Re: OT: capitation (was Re: Occupancy and Security PIR - Suggestions?)

["Robert L Bass" <no-sales-spam@bassburglaralarms>]

>> Rome, Venice and  Sorrento.
>
> So you like Italy or Italians or both?

I've never been to Italy.  My wife has
been there several times though and
so have many family members.  One
side of my family is Italian-Irish.  The
other side are Russian (well, actually
Ukranian) Jews.  I guess that pretty
much obliterates any chances of
making friends with Petem.  :^)

Anyway, I've heard that Sorrento is a
beautiful place and worth the visit.
Rome and Venice everyone knows
about.

>> trip into the Amazon
>
> Is that where those "Amazon
> Women" come from?

I suspect that's a myth.  Brazilians,
especially the indians, tend to be
shorter than most Americans.  I
want to visit the rain forrest while
it's still there.  The river itself is
legendary -- something I've always
waned to see.  There's a place
called the "meeting of the waters"
where the Rios Negro and Solimoes
come together.  The Rio Negro is
dark but transparent, hence the
name.  The Solimoes is muddy and
coffee colored.  The two rivers
flow side by side for six miles without
mixing because of the differening
densities of the two.  At least that's
how it was explained to me.  The
scene is supposed to be incredible.

Then there's the forrest itself.  By
joining a side tour in a smaller boat
(really a mototized canoe) you can
venture into the deep forrest where
the canopy completely obscures the
sun, allowing a soft, green light to
filter through.  This is what gave it
the nickname the "Emerald Forrest"
(like in the movie).

Friends of mine travel into the
Peruvian Amazon (same forrest,
different country) each year, going
several days up river in small boats
to reach indigenous tribes who they
are trying to assist.  I may join them
next year if my health permits.

BTW, here's a funny thing that happened
last year.  When my wife and I went to
meet the thoracic surgeon we saw on the
wall in his office a page from a recent
issue of National Geographic.  It was a
full-page photo of a Baiana (woman in
traditional dress) standing in front of a
famous cathedral in Salvador, Brazil.  We
did a double take.  We know this woman.
She always stands there offering to have
her photo taken with tourists who usually
give her a real (Brazilian dollar) or two.
I took a photo of her last year but
accidentally deleted the file.  Next fall
when we go back I'm planning to get her to
pose in the same spot.  We'll print out a
full-page image of her and give it to the
doctor to hang next to the NG page.  :^)

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Regards,
Robert L Bass

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