And so, the saga of living in Angola continues.  So many things to write about, so little time.  I wonder if anybody ever reads this stuff .... or am I merely fulfilling some deep internal desire to "get it all out".

"Herding Cats" ... now there's a good one.  Ya'll know about herding cattle right?  You have 3-6 cowboys working together getting the cattle lined out, moving forward ... put 1 to 2 two cowboys on each flank, and 1 to 2 in the back ... once you get the cattle lined out and moving forward, its pretty straightforward ... and not too many issues.

But, here in Angola, I don't herd cattle ... I herd cats.  Its very different ... you can't line them out, you can't get them moving forward, they hiss, they scratch, and they run away.  Seems like I have a terrible time moving things forward here.  Last week it was  particularly difficult ... so a colleague decided to lighten my day by giving me a mental word picture (close your eyes Beka, Chely, Tasya) .... "its like trying to shove wet spagetti up a cat's butt" ... boy was that a bad day ...

Of course, yesterday was bad too (I won't bore you with the details), but I likened it to ... trying to catch bumble bees and putting them in your pocket ... either way you are in a lose-lose situation ... you either fail ... or you get stung to death.

Well ... time to go to work and check on my cats. Ciao.