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| I leave Tuesday. My personal daily blog will collect my thoughts... those that aren't trapped by the cobwebs of my mind. There's even a neglected trinket hidden there (only 38 have collected it):
I hope to write daily vignettes of my travels this time. I'll be in new places instead of living mostly in one place. 10 weeks of travel may wear me out so don't fret if I skip days. They will be collected here:
It also has a neglected trinket (only 23 collected  ). Why post in two places? Hoarfrosts will focus on me, disfunctional me. Write Path will try to capture a place with its sights, sounds, smells, textures, tastes and the rainbow of humanity I'll meet. I suggest... make both a favorite to keep track of me (Lawd knows the Gov does...). |
I'm making progress on my trip  . That said, my time is sifting through my fingers as I lie here in bed. I know. I know... Anyone else have trips planned November-February? Domestic? International?        |
NaNoNette  - March... I wanted to be in Morocco in March '20. Had to cancel. Berlin is a wee bit cooler. 🥶 I'd like to be in Portugal in April and Norway in May. I prefer "cooler" weather. But, there's so many places I haven't been. House and pet sitting sound great. |
| All of you are so lucky! I take no trips now. Except for those I take with the characters in books. Your passports must be full of memories!! |
| Received my NEW PASSPORT วันนี้ฉันมีหนังสือเดินทางเล่มใหม่ Now I can start making plans, Elycia Lee ☮, Dr Gonzo |
QueenNormaJean maybesnow?!  - I haven't told Scott yet; but, at least I saw him on the 2nd! I'm trying to figure out my next trip ... a.s.a.p. Even if my finances and health hold up I will need more than 4 years to visit everywhere I want to go. Africa is at least 5 trips; Caribbean 1+, South America is 2+; Oceania 1+, Asia 5+. That's 14-28 months. And I'd like to revisit my favorite places and people in Europe. Whether I succeed or not isn't important. Movement = life; lying down here on my deathbed wouldn't be healthy. |
QueenNormaJean maybesnow?! - I'm meeting up with a friend in Ayutthaya. It would be a pleasure to meet you there as well. There's a wonderful roundtrip flight from Billings to Bangkok December 2-17. $1,370. It's Alaska-Asiana (one of my favorite airlines and flights... top shelf). Seriously... it would be a hoot. Think about it... if not now... maybe some day soon. Scott's giving me a ride to the airport next Tuesday.  |
| I booked a flight to Kuala Lumpur, Elycia Lee ☮. And a flight back from Bangkok Dr Gonzo. Of, course... now I'll have second thoughts for a day. I book through Expedia (because I have an account with them) and have 24 hours to cancel. Clean? Check list? Pack? |
Elycia Lee ☮  - Yessssss... says my inner Slytherin. I'm Hufflepuff, but y'know, Naga... and all that... Chines zodiac? I'm a water dragon. 🐉 I needed a cheap flight and it was cheapest this way. I think I'll survive 10 days in Malaysia. |
| QueenNormaJean maybesnow?! - My passport took less than a week and was easy-breezy. Why did I procrastinate? I could've traveled in July/August (Smoke Season). December/January is also brutal in Missoula. No tourists, locals and students leave, city snoozes. I don't mind the cold. It's the gloom... |
Kåre เลียม Enga  - I know about the gloom. And doom. I use a sunlight lamp to help - and lots of Vitamin D. But I still wish I was on a desert island for November and December. |
| PUTTING THINGS ON SEMI-PRIVATE. Due to the unstable political situation in the USA, and because this is a USA website, I've decided that I need to recheck my privacy settings. I don't like passkeys and mostly I do "registered members only". I'd rather not block people; but, I will if necessary. To some folks this may seem over-reacting. To those who live in the land of unicorns and fairies... unlike your fantasies, I'm very much at risk to violent rhetoric. I've been bashed in the past. I don't trust people. Oh, I won't disappear... I'll just not share. |
NaNotatoGo!  - Yep... but it can't happen here. Dear Bezos: "Democracy Dies in Darkness". Thanx for turning off the lights. |
Anni Pon  - I don't mind discussing on line. True, face to face (over tea or coffee) is better. That people are fearful of discussing anything distresses me. Therefore, "TABOO TOPICS"  is now restricted to authors only. I'd be very displeased if I had to put it on private. |
| Kåre เลียม Enga - I agree, these things definitely need to be talked about. It's gotten to the point where staying silent makes you complicit in what's happening. But also, the country is living in two completely different realities, and it's become basically impossible to have any kind of actual discussion. Even if, in a lot of cases, people are voting for things that will directly harm themselves and the people they care about. They just don't know it or believe it. But a forum seems like a good place to have discussion on here. I hope you don't have to make it private. |
| We are at war. Are we? There's more to war than two armies facing battle. "We are at War" in my blog "O Pinions!" War on the Poor has been waged since the 1980s. War on diversity... since forever. War on the powerless... makes bullies feel better. War on our planet. Bring on the Apocalypse.? Why? No... it hasn't always been like this. There have always been peaceful cooperative cultures. The competitive warmongers capture the headlines and their heroic and/or evil deeds are legend. Your opinion? Or go to "Taboo forum: human rights " and comment under "We are at War" |
| Pumpkin Harvest - I have lived elsewhere and have visited many places that are more peaceful than the States. That said, we humans resemble warring chimpanzees more than their cousins the bonobos. |
| Kåre เลียม Enga - Oh my dear yes we take a chance when we speak our truth! Because it's not always others experience or perspective. Ironic you wrote that,as I was wondering if I was ( probably being judged over what I wrote!) |
| Kåre เลียม Enga - Don't worry 😜 I won't run away 🤣! I do get you and are sometimes afraid to offend people,yet I can't lie about my life and how I look at the world because of it. I'm a kind person and so are you! You say a lot of really good things even if not everyone gets it. They could if they asked and wanted to know! Sorry took me a bit to respond! |
| Today is Election Day in the US but I want to make something clear to non-U Statians (no todos los americanos son norteamericanos): Many of you have health care, you have marriage rights, you have the right to your own body, you have a supportive social system. We U Statians do not. You can afford to stand on the sidelines while we're dying on the battlefield. If you still wonder why some of us are upset... A better place to respond if my statement angers you (higher rating): "Election Day" |
| The lady behind me in line at the grocery store paid for me at the checkout. I had left my money at home. Why did I let her do that... it seemed to give her some joy. Then... I walked home in the freezing rain. |
| HollisFrances - Very true! So nice you used a Chabad link to share a Mitzvah!🤗 It is a blessing to do good for others 😁. |
| New prompts: I already wrote to #54 and #56. 51. In the spirit of James Joyce: like ashes sifting slowly / over the still-living and the still-dead 52. We're all dying on this beautiful Autumn day. That's if we're alive... not all people are equally "alive". 53. NEED to get things raveled or unraveled. My strings are a chaotic mess. 54. Write about a stray cat named after a hurricane or storm. 55. The roads leading to Hell are empty; but, the bars are full. 56. history / mystery / herstory 57. a football home coming parade with an important guest riding his tractor. Sight? Sound? Smell? Touch? Taste?
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♥noVember tHiNg♥  - Thank you. I hang out in God's Waiting Room. The "seniors" are slipping... as am I. Many do the best they can but others just seem to be waiting. Spring and Autumn are my favorite seasons. I watched the leaves flutter and fall this past week. Snow is in the forecast. |
| October was a month of overcoming blockage. I managed to pay for WDC... after my account expired. And last week I requested a new passport; I could've done that in May. Voted by mail... on time. Today I'll write number 13 of 13 for "13". I have no plans nor any desire to do NaNoWriMo. That means... November is free! Unless I travel. As soon as I get my new passport... |
Done by the dead... very dead... line.
I can't write horror for the life of me; but, I try for friends. |
| You and I both on writing horror. I try, but it's horrible, and is never scary. Except one, it's pretty good. I'm not sure I'd call it scary, it's not very scary, but still.... Like you, I try for friends. "Monsters Under Her Bed" |
Sum1's In Schaumburg  - I think it's good to get out of ruts and try new things. I do have one "horror poem/story/vignette" I wrote 20 years ago that I liked. I should reread it! "The silk shrouded Rose" was written in about 20 minutes at a workshop in Tulsa. |
| I reread a couple old pieces today this is from 2020: The news shows her picture ... "Bessie Holmes celebrates 100!" The lighting highlights her wrinkles. She puts her hand on her heart and laughs. Thank God for make-up! She sets the pearls down and picks up the cold cream to remove the fake lines crisscrossing her face. When she turned 20 she had exclaimed, no more, no more birthdays. She hadn't celebrated one since. As years flew by folks would mention her flawless skin and ask, what's your secret. I don't have birthdays, she'd tell them. They thought she was joking. She was only telling the truth. Now she puts on make-up when she goes out to make herself look older, not too much older, 60 would do. She could pass for 40. ... continued in
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| Suggestions on how to forgive myself for not handling a situation well. Brandi Cook: "The fact that you know and want to do better is a sign that you want to grow from it. Learn how you want to handle it better and be gentle with yourself. You have to practice the new reaction you want to have before it becomes a habit. Remember nothing comes out of beating yourself unless you’ve turned it into constructive criticism to learn how to improve upon." Me: "I need to breathe and connect my brain before I speak. I'm passionate about some things (especially injustices) but passion doesn't always sell. I was shy as a child and that has led to an issue with tone of voice and choice of words (as I'm easily frustrated). I edit my poetry but not always my speech. 🙄😬" Brandi: "sometimes you needed to be a certain way as a child that doesn’t fit adulthood. consider yourself a constant learner and grower. Learning more about yourself and growing more vast as a being." So... I received support on bookface. I struggle at times. The initial trigger? That storm seems to have passed. |
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Just so ya know, I have Serial #3 of both trinkets!