Less than two months...

Less than two months now until my grand departure for the far side of the world. February 25 begins Staging, then a couple days later I'm off. I'm still more in Farm Bureau/real world mode than in oh-my-god-I'm-leaving-the-country mode. Still, I'm starting to think more about packing and preparations each day.

Also, I'm looking forward to hearing from everyone whom I won't be able to talk to while I'm gone (for 26 months -- at least -- in case you're counting). So send me an email, leave a comment or give me a call.

Where in the world is Malawi?

Malawi is a small country in southeastern Africa. It borders Tanzania, Mozambique and Zambia. It is about 10-17 degrees south of the equator. That equal in the Northern Hemisphere to the location of the southern Caribbean down to the very northern edge of Venezuela in South America. Approximately the size of Indiana, Malawi's population is about 13 million with 650,000 of those in Lilongwe, the capital city.

Click here to go to the CIA World Factbook page for Malawi. There is also a link to reference maps on the top of this page.

Name This Blog Contest

OK, for anyone who actually is checking this, I'd like to tap into your keg of creative juice. I'm looking for a name for this blog, and I'm taking suggestions. You can see what I've got so far. At the very least I need that third word filled in. At best, I need something catchy, creative, different and memorable.

It doesn't have to be a variation of what is there. No idea is too dumb. In may be a combination of suggestions that finally gets used.

So, either leave your comments here or email me at kmfornoff@gmail.com with your thoughts. The person with the winning submission will win a great big bag of satisfaction in knowing they had the winning submission. Oh, and I'll also post some of the most interesting ideas on here later!

I told you!

I told you there was nothing here yet! Well, actually I guess there is something here now...