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A Package From Africa

Really no explanation here, it was just a shot I took yesterday of an interesting package from Africa. I liked the simplicity of the shot and the very well wrapped nature of the package complete with wax seal.

I've Been Blog Tagged: 5 Things You Didn't Know About Ben Pfeiffer

I was recently tagged by my friend Debra Mastaler in a fun little game of blog tagging in which you tag someone and they have to pass on this little blog chain letter thing. Aren't we a bunch of internet geeks? :-) I think its a great way to build a few links and learn about more about the people you know. Since I won't be posting at the other place, I am going to post from my photography blog.

5 Things You Didn't Know About Ben Pfeiffer

1. I went to college to get a Bachelor of Science in Biology. I learned how to sequence DNA, cut things open, and took a keen interest in evolutionary biology studies. I wanted to eventually become a naturopathic doctor. I love biology passionately, but decided as a career I wanted to do other things.

2. My favorite book is One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez.

3. I have a brother who lives in Beijing, China.

4. In college in order to make money the first couple years (I didn't have any support), I imported gem emeralds from Columbia and Thailand. I sold them to people in the local area, eBay, and gem dealers. It was incredibly successful the first couple years and then there was a flood of cheaper more lightly colored material coming from the Muzo mines in Columbia effectively drying my customer base. My friends and family still like to tell stories about this. It was a fun time.

5. I was very dyslexic growing up in time when they really didn't know much about it. I was subjected to a lot of tests, and for years wrote things backwards and had trouble sounding out words. I developed a good ear for sounds and visual cues to compensate but am a retard when it comes to foreign languages (except for spanish).

I think I am going to tag - Chris Boggs, Stephen Spencer, Jason Dowdell, Rob Kerry, and Barry Schwartz