Just got back from the Kenyan National Day reception. Picked up
some useful info, a lot of rumor and saw from only a few feet the
infamous Hasan Al Turabi. Chatted with my colleagues from Kenya, Uganda
and Ethiopia and also Egyptian intelligence. At the end, I
complemented the Kenyan Ambassador for not doing a speech. He looked
crestfallen as he told me he had prepared a speech, a long one, but
had been been prevailed upon not to deliver it since no one would
listen. I suggested he email it to me and he assured me that he
already had. I love these Africans, the real ones I mean.
The
young kittens appear to be growing increasingly comfortable with
their possession of my front yard and patio. Moma guards them
carefully and they are so cute that during Happy Hour here, several
people gave serious thought to stealing one or the other. But they
seem to have already decided that I am of little account and need not
pay me much heed.
Got
warm enough here this week to return to AC. But not bad. Started
work on my Xmas puzzle. It'll be here when I return.*
*Note: I would be leaving later in the month for home leave.
