They found the guy who killed Cecil the lion in Zimbabwe. Apparently, it was a dentist from Minnesota who paid some $55,000 for a trophy hunt. Jerk! The story is quite unbelievable. It has made me sad, mad and irritated. The jerk used guides to lure the lion out of the protected park using some […]
Africa
We humans are heartless; therefore, Cecil the lion is dead
Cecil the lion is dead Cecil the lion is all over the news. Cecil is dead; hunted heartlessly by some a$$hole. How anyone can hunt these amazing wild animals in their natural environment is beyond my understanding. And for what? “Sport” they say! We humans are cruel and Cecil the lion is proof of our […]
Heart thumping, feet stomping cardio sculpt
Some people are genetically more athletic. Most of us who have to work hard at achieving a certain level of fitness and still fall short of the folks who are naturally gifted. I know it’s all relative but when you go to a cardio sculpt class and you see lots of people jumping and skipping […]
Hot and easy 6 miler
It was a smooth, easy run for 50 minutes today with short spurts of speed in the middle. It was hot outside but I ran exactly 6 miles in 51 minutes for an 8:30 average. My heartrate was just a bit higher than I wanted, but that’s okay in the heat. The second part of […]
South Africa Animals – Part 1
Anne Lennox has a new album out called Nostalgia. It has a collection of old songs re-sung by Anne. In it is a song called “I put a spell on you” which has powerful vocals and a superb beat. I edited this video to play with this song but it was rejected by YouTube for […]
The crazies and the Ebola scare
There are 50+ countries in Africa. There are more than a billion people who live in Africa. There are less than 10,000 people infected with Ebola. That comes to 0.001% of the population of Africa. There is mass hysteria about Ebola and people are fearful of travelling to Africa. We have all these crazies (Donald […]
Eyes show emotions
The lions we saw in South Africa put on a show for us. They were a loving family with two adult females with two grown cubs each. One of the adult male cubs was getting a bit too frisky with one of the adult lionesses and will probably be kicked off the family in the […]
Coming back home to Arizona
Binita took this brilliant picture of a male Kudu on our last safari drive. Look at his gorgeous horns and beard. He is a perfect specimen! The safari guides in South Africa communicate with each other over radio using a combination of English Afrikaans and Shangaan. We picked up on a few Shangaan words and […]
Leopard! Kruger National Park
Today, we fly back home. There is time for a morning ride before we drive back from Kruger to Johannesburg. As I write this from the plane, my heart is once again with Simi. Just before boarding, I called and got news that Simi is “listless” and had to be taken for another blood transfusion. […]
Lions at a buffalo carcass
I am happy that Simi is doing better and is in good hands. We got messages from multiple people including a couple of pictures that she is better. She is slow and lethargic, but is better. Morning Ride: Binita decided to take it easy today this morning. I went on the ride alone with Patrick. […]