Gnome Mongo's Blog

I’ll explain later…

philmosk — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 04:10:40 +0000

Gosh, I hope I'm not dreaming…

…once I’ve figured out where I am.

Sigh

philmosk — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 13:40:12 +0000

Oh, bacon-flavored Fritos, I wish I knew how to quit you…

Fun with shop names

philmosk — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 13:38:23 +0000

Don't let the name fool you! Nary a fish to be found!

Clearly, there's been a misspelling, here…

This is a large chain in Brazil, the "House of Cheesy Bread"

My favorite 24-hour grocer in Jardins, the "Loaf Gallery"

More potty humor…

philmosk — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 13:29:13 +0000

You want me to use that WHERE?

The beginning of the trip home

philmosk — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 13:25:40 +0000

Picture this: Trying to get to the airport, avoiding the flooded areas of São Paulo, with not one, but two chauffeurs, both speaking very rapid Portuguese.

Makes for a fun trip. My thanks to Deise and Ivani, for getting me to the airport in time to stand in line again, and for my Brazil mug.

Watch out. Ivani's got wanderlust…

Home again, home again, jiggity-jig…

philmosk — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 12:16:01 +0000

Made it back home in one piece.

Once I’ve finished the mountain of laundry, I’ll post more photos, and fix the links on the others.

I knew I was home again, because it snowed all over my truck last night.

Oh, well. Back to work.

Checking in

philmosk — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 11:15:12 +0000

Last day of training today, but I’ve been taking loads of shots, just haven’t been able to get them up. I’ll post more as soon as I can, and I’ll work out the photo links once I’ve returned on Sunday.

Tchau!

Sorry, had to do this one…

philmosk — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 14:58:05 +0000

I apologize in advance for this post. It’s not for the sensitive. Many may not even get this joke. If you need further explanation, see me once I’ve returned.

Simply put, this post has a limited audience.

HEY! Somebody left a gnome in the bidèt!!

(Please note, the stunt gnome was unharmed, and thouroughly cleaned…)

São Paulo

philmosk — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 14:52:27 +0000

Made it to São Paulo safe and sound. Interesting place.

For the folks back home, here’s the best way I can describe it;

Take Birmingham, jack up the prices, make it twice it’s normal size, and then drop it next to a Cass Corridor, 5 times it’s normal size. Then, make everyone really well tanned, and with a Portuguese accent.

The São Paulo skyline, from my hotel window, daytime.

My hotel here is in the ‘Jardins’, or ‘Garden’ district.

Ahh. This is more like it…

I’ll try to post more later. For now, I might go exploring.

Last morning at Catussaba

philmosk — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 14:48:12 +0000

Surfboard rentals? There were surfboard rentals? Why I oughta...

Ouch! That's gotta hurt.

Yup. I coulda used another day here. Oh well. Don't want to be late for my plane…