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Rated: 13+ · Book · Personal · #1311011
A terminal for all blogs coming in or going out. A view into my life.
Started July 1st 2019 for contests, etc. as other blogs are filling up and have other purposes.

Ferry boat between Solvorn and Ornes across the Lustrafjord i Sogn og Fjordane.




I'm starting a new blog because
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L'aura del Campo Open in new Window. (13+)
Online journal capturing the moment and the memory of moments. A meadow meditation.
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had over 1,200 entries and that was getting close to full. I don't want to trim it by deletion. I did that once, much to my dismay. Will be used more for poetry.

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Hoarfrosts from Hell Open in new Window. (GC)
Anything I'm not happy about or that I don't want in my main blog!
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is still hidden from the public and will remain so. It's more personal and full of angst. Was used for 30DBC for May 2020 and now used for Blogville.

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Enga mellom fjella Open in new Window. (13+)
Enga mellom fjella: where from across the meadow, poems sing from mountains and molehills.
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was full... until the number of entries was increased. A mixed blog, mostly stories.

I'll be linking to
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On The Write Path Open in new Window. (13+)
ON THE WRITE PATH: travel journal for Around-the-World in 2015, 16, 18.
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as I need to post there about my travels.

 
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O Pinions! Open in new Window. (XGC)
May my opinions gather wind under their wings and fly, perchance to soar.
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is for my opinions. *Laugh*

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Nurture your Nature Open in new Window. (13+)
Look around. Let Nature nurture your Soul. I record images I sense and share them here.
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was set up for nature observations and musings.

 
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Watt's Gnus Open in new Window. (18+)
On topics and today's gnus. Definitely opinionated. Set to 18+ for a reason.
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come out of a need to share interesting stuff I come across. When I was young I did a small newsletter named as such. (or was it column in the newsletter? Been 30 years... I think.)

 
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Flash Fiction Open in new Window. (GC)
Short 300 word, more or less, "stories" .
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is where I put my flash fictions. Maybe someday I'll figure it out and have enough good ones to publish. Ratings vary and some are hidden from view.

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.
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Space Cadet - the never ending journal Open in new Window. (18+)
Journeys of an Alien Space crew.
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I needed to start a folder for contests as there are so many deadlines and details to remember.
 
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Conquest ... to keep track of contests Open in new Window. (18+)
A place to keep track of in progress works and up-coming deadlines as well as any awards.
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(also very messy!) *Shock2*

 
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Blogville  Open in new Window. (XGC)
Where bloggers meet and greet to read and share. No required prompt. Alias: blogville.
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is for posting personal blog entries in hope that folks will comment and post their blog entries there as well. I will be commenting on all blog entries posted. It's my effort to rebuild a blogging community.

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Bibimbap 비빔밥  Open in new Window. (13+)
Left-overs piled on hot rice and mixed.
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an E blog focusing on food and culture. Easily digestible for the Queasy and Questioning.

December 11, 2023 at 7:50am
December 11, 2023 at 7:50am
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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 Groan smiley


17 desember *Flowerr* 17 ธันวาคม

I 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*

*Checkr* exor. 300/300/300/300 = 1200. 79 degrees 10:16-10:45.
*Checkr* obsv. breeze, 'no smoking' sign at the bench, bee on my balcony, jet, yellow leaves, 'chewed' leaves, 2 women with 2 teenage girls.
*Checkr* PorP. ""Auld Liam" D16 #12 40w 'old'Open in new Window.
*Clock* เที่ยง. 84 degrees.
*Checkr* cook. Reheated my rice/potato/carrot/shroom/onion/garlic/PaLo with an egg on top. I'll be eating this all day.
*Checkr* mess. swept a little, should do more, and "deeper", later.
*Checkr* bogs. Stik/Rhychus/Tileira
*Checkr* 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 *Flowerv* 16 ธันวาคม

*Checkv* exor. 300/300/300/600 = 1500.
*Checkv* obsv. 2 last orchids fading. No yellow trumpets in bloom. Long shadows.
*Checkv* PorP. ""Pretty Awesome in Pink" D15 #11 40w 'outstanding' Open in new Window. and "[This is not winter] Open in new Window.
*Clock2* เที่ยง. 86 degrees.
*Checkv* foto. ปฏิเสธ (ถูกปฏิเสธ = rejected) guarding the Stollen from being stolen.
*Checkv* bogs. Jennifer/Staine/Charity
*Checkv* blog. "ปฏิเสธ ... because that's how I feel. Open in new Window.
*Checkv* 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 *Flowerb* 15 ธันวาคม

*Xb* exor. No time in the morning and 90 degrees after sunset.
*Checkb* trip. Bus to Nong Khai.
*Checkb* chat. with friends.
*Checkb* foto.
*Checkb* walk. to bus stations.
*Checkb* bogs. Tracker/Robert/Intuey
*Checkb* exor. 200/200/200/200/400 = 1000. 21:39-21-56 75 degrees.
*Checkb* obsv. Very quiet, calm at night. Day: very hot. Van > UD: no leg room, tuxedo cat, smiles.
*Checkb* tv25. Last Twilight.

I saw Eugene and Ype. Ate German style fried potatoes. Coke. Coffee.

14 desember *Blocko* 14 ธันวาคม

*Checko* exor. 300/300/300/300 = 1200. 79 degrees. 10:20-10:52.
*Checko* obsv. bees, flies, key, orchids, birds mating. green man shearing shrubs.
*Checko* PorP. ""Morning exercise" D13 #9 40w 'speculation'Open in new Window.
*Checko* bogs.
*Checko* blog. "Even an old dog can paddle water... till he can't anymore.Open in new Window.
*Checko* walk.
*Checko* tv25. Faceless Love.

13 desember *Flowert* 13 ธันวาคม

*Checkg* exor. 300/154/300/300 = 1054. Interrupted... 79 degrees. 09:46-10:14.
*Checkg* obsv. falling leaves.
*Checkg* ss&s.
*Checkg* foto. orchid, 'face', choreque.
*Checkg* chat. P'Nan, Steve, Rick, Joe. Short chats.
*Checkgr* walk.
*Checkgr* shop. toilet paper, coffee (yellow packets)
*Checkgr* bogs. Steve/Joy/Crabby/Robert.
*Checkgr* tv25. Faceless Love on 25 and 7 Days to Valentine on 31.

12 desember *Flowerp* 12 ธันวาคม

Sisaket to Udon to Mukdahan to Sakon Nakhon to Udon. 10 hours...

*Checkp* trip.
*Checkp* foto. out the window of the green bus.
*Checkp* exor. 300/200/300/300 = 1100. I finished around 20:00, after I got back.
*Checkp* obsv. New orchid, woman in black.
*Checkp* tv25. End of Wednesday Club. Not so intrigued to watch again with subtitles.
*Checkp* ytBL. Ep. 5 of "Last Twilight". Love the story, the acting, everything.

11 desember *Flowery* 11 ธันวาคม

Sisaket...

*Xy* exercise.
*Checky* walk.
*Checky* trip. Taxi to Ban Ku Sot คูซอด, where Chavala's family lives.
*Checky* foto.
*Checky* chat. All day. *Smile*

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.

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