Another run in with the police and my friend Jedi...

Sunday night I was heading back to the house after driving a couple of guys home who were visiting us over the weekend (more on that in a minute) and I pulled out and passed a motorbike.  Only as I pulled up beside them did I realize they were police officers. I casually passed them...didn't make eye contact...which is what I do whenever I pass the police...and then prayed (uh...chanted...)... "Please don't pull me over...please don't...

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"Los Marchistas..."

UPDATE:  There were clashes between the police and the protesters all night last night.  The police were once again firing tear gas into the crowd.  This morning (from what I understand), President Evo backed down and announced that he was suspending construction of the highway.  He announced something similar once before but construction continued that time.  So I guess we'll see.  Certainly the people have him...

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Life...and it's not that exciting...but there is a picture.

It was an election day here in Bolivia which means they shut the country down.  Until 6 PM you're not allowed to drive anywhere and everything is closed anyhow so even if you could drive there's no where to go.  It's nice actually...it makes for a very relaxing day.  So...I decided to cook a big roast for Sunday lunch since we were all around.  I went shopping in the market Saturday and found myself a chunck of beef (4...

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In response...

I got an interesting comment on my blog last night. It leaned a little towards the snarkier side of things, so I just deleted it. As soon as I did though, I wished that I hadn’t. I wrote a reply there, but as I laid in bed last night, I started thinking more about what the person had written and I decided to respond. My blog is certainly written for a predominately Christian crowd. Which is fine. But not all my friends are Christians. I’m sure that...

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The Gringos...

Back in August I got an e-mail from some random guy who said he was with a mission organization called "The World Race" and he was wondering if he could place a team with us for a month.  I was a little wary.  A month can be a long time with a team.  Especially if they're lame.  Not to mention that I'd never heard of this guy or group.  I asked him for a bit more info and he sent me a list of the groups and missionaries they...

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Divergent Paths...

I got a call Monday night from an old friend.  He was the first guy I got to know at the boy's home where I volunteered back in 2001.  One night, while I was there, I had to go into the city (a couple of hours away) to get some gear.  My friend came with me to help me get back.  He later told me that he was planning on going back to the streets that night.  But then he looked at me and knew that if he left I'd never find my way home.  =)  So he stayed. Since those early years he's been on and off the...

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