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benton

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john lennon, dr. hunter s. thompson, bill murray, ray kurzweil, george bush, benjamin franklin, buster keaton, mark twain, bill clinton, jesus, the bhudda.

My Blog

random africa stuff...

going through my journals, i realized that i'd written quite a bit of random prose, poetry, etc... here are some of the more notable works. america and the real red scarewhat do these companies whatpe...
Posted by on Sun, 14 Jan 2007 22:47:00 GMT

diving with great white sharks

more great white sharks visit the waters of south africa than almost any other place in the world. only the coast of the western united states and australia are close in the number of sharks that pass...
Posted by on Wed, 20 Dec 2006 06:22:00 GMT

cape town

today we leave for cape town, the last leg of our journey. this is coming from Windhoek, Namibia. the middle of the namib desert. kudos to you germans, building cities on sand... if you've ever seen t...
Posted by on Wed, 29 Nov 2006 01:12:00 GMT

2 weeks in Kenya

comin at you live and direct from Nairobi- jambo rafiki. week 1 - spent a couple days in a little island called Lamu... aka PARADISE. check it on your map. white sand beaches, no vehichles, donk...
Posted by on Fri, 13 Oct 2006 07:42:00 GMT

global dance for peace

i'm wondering how many people across the world participated in this event- what a great idea...in arusha, there were people from all over the world- germany, holland, austraulia, the middle east, cana...
Posted by on Mon, 18 Sep 2006 06:44:00 GMT

2 weeks in africa...

and it's been awhile since i've been able to reach the internet- or at least had the patience. addis was a blast (besides getting robbed), we were able to celebrate the ethiopian new year (september 1...
Posted by on Fri, 15 Sep 2006 06:17:00 GMT

ADDISS ABABA - day 1

after a 20 hour flight, we arrived in addiss late last night, then celebrated alyssa's 21st birthday. daschen beer, mmmmm... about 50 cents a bottle.  a good way to kick off the semester.  i...
Posted by on Mon, 04 Sep 2006 00:32:00 GMT

t minus 20 hours

wow - in 20 hours a group of friends will leave the country, the continent, and wake up a world away. i'll believe it when i wake up in addis. i've felt pretty much every imaginable emotion this past ...
Posted by on Fri, 01 Sep 2006 08:08:00 GMT

Mark Twain: Battle Hymn of the Republic. relevant?

Battle Hymn of the Republic (Brought Down to Date)(1900?) Mark Twain   Mine eyes have seen the orgy of the launching of the Sword; He is searching out the hoardings where the stranger's wealth ...
Posted by on Thu, 29 Jun 2006 08:15:00 GMT

how to know you're an old raver <---CHECK IT

How do you know you're an old raver? You snicker when you hear someone say "PLUR". You finally realized that phat pants are heavy and unpractical. You refrain from dancing unless the circle i...
Posted by on Mon, 27 Mar 2006 17:44:00 GMT