing gear for a trip 6x as long and with many varied climates earlier this year. With my 70-liter pack and a daypack fully loaded, and with two suitcases full of food, clothing and the like requested by my friends at ACA in India in tow, I was ready to head off to Bangalore via London!

... it tends to be warranted... but I also need to say that the handful of times that we have spent there I have met nothing but friendly people and had good times... after all Texas comes from a native american word meaning friend... so there you have it...

Anyway it is a BIG state, with a BIG history... which the boys and I learned when we toured the state capital building in Austin and were given an earful of cool ...

Dawn's trip last year to Liberia was life changing. Never before had I witnessed such dire need and yet such hope in the human spirit. One little girl, Mercy who is now 15 years old, especially touched my heart. Her enthusiasm for life amid such poverty continues to be an inspiration to me. We are returning to Liberia next week to bring hope and aid to ...

... son recognize me? Has my wife gained a stronger sense of independence having to care for two children in a third world country without me there to help?  Well Im about to get on the plane. I'll try and post as often as I can. I should have internet access at the airport in Paris and then again at the WWF compound in Bangui. After that who knows when I'll be able to get access again. So don't be concerned if its is quite a while.

... others for a grand total of 9 rowdy post undergrads. Melissa and company parted ways and our diminished group walked to a park on Lake Michigan. The weather was particularly warm and sunny for Chicago in early April, and we enjoyed the frisbee thoroughly. Even indulging in a little ultimate game, which ended quite quickly due to poor play and lack of effort. After a Starbucks (there was no other place to go!) run, we parted ways with Joe, Travis and Katri ...

American Airlines nearly ruins my trip....my original flight which was supposed to leave at 10:10am never leaves the ground....at 11:45am...AA has another flight bound for Tokyo and because I have carry-on luggage only, I'm allowed to board the flight and make it to Tokyo with 40 minutes to change planes and airlines ( Japan Air, they rock!!) . American Airlines...never again you *******s.

... in Dallas about twenty minutes late - delighted to realise that our Midland flight had been delayed by thirty - it was just as well as I certainly didn't fancy an unscheduled night in Dallas. Chris found a pink cowboy hat - and so the shopping began !!!