Archive for February, 2006

Wandering in the Wilderness »

Today began with an eary wake up call at 4 am… I’m not sure if I woke up or ever went to sleep. Cairo and Egypt was a whirlwind or should I say a sandstorm? Something you don’t think about or at least I never have was how to clean a building after a sandstorm. [...]

2.5 Million and Counting »

The first full day of sightseeing was a wonder to behold-literally. Of the seven wonders of the ancient world, only one is still surviving - The Pyramids of Giza. They are a lot closer to the city then I expected. We had maybe driven 15 minutes from our hotel and I happened to look out [...]

I’m Leeeeavin’ On a Jetplane… »

After a day and a half of flying we made it to Cairo. The flights were very good and suprisingly not boring. The longest flight from Washington to Vienna went through the night. I was able to sleep a little but didn’t feel the need to sleep more.
The plane had a very cool personal entertainment [...]

2:18 »

Day one has begun, and I’m still not packed… I just finished posting the initial bits to this little website. You can watch the map and keep track of where we are on a day to day basis. I started in a couple days ahead though. I am getting more excited [...]

A Shtickl of fluoride »

Well, its t-minus 3 days before we leave for Israel. The trip should be awesome, and you can follow every step here. You will also get a preview of the new blog format. I am switching to WordPress when I get back - though the design will be different.
Mia went in on Monday [...]

Internet Explorer 7 - Eye Candy at Best »

The wait is finally over…kinda.
Microsoft has released the beta version of IE 7 which has promised to be more standards complient (something I am just learning to do myself) and have improved features. I downloaded it a couple days ago and I am pretty impressed - though there is not a lot that is [...]