The Blind Man Society

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The Blind Man Society
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  • The Idea of Modern Day Edens

    This morning, I’m thinking about something I heard over in Tanzania. I try hard not to write about my time in Africa anymore because I became Al Bundy reminiscing about four touchdowns in one high school football game with my well-worn Africa stories. I visited a Maasai village over there and learned that the chief… Read more

  • Card Sharks, Hippos And A Houseboat

    Matusadona, Zambia – The Houseboat On Lake Kariba Hi everyone, here’s the latest installment of my short travel excerpts. This one takes us to Lake Kariba and Matusadona National Park on the Zambia/Zimbabwe border. Any and all feedback is welcome about the story or writing! I sat staring over my cards at the young boy.… Read more

  • Mousetrap

    Tonight, I’m consulting the JW book of facts and figures (aka, the world according to me), and realizing that I now have everything I need to move forward to the next square on the gameboard. The gameboard in question, is Mousetrap. A couple sparkly and shiny things to hold my attention, an inordinate number of… Read more

  • Impenetrable Forest – The Mountain Gorillas

    Happy Tuesday everyone, this is the latest excerpt from a chapter I wrote today on tracking the mountain gorillas in the Impenetrable Forest of Uganda. It was a sunny day, and I was watching a cobra swim in the pool. I had just flown into Entebbe, Uganda from Nairobi and arrived at the hotel with… Read more

  • Pumping Iron

    Tonight I’m thinking about weightlifting. And, SNL’s Hans unt Franz who are here to PUMP YOU UP. Though, depending on the episode, they may be there to TAKE YOU OUT. I’m coming off of two days in a row after taking many months off and WOW am I sore! The older I get, the more… Read more

  • The Heaven Lake

    A very rough snippet from what I’m writing at the shop…feedback is always welcome! THE HEAVEN LAKE It didn’t take long to clear the heaven lake, and I closed in on the center dividing path that separated the waters. I couldn’t decide if this path was life, purgatory or a path of the wanderer. Maybe,… Read more