Category Archives: life
Some of you may have seen this already
A few days ago, we went to a French African Country & Western bar. The food was pretty terrible. There, we met X-man and Rastafarian Robocop. By met I mean they wouldn’t go away. From there, we went to a … Continue reading
I keep forgetting I have a blog.
Last night, we went to the Cuban place with some guys from another service company. Some of them brought their local girlfriends. The conversation got turned to local animals and they started talking about how dangerous and aggressive hippos are. … Continue reading
Lonely days are gone, I’m a goin’ home
I’m leaving Vietnam tomorrow. The oil company was largely staffed by Russians. Which made things irritating. The Geologist asked about how much explosives I used, so I gave him an estimate. At which point he carved it in stone and … Continue reading
Offshore in Mexico 2
The lead tool hand here sounds like Bela Lugosi. And he is so polite. I half expect to hear him say “Senior, Senior… Please… Let me drink your blood”. There are times when I am glad I don’t speak Spanish. … Continue reading
New House!
So, we’ve finally decided to buy a house and have the one we want under contract. It is a 2/1.5 brick ranch built around the 1950′s. The previous owner was either eccentric or old, so it has all these interesting … Continue reading
Propane and Propane accessories
I got a new propane power BBQ pit today. So far I’ve owned two of them. One was a propane unit we got from friends that had been used for charcoal. Which ruined the propane part. It work out, but … Continue reading
Funeral in Angola
We passed a funeral today. Unlike in the US, an Angola funeral procession includes standing in the road with knives, sticks and axes and asking every passing car for money. I didn’t know this and got a little worried about … Continue reading
Back from offshore
And just some random thoughts I wrote down. I learned something about Russia today. Only Russian Men can handle explosives. It is against the law for a woman to handle explosives in Russia. I’ve been in a few post Soviet … Continue reading
Computer repair
I’ve got a Toshiba Tablet PC that has had a noisy fan for a few years. It is annoying, but since we don’t use it that often and it is the heatsink fan on a latop, which makes it hard … Continue reading
Mixed Messages
Driving around town today, I saw a truck with a sign that said “There is but one god and Allah is his name” and under that was another sticker “Only follow the Lord Jesus Christ, Son of Mary”.