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Month: May 2013

IT’S GOOD TO BE HOME AGAIN FROM OUR SAFARI ADVENTURE

IT’S GOOD TO BE HOME AGAIN FROM OUR SAFARI ADVENTURE

We are back from Africa and it is good to be home. We left Seattle on Tuesday May 14th and returned to Seattle Sunday May 26th. Our Travel Route From Seattle to Dubai is 7403 miles and the flight takes 18 hours. After spending a couple of nights there we went on to Cape Town South Africa. It is another 4752 miles and it takes 9.5 hours to get there. After spending several nights in Cape Town, we flew to…

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THE DISCONNECT BETWEEN WASHINGTON DC & THE AMERICAN PEOPLE

THE DISCONNECT BETWEEN WASHINGTON DC & THE AMERICAN PEOPLE

NOTE:   My wife and I leave  this  week for Botswana  Africa and I will not be posting for several weeks. Thanks for  checking back ======================================================================================== I think many, if not most, Americans today see a total disconnect between the politicians in Washington and the American people. Americans generally see their leaders in Washington as  overpaid and overindulged agents  of special interest groups, the rich and the corporate powerful. CBS series “UnitedStates  of  Influence” demonstrates this. http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20074813-503544.html  The polls conducted reveal some striking  facts about …

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OUR TRAVEL TO DUBAI ON EMIRATES AIR

OUR TRAVEL TO DUBAI ON EMIRATES AIR

My wife Lita and I had the amazing good fortune to secure first class tickets on Emirates Air from Seattle to Dubai, leaving this month. Why is that wonderful? Because first class tickets cost $26,100 per person round trip and we are getting them free through our frequent flier miles.  On top of that, this is not like most other airlines. The tickets include a complimentary chauffeur driven pickup at home to SeaTac airport. When we arrive a chauffeur driven…

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