I’ve been on safari in Africa twice and I have a very healthy respect for the animals.  In the Serengeti we could hear lions at night and our camp site was attacked by baboons. On the rim of Ngorongoro Crater our camp was invaded by bush pigs which even the guards wouldn’t mess with.  In South Luangwa we had hyenas in our camp that stalked me when I was coming back from the bathroom.  We had to watch out for hippos while canoeing on the Zambezi River because hippos kill more people each year than any other African animal.  Heading out for a game drive, an elephant charged out of the bushes and stood in front of us when we were in an open jeep.  After he finally took off, the guide said, “Mock charge.”  I was in the front seat next to him and I said, “How did you know it was a mock charge and not a real charge?”  He said, “You’re still in the jeep.”  Oy.

Someone just sent me this video.  I have no idea where it came from or who is going to sue me for posting it without proper credits, but I have to post it because I can’t remember the last time I saw two guys doing something this stupid.  Don’t worry…it’s G-rated (meaning – nobody got dead).  If you’re reading this and there’s no video, it means that it got deleted from Youtube so watch it while you can!

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Mommy Rhapsody from Church on the Move on Vimeo.

I don’t usually participate in “Wordless Wednesday” (posting a photo that speaks for itself with no written words), but I really have no words for this video.  What else is there to say?

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