Why can't I have a couple of million dollars land in my lap while I wait for peanuts? - Ramiro R

Read this news article talking about the guy who caught Barry Bonds's 715th home run, which will likely be auctioned off for more than $3,000,000.

Source: Ramiro

Just got word from my globetrotting friend Chuck; a good friend of mine from Austin who just left travelling for more than a year. I wanted to post his online info for those who want to keep track of him.

• Chuck's blog
• Chuck's pictures

I'm hoping to meet up with him somewhere along the line. He's in Europe until October or November, then he's going to pull out and hit Costa Rica and work his way down through South America. Freakin' guy...

What are YOU doing for memorial day weekend? I'm going with Claudia and many others up to Palo Duro Canyon State Park. Trying to get more people interested -- it's called the 'Grand Canyon' of Texas and it is a 7,8 hour drive from Austin up around Amarillo, TX!

More info:

• Map of the Park
• Here's a list of sweet nearby geocaches
• Lighthouse trail hike
• Givens, Spicer & Lowry Running Trail
• Triassic Trail
• Juniper Trail Cliffside
• General Palu Duro Info

Ping me if you're available and interested in coming along!

Source: Claudita Bella, thanks for organizing it!

Barbaro is the magnificent horse that won the Kentucky Derby a month ago, and then tragically broke his leg in the Preakness race last week. The horse is still being watched very closely at the Large Animal Hospital in Pennsylvania. Check out the crazy rehab work and the number of pins they put into that back leg!

Source: Ramiro, thanks. Yahoo sports article

Read this news story, and watch the video there. OK so Ogden, Utah. A sleepy town, you figure. Well not for this guy. Check out this news report where people eventually raided his apartment to find -- over 70,000 emtpy beer cans in the apartment. He had lived there for 8 years, so that's over 20 beers a day. No prank, the guy actually just loved Coors Light. Poor fool, he could have recouped some of that money by recycling. sucka.

Source: Ramiro, thanks

Remember this scene from the 2006 World Cup in Germany?

Well here's the same highlight as seen by the French:

As seen by the Italians:

As seen by the Americans:

As seen by Hong Kong:

Source: Duncan H, Dman Bloggeth

OK the pictures are finally ready, fully organized, cropped, commented and sorted. Whew. Please enjoy. I split up the photos into 2 albums: one covering the eclipse in Saloum, and one covering the time spent on the Nile checking out ancient Egypt.

New Photo and Video Album Posted

Four and one-half minutes. We travelled 5600 miles to the Egypt-Libya border to witness four and one-half minutes of the moon passing between the earth and the sun such that it completely blocked out direct sunlight. One of the most amazing things I've ever seen and done -- I'm glad to have shared it with the best of friends!

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New Photo and Video Album Posted

The second week of our Egypt trip: Visiting the mummy of King Tutankhamen (King Tut) himself, buying fake student IDs in Cairo, cruising for 3 days up the Nile, visiting ancient temples and pyramids, geocaching in the low mountains of the Sahara, bathing in the Red Sea, and of course washing it all down with some cold Stella brew.

New Photo Album Posted

A teaser for the Egypt photos (maybe tonight?). Here are the pics from Madrid! 30 hours in Madrid? All sorts of fun can happen. Churros, geocaching, paella, and partying until 6am like a true madrileno!

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