Archive for February, 2008

Whistler 2008

Sunday, February 24th, 2008

After missing out on several ski seasons in a row, I finally returned to the slopes this week.  Although I experienced the expected aches and pains, I was pleasantly surprised by how I was able to hit the blue slopes on my first morning.   I even survived a few short black runs when I made the mistake of allowing Assaf to pick our route. 

Brian at Whistler

 

Brian at Whistler 2008

 

maybe Hef is older than we thought . . .

Thursday, February 14th, 2008

Certain animal symbols show up a lot in Egyptian hieroglyphics, including this one.  Now, upon close inspection this is probably some kind of bird, but doesn't it show more than a passing resemblance to a certain corporate logo? 

Hieroglyphic seen in Egypt

 

“There are three constants in life… change, choice and principles.”

Thursday, February 14th, 2008

Every now and then, the little "quote of the day" that pops up in my Gmail "web clip" bar comes up with something that strikes a cord with me:

"There are three constants in life… change, choice and principles."

Stephen Covey

Luxor and Karnak

Monday, February 4th, 2008

So, I haven't sorted through this batch as much as the first one (believe it or not, I actually didn't post every single picture I took), but here is the next batch of pictures from Luxor and Karnak.

 

Giza

Friday, February 1st, 2008

So, I have the first round of pictures up.  On my first day in Cairo, I spent the morning visiting the Giza Necropolis, home of the Great Pyramid (one of 9 on the site) and the Sphinx.

Brian at Giza