Dec
9th,
2010 - (Nov
11th-12th,
2010) I see people living in this part of the Saharan Desert and
think: If
the world were to end I'm not entirely sure these folks would
notice.
I
had a dream the other night that I was discussing taxes with Newt
Gingrich. He told me I was naïve because I said we should tax
people who can afford it. At some point in my dreamscape a giant tree
came alive and started to chase me but a woman came out of her house
and shooed it away. Thanks. Later, I was collaborating on a movie
with Matt Damon. Finally, I published my own book by merely hitting
'print' on my computer. Out popped a book in hardcover format. Busy
night.
Remember
how we had an electrical problem with our vehicle (fuse) and how
Ahmed told us everything was kosher? It wasn't. After packing the
truck and saddling up we were delighted to discover that the battery
was deader than a fargin doornail. Great way to welcome the day.
So
Ahmed made his way back to the village of Ben Amira on foot to see if
he could round up another vehicle to give us a jump. He told us he'd
be back in five minutes. That's five minutes of 'Ahmed time', of
course. In Ahmed time five minutes equals anywhere from twenty
minutes to two hours. We never did quite decode his formula.
