DID SOMEONE HAVE A BIRTHDAY?

Happy Birthday, Elaine. I think. I left my birthday list in my
other pants, 7000 miles away.
Why is it every time the dog is in the picture,
she's sniffing my crotch?

SOMETHING'S BURNING IN DOHA

This is the view from my bedroom window. Well, it was the view a few
days ago.
I hate to be one of those fireman guys who chases fires....
But, it looks like I am.
I'll only do it when no one is watching.
When I saw all the smoke, I jumped on my bike and
peddled about 11 kilometers to the area where the smoke was
coming from. But, it suddenly stopped.
Like some guy threw a switch or something.
I'm guessing it was a ship that caught fire and sank.
We saw three guys on a cigarette boat that was on fire the other day.
They were just standing on the boat watching
the fire get bigger and bigger. We didn't see the final outcome because
we were in a line of traffic and some ass-clown was
behind us blowing his horn like it was his boyfriend's birthday.
Not that there is anything wrong with that.

I COULD NEVER AFFORD TO SEE THIS IN THE USA

Well we didn't have the best seats in the house but they were damn close.

And, for the price of tickets....
About 85 cents each....
How could I complain...
Because it's one of my defining characteristics.

Serena put up a valiant effort...

But, in the end, Venus controls the universe.
Go Venus, It's your Birthday!

HANGIN' WITH KEVIN JAMES, SORT OF

We went to a comedy club this week
AWESOME!

This is Kerry, from Canada. I had a small salad and a glass of water...
IT WAS $180.00!!!!
Wait, no, that was Malcolm in Canada.
I Love You, Man! And, I'll need you to work for me on January 7th.
Is it me or does Kerry look like the King of Queens?

WE'RE JUST LIKE ATHELETS, ONLY SLOWER

This was at the 5K a few weeks ago.
I really haven't done much since then....
Oh, except, seen Venus Williams play her sister Serena
at this tennis tournament here in Doha.
I just got off the phone with my buddy, Malcolm.
It was great hearing a familiar voice from home. I'll have to find more interesting things to talk about. I'll get back to you soon.

THIS EXPLAINS ALOT

Build it and if you don't like it.....Blow it up.
Then start all over again.

HE FALLS OVER WHEN THE WIND BLOWS

I have met all kinds of celebrities on my journey.
I sat behind Mr. Potato Head at a conference one day.
SHHHHH!! I think he can hear you.

NEW SECURITY VEHICLES

The Internal Security Force here in Qatar received a new look this fall.

They went from a very drab looking white with blue and gold strips to
this deep red color. Pretty sweet.

I envy the motorcycle cops.
How sweet to be cruising around on these babies, machine gun in hand?
Check out this link and see the recruitment video for the IFC.
How many died making this I wonder???
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyHYK--r_h0

WHAT'S NEXT?

Just when I think there are no more obvious examples of slavery here....
I see something like this.
FOR SHAME!

TAKING TO THE SKYS

Okay, so while we were in Dubai a few weeks ago, we hit this little family fun park. They had these awesome cable cars. We took the 30 minute ride over the park overlooking the Dubai Creek. Breathtaking. Terrifying. I'm the only one on this trip that realizes that everything is built by the slowest runner. I saw Roots. I know how slavery works.

I think everyone should come over here for a few months.
Have a great time. But, keeps your eyes open and learn a few things about how lucky we are to be living in the old US of A.
If I wasn't so cheap (translation: poor, thank you US stock market), I would bring my kids over here for 6 months. All 5 of them. Let them see how the outside world works. The one that they don't even know exists.
Rae, Cam, Mandy, Ally, and Courtney.....
If Daddy ever wins the lottery, PACK YOUR BAGS, YOU LITTLE SHITS!!
This trip is all inclusive and it's on me!

DINNER AND A SHOW

We went out to dinner the other night with Margie and Richard.
Margie is from Zimbabwe and Richard is a Brit from England.
I believe he said he was from Nottingham. He's totally Robin Hood, Men In Tights.
I know you're reading this, Richard.
ACH ACH ACH! (That's Arabic for HA HA HA).

HELLO SIR. ARE YOU WEARING A CUP?

Remember Little Jo? She's the Lucky Brand Jeans slave girl.
This poor thing works 7 days a week, 12 hour shifts.
So, anyway, she says to me, "Hey sir, are you wearing a cup?"
WHAT?
"A cup".
Are you kidding me? A cup?
"You know...C-A-P."
A cap.
I told her that caps go on the big head. Cups are for playing sports without ruining your weekend.
Foreigners are so cute. Can we have one, please?

THE FIRST OF MANY

We entered our first 5K run last Saturday. We didn't win any medals but we did finish.
Think about it. Isn't that the important thing anyway.
Infact, we made a wrong turn and the 5K turned into a 5.2K.

They had the snack table set up for the local runners.
WTF?
Seriously, what are they thinking?
Are all of the K's set up like this.

This is more like it.
Yum yum!

They had water and Gatorade.
I'm surprised they didn't have Hawaiian Punch and Mountain Dew.

We all got this cool t-shirt.
Tammi, Karla and I won door prizes.