I do not know quite what happened or when , but my hubby and I now qualify for seniors' discounts at some venues. This creates a quandary; in order to save money, but not face, we have to admit to our age. HMMMM..... We definitely do not consider ourselves to be old. In this day and age ,when people as a whole are living longer and healthier lives why are 'young seniors', those in their fifties, like moi, considered 'old'?? It's so true that age is just a perception! "Maturity" is very objective/subjective, and I object! Whew, a few years have skittered by since I composed this biography block. Those "fifties" are in the rear view mirror and they are distant, fond memories. Oh, I do not plan to stop writing any time soon.
I don't care for dark British/Dutch humor. Dislike Monty Python as well. Give me a bittersweet French or Japanese movie or a sad Portuguese song. I'm more introspective.
You were very fortunate. I never really fell into anyone's arms.
I need to reassess my needs. My 'romantic' efforts in Thailand had limited success.
A washing machine is an accurate descriptive for how your body is pummeled with each wave as you're drawn down and then pushed up again. I've been a dozen times and if my shoulder wasn't like it is I would gladly go again. I'm like you very familiar with canoes and kayaks although my preference is a kayak on lakes. I used to take mine out with a small cooler bag with lunch inside and water. My other bag was a dry bag, it held my camera in addition to whatever book I was reading. If my brain was functioning I had sunscreen, depended on my coffee intake for sure. We must have been fish at one point in our life.
I agree with you about the aurora borealis, I don't dare blink. They're just so glorious in color and the way the air feels as you stand there awe struck. I'm equally glad these calories don't count, I feel like I've eaten enough for two people maybe three.
I've wondered the same thing when I read about all the discoveries documented and brought back by ship. Paper that didn't crumble or mold from all the temperature variances.
I'm not as comfortable storing things in the cloud myself, I have external hard drives that I transfer data too and then disconnect from my computer so it is hack proof. Not that I really have data anyone would want but it is personal to me.
But then I think about the close living quarters on a ship how did anyone have room for storage to bring back? Darwin was indeed lucky on the HMS Beagle.
The Wildcard Round! This week's winner, chosen by the Virtual Dice from all eligible entries, will win a Computers MB (and I know...I still haven't gotten to last week's yet...I'll try to get on that soon, I promise *Blush*).
What is something the internet has actually made worse for you instead of better? It probably isn't just me, but I really dislike the scam/junk mail that somehow worms its way into my private e-mail account. Am I supposed to believe and therefore support the ridiculous claims that are mailed to me via the internet? I pay for this service, yet phishing tries to bamboozle me, hook, line, and sinker. I fail to see how anybody could be conned. Why do so many of these scams claim to pay out in English Pound Sterling? Am I supposed to be impressed? Why in the world would I use my bank account to somehow liberate a fortune from a foreign country? So, I only have to pretend to be a long lost relative? Oh, I have the opportunity to share a percentage with a shady estates lawyer, or a government official? Without my assistance the funds are trapped, and inaccessible? I only need submit a small fee to accept my award/prize? All of these e-mail schemes are poorly written. They are riddled with spelling and grammar errors. That is an obvious red flag. Secondly, they attempt to implore me with a veiled personal touch. I'm instantly suspicious when an unsolicited message uses my name, and address. Another tell is that the e-mail address of the sender does not match the address in the "official document". Sure, I'll overlook such glaring mistakes. Are there actually people who believe that they can get something for nothing? If it's too good to be true...
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