Hellas
Sometimes there are things that I miss that seem so simple but make me realize how stupid I really am. The Greek word for Greece is Hellas. Here we are in this wonderful place and there is so much we do now know about it.
We have been working on sanding and staining the doors and window of the apartment we are staying in. We pray that he does not ask us to sand the shutters that accompany all of the windows. We are doing all of the sanding by hand and it is hard, if I ever figure out who painted them all white I'll...
Dimitris purchased 15 chickens on Monday for 1.70 Euro each. They are small now but will grow quickly. One can't even purchase a 6 piece KFC bucket for this much, what a deal.
I'm a bit concerned that my body will become so accustomed to siesta that I will not be able to live without it when I get home. I may have to try to bring this concept to the USA. Like Dimitris says, when you wake it is like you have a whole new day.
I am reading "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance" and am currently on a part which discusses "Quality". They talk about how everyone knows quality when they see it but few know how to achieve it. I see this parallel with my own life. I'm not sure the things that I do and create are quality. I'm considering evaluating what it is I really want to do with my life and working towards that. I guess that hard part is figuring out what you want to be when you grow up. For now I think I will just relax and enjoy the wonderful Greek cooking.
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Bob
Sorry, for some reason the original message was truncated for some odd reason. It started something like this...
Bob and Cindy here from Florida. We met you two at a tavern on a side street near the cafes below the Acropolis while drinking a Mythos sometime around sundown. I had ask if you could read Greek because I had just bought a Cosmote phone card and the instructions on how to use it were, well, in Greek. From that you told us about your travels and adventures thus far, and gave us your web address.
And, I just wanted you to know that we have been following your blog since then and your entry about Hellas was particularly timely because Cindy had been wearing here Greece t-shirt with Hellas in Greek at the top then the Greek flag and "Greece" below. I know you know the one I am talking about because they are everywhere. In fact, we were at Sea World in Orlando today and a guy walked by with the exact shirt on! Anyway, I had been trying to figure out how they got "Greece" from those Greek characters and when I read your "Hellas" entry - it suddenly dawned on me that they were not spelling "Greece" but Hellas.
Bob and Cindy Bachus bbachus@gmail.com
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