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    My trip to Tanzania (and my spear)

    I just got back from digging for fossils in the world famous Olduvai Gorge in Tanzania. I won a scholarship that helped pay for a majority of the program cost. One stipulation is that I write a blog about what I did and saw. You can read the ones I've finished here. The ones I've published thus far have been about my travel to Africa. What I did will come later.

    http://anapeinafrica.wordpress.com/

    But the main reason I'm posting is to show off my Maasai spear. It's a thrusting spear--dull on the sides and sharper towards the tip. The Maasai use it to protect their livestock from predators. Whenever a youth kills a lion, they hang its tail from the tip as a sign of their bravery.




    I'm six foot even. My nephew is a few inches shorter than me. I'm using him as a size comparison.


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    That's bad ass!

    Congratulations on the scholarship and a cool trip to dig fossils! I look forward to reading your blog.

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    That all seems pretty sweet....
    Quote Originally Posted by YouKnowWho View Post
    This is 100% TCMA principle. It may be used in non-TCMA also. Since I did learn it from TCMA, I have to say it's TCMA principle.
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    We should not use "TCMA is more than combat" as excuse for not "evolving".

    You can have Kung Fu in cooking, it really has nothing to do with fighting!

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    Quote Originally Posted by GoldenBrain View Post
    That's bad ass!

    Congratulations on the scholarship and a cool trip to dig fossils! I look forward to reading your blog.
    Thanks. I hope to do it again next year.

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