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Started July 1st 2019 for contests, etc. as other blogs are filling up and have other purposes.  I'm starting a new blog because
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I've started an appendix (I no longer have one personally) to keep track of my Space Cadet journals for Space Blog. It's a work constantly under construction. Mind the mess.
I needed to start a folder for contests as there are so many deadlines and details to remember.
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(exercise) = Exor. (observations) = obsv. (s***,shave,shower) = ss&s. (read something) = read. (comment blogs/newsfeed/notebook) = bogs. (BoyLove series on-line) = ytBL. (Thai TV BL series on GMMTV25) = tv25. (write poetry or prose) = PorP. (take a daily walk) = walk. (buy something) = shop. (take a photo) = foto. (video) = วิดีโอ. (speak Thai/Lao) = pôod. (learn Thai) Thai. (go-into-the-water) = pool. (clothes) = wash. (cook something) = cook. (tidy up) = mess. (travel) = trip. (noon) = เที่ยง. (talking to ex-pats/travelers/strangers in European) = chat. (Thai teaching book) = book. (hand written journal) = jour. (contests) = test. (water) = agua. (National Blog Post Month) NBPM. Groan  31 desember  31 ธันวาคม exor. 300/300/400/500 = 1500. cook. rice/garlic/onion/egg ss&s. เที่ยง. 86 degrees. AQ 39 (fair) bogs. Stik/ PorP. "Kintsugi"  "A Tale of Glass " test. "The Origins of the House of Huffyndor" Blog. "Radio silence" shop. eggs, shrooms chat. Oat, P'Nan. Venus and Boris from Slovenia.Caught the fireworks on video. Pan sent me a photo of his sister and family. 9100 views as of today. 30 desember  30 ธันวาคม exor. 300/300/300/300 = 1200. Approx. lost count. 75 degrees. AQ 43 (fair). obsv. drongos; pounding; clouds > light clouds; chirps; pigeon flight. cook. rice with veggies and duck. ss&s.Cozy/comfort; routine/boring; adventure/seeking; beauty or money; right/wrong/whatever; internal/external; fear or certainty.  เที่ยง. 81 semi-cloudy degrees. AQ 40 (fair) chat. Rick, P'Nan... blog. "Oh December, I hope I forget you! " PorP. "Teeth of a dog" test. Entered two of Kittie's contests. Old: "Dazy Hell" ytBL. "Last Twilight" Ep. 8 with subtitles. walk. Nong Bua, loud music, ate bun. 29 desember  29 ธันวาคม exor. 400/300/300/500 = 1500. 73 degrees. 09:45-10:21. AQ 47 (fair) obsv. heron hoot. Tom in orange, hands aflutter, clear sky, birds, one bee, no butterfly... then a myna unsuccessfully chasing a yellow flutterby. ss&s. เที่ยง. 84 degrees. May have gone up to 90 today. AQ 45 (fair). shop. Added 150 baht to my phone.  walk. Central Mall. blog. "Salmon soup at a Norwegian restaurant. " chat. Ying, Golf, Hans. bogs. Sara/Brian/Tracker. tv25. Last Twilight.Fed the elephant again. Prompt: "There's nothing more beautiful than the way the ocean refuses to stop kissing the shoreline, no matter how many times it's sent away. Sarah Kay. My response: I like the prompt and the image it evokes. But, I'm not a beach person. The first time I saw the ocean was February 1974. It was a tropical night with the Southern Cross in a pitch-black sky. Hard to find one of those these days. I was at Manuel Antonio in Costa Rica, long before it became a tourist hot spot. The lapping of the waves depressed me in a way I hadn't experienced before. ![Merit Badge in Quotation Inspiration
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Congratulations on winning 3rd Place in the November 2023 round of [Link To Item #quotation] !](https://images.Writing.Com/imgs/writing.com/writers/badges/WDC-Quotation_Inspiration.gif) Quotation Inspiration 28 desember  28 ธันวาคมGrief will have grip on you until you let it go. It'll hide in dark corners but light can cleanse even those. And lightened grief becomes a memory and then a wisp of distant clouds. Thinking of Serena Blade (Huser:letyv1981) 4 You're not okay... and that's okay. In time you may be okay, but not today. Be kind to yourself and surround yourself with kind people. Withdrawal would be a natural response but I don't recommend it. Staying connected without having to mask your grief would be better. I found that having one small very small goal per day helped when I was in shock over events years ago. Now, I take walks (noticing both the beauty and ugliness along the way; it keeps me grounded), exercise (because I have control over that), write (tears and rants) and try to stay connected by saying hello to anyone (even a chat about the weather helps). I have big decisions to make this month, but today I'll just do the above. To Lyn: "I hesitate to respond because I'm living a different reality and my childhood was different as well. In Montana I've switched beds (from twin to queen) over the years from 3 spots (the fourth has the kitchen). It's a struggle when too much stuff is crammed into two rooms. Easier to just move something into the hallway and back again. When I return I want to downsize. In 2022 when I desperately needed help Bry cleaned and helped me unclutter. She's much stronger than I am. One of the key decisions was taking furniture down 2 flights of stairs and placing it next to the dumpster. Here in Thailand I don't have as much but need to seriously reorganize and give stuff away or bring it back to Montana. Regardless, our beloved rice-cooker stays.  I'll miss it." Anticipation trumps Anxiety. Remind me of that later when Anxiety comes calling. exor. 400/300/300/500 = 1500. 70 degrees. 10:09-10:43. AQ 55 (poor) obsv. volcan cut down, no butterflies, silent birds. ss&s. extra lotion on skin. left shin is bad. bogs. Serena/Apondia/Lyn  เที่ยง. 82 degrees. AQ 52 (poor) walk. shop. bought rice. 139 baht for 5 kilos. agua. 5 liters. tv25. Faceless Love. Don't quite understand the story nor the angst portrayed. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/crenshaw-bill-against-college-dei-oaths-... 27 desember  27 ธันวาคมI was so tense all night. Visa renewals are NOT automatic. I had difficulty coming back from Malaysia a month ago. So... my visa was up tomorrow. I went today, paid my 2.000 baht and now have until January 27th. Easy-peasy but nerve wracking until it's over.  ss&s. visa. Took tuk-tuk (100 baht). walk. from Immigration to Nong Prajak and back. Bought frog, kao pad gai, peanut-butter milkshake. chat. exor. 300/300/300/300 = 1200. 84 degrees. 18:10-18:37. obsv. dirty-orange horizon, smoke, calmish, quiet; grilled frog, sprinkler and puddles. blog. "One month ... max." tv25. Finding Yourself... still not grabbing me. bogs. AmyJo/Patricia/Mouse.26 desember  26 ธันวาคม bogs. Sara/Carolyn/Stik. exor. 300/300/300/300 = 1200. 66-70 degrees. 10:40-11:06. AQ 55 (poor) obsv. orchids finished, decorations coming down, ice, sunshine, calmer, new shoots on the แคนา (khaenaa). ss&s. เที่ยง. 73 degrees. AQ 56 (poor). PorP. ""Paradise Lounge" D26 #20 40w 'mechanical'" Last entry for 40 words. blog. "January 2024 angst" "W stands for..." walk. tv25. Finding Yourself... but not into it.25 desember  25 ธันวาคม bogs. NormaJean/Neva/Intuey exor. 400/400/300/500 = 1600. Not stressed. 68 degrees under thin clouds. 10:55-11:38. obsv. The Deconstruction; mynas strutting, hills shrouded, thin clouds, no shadows, muted jets, new bronze leaves. เที่ยง. 73 degrees. 10:55-11:38. AQ 57 (poor) faraway hills barely visible. ss&s. twice. chat. walk. Nong Bua. foto. animal tracks วิดีโอ. dancers in red outfits. cook. shrimp, chicken, pork, pa lo. tv25.I worried about Pan not eating, but he did eat some late in the evening. He seems okay... but I'm not fooled. He's muttering to himself. That's better than catatonia. Received merit badge today for finishing 40 words challenge. I'll post one more. ![Merit Badge in Be Romantic
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| On-line article: Even in a religious society, telling someone that you’ll pray for them can come across as disingenuous. Praying is all fine and good, and some people are well-meaning and the like, but it’s not really a show of sympathy, and it’s not really particularly helpful either. It extends to other places this statement is used, such as in online circles and beyond. Maybe instead, we can try and come up with some genuine heartfelt words that sound sincere and isn’t the same parrotted statements. To Storm: Time by volume... like filling up a balloon or a room or... I dunno. My morning routine was about 1 meter squared... cut in half. How many squares can I stack in a day? What's the size of my room/body/life I inhabit? I'm filling up my time dog paddling through this experience in Thailand. I figure that swimming is better than drowning. Been there before. My relationship... is rocky at the moment. Nice 1 minute snuggle this morning; but frankly, I want more. Regardless of his issues... I could use a therapist to help me deal with mine. My back is doing somewhat better with daily exercise (or exorcise as I call it). I don't take good care of myself when I'm alone. I shouldn't be alone. My chiropractor friend told me a long time ago (over 20 years) that one of my issues was my mother. She used Bio-Energetic Synchronization Technique (B.E.S.T.) if I remember right. When my mother died last year at age 99 I felt a weight lifting. I was 'free'. Mind you, she'd become a sweet old lady; but, my inner child still remembered the Before Times. I find it sad in retrospect. To Robert: 1. "I really want to _____. 2. "If you take the attitude [...] that you're only doing what you want to do [...] then all the time is yours. 3. "If there's something you think you want to do, but never seem to have the time to do it, then maybe you don't really want to do it." I feel better when I WANT to exercise in the morning. I do it regardless because it has truly helped me. But I don't "work" and mornings were the bane of my existence when I did. After two cups of coffee and 10 a.m. you can talk to me now. I decided in 2009 (long time ago for Gen Z) that I finally wanted to go back to Costa Rica. Took me 35 years, but I've written about that ad nauseam. That led to travel, something I remembered wanting to do when I was 11. Advice: listen to your inner child. I wanted to come to Thailand. So, I did. I didn't "have to". Now, I'm divided. Part of me wants to leave soon, part of me wants to leave later, part of me wants to just stay. I will "have to" leave but whether I come back depends on want versus need. I only have so much time. I can waste it or spend it. Either way the Hourglass empties. My work-life wasn't totally wasted. It just felt like that at times. Would I have been happier chasing happiness rather than showing up for a paycheck so I could eat? The Solstice cometh. It's drier and cooler in Isan in north-east Thailand. The sun doesn't burn as much and shadows are longer. I can keep the windows open when the air pollution isn't dangerous. Folks are out and about a tad more. In Troms in Northern Norway the sun set around November 21st. It won't peek above the horizon until Soldag... around January 19th. In Montana it's just cold and snowy. Where I grew up... ditto. (exercise) = Exor. (observations) = obsv. (s***,shave,shower) = ss&s. (read something) = read. (comment blogs) = bogs. (BoyLove series on-line) = ytBL. (Thai TV BL series on GMMTV25) = tv25. (write poetry or prose) = PorP. (take a daily walk) = walk. (buy something) = shop. (take a photo) = foto. (video) = วิดีโอ. (speak Thai/Lao) = pôod. (learn Thai) Thai. (go-into-the-water) = pool. (clothes) = wash. (cook something) = cook. (tidy up) = mess. (travel) = trip. (noon) = เที่ยง. (talking to ex-pats/travelers/strangers in European) = chat. (Thai teaching book) = book. (hand written journal) = jour. (contests) = test. (water) = agua. (National Blog Post Month) NBPM. Groan 24 desember  24 ธันวาคม PorP. ""Lefty" D23 #18 40w 'demonstrate'" exor. 300/300/300/300 = 1200. 10:47-11:22. 70-ish. Uninterested. obsv. breeze; chairs stacked; small clouds; unhappy thoughts. ytBL. Last Twilight "Mee took her shadow by the hand." Watched Ep.7 with subtitles. เที่ยง. 72 degrees. AQ 51 (poor) PorP. ""Nazaré" Dec24 #19 40w 'brave'" This should fulfill the requirements of the challenge. ss&s. Late, but better than never. Put on a short sleeve but heavy fabric shirt. Red, of course. walk. foto. bao. shop. merit flowers, buns, coffee.Pan seems a bit better; but, he sleeps and says little. He isn't here when he works and he isn't here when he's here.  He slept a lot but he's cooking, a good sign.23 desember  23 ธันวาคม bogs. Robert/Storm/Tracker exor. 300/300/260/300 = 1160. Very windy. A chill 55 degrees. foto. "Back to School", Nong Lek. ss&s. เที่ยง. 73 degrees. Noon here is midnight WDC. It means I'm now on 'today' for my posts... Today that's okay, but sometimes it's a pain. blog. "Sleeping Beauty" and "R U A ... article from 1941!" . walk. Nong Bua and Nong Lek. Nasty trash and nasty dogs. tv25. "Cherry Magic" Interesting but I was also trying to take care of Pan.It took me 1 hour to get Pan to take his meds. He's hot-and-cold (Hot-brow; frozen-hands). I'm truly upset... again. He comes home and promptly gets sick. This is not the life I signed up for. I'm distraught because I don't know what to do and I fear doing something wrong. 22 desember  22 ธันวาคม bogs. Mighty/Crabby/Apondia/Kat exor. 300/300/300/300 = 1200. Very cold wind chill. 10:00-10:26. 66 degrees. foto. obsv. green and red banners, cold brisk breeze, one dove, laundry hanging fragrant, cough, warm sun. ss&s. Checked off before I did it because I don't want to... Now I must. Scrubbed toes. เที่ยง. 69 degrees PorP. ""No Gift From Santa This Year" D22 #17 40w 'poverty'" walk. agua. 10 liters (5 today; 5 yesterday) blog. "Close family and friends... "Once Upon A Time"" tv25. "Last Twilight" Pan came home earlier than I expected. He feels... distant. Thais do pleasant but distant well; so, I don't know what to think at the moment. He got up to cook, but... *sigh* To Seven: My generation didn't move around as much. Once we did it was harder to keep in touch. My younger sister though still lives in the same house since she was born. Pittsburgh... wonder whether we still have family there. My Aunt Verna lived her entire life in Jeannette and Uncle Jerry was in the vicinity. New York, Arizona, Washington, Texas, Arkansas, Florida, California, New Jersey... people drifted or ran away. Once my grandfather died and my uncle whisked my grandmother away, the family fell apart. It took years for me to realize that they were never close to begin with. My father's family (centered in WNY), as grouchy as Olde Swedes can be, did much better. I even have cousins in South Carolina in the Greenville area. I should call and say hello... I'm happy to read this entry. It contrasts to my isolation, loneliness and depression in Montana and Thailand. I didn't have a close network of friends growing up but I was looking forward to our HS class reunion. Then covid... You are blessed. It's great to have friends around the world (there are wonderful people everywhere ), but last night there was no one to talk to. I did get good advice from an Aussie I met in Costa Rica who is relaxing in Ecuador... but it's not the same as sitting at the kitchen table (we were kitchen folks) playing cards. And... "This entry went exactly where it needed to go. I don't drink alcohol; but, All Hail Mimosa! I'm a bit like both of you. I'm warm but can be no nonsense. I'm a day dreamer who overthinks and overplans. Finding someone to compliment me has been a lifelong struggle. I want someone to be my 'home' but want to take them with me. Maybe I need a dog?" 21 desember  21 ธันวาคม exor. 400/300/400/500 = 1600. 59-61 degrees. Cold. 07:36-08:07. bogs. Jennifer/Joy/Tracker cook. Salmon steamed over rice mixed with potato/carrot/garlic/egg. เที่ยง. 77 degrees. PorP. ""Breakfast Break" D21 #16 40w 'beaker'" ss&s. tv25. Faceless Love ... but not into it tonight. blog. "Avoidance and lying." To?: I have realized that I shouldn't live alone. Unless it's a wee cottage in the Cotswold with a wee cat on me lap. Distance is definitely a factor in my family. In general this American notion that old folks should move to Florida to golf with other old folks hasn't helped maintain family units or communication between generations. Thanksgiving follows harvest time and a time of plenty. Makes sense to finally rest. Winter in the North was also a time of rest. Many customs are 'transplanted'. I grew up in an area that embraced the German traditions. Costa Rica embraced the Mediterranean customs. In Thailand the Northern European version has become plastic and commercial. The lights are nice though. To Joey: Not the Christianity surrounding me when I was a child. And that's the problem. It would be nice if Christians would put the words of Christ at the center of their beliefs. To Sharon: Yes. Exactly. They aren't the Words of Christ and have no right to be the center of any belief system named after Him. I'd quote Psalm 137.9 but you are quite aware of that awful verse. 20 desember  20 ธันวาคม exor. 350/300/300/300 = 1250. Approximate. 68-75 degrees. 08:54-09:26. obsv. tables, lights, bees mostly gone?, fly, sea of purple trumpets, 3 xmas trees. ss&s. scrubbed toes a tad; mustache mostly gone. bogs. NormaJean/MRobert/Brian เที่ยง. 82 degrees. blog. "Lonely Ghost" And 5 comments. Thank you. PorP. ""Miss Pauline Katherine Jensen" D19 #15 40w 'still'" tv25. Faceless Love... but it doesn't thrill me. Pretty actors; office based; not deep. Thai. body parts. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3FxhwPWVm8Pan came home... briefly... makes me very sad. ![Merit Badge in Shadows and Light
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| Robin Moyer Every day has an associated color. Red, yellow, pink, green-day/grey-evening, orange, sky-blue, dark-blue/purple. Older people follow the colors more than youth but most people know the day's color. Tan is worn by government officials. Police have their own color as do the military branches. Each monarch has a color associated with them as well. As do many places. Udon is orange after the flowering tree (January, February). I suspect Sisaket is yellow. Not that different from the US in some ways. Maroon was the color of my high school and also the U of Montana. Colors are not worn to funerals (black/white is appropriate) and black isn't worn to weddings (pastels are the way to go as the wedding party may be in white or red). Kitti: I miss old friends and talking to family. I'm old... so... that's to be expected. Some will die without me ever saying goodbye because... My family kept secrets. Found a cousin through DNA but did my sister share his address? Or that of another who lived within driving distance? The family gatekeepers have saddened me beyond Beyond. Sure... I get that they don't matter to you... but me? Do I matter? DNA did bring up some details that don't match the family stories... but generations of 'forgetfulness' severs the Past. (exercise) = Exor. (observations) = obsv. (s***,shave,shower) = ss&s. (read something) = read. (comment blogs) = bogs. (BoyLove series on-line) = ytBL. (Thai TV BL series on GMMTV25) = tv25. (write poetry or prose) = PorP. (take a daily walk) = walk. (buy something) = shop. (take a photo) = foto. (video) = วิดีโอ. (speak Thai/Lao) = pôod. (learn Thai) Thai. (go-into-the-water) = pool. (clothes) = wash. (cook something) = cook. (tidy up) = mess. (travel) = trip. (noon) = เที่ยง. (talking to ex-pats/travelers/strangers in European) = chat. (Thai teaching book) = book. (hand written journal) = jour. (contests) = test. (water) = agua. (National Blog Post Month) NBPM. Groan 17 desember  17 ธันวาคมI managed to get some sleep. And after my first coffee... I'm almost awake. Just listless. I dream of Tromso in Northern Norway and crisp fresh air in the Land of Darkness. It's 08:42 and I've even washed the dishes from yesterday. Still... *sigh* exor. 300/300/300/300 = 1200. 79 degrees 10:16-10:45. obsv. breeze, 'no smoking' sign at the bench, bee on my balcony, jet, yellow leaves, 'chewed' leaves, 2 women with 2 teenage girls. PorP. ""Auld Liam" D16 #12 40w 'old'" เที่ยง. 84 degrees. cook. Reheated my rice/potato/carrot/shroom/onion/garlic/PaLo with an egg on top. I'll be eating this all day. mess. swept a little, should do more, and "deeper", later. bogs. Stik/Rhychus/Tileira foto.Finally... 9,000 views (noticed @ 12:32). Some good points re Texas and abortion: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/letters-to-the-editor-pro-life-texas-shows-abo... 16 desember  16 ธันวาคม exor. 300/300/300/600 = 1500. obsv. 2 last orchids fading. No yellow trumpets in bloom. Long shadows. PorP. ""Pretty Awesome in Pink" D15 #11 40w 'outstanding' " and "[This is not winter] " เที่ยง. 86 degrees. foto. ปฏิเสธ (ถูกปฏิเสธ = rejected) guarding the Stollen from being stolen. bogs. Jennifer/Staine/Charity blog. "ปฏิเสธ ... because that's how I feel. " shop. carrot, eggs, shrooms, onion... pa-lo."I understood it to be phatic: a stranger’s way of saying I am a fellow human looking out for the youngest member of our tribe." Phatic: denoting or relating to language used for general purposes of social interaction, rather than to convey information or ask questions. Utterances such as hello, how are you? and nice morning, isn't it? are phatic. But... not for everyone. When I ask, in English, I often really welcome a response. 15 desember  15 ธันวาคม exor. No time in the morning and 90 degrees after sunset. trip. Bus to Nong Khai. chat. with friends. foto. walk. to bus stations. bogs. Tracker/Robert/Intuey exor. 200/200/200/200/400 = 1000. 21:39-21-56 75 degrees. obsv. Very quiet, calm at night. Day: very hot. Van > UD: no leg room, tuxedo cat, smiles. tv25. Last Twilight.I saw Eugene and Ype. Ate German style fried potatoes. Coke. Coffee. 14 desember  14 ธันวาคม exor. 300/300/300/300 = 1200. 79 degrees. 10:20-10:52. obsv. bees, flies, key, orchids, birds mating. green man shearing shrubs. PorP. ""Morning exercise" D13 #9 40w 'speculation'" bogs. blog. "Even an old dog can paddle water... till he can't anymore." walk. tv25. Faceless Love.13 desember  13 ธันวาคม exor. 300/154/300/300 = 1054. Interrupted... 79 degrees. 09:46-10:14. obsv. falling leaves. ss&s. foto. orchid, 'face', choreque. chat. P'Nan, Steve, Rick, Joe. Short chats. walk. shop. toilet paper, coffee (yellow packets) bogs. Steve/Joy/Crabby/Robert. tv25. Faceless Love on 25 and 7 Days to Valentine on 31. 12 desember  12 ธันวาคมSisaket to Udon to Mukdahan to Sakon Nakhon to Udon. 10 hours... trip. foto. out the window of the green bus. exor. 300/200/300/300 = 1100. I finished around 20:00, after I got back. obsv. New orchid, woman in black. tv25. End of Wednesday Club. Not so intrigued to watch again with subtitles. ytBL. Ep. 5 of "Last Twilight". Love the story, the acting, everything. 11 desember  11 ธันวาคมSisaket...  exercise. walk. trip. Taxi to Ban Ku Sot คูซอด, where Chavala's family lives. foto. chat. All day. TAINAN YEAR of the DRAGON Anping Light District @ Lin Moniang Park, the original 1661 Taiwan Boat Park along the Anping Canal and Anping Recreation Pier. 3 Feb - 10 Mar 2024 except 9 Feb. High-speed railway light district @ Tainan Convention and Exhibition Center and its surrounding venues, Sharon Green Energy Technology Demonstration site. 24 Feb - 10 Mar 2024 except 9 Feb. 8974 |
| (exercise) = Exor. (observations) = obsv. (s***,shave,shower) = ss&s. (read something) = read. (comment blogs) = bogs. (BoyLove series on-line) = ytBL. (Thai TV BL series on GMMTV25) = tv25. (write poetry or prose) = PorP. (take a daily walk) = walk. (buy something) = shop. (take a photo) = foto. (video) = วิดีโอ. (speak Thai/Lao) = pôod. (learn Thai) Thai. (go-into-the-water) = pool. (clothes) = wash. (cook something) = cook. (tidy up) = mess. (travel) = trip. (noon) = เที่ยง. (talking to ex-pats/travelers/strangers in European) = chat. (Thai teaching book) = book. (hand written journal) = jour. (contests) = test. (water) = agua. (National Blog Post Month) NBPM. Groan 10 desember  10 ธันวาคม (ธค) exor. 200/200/200/300 = 900. 70 degrees. Before 8. Short session. walk. 2 long walks on a day with lots of sitting. foto. วิดีโอ. out the bus window. obsv. green katydid?, puddles, much greener in the south. PorP. "Week Deux (2) 'motorcycle'" " "Kipp" D10 #7 40w 'orthodox' " bogs. Warped/ blog. "Trip to Sisaket" I managed to order food at the market. Reaction to my use of "sao". It's Lao for 20 not Thai. 9 desember  9 ธันวาคม (ธค) trip. First thing... get the ticket to Sisaket! Leaves 09:30 tomorrow, seat 9 (left side window). walk. exor. 300/300/300/300 = 1200. 10:30-11:04. 79-82 degrees. obsv. last v/w orchid; last 3 white moth orchid blooms. Pride of India leaf-bare; heliconia bears witness to its nakedness. เที่ยง. 86 (30c) degrees. cook. Egg/garlic/rice/butter. shop. bought food for the trip at the local market. PorP. "Week 1 Dem Cryin' Cray'ns" tv25. Cherry... trip. packed.8 desember  8 ธันวาคม (ธค)Really bad mood as Booking and Agoda pissed me off for different reasons. I don't like misleading info and don't have time to play games. Waste of time. exor. 400/300/300/500 = 1500. 10:04-10:40. 75 degrees. obsv. huge colony of bees. fat guy with a basketball. ss&s. yeah, yeah, but I couldn't tell you when. wash. by hand. hang in balcony to dry. pack. started packing. tv25. Last Twilight walk. Got coffee. Birdy #2 Blue. bogs. Richard. 7 desember  7 ธันวาคม (ธค) exor. 300/200/300/300 = 1100. 77 degrees. 10:08-10:30. chat. Tom. Pear. Rick/Joe. PorP. ""Tsunamigenic" D6 #4 40w 'wave'" เที่ยง. 82 degrees. ss&s. bogs. Lyn/Charity/Robert blog. "Visits... past and future." walk. ytBL. Pit Babe. tv25.6 desember  6 ธันวาคม (ธค) exor. 300/300/300/300 = 1200. 08:57-09:31. ss&s. trip. 60 baht to Nong Khai; 55 to return. walk. chat. Eugene at Mut Mee. Ray on bus. foto. tv25. Faceless Love "Veekij is a stoic young CEO with prosopagnosia or "face blindness,"Its reviews are 7.7... not promising for an office rom-com. cook. Since Pan's working... egg, potato, garlic, shallot, carrot... with rice. 5 desember  5 ธันวาคม (ธค)Father's Day exor. 300/300/300/500 = 1400. 79 degrees. 10:10-10:42. obsv. orchids still blooming but faded. bees. stretching (fear of falling). PorP. ""Lure" D4 #2 40w 'allure'" and in "Winter... as it is... not as I would want it." blog. "Winter... as it is... not as I would want it." bogs. Carolyn/Joy/Hooves walk. Nong Bua.4 desember  4 ธันวาคม (ธค)I fell flat on my back in the bathroom. No damage... I think. I'll have Pan check later. I lay in bed for a while. No exercise this morning. เที่ยง. 86 degrees. Now 90. PorP. ""Skip with me" 40w D3 #1 'melody'" walk. shop. Bought new shower-head 149 baht, new sink plug 49 baht. (song sao gao / ສອງຊາວເກົ້າ; koy pai / เดินช้าๆ/ gao gao / เก้าก้าว; คุณและฉัน = เรา) chat. Sayan. exor. 300/300/300/300 = 1200. 82-79 degrees. tv25. Wednesday Club... getting interesting. agua. 5 liters. bogs. Stik/Brian/AmyJo.To AmyJo: "I don't believe in the Apocalypse; but, why not be spiritually present every day? That I can understand. I think that there's a certain fear of the future and the unknown. Solution? Look around. Be present. Be joyful for all the Beauty surrounding each and everyone of us." I started watching a TED talk about being single and happy. At this stage in my life it would be less drama; but, I really suffered being alone during covid. Which is alive and well in Thailand by-the-way. ![Merit Badge in Reach For The Stars
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| Confessions of a Cowardly Cryptid I was happy, truly happy — once. The jars of humanity snapping shut as I barely escaped cured me of that. The love of my life? Not so lucky. I heard that she survived her captivity for — awhile, pining away at last. A quick painful death would've been kinder. But... humans... humans aren't kind. I was drawn into the light. Fireflies aglow? Fairies in the snow? The cold did not daunt me. I'm nt haunted; nor do I haunt. I hide. And the woods on a Robert-Frosty evening enticed me. This is where she had died. I came to face my fate, to free myself of the shame and blame, to freeze if necessary. The cold enveloped me with its warmth. My home world had been colder, much colder. The wind began to sing. It spoke of Spring, that mythical season of the distant past, the unseen future. The trees stood silent. When would they wake up? Surely not tonight that night that lasted years of my existence. My experience was alien to this world. I was a mayfly in a world of eternal rocks. They were not as heartless as humans though. Humans. They knew so much about the world surrounding them, little of the other worlds, nothing of where I came from. I needn't be too careful I reminded myself. They only would see me if they looked. They weren't curious enough to consider that the shimmer was sentient, could move, could feel, knew things that for them did not exist. My mistake last time was trying to connect. My love and I became visible to speak to them. We soon saw their fear and I winked out; but... my love was not fast enough. They caged her as I fled. There was nothing else I could do. And here I was, walking among tall trees, cold rocks, a landscape glistening, beckoning, like the sweetest poison I had ever touched.
 SS <2000words "The Solstice Poetry Contest" The longest night lasts for two months in this Land of Twilight. It feels cold, the damp cold that enters the bones and won't leave until the sun returns for 5 minutes on Soldag. "Merit Badge Magic" The Mole Ron was happy to be a Hufflepuff. His flaming hair matched Hermione's carpet. Unfortunate that. Gryffindors were always a bit of a clash. He was totally out-matched but besotted. I became the Resident Mole when Old Meagre lost a fight with a Mandrake. I was considered a wimp. Better to not let them know that I can smell danger better than they-all can see. And Hermione was dangerous. Believe me. A love potion had solved Tom's riddle in that other time-line; but Her Majesty Hermione had crossed over into ours and What-ever-is-his-name had followed. I feel no pain for HMH ... she was bored with Ron. At least her replacement was exciting. Danger usually is. "The Prompt Me Contest" December: No more than two sentences per weekly prompt! Please don't post ahead of time. Click on the above image for details. Week 1: Dec 3 - 9 *Crayons2* crayons Purple Mountain Majesty watched Sapphire and Ruby fight over the last white spot on the page. She sat with her friend Goldenrod under the pink-penciled banner "Can't We All Get Along" while the other Crayons sharpened their points and took sides. Week 2: Dec 10 - 16 *Motorcycle* motorcycle What goes around comes around. Every spoke in the wheel knew this except Avery, who hung out with the Heaven's Devils. Week 3: Dec 17 - 23 *Cart* grocery cart It's what's in the cart that counts, he murmured, when the shelves are as empty as my pocketbook. Lyle loaded the '85 Oldsmobile and hoped it had enough gas to get to the pumps. It's what's in the cart that counts, Lyle muttered, when the shelves are as empty as my pocketbook. He loaded the '85 Olds Cutlass and hoped it had enough gas in the tank to get to the pumps. Week 4: Dec 24 - 30 *Blockr* chimney Santa was too fat for the chimney. Aunt Glennys got off her high horse, hefted her corn-sack, and decided to sneak in the back door instead. Aunt Glennys was too fat for the chimney. So, Santa got off her high horse, hefted her corn-sack, and decided to sneak in the back door instead. Western genre? Dialogue? 1/teens-poverty 2/horror-romance 3/food-starvation 4/disaster-history "Invalid Item" The prompts for the following dates:- 12/01/2023- 'encouraging' 12/02/2023-'sweet' 12/03/2023-'melody' Encourage me to sing. Applaud the sweetness of my voice. Provide the harmony as you sing along. The melody rambles through the years of life lived fully. Join this session, skipping over the depths of depression. 12/04/2023- 'Allure' You drew me in. Deep voice resonating in my bones, eyes beckoning me to dive in and swim. You stood on firm ground, soared through clouds, washed away my anxiety and fears. You smelled of the storm... and the regrowth to follow. 41 12/05/2023-'blood' It turned everything black. Stickier than tar it clung to their past, present and future. Thicker than water it defined their ingrown insanity. The spilled blood of generations had spoiled the land. Kindness could not grow there. 37 12/06/2023-'wave' Smile and think kind thoughts. Show me your hand, now move it back and forth. Let the ripples of air go forth to enter the thoughts of others. The soothing caress calms their nerves. Never underestimate the power of a wave. 40 12/07/2023-'expectation' 12/08/2023-'corner' Canceled. I sat in the corner contemplating my options. Quitting never entered my mind but the way forward was blocked by my soon-to-be-missing brother. 26 12/09/2023-'accuracy' It's like lobbing granades. Throw in the general direction and duck back down in the trench. Accuracy mattered less than an ill-timed surprise. 12/10/2023-'Orthodox' Kipp rode a horse to work and told everyone he was an Orthodox Cowboy. Folks weren't sure whether he was joking; but, his concealed weapon didn't suffer fools. He'd left Brooklyn behind years ago. 12/11/2023-'incredible' 12/12/2023-'popular' 23:23... the poplar tree sang a lullaby with the flutter of its leaves. They were turning yellow and dropping. Too dry to sing in the key of green. Nighttime, almost midnight, a popular hour for shenanigans. For me? I listen to the lullaby and hope to sleep. 12/13/2023-'speculation' Watching the bees be — pleased me. Finding my lost keys pleased me more. The sparrows mating in the trees reminded me that I'm alone today. I could speculate "why them, why not me". I Better to focus on my exercise. 12/14/2023-'Aura' She shone like Venus unoccluded, undiminished. Mars was jealous when she Walked-in-Beauty. She always veiled herself in beauty, kept her heart open yet pure. We named her Aura, Her Radiance Aura. 12/15/2023-'outstanding' He stood out. A broad rugby player in a glittering gown usually does. Brad didn't care. His sister had cancer and he wore this for her. Pink ribbons and bows earned him an award, "outstanding". 12/16/2023-'old' Auld Liam ""Auld Liam" D16 #12 40w 'old'" 12/17/2023-'truth' "TM stands for Truth Matters." Maybelle was convinced of that as she said it. The classmates shook their heads. "Trademark" someone shouted. Maybelle scowled. "And what good is a trademark if you're selling lies? What you sell must be true — or it doesn't matter." 12/18/2023-' carrying' You should set it down. Now. Set it down. And stand up straight. You been carryin' that load for fifty years. Let it go. It ain't yours to carry. Truth is... It never was. So stand up. Set your eyes towards tomorrow. Now. Let's go. 12/19/2023-'still' She wasn't finished, wouldn't be finished on time; but, at age 93, she no longer cared. They called her the doll-lady, didn't even know her name. She wondered whether any of them would show up at her wake. This doll. This doll would be buried with her. 12/20/2023-'tremendous ' 12/21/2023-'beaker' A pint would do if you don't have a quart. You don't... do you have a cup to spare? Thank you. I left the beaker in the lab. Sorry. I'm just making do. I'll bring you a pancake later and the beaker tomorrow. 12/22/2023-'poverty' What did not go up in smoke was lost to air, earth and water. None-the-less, he kept breathing, eating, and even sleeping — when exhausted. Homelessness was a label beyond poor. It was poverty on steroids. 12/23/2023-demonstrate' I could show you how. The directions aren't easy to follow for a lefty. Learn by doing, my father always said. Hold it like this... see? But he was right-handed. Only a lefty can demonstrate properly to another. 12/24/2023-'brave' "Nazare" We brave the wind and rains because we must. Our families depend on us. No fish, no food. Every year some of us don't return; but, the widows in black can attest that we did our best and our children will remember a full belly. 12/25/2023-superstitious' 12/26/2023-mechanical Tin soldiers marched to and fro. Their wind-up hearts would last an hour or two. Long enough for the mechanical morons to distract the Boss from what was really important. This place would explode in 20 minutes. Even the dolls knew it was Doomsday. 12/27/2023-sensessensus' 12/28/2023-'different' 12/29/2023- 'Assistant' 12/30/2023- 'resultant'bles throu 12/31/2023-'numerous' |
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