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Hillary Clinton & Barack Obama

 

Hillary Clinton & Barack Obama (by Evan Vucci/AP)
Originally uploaded by Stijn Vogels
It’s time to pick up our hats and get back to work. Hillary has asked us to serve Barack Obama and we need to be as diligent and committed in our support of him as we have been of our gal.
The fact [...]

Aswan and Abu Simbal

Friday, November 16, 2007.We’re on the Red Sea now and after being here a week, Egypt seems normal to us. “Shokran” slips easily off our tongues as we thank someone for service. We have three days in Hurghada. It’s a resort town on the Red Sea and a destination for German, Russian and Eastern European [...]

First 24 hours in Egypt.

Sunday, November 11, 2007.
9:25 am.
It’s Mike’s birthday. He’ll be 49. I’m in Egypt. He’s in Seattle. It wasn’t supposed to be this way.
I’m on the Nile. My stateroom small but nice. No balcony, just floor to ceiling windows that open to the river. The steward has [...]

Leaving for Cairo

Well, my sister, my cousin and I are off to Cairo for 15 days of adventure.
We’ll keep you posted on the doings.