Count down to Roatan

According to the Rudy Benner descending countdown program . . . 18 days!!!!

I'm going crazy again, too much to do before departure, too little time.
Family wanting to come and stay, other family needing serious surgery. Two
classes a week in Spanish has taught me that I don't know much Spanish and
instructing a college course one night a week in my own discipline, lots of
work for the clients, hasn't left me much time for all the other things in
life than need to be taken care of prior to departure. Still no weight loss
to help me into my smaller hotweather clothes and now not enough time to
meet my goals in that regard. I suppose if I'd quit partying so much on the
few evenings I have free, I'd not be in such a bind but it's been a lot of
fun. Too bad I couldn't convince myself that tax prep, exercise and home
organization were of primary concern.

I shall have to incorporate a bit more discipline into my schedule and see
if that's of any help at all. Ya like that will actually happen.

18 days!!!!! Yahoo!! Until the yahoo sisters show their faces in West End
again. I hope they are ready for us too.

I can't seem to pass a dollar store without picking up a bunch toys,
soothers, rattles, crayons, coloring books, silly pens, etc. to pass out to
the kids in French Harbor and Punta Gorda.

Our plans are to make the day trip island tour early in the week so that we
aren't too run down. The last time we took toys to the kids, was an
absolute mob scene and I was suffering from tourista which made it all that
much more interesting. I must learn how to say in Spanish "Get in line" "one
at a time" and "be good". Hopefully, that will help out a bit. Kalina says
if it gets too rough, we'll just throw everything out the window of 'el
carro' and let the melee begin.

I'd like to do the zipline canopy tour again, but probably won't have time
to fit it in, since this trip is only a week long. I'm trying to remember
when I last did a one week trip.

Oh yes, of course, the diving . . .with some great luck we'll catch sight of
a whale shark, since it is the time of the full moon. I hope to have another
encounter or two with live dolphins and I'm particularly looking forward to
the eel garden and the sailfin blennies' signalling one another. And dare I
wish for another pair of mating burrfish? Sigh.

See ya at the airport Rudy.

"chilly" <slarson@shaw.canada> wrote in message
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> According to the Rudy Benner descending countdown program . . . 18
> days!!!!
>
> I'm going crazy again, too much to do before departure, too little time.
> Family wanting to come and stay, other family needing serious surgery.
> Two
> classes a week in Spanish has taught me that I don't know much Spanish and
> instructing a college course one night a week in my own discipline, lots
> of
> work for the clients, hasn't left me much time for all the other things in
> life than need to be taken care of prior to departure. Still no weight
> loss
> to help me into my smaller hotweather clothes and now not enough time to
> meet my goals in that regard. I suppose if I'd quit partying so much on
> the
> few evenings I have free, I'd not be in such a bind but it's been a lot of
> fun. Too bad I couldn't convince myself that tax prep, exercise and home
> organization were of primary concern.
>
> I shall have to incorporate a bit more discipline into my schedule and see
> if that's of any help at all. Ya like that will actually happen.
>
> 18 days!!!!! Yahoo!! Until the yahoo sisters show their faces in West
> End
> again. I hope they are ready for us too.
>
> I can't seem to pass a dollar store without picking up a bunch toys,
> soothers, rattles, crayons, coloring books, silly pens, etc. to pass out
> to
> the kids in French Harbor and Punta Gorda.
>
> Our plans are to make the day trip island tour early in the week so that
> we
> aren't too run down. The last time we took toys to the kids, was an
> absolute mob scene and I was suffering from tourista which made it all
> that
> much more interesting. I must learn how to say in Spanish "Get in line"
> "one
> at a time" and "be good". Hopefully, that will help out a bit. Kalina
> says
> if it gets too rough, we'll just throw everything out the window of 'el
> carro' and let the melee begin.
>
> I'd like to do the zipline canopy tour again, but probably won't have time
> to fit it in, since this trip is only a week long. I'm trying to remember
> when I last did a one week trip.
>
> Oh yes, of course, the diving . . .with some great luck we'll catch sight
> of
> a whale shark, since it is the time of the full moon. I hope to have
> another
> encounter or two with live dolphins and I'm particularly looking forward
> to
> the eel garden and the sailfin blennies' signalling one another. And dare
> I
> wish for another pair of mating burrfish? Sigh.
>
> See ya at the airport Rudy.
>
>
>

About the zipline, do you think it will support my carcass?
See you in the departure lounge in Houston.
18 days 7 hours 2 minutes and 10 seconds....

"Rudy Benner" <benner@personainternet.comREMOVE> wrote in message
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>
> About the zipline, do you think it will support my carcass?

I don't know how big your carcass is, but I suspect the answer is yes. The
next question is, how high can you jump while pulling yourself up by your
arms?

> See you in the departure lounge in Houston.
> 18 days 7 hours 2 minutes and 10 seconds....

Oh, thank heavens. Those 7 hours 2 minutes and 10 seconds are going to make
all the difference for me. ;^)

By the way, the link in your other post doesn't work.

"chilly" <slarson@shaw.canada> wrote in message
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>
> "Rudy Benner" <benner@personainternet.comREMOVE> wrote in message
> news:1154vb8hf06561f@corp.supernews.com...
>>
>> About the zipline, do you think it will support my carcass?
>
> I don't know how big your carcass is, but I suspect the answer is yes.
> The
> next question is, how high can you jump while pulling yourself up by your
> arms?
>
>> See you in the departure lounge in Houston.
>> 18 days 7 hours 2 minutes and 10 seconds....
>
> Oh, thank heavens. Those 7 hours 2 minutes and 10 seconds are going to
> make
> all the difference for me. ;^)
>
> By the way, the link in your other post doesn't work.
>
>

Why do you ask? What link? My website? www.rudybenner.com ? Could be I was
editing it, although I doubt that would be the problem.

My carcass is currently 268#, 5 ' 11".

"chilly" <slarson@shaw.canada> wrote in message
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> According to the Rudy Benner descending countdown program . . . 18
> days!!!!

I'm counting down 85 for my next trip, unless I want to brave the cold
water.

> I can't seem to pass a dollar store without picking up a bunch toys,
> soothers, rattles, crayons, coloring books, silly pens, etc. to pass out
> to
> the kids in French Harbor and Punta Gorda.

Why dontcha bring stuff they really want, like candy and cigarettes?
Burmese urchins didn't want candy, but they sure smoke a lot.

> Our plans are to make the day trip island tour early in the week so that
> we
> aren't too run down. The last time we took toys to the kids, was an
> absolute mob scene and I was suffering from tourista which made it all
> that
> much more interesting. I must learn how to say in Spanish "Get in line"
> "one
> at a time" and "be good". Hopefully, that will help out a bit. Kalina
> says
> if it gets too rough, we'll just throw everything out the window of 'el
> carro' and let the melee begin.

Formen una linea (or: alineesen, but that's harder to pronounce)
Uno a la vez
Comportense

"Greg Mossman" <mossman@qnet.com> wrote in message
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> "chilly" <slarson@shaw.canada> wrote in message
> news:Ssr4e.899505$Xk.427497@pd7tw3no...
> > According to the Rudy Benner descending countdown program . . . 18
> > days!!!!
>
> I'm counting down 85 for my next trip, unless I want to brave the cold
> water.

True, but you are going to meet the president this weekend and tell him
what's what.

> > I can't seem to pass a dollar store without picking up a bunch toys,
> > soothers, rattles, crayons, coloring books, silly pens, etc. to pass out
> > to
> > the kids in French Harbor and Punta Gorda.
>
> Why dontcha bring stuff they really want, like candy and cigarettes?
> Burmese urchins didn't want candy, but they sure smoke a lot.

Oh, didn't I mention the candy? And actually, most of the kids don't need
any candy but they are going to get some anyway. But the babies need the
soothers and all the kids need a neat toy or two . . .and every one of them
will be happy with the crayons, scribblers, pens, etc. The biggest hit last
trip were the pens that looked like birds made with fuzzy feathers. I
couldn't find any this time, so I've got some of those LCD pens, that light
up a little figure on the end, when you depress the tip to write. I got
some others that are funky colors and have feathers and hearts or stars on
top. They wobble. :^) I know I'm not going to have enough. I probably
shouldn't be bringing anything but those crazy pens. However, I couldn't
stop myself, so I also bought some weird and colorful pencils and some
bunnies that look a bit like Bugs, but are all bendy like gumby . . .and
then, I just had to get some of those weird ball shaped things that light up
and blink when you squeeze them. Uh oh, come to think of it, I might have
been wrong about the pens. Maybe I should have gone strictly with the
blinky ball thingies. Still, ya gotta have something for the babies. I
know, cuz last time I was handing out toys, some of the parents asked me if
I had anything for their babies . . .I did, but not near enough.

>
> > Our plans are to make the day trip island tour early in the week so that
> > we
> > aren't too run down. The last time we took toys to the kids, was an
> > absolute mob scene and I was suffering from tourista which made it all
> > that
> > much more interesting. I must learn how to say in Spanish "Get in line"
> > "one
> > at a time" and "be good". Hopefully, that will help out a bit. Kalina
> > says
> > if it gets too rough, we'll just throw everything out the window of 'el
> > carro' and let the melee begin.
>
> Formen una linea (or: alineesen, but that's harder to pronounce)

OK, that's good.

> Uno a la vez

One a time, but all at the same time? That's just weird and I don't think
it will help much.

> Comportense

OK, don't know that one. Does it mean something like "comport yourself
properly"?

>
>

"chilly" <slarson@shaw.canada> wrote in message
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> blinky ball thingies. Still, ya gotta have something for the babies. I
> know, cuz last time I was handing out toys, some of the parents asked me
> if
> I had anything for their babies . . .I did, but not near enough.

Like I said, cigarettes. Babies love cigarettes.

>> Comportense
>
> OK, don't know that one. Does it mean something like "comport yourself
> properly"?

It means behave. Asking them to be good is too much to ask for, especially
since you just gave them cigarettes.