Thought for the Day
A commentary on the times is that the word “honesty” is now preceded by “old-fashioned.”
—Larry Wolters
A commentary on the times is that the word “honesty” is now preceded by “old-fashioned.”
—Larry Wolters
It’s about 5 p.m. here in Addis and I am killing time at the hotel until I get a ride around 8 p.m. for my 10:50 p.m. flight. I was able to do a little sightseeing in the city today and did a little shopping. Ethiopia definitely has a very distinctive culture.
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It’s funny how wrong your imaginings of a place can be. For example, I thought that Ethiopia was going to be hot and dry but this time of year it is green and cold. Last night was the first night that I was really cold when I went to bed. I had two blankets on me and finally warmed up. When I went outside this morning I could see my breath! At 9 degrees north latitude in August. I asked my hosts what they guessed the temperature was and they thought it was about 10 degrees C, which computes to 50F!
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