Here and Now...What's Happening?

[Valerie Villars]

Strat, my heart goes out to you. It's an awful place to be. Is there any way you could avoid a hospital and go to a regular doctor? The E.R. IS hellish and best be avoided if possible.

:heart:

[Mike]

I don't mean to keep harping on this but I have nobody to talk to - this cluster headache **** is outta control. Just got through w/ more literal screaming pain and broke some ****. It sucks im on disability and live with my folks, would you tell your mother about how miserable your life is? Shes on the verge of tears when she looks at me. It's ****ing rough. It's called suicide headaches cause people kill themselves from this **** and I have to fight off the suicidal thoughts during the bouts. Its ****ing miserable. Why would I share this with loved ones? My day? Yeah I was vomiting in the toilet and trying not to kill myself - was lovely.

So tonight or tomorrow I'm thinking bout checking into the ER which is something everyone just loves doing. **** man. I'm trying to keep it together its just so hard.



hi Strat, when you go to the ER, how do they treat you for that?

[Strat]

Strat, my heart goes out to you. It's an awful place to be. Is there any way you could avoid a hospital and go to a regular doctor? The E.R. IS hellish and best be avoided if possible.

:heart:
Not a chance. Women that have CH's say it's worse than childbirth and I'm having several a day. I can't keep myself composed. Most docs can't deal w/ CH's cause they are so rare. My neurologist can't deal w/ it either. They just fill the o2 script.

They did try different drugs and combos of drugs but they were awful and more often than not made the condition worse.



hi Strat, when you go to the ER, how do they treat you for that?
Last time I went it was after a CH attack and they sent me home despite my request to stay. So if I'm in the midst of an attack for sure they'll give me o2 but I dunno what else. I'm assuming/praying they'd just shoot me up with something to make it stop.

[Mike]

Strat, my heart goes out to you. It's an awful place to be. Is there any way you could avoid a hospital and go to a regular doctor? The E.R. IS hellish and best be avoided if possible.

:heart:
Not a chance. Women that have CH's say it's worse than childbirth and I'm having several a day. I can't keep myself composed. Most docs can't deal w/ CH's cause they are so rare. My neurologist can't deal w/ it either. They just fill the o2 script.

They did try different drugs and combos of drugs but they were awful and more often than not made the condition worse.



hi Strat, when you go to the ER, how do they treat you for that?
Last time I went it was after a CH attack and they sent me home despite my request to stay. So if I'm in the midst of an attack for sure they'll give me o2 but I dunno what else. I'm assuming/praying they'd just shoot me up with something to make it stop.



ok, gotcha. and if you're in the middle of a cluster attack, does the O2 stop it?

[Strat]

No but it's faaaaar better to have it than not. If I catch the headache at onset then the o2 may stop it. I have a large ('k') tank at my house but I ran through it in a couple days. I can't get a replacement till 3 tomorrow. So if I have one tonight or before 3 tomorrow then it's ER time.

For whatever reason the pain has been getting worse and the o2 isn't helping so much, hence my venting post. I was just locked in my room, screaming profanities and I punched a hole in my wall. It's actually embarrassing cause I'm not like that, it's just that at that level of pain one tends to lose composure. It's also just upsetting when it's all over, everything settles and then you look around at the damage you've done. It sucks. This is also why I want to go to ER and just have them shoot me up with morphine or whatever. I don't give a **** at this point the pain just needs to stop.

[Valerie Villars]

Strat, I would do whatever I had to do to get out of that pain.

[Mike]

Strat, I would do whatever I had to do to get out of that pain.

i 110% cosign on this.

gonna pm you with a few thoughts.

[TargeT]

Strat, I would do whatever I had to do to get out of that pain.

We, humans; can only experience one strong sensation at a time.

This is why "Lamaze (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamaze_technique)" works for birthing mothers.

I'm just saying, beyond external support there are other options; however I understand (intellectually, not through experience) the debilitating nature of what you describe, best of luck.


Not joking:

Tried anything crazy? Tried smoking Salvia or something during? a lot of times these types of issues are psychosomatic (not saying thats your case, I'm not a doctor, just a recognizer of patterns).

[Valerie Villars]

Just checking on you Strat.

[Mark]

Strat, sending energy your way, wishing you peace. I hope you can feel it with some surcease from your pain. I wish I had something more to offer besides my fervent hope that a viable solution arrives for you, sooner rather than later.

[Wind]

Strat, I can send some healing energy too to you with Omi if that's okay. We are also organizing a weekly global meditation (http://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?101306-Sunday-Weekly-Global-Meditation) where we could try to help more with your health problems.

[Patient]

cheese was the worst
Hah - the only "food" that my son can find in my kitchen - cheese - cheddar cheese from the raw milk of grass fed cows.

I buy and consume it in bulk (with lots of salt). Awesome stuff.

Strange is the diversity of human (and other being) nature.

Sorry to throw back to this, but I just saw it...I have a "cheese son" also! Makes me nuts. :)

[Stephanie]

Strat, sending energy your way, wishing you peace. I hope you can feel it with some surcease from your pain. I wish I had something more to offer besides my fervent hope that a viable solution arrives for you, sooner rather than later.

:bearhug:Dearest Strat, wishing you wellbeing
in every way.:bearhug:

[Strat]

Just checking on you Strat.
wGiTPgvKktM

I made it through the night and morning wasn't so bad. So no ER thank god. O2 was delivered today but they screwed up the order and I only got 1 k tank... Annoying but such is life.

For what it's worth I really appreciate the check up. It goes far in my book.

Strat, I can send some healing energy too to you with Omi if that's okay. We are also organizing a weekly global meditation (hhttp://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?101306-Sunday-Weekly-Global-Meditation) where we could try to help more with your health problems.
What's Omi?

Absolutely on the meditation. Meditation has been my savior so far so I'm open to this idea. I practice mindfulness often.

Reading my previous post is crazy. It's like a totally different person. I generally don't get worked up in life and am more or less a mellow dude. Just that kinda pain brings out an animalistic (or whatever) side of me.

[Wind]

What's Omi?

Absolutely on the meditation. Meditation has been my savior so far so I'm open to this idea. I practice mindfulness often.

Reading my previous post is crazy. It's like a totally different person. I generally don't get worked up in life and am more or less a mellow dude. Just that kinda pain brings out an animalistic (or whatever) side of me.

She's a member (http://projectavalon.net/forum4/member.php?14708-Omi) here and I started to organize the meditation with her. We are trying also to practice some energy healing (reiki).

[RunningDeer]

What's Omi?

Just checking on you Strat.
Glad you're much better, Strat. https://i.imgur.com/NcwNuGS.gif
Appreciate the update and thanks to Lady Valerie for asking. https://i.imgur.com/Vlz1VQ6.gif

Fixed broken link & linked it to Omi’s most recent post (http://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?101306-Sunday-Weekly-Global-Meditation&p=1295111&viewfull=1#post1295111) on the “Sunday Weekly Global Meditation” thread.


She's a member (http://projectavalon.net/forum4/member.php?14708-Omi) here...
Oops, Wind. I'm missed your post. And I'm a slow poster. https://i.imgur.com/ZOHujJ9.gif

[Wind]

Oops, Wind. I'm missed your post. And I'm a slow poster. https://i.imgur.com/ZOHujJ9.gif

It's all right, your posts are always very helpful.

[Strat]

What's Omi?

Absolutely on the meditation. Meditation has been my savior so far so I'm open to this idea. I practice mindfulness often.

Reading my previous post is crazy. It's like a totally different person. I generally don't get worked up in life and am more or less a mellow dude. Just that kinda pain brings out an animalistic (or whatever) side of me.

She's a member (http://projectavalon.net/forum4/member.php?14708-Omi) here and I started to organize the meditation with her. We are trying also to practice some energy healing (reiki).

Oh ok, yeah that'd be great. Much appreciated.

[Strat]

God damn today was rough. Another hole in my wall im in so much ****ing pain. I tried finding a CH pain scale that someone came up with a while ago but I cant find it cause googles new ****ing bs algorithi ****ed up everything. Also people are censoring 'suicide headaches' and thats really pissing me off i'll pay everything i onw to be locked in the room with the cock sucker that thinks thats a good idea its causing so much more harm than good it needs to be talked about.

if someone can find that pain scale that i'm thinking of it'd be great, it was specific to cluster headaches. I think it started with a 'k' but I'm not sure. ER may happen this weekend nor looking good fml. I'll hang in there because there's no option but ****.

[RunningDeer]

if someone can find that pain scale that i'm thinking of it'd be great, it was specific to cluster headaches. I think it started with a 'k' but I'm not sure.

The KIP Scale (https://chsg.org/resources-category/the-kip-scale/) - drag the chart/image to your desktop.
Source: Created by cluster headache patient, Bob Kipple.

https://i.imgur.com/ZKCYcR1.jpg


https://i.imgur.com/F5VZkI8.gif


RANKING EVERY TYPE OF HEADACHE BY HOW PAINFUL THEY ARE
From ‘suicide’ headaches to migraines, here’s where each sits on the agony scale:



1) Cluster Headache (aka, Suicide Headache): Cluster headaches tend to strike in groups, hence the name, and they only affect one side of the head. On the side being affected, the eyelid droops, the eye tears, the pupil becomes smaller and the nostril runs. Cluster headaches also affect men three to four times more often than women, according to Loder.

As per the pain, it’s really, really bad. “Cluster headaches are noticeably severe to the point where patients often can’t control themselves during a headache — they may bang their head, pace the room or become violent,” Loder explains. “A long time ago, I wrote an article about medical-legal consequences of cluster headaches, and there are some very interesting stories in the literature: One person held a SWAT team at bay , because he wanted medicine for his cluster headache.”

Making matters even worse, the exact cause of cluster headaches is unknown, meaning there’s no cure. Doctors can provide preventative treatments (including inflammation-suppressing medications) in an attempt to subdue attacks, or they can administer fast-acting pain relievers to help you press through the agony.

All of which leads Loder to believe that cluster headaches should sit atop the pain scale.

2) [B]Hemorrhage Headache: Headaches associated with bleeding in the brain are “way up there” on the list, according to Loder. There’s just one problem: “Many of these people don’t live to tell us about them, so it’s hard to rank these kinds of things,” she says. Even still, any headache resulting from bleeding in the brain — Loder specifically points to gunshot wounds and aneurysms as potential causes of this — deserves a top spot on the list.

3) Migraine: Migraines are characterized by pounding headaches (often on one side of the head) that can last for days at a time. Worse yet, that pain is often accompanied by nausea, vomiting and extreme sensitivity to light and sound. Women are also three times more likely to experience migraines than men, because hormonal fluctuations — which occur more often in women — can trigger them.

Because migraines are a neurological disorder, if you suffer from migraines, you have a genetic predisposition for your brain cells to misfire (which is the real cause behind the pain associated with migraines). Every migraine sufferer has his or her own set of ‘triggers’ that ignite this hurricane in their brain, but here are a few common triggers: Alcohol, artificial sweeteners, cigarette smoke, hormonal changes, stress, sleep deprivation, dehydration, heat and excessive noise.

All in all, migraines are no fun. Your average over-the-counter pain relievers can be enough to help at least take the sharpest edge from the pain brought on by migraines, but doctors also recommend turning off the lights, applying a hot or cold compress to your head and consuming a small (note: small) amount of caffeine. In tiny amounts, caffeine can help enhance the pain-reducing effects of drugs like Tylenol and Aspirin.

4) Tension-Type Headache: Tension-type headaches are the most common type of headache, and they cause mild to moderate pain that may feel like either a tight band around your head or a weight on top of it. The pain typically lasts for 30 minutes to several days, and these headaches are often triggered by stress. Unlike migraines, tension-type headaches aren’t accompanied by nausea or vomiting, making them the most tolerable (but still painful) headache, according to Loder. Similar to migraines, tension-type headaches can be remedied with a combination of over-the-counter pain relievers and a hot or cold compress.

[article (https://melmagazine.com/en-us/story/ranking-every-type-of-headache-by-how-painful-they-are)]

[onawah]

This isn't because of recent posts from Daozen, but the issues he's brought to the surface have re-triggered some old problems I've had with the world and the forum over the past few years which have never been resolved.
(I've not kept them secret, so I won't go into them again here.)
I need to devote a lot more time to my creative and my healing process, but since I've been a member here for such a long time, going on sabbatical hasn't ever severed the tie sufficiently for me to be able to do that, so I am going to request that I be unsubscribed.
I will surely check in to stay abreast of the important news, but this way, I won't be tempted to spend so much of my time posting it! :ranger:
I trust others are well able to keep everyone up on the latest and most important issues that we all need to be aware of.
Hugs to the friends I've made here, and best wishes to everyone.
:grouphug:
Natalie

[RunningDeer]

http://avalonlibrary.net/paula/smilies/write.gif I'll miss you, Natalie. https://i.imgur.com/Vlz1VQ6.gif

Thank you for your dedication to inform everyone. I totally understand your decision. Not long ago I took a 5+ week vacation.
Godspeed on your journey. Continued health, creativity, love and wisdom, Dear Sweet Lady. http://avalonlibrary.net/paula/smilies/kiss-lips.gif

With heart,
Paula ♡


I need to devote a lot more time to my creative and my healing process, but since I've been a member here for such a long time, going on sabbatical hasn't ever severed the tie sufficiently for me to be able to do that, so I am going to request that I be unsubscribed.

Hugs to the friends I've made here, and best wishes to everyone.
:grouphug:
Natalie

[Gracy]

God damn today was rough. Another hole in my wall im in so much ****ing pain. I tried finding a CH pain scale that someone came up with a while ago but I cant find it cause googles new ****ing bs algorithi ****ed up everything. Also people are censoring 'suicide headaches' and thats really pissing me off i'll pay everything i onw to be locked in the room with the cock sucker that thinks thats a good idea its causing so much more harm than good it needs to be talked about.

if someone can find that pain scale that i'm thinking of it'd be great, it was specific to cluster headaches. I think it started with a 'k' but I'm not sure. ER may happen this weekend nor looking good fml. I'll hang in there because there's no option but ****.

i see you. I have gone through what you are going through, i know full well the evil f*****g demon that causes a throbbing temple on one side. And i know how the longer it goes preventing sleep the more debilatiting it gets, i have looked myself in that dead weaping eye at 4 in the morning wondering how much more that god dam demon has to offer, vs. how much more i can take. And i have looked myself in the mirror also wondering how can keep my job like this!

i literally feel your pain dear strat. I weep for your pain. At my wits end first time i tried acupuncture treatments, and it worked! Have you tried that?

There is hope. Never forget that even in your worst moment! Never ever give up even when...

[Strat]

God bless you running deer that's it exactly.

Gracy May sorry to hear you have to dance with the devil as well. Will try acupuncture when I get a chance but that probably wont be anytime soon I really cant be leaving the house, I have to be near the o2 tank at all times. I'm having like 5 a day. They usually aren't as bad since I can get them at onset but some (like today and 2 days ago) are just too much.

For those of you PMing me god bless you all. I just dont have the energy to reply atm in detail, nothing personal.

[avid]

This isn't because of recent posts from Daozen, but the issues he's brought to the surface have re-triggered some old problems I've had with the world and the forum over the past few years which have never been resolved.
(I've not kept them secret, so I won't go into them again here.)
I need to devote a lot more time to my creative and my healing process, but since I've been a member here for such a long time, going on sabbatical hasn't ever severed the tie sufficiently for me to be able to do that, so I am going to request that I be unsubscribed.
I will surely check in to stay abreast of the important news, but this way, I won't be tempted to spend so much of my time posting it! :ranger:
I trust others are well able to keep everyone up on the latest and most important issues that we all need to be aware of.
Hugs to the friends I've made here, and best wishes to everyone.
:grouphug:
Natalie
Oooh Nooo - your posts are so valuable - please don’t go. Avalon won’t be the same to me...:raining: :sad::sad::flower:

[meeradas]

This isn't because of recent posts from Daozen, but the issues he's brought to the surface have re-triggered some old problems I've had with the world and the forum over the past few years which have never been resolved.
... but this way, I won't be tempted to spend so much of my time posting it! :ranger:...
Hugs to the friends I've made here, and best wishes to everyone.
:grouphug:
Natalie
Oooh Nooo - your posts are so valuable - please don’t go. Avalon won’t be the same to me...:raining: :sad::sad::flower:

Whilst i totally get avid's sadness, i fully respect onawah's decision (and i know, avid does, too).

Godspeed, Natalie!

[avid]

Don’t give in Natalie - just take a well earned break from these divisive idiots who need to sort themselves out soonest.
I just can’t understand why they keep disrespecting us, and Bill.
So many years of research and wisdom should not be disregarded.

[RunningDeer]

I need to devote a lot more time to my creative and my healing process, but since I've been a member here for such a long time, going on sabbatical hasn't ever severed the tie sufficiently for me to be able to do that, so I am going to request that I be unsubscribed.
Natalie, from one INFJ to another, I’ve lost count of how many times I wanted to unsubscribe, especially in the last 5-6 months. I’m aware that it’s more about me than out there. Cave time helps to resolve the stuck gunk.

Over the last several years, I see this withdraw pattern quickly resolving itself. I’m committed to life in balance, so I make sure I do the things that help with that daily goal. It includes knowing which battles to walk away from and which to engage. (disclaimer: it's a work in progress)

This post is not to persuade you to change your mind. It’s just a reminder that INFJ’s pick up on others energies and it’s important to separate the two. I know you know this. It's just that sometimes it helps to hear it in another’s voice. https://i.imgur.com/Wfi0NBS.gif

♡


https://i.imgur.com/4M8JZsu.jpg

[onawah]

Quite right, Paula. It's the accumulation of gunk that has finally got to me, and I can't put off the de-gunking any longer.
Sitting at my computer too many hours per day makes my "worry wart" happy, but has not contributed to my health, and now that the weather is nice, I can't justify that behavior any longer.
I have faith the conscientious members will remain vigilant, and hopefully some newcomers will join and keep things lively.
:hug:


Natalie, from one INFJ to another, I’ve lost count of how many times I wanted to unsubscribe, especially in the last 5-6 months. I’m aware that it’s more about me than out there. Cave time helps to resolve the stuck gunk.

Over the last several year, I see this withdraw pattern quickly resolving itself. I’m committed to life in balance, so I make sure I do the things that help with that daily goal. It includes knowing which battles to walk away from and which to engage. (disclaimer: it's a work in progress)

This post is not to persuade you to change your mind. It’s just a reminder that INFJ’s pick up on others energies and it’s important to separate the two. I know you know this. It's just that sometimes it helps to hear it in another’s voice. https://i.imgur.com/Wfi0NBS.gif

♡

[RunningDeer]

Quite right, Paula. It's the accumulation of gunk that has finally got to me, and I can't put off the de-gunking any longer.
Sitting at my computer too many hours per day makes my "worry wart" happy, but has not contributed to my health, and now that the weather is nice, I can't justify that behavior any longer.
I have faith the conscientious members will remain vigilant, and hopefully some newcomers will join and keep things lively.
:hug:

I found that I was becoming the battles that I was trying to fight. So now, I create the life: the above, the below and the all around that I signed up for. I'm no Pollyanna; I'm tapping into creator-being that I am. The one they desperately never want us to discover.

See you on the flip side. (Joseph P. Farrell) Where ever that flip side takes you. https://i.imgur.com/NcwNuGS.gif



True Experience

https://i.imgur.com/rrAbaqp.jpg

[Melinda]

...I need to devote a lot more time to my creative and my healing process, but since I've been a member here for such a long time, going on sabbatical hasn't ever severed the tie sufficiently for me to be able to do that, so I am going to request that I be unsubscribed.
I will surely check in to stay abreast of the important news, but this way, I won't be tempted to spend so much of my time posting it! :ranger:
I trust others are well able to keep everyone up on the latest and most important issues that we all need to be aware of.
Hugs to the friends I've made here, and best wishes to everyone.
:grouphug:
Natalie

Strength and peace for you Natalie

Set your spirit free, and may your healing be as deep and swift as you wish.

I’ve appreciated so many of your posts on the forum.

Sad to see you go. But happy to see you do what’s right for you, in the Here and Now x

Was vibing on free spirit and I found this pic...

https://i.imgur.com/jsIFvTA.jpg

[Belle]

Comings and goings…beginnings and endings…facing both the past and future…

I am janus, formerly known as “Belle”…back after retiring four and a half years ago.

So much has changed….so much has remained the same.

It is good to be back, and to find the Here & Now thread still alive and thriving.

:grouphug:

[RunningDeer]

Comings and goings…beginnings and endings…facing both the past and future…

I am janus, formerly known as “Belle”…back after retiring four and a half years ago.

So much has changed….so much has remained the same.

It is good to be back, and to find the Here & Now thread still alive and thriving.

:grouphug:

Welcome back, janus. http://avalonlibrary.net/paula/smilies/s-welcome.gif

...........RunningDeer
http://avalonlibrary.net/paula/smilies/deer-popcorn.gif

[Strat]

Chopper crash in NYC:
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[RunningDeer]

How to Change DNA Expression | Dr. Dean Ornish Interview





"...We found that in just three months over 500 genes were changed turning on the good genes, turning off the bad genes. Not that you're actually changing your genes but you're changing the switches that turn those genes off and on…”





I spoke with Dr. Dean Ornish on epigenetics and how to change gene expression with lifestyle and the research will amaze you!



O0pSFZ2EPyA


Mic the Vegan
Published on Jun 10, 2019

Ornish's New Book (https://www.amazon.com/Undo-Lifestyle-Changes-Reverse-Diseases/dp/052547997X/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=Undo+It%21%3A+How+Simple+Lifestyle+Changes+Can+Reverse+Most+Chronic+Diseases&qid=1560279143&s=gateway&sr=8-1): Undo It!: How Simple Lifestyle Changes Can Reverse Most Chronic Diseases

[avid]

Ulli!!!! Welcome home :sun::sun::sun::thumbsup:

[Star Tsar]

Ulli!!!! Welcome home :sun::sun::sun::thumbsup:

mCV_xq8N2K0

[ulli]

https://scontent.fsyq1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/62608152_3232572776756461_3239906329174736896_n.jpg?_nc_cat=101&_nc_ht=scontent.fsyq1-1.fna&oh=8fd99c5bca2643b58d561e265d9890e5&oe=5D831D95

Thanks to Running Deer and others for keeping the Village buzzing.

The air smells good, full of fragrances from flowers, herbs and rich soil after recent rains.

[avid]

https://scontent.fsyq1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/62608152_3232572776756461_3239906329174736896_n.jpg?_nc_cat=101&_nc_ht=scontent.fsyq1-1.fna&oh=8fd99c5bca2643b58d561e265d9890e5&oe=5D831D95

Thanks to Running Deer and others for keeping the Village buzzing.

The air smells good, full of fragrances from flowers, herbs and rich soil after recent rains.

You’ve chucked away your mysterious globe avatar picture, and poured yourself a nice cup of tea - lovely photo.

[RunningDeer]

http://avalonlibrary.net/paula/smilies/yay.gif Welcome back to the Village, ulli! http://avalonlibrary.net/paula/smilies/clap.gif
tq-Bp_2FOGA

[ulli]

Looks like the Village has grown while I was away. Big hug, dear Paula. Over 6 m views. https://lifeboat.com/blog.images/incredible-eco-village-design.jpg

[RunningDeer]

Looks like the Village has grown while I was away. Big hug, dear Paula. Over 6 m views.

Time is more illusive than ever. I felt like you never left. In celebration of 6 million, I posted this on January, 2019 (https://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?30405-Here-and-Now...What-s-Happening&p=1270487&viewfull=1#post1270487).


6 Million Views - Congrats!

Thank you, Avalon posters and viewers
Old and new
Same goes for Guests, too

A special shout out to Ulli, the originator of the thread.https://i.imgur.com/clt9QW1.gif

https://i.imgur.com/1YV3uXY.gif


https://i.imgur.com/F5VZkI8.gif


A week ago, I left this cryptic post (https://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?30405-Here-and-Now...What-s-Happening&p=1294984&viewfull=1#post1294984) for you.

A shout-out to an Oldie-but-Goodie out there. I caught your name under the thank section on one of the threads.


A feather thanks for the synchronicity. ♡
https://i.imgur.com/VYk4SdN.jpg

[RunningDeer]

Third day in a row that Calz (http://projectavalon.net/forum4/member.php?3480-Calz) popped in my head.


For you my Friend. http://paula.avalonlibrary.net/smilies/come-from-behind.gif
https://i.imgur.com/AzlGSZQ.gif
♡

[RunningDeer]

Farmer Neighbor cut his fields. Now rounds and square bales stacked in the landlady’s barn fill the air with freshly cut hay.

https://i.imgur.com/sc2seGT.jpg
♡

[ulli]

40785


Let’s see if I can still predict the future.

My recent failure rate has lowered my confidence a bit.

[meeradas]

Ooops, Mom (http://projectavalon.net/forum4/member.php?1217-ulli)'s in the house... and i didn't even notice
:sun:

Btw - i read the "last" (top) sentence first

[ulli]

Btw - i read the "last" (top) sentence first


Why am I not surprised?

(I used to need extra strong glasses to be able to read your mini fonts.)

[meeradas]

Why am I not surprised?
(I used to need extra strong glasses to be able to read your mini fonts.)

:biggrin1:

erm... apologies! I could use them because my browser magnification is at maybe 175% all the time...

[ulli]

So what have I been up to while I was gone?
Endless little projects, some unfinished.
Gardening, gardening, weeding, planting, watering, feeding.
Even built a lookout tower.

Also had the garden and river blessed. Turned out to be a true blessing. Worked like a dream.
40786

[avid]

Lookout tower view of garden, but would love to see lookout tower.
My lookout tower is my bedroom window across the back to the Lakes, but this includes a neighbours garden, my builder and great family friend. In smaller back room have binoculars which gives me vast views across Loweswater valley and all surrounds, so lucky to live here. At front across Solway Firth to Criffel, and the contentious Dubmill Point where the main road is temporarily washed away, but reinstatement and local connectivity in progress.
Lucky to live in great places xx

[ulli]

And when it rained I made miniature gardens indoors.

https://scontent.fsyq1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/64242242_10219510610221829_4463384371109298176_n.jpg?_nc_cat=103&_nc_ht=scontent.fsyq1-1.fna&oh=82ca731a4ce19fce9d7f4bbbe80d27b5&oe=5D94D139

[ulli]

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View of our garden, the river and scenery beyond .
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And the tower is still a mess. Needs railings and lots more work. The stairs are done.

[DNA]

Holy crap Ulli, welcome back!

It's really nice to see you back. I didn't know if this day would ever come. :cheers:



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMKap8HN05k

[Bob]

40788
View of our garden, the river and scenery beyond .
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And the tower is still a mess. Needs railings and lots more work. The stairs are done.

Hey welcome back Ulli! some massive changes been happening .... wait till you hear all the details!

[RunningDeer]

And when it rained I made miniature gardens indoors.
Beautiful! All beautiful! https://i.imgur.com/CmhIveh.gif

[Bluegreen]

..Ello Ulli :sun:

KTaMxChPPrw

[Ernie Nemeth]

Nice to see you back where you belong.
Missed you...

[PurpleLama]

Ulli!!!!!!!

Be still, my heart!

[PurpleLama]

Comings and goings…beginnings and endings…facing both the past and future…

I am janus, formerly known as “Belle”…back after retiring four and a half years ago.

So much has changed….so much has remained the same.

It is good to be back, and to find the Here & Now thread still alive and thriving.

:grouphug:

It's like I don't even know what to call you. Welcome back, friend. Maybe Rad could reapply, now, hahaha!

[ulli]

Hi PL. Ernie Nemeth, hello!!
Everybody has been too too sweeeet. (Too too sweeeet is a Barbadian expression. Barbados was once a sugar island)
I’m deeply touched by this welcome.
How ARE you all, and how have you BEEN?

Yesterday when I saw Bob’s post I wondered what he had meant when he mentioned “ details”.
And last night I guess I found out, having woken up at 1:00 AM, and traveled mentally to a certain casino in Laughlin, Nevada.
I guess I will have to find extra nap time today, to catch up on sleep.

I had no idea that there had been an Avalon Conference.
And within a UFO conference!!
Could I have survived that much stress? Would have been total overload to my Aspbie self... physically, emotionally, mentally, psychically and perhaps even spiritually.
Plus I have come to hate airports, and those awful security lines.

Knowing myself I would have searched for the fun people, which to me means the “boys”,
and probably would have ended up hanging out with Target, DNA and Axman.
Nothing personal, but having fun, for me this is the best way to remedy stress.

My interest in the UFO phenomena has faded with the years, and I see it more as just another reference point, like a water cooler that people can gather around. Just like soccer, which Costa Ricans are crazy about, is just nothing more than a reference point.
The interactions of individuals create energy fields that keep the river of life flowing.
This thread is such an energy field.

[Dennis Leahy]

Hi Ulli! Wonderful to see you back and sharing at Avalon!

[PurpleLama]

Life has changed a lot, and for the better.

My business changed hands in 2016, and the new boss is a nice guy who cares more about good service than anything else, and his birthday is only 3 days after mine. So, it has almost been a lesson in how to better communicate with myself, ha!

I have developed a profound love of smoking meat, although I tend to reserve that type of grilling for cooler weather. I have created a bbq sauce recipe that has all the family and friends begging for more. And another great recipe for southern fried greens which is to die for (literally, as it involves frying a pound of bacon, then frying the greens in all that grease).

Every chance I get, I am renting a kayak or taking my raft down the lazy creek that runs through the area where I live. Such peace, especially when I'm going alone. It feeds the soul.

The magical practice has gone to ground and re-emerged as a pure act in consciousness. The mind recognizes the need, and universe follows suit, or universe is tickling the mind ahead of time with what's coming. It's hard to say. But, two nights ago, you had a cameo appearance in what was otherwise a weird and nonsensical series of dreams.

Like I said in the PM, I sense great times ahead!

[RunningDeer]

I sense great times ahead!
Same here. http://avalonlibrary.net/paula/smilies/thumbs-2.gif


Hi Ulli! Wonderful to see you back and sharing at Avalon!

Same goes for you. Nice to see you back. https://i.imgur.com/ZOHujJ9.gif

[ulli]

I absolutely thrive on new beginnings. What made the last few years appear so stale was not only that I missed the stimulating and thought provoking atmosphere of Avalon but also this darn thing called the aging process.

And how time seems to be speeding up. And how I don’t want to leave a mess behind for others to curse me when I’m dead and gone.
But then, not too long ago, I found some videos on YouTube that deal with the subject of longevity and that perhaps the research being done on telomeres will lead to a simple and inexpensive pill that when ingested daily will add another 80 years to my life. 80 years of healthy life. Imagine!!

Well, just imagining such a scenario pulled me out of depression, and I was flooded with fresh ideas. Not only gardening ideas, but about construction, and about developing real estate. And once I felt that excitement I could feel new energies coming my way.
This is the power of hope. Hope raises consciousness, and higher levels of consciousness create new worlds.
Anyone else have had such or similar thoughts?

[Ernie Nemeth]

Not there yet but yes the aging thing is constantly on my mind these days.
My solution so far is exactly the opposite of yours.

I have decided that all evidence points to this being a ride. I think me and mine are on vacation at a theme park. We've been standing in line a long time. It's finally our turn. We watch the arrival of the car ahead of us. All the participants are laughing and exclaiming how real the ride seemed. Some want to go stand in line again for another ride. And in the car we are whisked away, memories wiped, powers removed, and we begin the ride we here call life.

That's the best I can come up with. I cannot accept that life is defined by death...

[PurpleLama]

Either way, Ernie and ulli, y'all are pointing to the value of treading lightly in the world. It brings to mind the verses about being strangers, in the world but not of the world. Hopeful on the one hand and detached on the other.

[ulli]

Not there yet but yes the aging thing is constantly on my mind these days.
My solution so far is exactly the opposite of yours.

I have decided that all evidence points to this being a ride. I think me and mine are on vacation at a theme park. We've been standing in line a long time. It's finally our turn. We watch the arrival of the car ahead of us. All the participants are laughing and exclaiming how real the ride seemed. Some want to go stand in line again for another ride. And in the car we are whisked away, memories wiped, powers removed, and we begin the ride we here call life.

That's the best I can come up with. I cannot accept that life is defined by death...

Interesting take, Ernie. To me the idea of a theme park brings mixed memories, and some even filled with horror. To do with vertigo. One even is of a vivid dream, which I had around the year 2000, where I was in a crowded theme park, and was being chased by a small UFO. Had to run and hide inside a tent. ( That reminds me...I once worked as a fortune teller (astrologer) in a tent in Barbados in the early nineties, at a fair at government house.) Maybe the dream has to do with that Another story)

Gurdjieff would have said “which I is talking?” So maybe we can agree that we are multi-dimensional beings, and with our shifting levels of consciousness talk from whatever level we currently occupy. The reality of this dimension comes more into question when we see its absurdity, but when we see our own progress from lessons learnt, and face our challenges full on we enter another reality, where it doesnt even matter anymore whether we are dead or alive.

Of course, some of us talk about having made a pre-life soul contract, and don’t want things to end until that imagined contract is completed. Others have powerful memories of more perfect worlds and can’t wait to get back there, and have perhaps forgotten that they had a deep wish to come here initially, either to help this world with its transformation, or to develop certain virtues that they were lacking, or both.
As an individualist I would never want to insist on making everyone’s belief the same.

But I would like for people to question what they are doing here in the first place. Serving the greater good can be done in numerous ways. And the greater good will benefit not only ourselves, but also our children and grandchildren.

Eventually we will live within our deeds.

I go by the belief that the human body is like the cosmos, with trillions of individual cells, all different, all have their function, all have their membranes (walls) and all transform eventually.
I don’t think that there will ever be one single answer for all.

[Belle]

It's like I don't even know what to call you. Welcome back, friend. Maybe Rad could reapply, now, hahaha!

Hi, Reilly!

So much has changed in the world and in my life that 'Belle' no longer fits.

Seems we all have grown and achieved better balance and peace in life. Feels great!

And a big hello and welcome back to you, ulli!

Great things to come...indeed. Somehow I feel we are being called back for a reason.

In the words of an old and departed friend...All is well.

[RunningDeer]

For me, hope is a word that means just out of reach. What raises consciousness is elimination of beliefs and choices that tax the physical, emotional, mental and spiritual faculties.

Higher levels of consciousness comes through actions and deeds, creativity, love, self love, knowledge, discover new ways of doing and living the ordinary day-to-day, do whatever brings joy, exercise in whatever form that has life-long staying power, reflection, meditation, moving meditation (Tai Chi), yoga stretches, and food and drink that contributes to health, healing and longevity, etc.


https://i.imgur.com/F5VZkI8.gif

I finished up Gigi Young’s on-line courses on the "clairs". I spend part of my day experimenting with and journal it. Some benefits are: vivid dreams, ideas, solutions, increased synchronicities and the time between Q&A’s is often immediate.

There’s a lot of free information over the internet from many sources that’ll help you either become aware of or brush up on your natural abilities. Usually there’s one or two clairs that are the strongest, but all can be enhanced with practice.


clairvoyance - inner sight
clairsentience - inner feeling
clairaudience - inner hearing
claircognizance - inner knowing
clairaugustus/clairsavorance/clairscent - inner smell and taste

[PurpleLama]

For me, hope is just shorthand for joyful expectation.

I sure hope that beer will be nice and cold, when I get off work! Start with the small stuff, and don't forget the gratitude that should immediately follow such fulfillment great and small.

Preaching to the choir, I know. Y'all just don't know how much I've needed this back in my life. Got me misty eyed, shucks.

[ulli]

For me, hope is just shorthand for joyful expectation.

I sure hope that beer will be nice and cold, when I get off work! Start with the small stuff, and don't forget the gratitude that should immediately follow such fulfillment great and small.

Preaching to the choir, I know. Y'all just don't know how much I've needed this back in my life. Got me misty eyed, shucks.

Misty eyes is good.

So is mystic eyes.

Eye was still in high school when I first listened to this. Aye-aye.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9yWJ_LCoIE

[Strat]

Ulli your garden is jaw dropping. I was going to make a thread about gardens so folks could post pics. But mine is just several buckets with plants. Looks like I gotta step my game up!

[Belle]

Eye of the storm is a great place to be.

One of the best pieces of advice I ever received was...'don't sweat the small stuff, and it's all small stuff'. Took me years, but I finally got it.

The energy within is the energy we put out to the 'universe'/'universal consciousness' (whatever you want to call it). Want to change the world? Change yourself. It really is that simple. But we all know that, don't we.

I do miss Calz, Jinger and Rad. How great it would be if they returned!

[ulli]

Ulli your garden is jaw dropping. I was going to make a thread about gardens so folks could post pics. But mine is just several buckets with plants. Looks like I gotta step my game up!

Thank you, Strat. This is how it looks near sunset.
https://scontent.fsyq1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/48398845_10218058476799401_4860657756383739904_o.jpg?_nc_cat=105&_nc_eui2=AeFWyOvCbTVKodvDImg8BifYqVKxrGGqGLxdcpnTcU7xIZQcUSpcn9_cyGUO5wUtZBQRPYS_-6kUwIuVfWoroBHsA7n6GA4cDKFnVwrzgPT_3Q&_nc_ht=scontent.fsyq1-1.fna&oh=9913bc939d161a47e655113523527615&oe=5D9902BC

[PurpleLama]

Jordan Peterson is starting a free speech social media endeavor.

https://www.ts.today

[ulli]

I was just getting around to watching a YouTube video Paula had posted earlier, but it has gone.
By Gigi Young?

I’m really curious about the topic, and would have loved to have watched it.
There was too much going on around me earlier, and I was waiting for a quiet moment.

Ok, I think I just found it.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_6k5F9EpdM

[RunningDeer]

I was just getting around to watching a YouTube video Paula had posted earlier, but it has gone.
Sorry ulli. I pared down my post and thought I left the original link to the March 23rd (http://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?30405-Here-and-Now...What-s-Happening&p=1282304&viewfull=1#post1282304) post. Though the video you picked probably is a better fit on the 'clairs' topic.


https://i.imgur.com/F5VZkI8.gif

To get a sense of Gigi's style, I've added her most recent video from this morning. (March 23, 2019)


ET Guides vs Spirit Guides?
snippets




ETS have us questioning our role in the cosmos. They bring us to ask questions about our consciousness and other lives. They bring us to questions about time, the nature of time, past lives, parallel lives. We start to think about our consciousness projecting into lives on other planets. We start thinking about ourselves in terms of a cosmic being rather than an earth-based being.

When we start thinking about our spirit guides in a cosmic way, it's actually a very sophisticated way of thinking about our soul and our consciousness. Suddenly the other side is no longer the other side this nebulous word that we use to describe where our deceased relatives go, where we go ,it’s sort of just like this blanket place that exists beyond the veil.

That’s not the case when you have a cosmic guide. The moment that your perception goes cosmic and you regain your cosmic consciousness, you start to realize that the other side is actually different densities and dimensions. That they can be traversed in your astral body. And you start to become aware of who you are and how you function as a multi-dimensional human. And that isn’t the case with just spirit guides.

The traditional beliefs around spirit guides, although you may naturally begin to wonder about lucid dreaming and interdimensional travel and things like that on your own, the traditional teachings about spirit guides don’t necessarily lead you there to the same intensity that when you have a cosmic guide.

There's a bit of a dichotomy between what I would call the traditional spiritual teachings that were very popular before 2012 and the teachings and the new teachers that are coming forward that are post 2012 is we’re dealing with a different type of light, at a different type of consciousness, and our guides are appearing to us.

I think in more of their real form a lot of people were perceiving angels and spirit guides in more of an earth-based way because that's what would work. But in reality, if that veil were removed they probably look more like interdimensional beings with the exception of some.

So that's really the dichotomy. That the dichotomy is that when you start going interdimensional, you start to think of your spirit guides as cosmic and interdimensional, it completely changes the way that you interact with your soul and that you think about your soul and that you think about the world around you.


YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCo_fdaL6nGtL3fjyP8NsNaw/videos)
GigiYoung.com (https://gigiyoung.com/)
blog (https://gigiyoung.com/blog/)


rQMrCUHhMrE
Published on Mar 23, 2019

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[ulli]

I have forgotten how to post a gif.
Thanks Reilly. So how is it done?

[PurpleLama]

https://media.giphy.com/media/l2QZOVcC4id9tSXII/giphy.gif

[PurpleLama]

You have to get the link to the image and post it using the picture frame button. Same as posting a pic, between the envelope and the film strip.

[RunningDeer]

Glad your back, ulli. https://i.imgur.com/Vlz1VQ6.gif
The thread is moving right along, so it’s a good time for me to take a break.
I’ll check back later.


https://i.imgur.com/QBlCIkK.jpg


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[ulli]

Glad your back, ulli. https://i.imgur.com/Vlz1VQ6.gif
The thread is moving right along, so it’s a good time for me to take a break.
I’ll check back later.


https://i.imgur.com/QBlCIkK.jpg


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You deserve a rest, Paula. As long as you don’t disappear for as long as I did, lol. See you soon.

[ulli]

Jordan Peterson is starting a free speech social media endeavor.

https://www.ts.today

He really has a way with words, and is aiming for balance and common sense. The art of communication via non-lethal debate
must not get lost. He survived being called a Jew AND a Nazi on the same day, and is showing the world how that is done.

[PurpleLama]

I will share thinkspot around, and do my best to support it. I've seen enough of JP to think this will be a good end run around big tech censorship. Kim Dotcom is supposed to be launching a new network in the future, and when he does I will give that a shot, too. For me it is less about having the social media and more about supporting those blazing the trails away from big tech.

[Tintin]

Jordan Peterson is starting a free speech social media endeavor.

https://www.ts.today

Great, thanks :) I've signed up.

I'd seen a [typically] heavily biased article in yesterday's Guardian newspaper about this too :)

[ulli]

I will share thinkspot around, and do my best to support it. I've seen enough of JP to think this will be a good end run around big tech censorship. Kim Dotcom is supposed to be launching a new network in the future, and when he does I will give that a shot, too. For me it is less about having the social media and more about supporting those blazing the trails away from big tech.

My question is how did big tech become so huge? And the answer, as is often the case, appears, once a question is asked.
The support from the masses, that’s what does it. Thats how Walmart, MacDonalds, and other corporate giants grew. There is a moment when a small but steadily growing business reaches critical mass, and suddenly the growth addiction sets in and then all that matters is to eliminate the competition. Big pharma CEOs admit candidly that they are not in the business to cure disease, but to please their shareholders.
Unbridled capitalism will always aim for the survival of the fittest, and when out of control automatically gives rise to socialist movements, and even revolution.
Once they have enough money to get into government lobbies the warning lights should come on. Legislation is needed to control lobbies, and only then will corruption be reduced, and fetter the insane power trips we are witnessing today.

[ulli]

Trying to lure Target with this.

https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Dj08e6USm18/XJTi3eQCUNI/AAAAAAAAG9A/fkQbTSnI7CspDlFDBRMeGLXg0JqeprKcgCLcBGAs/s1600/1973.1967-CORVETTE-STINGRAY-JET-BOAT.jpg

[ulli]

These sheep are not like sheeple. They know what’s good for them.

https://scontent.fsyq1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/64366453_3238210956192643_6414760881820794880_o.jpg?_nc_cat=1&_nc_eui2=AeGhqLv9IhcpkUr_39vxr69kfpze2eA3ol2bcz9knxnSF2yVwgaT1iZxCzZyWbX-lsB8dAtNpM0Zx2OQahML-ZKystPpgITZ4fJ3t2G30fdKsw&_nc_ht=scontent.fsyq1-1.fna&oh=210d595b1f64e1b7b3a78e6795b74690&oe=5D923AF0

[ulli]

Here and now: Studying famous gardens. This one belonged to Claude Monet, the water lily man.

http://giverny.org/gardens/fcm/pictures/giverny-7.jpg

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-MxpfKhK3mVE/VPPx43A5F-I/AAAAAAAAAmM/PtP3CSEhImY/s1600/Belgium%2BMonets%2BGarden.jpg

[Baby Steps]

aahhh

there is such a wide gap between who one is and who one can imagine one being.......

is that gap destructive, productive, challenging , or illusory

[meeradas]

thwo [i leave this typo like it is - i like how it looks and sounds).

'd you be willing to do this?

D3r430bQQss

just in case: I'd even be willing to go back to "no cell phones".


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there is such a wide gap between who one is and who one can imagine one being.......
is that gap destructive, productive, challenging , or illusory

challenging, yes; the others depend on how you act upon it

[ulli]

thwo [i leave this typo like it is - i like how it looks and sounds).

'd you be willing to do this?

D3r430bQQss

just in case: I'd even be willing to go back to "no cell phones".


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there is such a wide gap between who one is and who one can imagine one being.......
is that gap destructive, productive, challenging , or illusory

challenging, yes; the others depend on how you act upon it

Before I throw away my smartphone I would need to explore other alternatives.
And I believe we are all pretty close to finding those.

[ulli]

This looks at Jordan Peterson’s new free speech platform from all sorts of angles. Don’t get me wrong; I’m all for it.
Just that absolute perfection is hard to come by.

https://mobile.twitter.com/RogueNotary/status/1138913510723923976?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1138913510723923976&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rt.com%2Fnews%2F461886-jordan-peterson-platform-free-speech%2F

This comment made me laugh out loud:


⌚
@ProximaCeti
·
Jun 12
Replying to
@RogueNotary
It will all be swastikas and pepe frogs by the end of the year.

[meeradas]

i have to drag this here... am actually in tears over it (laughing...)

https://youtu.be/79ds8DnlK7g?t=3078

:biggrin1::rofl::becky:

just in case:
I use the "zero credibility circus" [tm] as entertainment only;
that way, it really does a good(e) job.

[ulli]

I catching up on what has been posted during my two+ year absence from the forum.

Here is an interview Kerry conducted that I found particularly interesting. (Posted originally by Pathwalker.)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_VQG3SL8ZQ

Also have decided to take down my jolly tea-drinking avatar, and replace it with one that reflects the somber and more serious feeling of the forum.
Quite a challenge I might add, since Im feeling really, really positive these days. But there is nothing worse than trying to force a gloomy crowd to cheer up, and then failing.
Better to join in in the shared sorrows. Only then can we gather strength to pick ourselves up by the bootstraps.

[ulli]

To me transparency is the opposite of deception.

YET:
many deceivers use the word to win the confidence of their prey. They know there are truth seekers out there, and those truth seekers pose a danger to their feelings of security, which the deceiver type tries to maintain behind a deceptive smoke screen.

Meanwhile many genuine people, who don’t have a malicious bone in their bodies, also know that being too open can damage their comfort zone. In our turbulent times we get tossed between wishing for a better world for all, or make a protective cave for ourselves and our loved ones, believing that collective extinction is imminent.
So things are not that simple.
The biggest clash of philosophical thought these days, to me, anyway, is in the paradigms of the “we are all one” on the one hand, and “good and evil” or black and white thinking, and effort at excluding the grey tones, on the other hand.

Yet it is a bit of both, at different times. Each individual needs to take counsel with themselves, to arrive at the suitable answer. Meditation helps, but also contemplation. And the willingness to be specific about details.
This definitely poses a conundrum.

[ulli]

https://digitalsynopsis.com/design/conor-nickerson-photoshops-himself-into-childhood-pics/?fbclid=IwAR3uWtCgWy0IY0TgTCcVrr1ZNYvHP9wwMnVZmLjoJD6vXIYHvJEwRSyOG1E

This guy photoshopped himself into pictures of his younger self.

I would love to do the same, but next to my future, wiser self.
Might learn something useful.

[ulli]

I love this: street murals become visible only when it rains

https://mymodernmet.com/pantone-project-monsoon/?fbclid=IwAR0E1bja3-xNpHGgLQo9-GKGxc8MRWElbn6pXoNHkIbPypLO2mX6GnacBeY

[ulli]

Some dads still care about their kids falling for fashion scams.

https://scontent.fsyq1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/62784514_1870735556361418_4918584710449332224_n.jpg?_nc_cat=1&_nc_eui2=AeFDloGmt1nwcGTJWP75SIzFp0hEseX1KxQC7-R9DziS0i1LpTro2_1WgYYc2j7a__Ah29BcV7DqPOSwx5FuP440dT9sIKVb9e4VCPwfjuzTgA&_nc_ht=scontent.fsyq1-1.fna&oh=aca0e1cc2d7b3ac163b245892c3a3bb4&oe=5D8521ED

[PurpleLama]

It's been 2 years since we had a raft to float down the creek. One forgets the exertion in favor of the good times one has, so the next trip will be overnight thereby splitting the work into two days and showing the kids what our version of primitive camping should be like.

-one tired Lama

[ulli]

It's been 2 years since we had a raft to float down the creek. One forgets the exertion in favor of the good times one has, so the next trip will be overnight thereby splitting the work into two days and showing the kids what our version of primitive camping should be like.

-one tired Lama
You are a good Dad, Lama.
I salute your efforts, and your kids will still remember those efforts when they are old. Their gratitude will stretch to all possible dimensions you might be traversing.

[ulli]

https://scontent-mia3-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/62450895_10214756960060736_8980439280614637568_n.jpg?_nc_cat=111&_nc_eui2=AeHnPlrRUoU0bUJ2eMN1chUUn54OrEFihL4I9wsas8owBDHi74YABec5t9iXW2to8yLjP3lYN1FUXN-vYo2Duu_S60RUUUN69Yu-SQdU-b_J5g&_nc_ht=scontent-mia3-2.xx&oh=156c4b94f4ef1feadf863aaf48a7bba8&oe=5D784EF0

[ulli]

https://mymodernmet.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/tokyo-roller-zoku-denny-renshaw-4.jpg

https://mymodernmet.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/tokyo-roller-zoku-denny-renshaw-8.jpg
Introducing Japanese Rockabilly sub-culture.

https://mymodernmet.com/denny-renshaw-rockabilly-subculture/?fbclid=IwAR3F9hTbNf51Gzq1t8adU7c1M5jGwQ4K3E3h6kbSNSK1JGfVaBBZ-Jv3BkQ

[Bluegreen]

I do miss Calz

He has dealt with changes but still drops in from time to time to let us know he's kicking. Taking the liberty of forwarding from a couple weeks ago the latest message to the world from Calz:

cZ_3OhYZ5Gw
:happy dog:

[ulli]

I do miss Calz

He has dealt with changes but still drops in from time to time to let us know he's kicking. Taking the liberty of forwarding from a couple weeks ago the latest message to the world from Calz:

cZ_3OhYZ5Gw
:happy dog:

If you are in touch with him please tell him to get his fat a.. over here. I’ve missed him, too.

[Dennis Leahy]

Hauntingly beautiful, liquid vocal by Becky Bliss:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZK_icuO4xPU

[ulli]

https://theteenphilosopher.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/fail-poster-komad4msby-idealism.jpg

[PurpleLama]

https://cdn.ebaumsworld.com/mediaFiles/picture/24627/85990264.jpg

[ulli]

Funny Lama.

I guess dark humor is what has kept us together.

Not idealism.

Dark humor is better than cynicism, right?

[Carmody]

Careful about Peterson. I watched about 15-20 of his videos and found he made no missteps. No reason to distance myself from a minimal recommendation.

A friend, debating champ in his younger days...warned me to be careful as he says that Peterson does what is known as 'the Gish-gallop (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gish_gallop)'.

The problem, for the friend, is that Peterson is apparently an Israeli apologist of some sort, from the friend's understanding. The gish-gallop is from all Peterson's reading, and no apparent research of his own? Basically, forming and placing and ordering everyone else's data, in a way he sees fit. nothing new in that and pretty well on par for the vast majority of 'experts' - as we like to see them as being. The gish-gallop in this case might be the simple subtle re-framing of excellent data, presentation and connection methods, projections for the reader to fall or step/walk/flow into, etc.

So, the man has some really good and decent data but beneath it all, it may be a bit ..uhm..er..off.

Most of us are resigned to dealing with the end point data as we cannot do it all ourselves. Peterson is very very good at laying all of that data out in a useful manner. But the deeper unspoken sentiment may be a bit problematic. We don't know the reasons/shape/etc for that seldom shown apparent sentiment, or whatever the case may be, so I think it is a good idea to not get behind him 100%.

The usual cautions, as no one is perfect.

[ulli]

Careful about Peterson. I watched about 15-20 of his videos and found he made no missteps. No reason to distance myself from a minimal recommendation.

A friend, debating champ in his younger days...warned me to be careful as he says that Peterson does what is known as 'the Gish-gallop (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gish_gallop)'.

The problem, for the friend, is that Peterson is apparently an Israeli apologist of some sort, from the friend's understanding. The gish-gallop is from all Peterson's reading, and no apparent research of his own? Basically, forming and placing and ordering everyone else's data, in a way he sees fit. nothing new in that and pretty well on par for the vast majority of 'experts' - as we like to see them as being. The gish-gallop in this case might be the simple subtle re-framing of excellent data, presentation and connection methods, projections for the reader to fall or step/walk/flow into, etc.

So, the man has some really good and decent data but beneath it all, it may be a bit ..uhm..er..off.

Most of us are resigned to dealing with the end point data as we cannot do it all ourselves. Peterson is very very good at laying all of that data out in a useful manner. But the deeper unspoken sentiment may be a bit problematic. We don't know the reasons/shape/etc for that seldom shown apparent sentiment, or whatever the case may be, so I think it is a good idea to not get behind him 100%.

The usual cautions, as no one is perfect.

Some of us can perceive the flaws sooner than others. Well-spotted.

Once the extreme left and the extreme right-wing conservative groups have returned to a more rational dialogue then Peterson won’t need to resolve to Gish tricks.

Actually, compared to the real hate mongers I am spotting online I think a voice like his is needed just to put the balance straight. And perhaps in a few years when the reconciling process is going fullsteam ahead I will return to my former liberal self, and perhaps Peterson will do so as well. Keyword is balance.

Three forces, not just two. Third force is often forgotten.
1) affirming,
2) denying
3) reconciling.

[PurpleLama]

My knowledge of JP is fairly cursory. As a known proponent of free speech, and with decent name recognition, it might be worth a shot throwing a little energy and attention to his platform as far as that goes. I don't actually follow his material, knowing only bits and pieces, but I know that such a project has a chance of getting the right kind of support to make a difference in the dialogue about social media in general. That's where we come in. The same goes for Dotcom's effort.

[Baby Steps]

40850Just basking in the glow of the most recent meditation, this involved oodles of light, pineal clearing with breath and gong sounds combined with drumming. The sounds were absolutely amazing and helped make the experience so beautiful.

Talked to a hindu friend, a meditator, she confirmed that these sounds can be very helpful in clearing the mind to assist with meditation.


The gong used was a huge, new piece of hand beaten brass. Of course I went looking for gongs and found the following, wow.


The flower of life runs through so many early belief systems and can be found all over the world. It is a representation of the mathematical projection of spheres onto a flat surface, such that the area is occupied by the exact area of the spheres. This throws up some overlaps and some gaps. This is how Nassim Haramein calculates the information transfer between the 'inside' and the 'surface' of fundamental particles, NOW INCLUDING THE ELECTRON



https://imgur.com/U08ojj5.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/cdXkHAM.jpg

[Baby Steps]

OK, I am going to suggest that this wonderful human:




https://imgur.com/qFMbEO0.jpg


WORKS FOR THIS GANG


https://imgur.com/ruFeJcl.jpg


The story goes like this.... and I cannot think of a better thread for my current bonkers thought processes.


We are facing climate chaos, and the settled science suggests the following process --

Solar output or some other heating input (provably NOT CO2) triggers oceanic warming. This after 200-1000 years DELAY triggers the measured (see ice core records) CO2 release from their main non petrified store in the ocean.

When this CO2 reaches a certain level it starts to allegedly act as a greenhouse gas which provides positive feedback or re-enforces the warming. Once this is established, a big melt takes place which includes release of billions of tonnes or carbon trapped in tundra, the ocean bed etc.


What dear Alexandra wishes us to entertain is that a window of opportunity exists for the NEXT FIVE YEARS or so, where concerted human intervention can arrest these vast planetary processes and save us from climate change. We are expected to believe this , plus the idea that 3/4 of the human populus that are busily industrialising with the help of fossil fuels, can find the resources to get rich with renewable energy.


These ideas are NOT SCIENCE, they are extremely tendentious pseudo-scientific speculations.


Why is she pushing this? The clue in in the first and third words used in the new slogan 'NEW GREEN DEAL'


The original New deal was the ultimate exercise in economic stimulus via a Keynesian Borrowing Binge. The aim is to saddle us with debt.



The powers that be recognise that we can have a debt fuelled windmill boom, that will ensure not only on-going fossil fuel consumption, but also a tax & debt fuelled subsidy binge, and a huge interest income from the hoi polloi.


This represents a new strategy - or war. The war against climate change.

What happened to the trusty old model of the war against humans?(to create debt)


Well, that one continues, however it may be becoming a trifle obsolete.


The problem is that without anybody seeming to notice, we have transitioned from wars of production, to wars of assets. The confrontation is likely to be so short, bloody, and deadly, that what is coming out of the factories (that needs to be funded by debt) will be late for the main event.


The war will be fought with what you have this afternoon. It could, once the planes have run out, turn nuclear, and then your debts may not perform.


So really , AOC's 'war' represents a great step forward for us....

[ulli]

All was peaceful and quiet. Fed the animals and decided to have a quick look at the Here and Now thread. And here and now I get the shock of my life with a Jack-in-the box jumping out, into my face.
The scary face of AOC!!
Followed by a scenario of the green hulk AOC WWIII.
Trying to take it all in my stride, doing some deep ventilating to calm these frazzled nerves.

[PurpleLama]

Any discussion of climate change, or global warming, that does not include state sponsored or even military geoengineering programs, is false.

[Belle]

No fear.

All is well.

Altho' I understand how the face of AOC can be shocking....lol

I kinda feel sorry for her. Every time she tries to play grown up, she steps in poo.

[ulli]

I suddenly realized: Paul will be back soon, but not until he has thoroughly scraped off that Cow image.

https://comicallyincorrect.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/chase-dream-600-la.jpg

[PurpleLama]

Haha that was awesome, in a totally wrong kinda way.

[ulli]

Tonight’s sunset
https://scontent-mia3-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/64308665_10219555937394980_7308283687647313920_o.jpg?_nc_cat=109&_nc_eui2=AeGrZbYivjv9-1PI2K99dxNgb9PId7rrLWFUE1YYpRjKdK__c2j9FtgzSmIJejJ7FMkpT7IjGCDlbCjutZxKWbkAGqvLkRAnOQJ9nnHJyMWKfQ&_nc_ht=scontent-mia3-2.xx&oh=9cc6b2e004f0cd6730158db60c6cbc1e&oe=5D85EABE

[Bluegreen]

fiH9edd25Bc
.....

[Mike]

Haha that was awesome, in a totally wrong kinda way.

http://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?107338-So-What-s-Goin-On

[meeradas]

So, I've been trying to find this (poster?) image for about 10 years, it used to be the background on my phone:

I saw a movie on TV from...I dunno, my guess would be anywhere from 70s to 80s. I don't remember the name of it. It was a kinda cops and robbers sort of movie and it had some car chase scenes in it. I believe at the end of it someone takes off in an airplane with a bunch of cash..I dunno. Great explanation I know. There was a poster made for it, a gal standing in front of (I think) a muscle car, arms up, running her hands through her hair. I can't find that damn pic anymore, I wanna buy the poster but I can't find it. I think we can rule out Raquel Welch (my first guess) but not sure. If someone can find it for me then you'll be my hero.

Hey Strat, i do hope you find your

i32iISqzg5M

[03:33!!]

[ulli]

Haha that was awesome, in a totally wrong kinda way.

http://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?107338-So-What-s-Goin-On

Mike, have you caught that raccoon yet? We once had to find an expert, long time ago in Barbados, to trap a rogue monkey that was terrorizing us, and even attacked my five year old son and his little friends. There were many failed attempts, but what worked in the end was ingenious.
A huge plate of the most delicious looking fruit salad, topped by a hibiscus flower, on a platform that sat on a spring, and the framed and well hidden net that finally trapped the monkey fell down from above. I wish I had a picture.

The guy was running a monkey zoo, but people thought he was making too much money for a small zoo keeper, and that he was selling his monkeys to a lab in Canada, where they used them to experiment on. They said he was getting $5000 per monkey. I doubt you would get $5 for your raccoon though.

[Rosemarie]

My mood today. What can I say. :facepalm:
Edit: this is me trying to counterbalance all the problems I am facing in my daily life. Just trying to brain wash my mind.

[PurpleLama]

My mood today. What can I say. :facepalm:

Excellent! I share that mood!

[ulli]

My mood today. What can I say. :facepalm:
Edit: this is me trying to counterbalance all the problems I am facing in my daily life. Just trying to brain wash my mind.

Brilliant Robin Williams. I still have that picture on my computer. Great meme.

[Carmody]

So, I've been trying to find this (poster?) image for about 10 years, it used to be the background on my phone:

I saw a movie on TV from...I dunno, my guess would be anywhere from 70s to 80s. I don't remember the name of it. It was a kinda cops and robbers sort of movie and it had some car chase scenes in it. I believe at the end of it someone takes off in an airplane with a bunch of cash..I dunno. Great explanation I know. There was a poster made for it, a gal standing in front of (I think) a muscle car, arms up, running her hands through her hair. I can't find that damn pic anymore, I wanna buy the poster but I can't find it. I think we can rule out Raquel Welch (my first guess) but not sure. If someone can find it for me then you'll be my hero.

Hey Strat, i do hope you find your

i32iISqzg5M

[03:33!!]

the only thing that comes to mind right now:

https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51V3L7bS-PL.jpg

[Pam]

Careful about Peterson. I watched about 15-20 of his videos and found he made no missteps. No reason to distance myself from a minimal recommendation.

A friend, debating champ in his younger days...warned me to be careful as he says that Peterson does what is known as 'the Gish-gallop (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gish_gallop)'.

The problem, for the friend, is that Peterson is apparently an Israeli apologist of some sort, from the friend's understanding. The gish-gallop is from all Peterson's reading, and no apparent research of his own? Basically, forming and placing and ordering everyone else's data, in a way he sees fit. nothing new in that and pretty well on par for the vast majority of 'experts' - as we like to see them as being. The gish-gallop in this case might be the simple subtle re-framing of excellent data, presentation and connection methods, projections for the reader to fall or step/walk/flow into, etc.

So, the man has some really good and decent data but beneath it all, it may be a bit ..uhm..er..off.

Most of us are resigned to dealing with the end point data as we cannot do it all ourselves. Peterson is very very good at laying all of that data out in a useful manner. But the deeper unspoken sentiment may be a bit problematic. We don't know the reasons/shape/etc for that seldom shown apparent sentiment, or whatever the case may be, so I think it is a good idea to not get behind him 100%.

The usual cautions, as no one is perfect.

I never think in terms of data accuracy when I watch Peterson. I appreciate his common sense, balanced approach to issues.

[Pam]

Careful about Peterson. I watched about 15-20 of his videos and found he made no missteps. No reason to distance myself from a minimal recommendation.

A friend, debating champ in his younger days...warned me to be careful as he says that Peterson does what is known as 'the Gish-gallop (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gish_gallop)'.

The problem, for the friend, is that Peterson is apparently an Israeli apologist of some sort, from the friend's understanding. The gish-gallop is from all Peterson's reading, and no apparent research of his own? Basically, forming and placing and ordering everyone else's data, in a way he sees fit. nothing new in that and pretty well on par for the vast majority of 'experts' - as we like to see them as being. The gish-gallop in this case might be the simple subtle re-framing of excellent data, presentation and connection methods, projections for the reader to fall or step/walk/flow into, etc.

So, the man has some really good and decent data but beneath it all, it may be a bit ..uhm..er..off.

Most of us are resigned to dealing with the end point data as we cannot do it all ourselves. Peterson is very very good at laying all of that data out in a useful manner. But the deeper unspoken sentiment may be a bit problematic. We don't know the reasons/shape/etc for that seldom shown apparent sentiment, or whatever the case may be, so I think it is a good idea to not get behind him 100%.

The usual cautions, as no one is perfect.

Some of us can perceive the flaws sooner than others. Well-spotted.

Once the extreme left and the extreme right-wing conservative groups have returned to a more rational dialogue then Peterson won’t need to resolve to Gish tricks.

Actually, compared to the real hate mongers I am spotting online I think a voice like his is needed just to put the balance straight. And perhaps in a few years when the reconciling process is going fullsteam ahead I will return to my former liberal self, and perhaps Peterson will do so as well. Keyword is balance.

Three forces, not just two. Third force is often forgotten.
1) affirming,
2) denying
3) reconciling.

It's interesting, I started out as a ultra liberal. After working and getting a taste of reality I began to appreciate that nothing is free and someone is footing the bill. I began to see vast abuse of entitlement programs offered and it was really eye opening. I came to understand who it was that was footing the bill, at least in the US. I came to appreciate self reliance and saw that chronic victimhood can be very destructive. I still hold to what I guess could be sort of classic, core liberal values in many respects, I guess I now differ from many in the way I think we can get to equality and abundance for all.

Ulli, you are optimistic about a return to rationale dialogue. I just don't picture that happening, unfortunately. I wish I did.

[Carmody]

listening to:

Feels Like Home (https://timturusov.bandcamp.com/track/feels-like-home)

[ulli]

Careful about Peterson. I watched about 15-20 of his videos and found he made no missteps. No reason to distance myself from a minimal recommendation.

A friend, debating champ in his younger days...warned me to be careful as he says that Peterson does what is known as 'the Gish-gallop (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gish_gallop)'.

The problem, for the friend, is that Peterson is apparently an Israeli apologist of some sort, from the friend's understanding. The gish-gallop is from all Peterson's reading, and no apparent research of his own? Basically, forming and placing and ordering everyone else's data, in a way he sees fit. nothing new in that and pretty well on par for the vast majority of 'experts' - as we like to see them as being. The gish-gallop in this case might be the simple subtle re-framing of excellent data, presentation and connection methods, projections for the reader to fall or step/walk/flow into, etc.

So, the man has some really good and decent data but beneath it all, it may be a bit ..uhm..er..off.

Most of us are resigned to dealing with the end point data as we cannot do it all ourselves. Peterson is very very good at laying all of that data out in a useful manner. But the deeper unspoken sentiment may be a bit problematic. We don't know the reasons/shape/etc for that seldom shown apparent sentiment, or whatever the case may be, so I think it is a good idea to not get behind him 100%.

The usual cautions, as no one is perfect.

Some of us can perceive the flaws sooner than others. Well-spotted.

Once the extreme left and the extreme right-wing conservative groups have returned to a more rational dialogue then Peterson won’t need to resolve to Gish tricks.

Actually, compared to the real hate mongers I am spotting online I think a voice like his is needed just to put the balance straight. And perhaps in a few years when the reconciling process is going fullsteam ahead I will return to my former liberal self, and perhaps Peterson will do so as well. Keyword is balance.

Three forces, not just two. Third force is often forgotten.
1) affirming,
2) denying
3) reconciling.

It's interesting, I started out as a ultra liberal. After working and getting a taste of reality I began to appreciate that nothing is free and someone is footing the bill. I began to see vast abuse of entitlement programs offered and it was really eye opening. I came to understand who it was that was footing the bill, at least in the US. I came to appreciate self reliance and saw that chronic victimhood can be very destructive. I still hold to what I guess could be sort of classic, core liberal values in many respects, I guess I now differ from many in the way I think we can get to equality and abundance for all.

Ulli, you are optimistic about a return to rationale dialogue. I just don't picture that happening, unfortunately. I wish I did.

I came back here only because I saw a major irrationality factor remove itself. Yay!
I believe in the “As below, so Above” Hermetic law, so what happens here in this tiny world of Avalon then happens in the outer world, via ripple effect.

How can I not be optimistic?

[ulli]

listening to:

Feels Like Home (https://timturusov.bandcamp.com/track/feels-like-home)


Aww, Carmody, doesn’t it just??? (Snuggles)

[meeradas]

my mom's in intensive care, and i'm circa 2000 km away...
and i cannot cope with that

[Strat]

the only thing that comes to mind right now:

https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51V3L7bS-PL.jpg

I watched the trailer for this and I don't think that's it, not sure though. Definitely the right genre and time period, so not too far off the mark. I'm definitely gonna watch that though when I get a chance/can find it.

I'm not 100% sure on the whole getaway with the cash thing, but I do think there was some guy trying to flee from the cops. Again, was 10 years ago and I missed a good portion of the movie.

[Rosemarie]

Sending love meeradas. I would be feeling what you are feeling being away from your mother. Hope she gets better. If not to be , that she doesn’t suffer and feels your love.

[ulli]

She will soon feel the combined love from this entire thread. Here and Nowers have witnessed incredible recoveries in the past. I’m glad meeradas brought the issue to our attention here.


Sending love meeradas. I would be feeling what you are feeling being away from your mother. Hope she gets better. If not to be , that she doesn’t suffer and feels your love.

[meeradas]

She will soon feel the combined love from this entire thread. Here and Nowers have witnessed incredible recoveries in the past. I’m glad meeradas brought the issue to our attention here.


Sending love meeradas. I would be feeling what you are feeling being away from your mother. Hope she gets better. If not to be , that she doesn’t suffer and feels your love.


Know that this has the highest appreciation from my side. Thanks to everyone (in advance, as well)!

[Calz]

Great to have ulli back with us :)

Cal

[ulli]

Welcome back Calzie!!! OMG, our powers of manifestation here are still working.

This merits opening a bottle of Champagne, or six pack.

Whatever!

https://hearculturepop.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/new-years1.jpg?w=505&h=386

So pleased to see you.

[ulli]

The old Villagers are returning.
New accommodations are being provided shortly.

https://scontent.fsyq1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/64619482_1329905713842754_2259545572455219200_n.jpg?_nc_cat=1&_nc_eui2=AeEmP9FBlY16YBWiIMCBaKs2KvcvcD9Em2Lq27uAAP479v4Y4m6g21aN4E0RiPFBTg2FqiwQ4LLVNDC1o22VQyVpf6V cSBJQsYB_PvCe_vmWDg&_nc_ht=scontent.fsyq1-1.fna&oh=8effa90621413839816bd1f45a8ad645&oe=5D884817

[ulli]

Tree spotting in Rocinha, Brazil. If those villagers were like us here, that sad state of affairs could have been avoided. Whatever happened to town planning and parks? Anyone who thinks that there is no need for government ought to look at this photo.

https://scontent.fsyq1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/64327719_3249228845090854_3433892031791890432_n.jpg?_nc_cat=1&_nc_eui2=AeEB9eHYfoVbsMw4_6jjC13Y3vvikj1QOqt4Rtn6tX7kiKgSJ6-BkVPAFAGJ7t3tM6v4Vw9vSayL_-4Kyb3gtBgG2ZkNdNPHKjUdgphZac_S4g&_nc_ht=scontent.fsyq1-1.fna&oh=656c521e869718d5c2c14af7b387da59&oe=5D836AE6

[meeradas]

There is ONE tree in the picture... :-(

My mom's out of hospital, and resting at home - thanks to all of you, once again.

[ulli]

There is ONE tree in the picture... :-(

My mom's out of hospital, and resting at home - thanks to all of you, once again.

Does she have any helpers, or is she alone there?

[meeradas]

There is ONE tree in the picture... :-(

My mom's out of hospital, and resting at home - thanks to all of you, once again.

Does she have any helpers, or is she alone there?

Not alone, which is taking the pressure off, just a bit;
however, i will have to rethink a lot of things now...

[ulli]

Actually, this is photo-shopped. Look carefully.


Tree spotting in Rocinha, Brazil. If those villagers were like us here, that sad state of affairs could have been avoided. Whatever happened to town planning and parks? Anyone who thinks that there is no need for government ought to look at this photo.

https://scontent.fsyq1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/64327719_3249228845090854_3433892031791890432_n.jpg?_nc_cat=1&_nc_eui2=AeEB9eHYfoVbsMw4_6jjC13Y3vvikj1QOqt4Rtn6tX7kiKgSJ6-BkVPAFAGJ7t3tM6v4Vw9vSayL_-4Kyb3gtBgG2ZkNdNPHKjUdgphZac_S4g&_nc_ht=scontent.fsyq1-1.fna&oh=656c521e869718d5c2c14af7b387da59&oe=5D836AE6

[ulli]

Here is an undoctored view of Rocinha, Brazil, which is a slum suburb of Rio.
Obviously populated by people who were once forest dwellers.

I was always amazed how here in Costa Rica, the town of Cartago, which was once the capital of the country, has so few trees. Why did they cut them down like that, and still do? The answer is this: the early settlers came from Spain, and discovered to their horror that the tropical rain forest was an insecure place for them, full of large and small critters, from all types of ants, to huge spiders, snakes, and even leopards that ate their dogs and chickens. All this was posing a major security threat. Their houses are like caves, dark, few windows. Only the recent influx of foreigners has built homes that provide a scenic view.

http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/62408000/jpg/_62408530_brazil-rio-rocinha-afpg.jpg

[avid]

Spot the little pale green squares, definitely ‘shopped!

[Pam]

Actually, this is photo-shopped. Look carefully.


Tree spotting in Rocinha, Brazil. If those villagers were like us here, that sad state of affairs could have been avoided. Whatever happened to town planning and parks? Anyone who thinks that there is no need for government ought to look at this photo.

https://scontent.fsyq1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/64327719_3249228845090854_3433892031791890432_n.jpg?_nc_cat=1&_nc_eui2=AeEB9eHYfoVbsMw4_6jjC13Y3vvikj1QOqt4Rtn6tX7kiKgSJ6-BkVPAFAGJ7t3tM6v4Vw9vSayL_-4Kyb3gtBgG2ZkNdNPHKjUdgphZac_S4g&_nc_ht=scontent.fsyq1-1.fna&oh=656c521e869718d5c2c14af7b387da59&oe=5D836AE6

I'm glad this is not totally real. Reminds me of one of those "Where's Waldo" pictures. I guess this would be "Where's the Tree"

[Ernie Nemeth]

The baby toe.
So droll, so unconsequential.
Until you stub it.
Then it becomes the center of the universe.
Sure glad you back to normal.
I'll try and be more careful next time I chase the cat around the house...

[Stephanie]

Great to have ulli back with us :)

Cal

:star::bearhug: Oh Ulli...how wonderful you have returned!:bearhug::star:

:whoo:

[Stephanie]

My mom's out of hospital, and resting at home - thanks to all of you, once again.

May your lovely mother heal and be well, dearest Meeradas.
:hug::flower:

[ulli]

Blue Mycean mushroom
https://scontent.fsyq1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/64578607_2352245094822596_1889066035714195456_n.jpg?_nc_cat=101&_nc_eui2=AeFvtm60yujCmCsG4nqQ2cD4QveMF3BTHdq4FG_rA6bsqeb6GOuYru_zVd5EUePicbVYg_Zzzrz_KcQ93UPdrMFZwJd wSNduFFf_uoYAS47iig&_nc_ht=scontent.fsyq1-1.fna&oh=ee66b65bbc794d28e3578f5831b053c2&oe=5DBFA24A

[ulli]

Buster Keaton invented the Segway

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[Calz]

Here n now me wonders if we still have access to the fabled (and much appreciated) cash barn.

No biggie but cuz use a little fix …

[ulli]

Here n now me wonders if we still have access to the fabled (and much appreciated) cash barn.

No biggie but cuz use a little fix …

It hasn’t been used in ages. Just take a machete and clear a path to get to it, Cal.

http://bestweedeaters.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/cabin-brush-1024x768.jpg

[Bluegreen]

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[ulli]

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[ulli]

Can’t be flying high all the time. Getting ready for (a soft) landing. The NXIVM cult even fooled the Dalai Lama, and me not happy about that. Not one bit.

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Here is is, on stage, with the Bronfman sisters, recruiters for NXIVM.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jITmGqcsmRw&feature=youtu.be

[ulli]

Anyone here wants extra cash?? Plenty more whre this came from.

http://churchandstate.org.uk/wordpressRM/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Organized-religion-power-nov-16.jpg

[ulli]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qUcmWC74YY

[Bluegreen]

Sure is a relief knowing the men in black can keep their engagements


http://s0.2mdn.net/simgad/14729494043561614923

[Bluegreen]

Jesse
Now Jerome
What time is it?

http://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2016-04/29/13/enhanced/webdr14/original-3031-1461951417-3.png

[Omi]

Happy Summer Solstice to everyone! :sun:

https://themuseinthemirror.files.wordpress.com/2015/06/summer-solstice-stonehenge-blessing2.jpg?w=605&h=380

[ulli]

Happy Summer Solstice to everyone! :sun:

https://themuseinthemirror.files.wordpress.com/2015/06/summer-solstice-stonehenge-blessing2.jpg?w=605&h=380

If one wished to connect to beings behind the veil, today is the day.

The solstices and equinoxes form the four corners of the earth in relation to the

firmament above.

It is when the veil thins, apart from dividing the year into the four seasons.

A window of just a few hours. The window is now closing as it happened about 3.5

hours ago Central time.

[ulli]

The mother-in-law of a friend died yesterday, right here in our mountain village of Orosi, within minutes of getting vaccinated at a local government health station. She was in her seventies, and had gone for a general check-up. Otherwise healthy. Two other people had died already, in a nearby town. My husband is going to rally other doctors, knowing that government health officials will dig in their heels and make excuses. No idea where this will end. Actually, this is getting scary.

[Baby Steps]

Having a great chat with a Polish

1. Boron helps detoxify Mercury from the body
2. The only mammal with three main arteries running from the heart is the human, the others have two , reptiles have three
3. Mercury has a strong chemical affinity with aluminium, Mercury catalyses aluminium in an acid environment. This destroys synapses.
4. The human race is being deliberately poisoned
5. Ormus= manna, philosophers stone, related to ouroboros, the cycle of life.
6. Alchemy is creation of monatomic gold
7. Mercury is banned from(aluminium) planes
8. Dark side loves ormus
9. Aryan/vedic knowledge - alchemical book called 'rasa shastra' states that being poisoned with Mercury in early life is a blessing. The victims described as born twice if they survived. This produced people with a more developed over consciousness,
10. Mercury- Chinese year of the horse
11. Ascorbic acid combined with bicarbonate detoxes aluminium
12. The word alkali comes from Arabic - from khali. Khali being ashes/destruction
13. Ormus might help with vaccine injury
14. Coriander and nettle good for mercury poisoning
15. Fenugreek also. Regulates body temp too
16. Cancer linked iron ions.
17. Moonlight protects wood from decay
18. A human that grounds- bare feet on soil, gains source of electrons, this allows the liver to synthesise vitamin c from thyroxine.


Thank you Damien

God bless

[ulli]

Very interesting. So the original NESARA was NOT a disinfo effort,
but the disinfo campaign we saw so much of was to destroy a realistic plan which would have worked to get rid of the bank-gangsters. Amazing.

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[PurpleLama]

I spent my solstice by cooking a whole lot of good food, as is my custom.

[ulli]

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[ulli]

Facebook has been removed from the list of ethical companies

https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2019/06/21/facebook-removed-from-sp-list-of-ethical-companies/?fbclid=IwAR2iE8zCmGT_MUxUYnvtLqo5Iw17OvrpuLOokwEj39Kr3KnKRc-fQ9BUiE4

[Ascension]

Make it a bird.

40908

[ulli]

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[ulli]

https://twistedsifter.files.wordpress.com/2016/06/green-screen-queen-meme-photoshop-4.gif?w=625&h=432&zoom=2

[ulli]

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[avid]

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Reminds me of ‘’The Emperor’s New Clothes’ fiasco.....

[Bluegreen]

Very embarrassing

http://imagesvc.meredithcorp.io/v3/mm/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn-img.instyle.com%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fstyles%2F684xflex%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2017%2F01%2F010517-kim-k-ripped-jeans-lead.jpg%3Fitok%3D4sn_foBZ&w=400&c=sc&poi=face&q=85


. . . . . http://rlv.zcache.ca/owah_tagu_siam_t_shirt-rccbb63ff5ce24ce2b98bcafe1fc98f51_jyr6t_307.jpg?rvtype=content

[Strat]

From my local news: https://www.news4jax.com/news/navy-pilots-believe-they-spotted-ufo-off-jacksonville-coast

UFO's seen off the coast. "There's a whole fleet of them look at the S.A."

[Sandy123]

The two girls walking down the street are 'trying' to make a statement of "I'm a rebel". Trying too hard to fit in...
Way way back in the 70's in high school we all wore Levi jeans with holes and patches. We weren't in fashion back then but rather from the poor side of town.

[Ernie Nemeth]

Talk about 'trying to fit in.

On the subway yesterday, two young girls got on the subway, around fifteen? They were very loud, banging on the seats and windows, keeping beat to their rap music blaring from a speaker. It was an extremely rude rap about sex. They were dressed like pirates is the only way to describe it - bandanas, torn cloths, black lip stick. They serenaded the train for a few stops before getting off, by which time everyone was very glad to see them go.

On the way out they made fun of a Muslim family. Calling them slang terms I have not heard before and can't remember anyway.

Across from me sat a very nice young black couple. Subways are funny places where a lot of silent posturing happens. These two had checked me out and the guy stared me down with his tough guy stare - I only smiled and turned away. I recount that because we had both decided we were okay - hard to describe better, it all happens without words.

When the rapper wannabees left the black guy said loud enough for me to hear, 'white trash', with a straight face while looking at me. I agreed with a nod and a grin. 'White trash' I intoned. And we all had a laugh...

[Wind]

Very embarrassing

Looks like she forgot to change her pants after they were ripped apart like this.

HDmTW1F3PLc

[Calz]

Old fogie memory here … but seems I remember a bit of music posted on this thread before ,,,


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1OyF1Gkz-A

[ulli]

I wish some of the Villagers’ friendly and humerous spirit could spill over to the rest of Avalon.
Glad to see some of the old names whose posts I have come to enjoy so much over the years.
Wishing everyone happiness, good health and prosperity.
Calz, your taste in music rocks, as does Carmody’s, although very different.
P.S. I’m very glad that Aragorn is back.

[Dennis Leahy]

Thanks, Calz, and great to see you! Hope all is well in your corner of the world. What a performance to share!

[Strat]

On the subway yesterday, two young girls got on the subway, around fifteen? They were very loud, banging on the seats and windows, keeping beat to their rap music blaring from a speaker.

I wonder what their parents are like:
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[Ernie Nemeth]

You know what I thought when he called them 'white trash', which they were right about? What if those kids had been black...could I have used the derogatory term for blacks as freely? NO 👎

[Valerie Villars]

No is right. The incident would have been caught on video, posted on Facebook and you would have been widely denounced as a racist. Next, your employer would have either fired you or you would be forced to leave, under pressure.

Ain't life grand?

[ulli]

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[Strat]

Just watched the rocket launch, man is that so cool! Watching it from about 180 miles away and you can easily see the rocket. Something may have gone wrong during the separation but I don't know. Surely we'll know in a bit.

[ulli]

Fear: Full circle

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[ulli]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cDUaXeY2uM

[Rosemarie]

Don’t know where to put this........Cannot sleep thinking about one of the news of today, about the man from El Salvador that drowned crossing the Rio Grande with his almost 2 year old daughter inside his shirt. ( don’t want to put the photo here ) Was thinking of Doug’s thread about borders and that this would not have happened if there were no borders. Just saying. And I do believe in them. But still , these tragedies break my heart. This is my here and now.

[ulli]

11:25 pm. Big earthquake in Costa Rica. It woke me up, everything shaking, but nothing fell. Other areas more affected than us.

[Constance]

I know that this has been posted before by someone, was it you Greybeard?

This stirring and heartrending song brings tears to my eyes as I think of Avalon, and all of you with love in my heart. :heart:



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[greybeard]

I know that this has been posted before by someone, was it you Greybeard?

This stirring and heartrending song brings tears to my eyes as I think of Avalon, and all of you with love in my heart. :heart:


1pLTD23l468

That video is part of a series which I play regularly
Live at Daryl's house.
Many great songs and artists.
Chris

[Rosemarie]

Ulli. Lots of aftershocks I see you had all night long. Hope you could rest. Have not seen the news yet , just my app.
11:25 pm. Big earthquake in Costa Rica. It woke me up, everything shaking, but nothing fell. Other areas more affected than us.

[ulli]

We didnt feel the aftershocks, fortunately, although other areas did. We are close to a river, and the river rocks here work like shock absorbers. So when we feel anything at all, I know it has to be a big one.
Even 1 km north or south of us people feel it much worse than we do.
Thanks for your concern.


Ulli. Lots of aftershocks I see you had all night long. Hope you could rest. Have not seen the news yet , just my app.
11:25 pm. Big earthquake in Costa Rica. It woke me up, everything shaking, but nothing fell. Other areas more affected than us.

[Stephanie]

“A 6.6 magnitud earthquake shook Costa Rica at 11:23 p.m. on Tuesday.
According to the preliminary report by OVSICORI the epicenter was registered 12.3 km Northwest of Laurel, Corredores, Puntarenas.”
......................................................

My goodness Ulli, that was a pretty big earthquake!
May all be well, for everyone.
🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[ulli]

http://canyouactually.com/wp-content/uploads/1-Optimized60.jpg

I’m so jealous of this guy’s project. Made a garden painting, after Van Gogh’s Olive Trees. On more than an acre.

http://canyouactually.com/dude-spent-6-months-recreating-a-van-gogh-painting-using-plants-in-a-1-2-acre-field/?fbclid=IwAR115--oSE7MUzrWcKVclctJJ0Ys9zQ8ok2xS8QUiJVVB1OKCda9H2CS0q0

[Constance]

http://canyouactually.com/wp-content/uploads/1-Optimized60.jpg

I’m so jealous of this guy’s project. Made a garden painting, after Van Gogh’s Olive Trees. On more than an acre.

wow!!! Blown away. :star:

[ulli]

http://canyouactually.com/wp-content/uploads/1-Optimized60.jpg

I’m so jealous of this guy’s project. Made a garden painting, after Van Gogh’s Olive Trees. On more than an acre.

wow!!! Blown away. :star:

This takes crop circles to a new level, doesn’t it?

[Omi]

We didnt feel the aftershocks, fortunately, although other areas did. We are close to a river, and the river rocks here work like shock absorbers. So when we feel anything at all, I know it has to be a big one.
Even 1 km north or south of us people feel it much worse than we do.
Thanks for your concern.


Ulli. Lots of aftershocks I see you had all night long. Hope you could rest. Have not seen the news yet , just my app.
11:25 pm. Big earthquake in Costa Rica. It woke me up, everything shaking, but nothing fell. Other areas more affected than us.

Ulli, I hope your surrounding was ok after the earthquake. Seems like you live in a very nice place with a river nearby, you must be well-protected by it.
M6.6 is quite big, I know from having experienced the Fukushima earthquake when I lived in Tokyo at that time. It looked like the concrete ground was moving in waves, I couldn't stay standing. There were many aftershocks, I remember not being able to sleep so well because they would keep me awake.

Please stay safe everyone. May all be well.

[ulli]

We didnt feel the aftershocks, fortunately, although other areas did. We are close to a river, and the river rocks here work like shock absorbers. So when we feel anything at all, I know it has to be a big one.
Even 1 km north or south of us people feel it much worse than we do.
Thanks for your concern.


Ulli. Lots of aftershocks I see you had all night long. Hope you could rest. Have not seen the news yet , just my app.
11:25 pm. Big earthquake in Costa Rica. It woke me up, everything shaking, but nothing fell. Other areas more affected than us.

Ulli, I hope your surrounding was ok after the earthquake. Seems like you live in a very nice place with a river nearby, you must be well-protected by it.
M6.6 is quite big, I know from having experienced the Fukushima earthquake when I lived in Tokyo at that time. It looked like the concrete ground was moving in waves, I couldn't stay standing. There were many aftershocks, I remember not being able to sleep so well because they would keep me awake.

Please stay safe everyone. May all be well.

This one felt like waves, like I was in a boat. I prefer those to the ones that give you a sudden jolt, and make a loud noise. It lasted a while but was quite gentle. There was not that much damage and to my knowledge no lives were lost although it was high on the Richter scale.

[ulli]

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[ulli]

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[Forest Denizen]

Looks like they've just stood up from the toilet!!! :ROFL:

Not sure that's gonna catch on.. :facepalm:

[Kryztian]

So my condominium building is up on a hill overlooking a city of 77,000 people here in Northern NJ. It is the ideal place to broadcast from and so we have all sorts of telecomm broadcasting equipment up there both for telecommunications (cell phones) and the cities police and fire department equipment. The plus about this is that this save each condo unit owner about $85 per month in fees because of the rent we collect.

http://projectavalon.net/forum4/attachment.php?attachmentid=37494&d=1522870046

Last week a crane was parked in front of the building installing a new tower to the top of our roof. Today, there were a few men doing some installation work. All day my telephone reception was terrible. I think our tower was turned off and so I was connecting to a tower far away. Suddenly at 2:54 I "heard" a high pitched sound. I even felt it in my sternum. I made a phone call and the reception was suddenly great. Just wondering if this is 5G?

I am also thinking I have a heightened awareness of this right now because I am in the middle of a dry fast (no food except juice vegetables in 4 days, no liquid in the last 20 hours.)

Have to make some inquiries about what's going on.

[Ascension]

Please forgive the base humor, but the possibility for irony was too big to contain.

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[ulli]

I have some family members who will appreciate this musical anus.

And after my last fiery fart meme at least this one didnt’t end in death.

Posted this afternoon on another thread:


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[Hym]

Ah oui, Bien Sur, lest we forget about the French concert performer, Joseph Pujol, Le Petomane, who could inhale air and water into his nether region, blow out a candle at several yards distance, recreate "La Marseillaise" and "O Sole Mio" and with the great control of his sphincter also imitate thunderstorms and cannon fire.

Though I am not a fan of potty humor, with the uniqueness of his particular gift and reports of his ability to stay in tune, you know where I'll be going with a recording device when I get access to that time machine. That man was a real yogi!

[ulli]

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[ulli]

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[Rosemarie]

Waking up in my old family home ( more than 100 years ) and planning my day..... which revolves around fixing/maintenance of a house that old. The garden part could be fun. Period.

[Ernie Nemeth]

What a happy weekend this is. I unexpectedly stumbled into a whole week off work! How fantastic is that? Can now get my dresser project finished or close to - 3 dressers, 18 drawers...two for us and one for baby granddaughter #2. What a JOY she is. (her name!)

Happy Canada Day - July 1st :happythumbsup:

[genevieve]

Howdy, Everybody!

I'm immersed in STUFF and have little time to visit Avalon, but just had to say hi and (belatedly) join the rest of you in saying, "Welcome back, Ulli!" :clapping:

[ulli]

Thanks for the warm welcome, genevieve and all the other kind souls here. I can’t believe this thread is still meandering along. Sometimes I wonder what to do with it, as I seem to have shifted personally since starting it.

I’m definitely more in the Here and Now than I used to be, having immersed myself more in this rural Costa Rican mountain community where I live now. Far cry from my German farm roots, my London hippy, punk and yuppy days, my Barbados rich white bitch and later Bahai pioneer years when I immersed myself in the black community there, driven by a spiritual call.

At one point I even visited the most desolate places in the slums of Manaus, Brazil, deep in the Amazon forest, where there is poverty beyond imagination.

Is this here and now where our bodies dwell, or is it the home of our souls?
Being multi-dimensional there are constant shifts between worlds and no two souls ever seem to be at the exact same level. So that is the root cause of why we are often so conflicted.

The true reality is so far beyond one’s imagination that glimpses of it are rare.
But when they happen one needs to roll up one’s sleeves and do whatever possible to be creative and bring that vision down into the muckiest, crime ridden zones of the planet, so that this higher knowledge can reach the most hopeless and downtrodden. This is the meaning of the Aquarian age, the symbol being the water bearer pouring his water jar. Water is symbolic of knowledge.
I would like to see this thread being revived with that spirit, of cohesive interconnectedness, even if it means sharing our fears.
Of course it would be great to hear from villagers sharing their joys as well, be they spiritual or material.


Howdy, Everybody!

I'm immersed in STUFF and have little time to visit Avalon, but just had to say hi and (belatedly) join the rest of you in saying, "Welcome back, Ulli!" :clapping:

[Carmody]

Dealing with a Pluto opposition transit---on a triple conjunction. Ridiculous amount of energy in it. And great fun was had by everyone (jk)...thinking of old things (US Civil war)

I remember.....and the doves return....(to landing in the driveway in front of me)

That perfect balance between light and dark, stretched to extremes, maximum parallax...

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[ulli]

Dealing with a Pluto opposition transit---on a triple conjunction. Ridiculous amount of energy in it. And great fun was had by everyone (jk)...thinking of old things (US Civil war)

I remember.....and the doves return....(to landing in the driveway in front of me)



Next January should be interesting when Saturn and Pluto are conjunct on the same spot. But perhaps those energies will cancel each other out. Plus Jupiter in Cap, trining the Virgo stellum. Expect miracles.

[Gemma13]

Here in OZ we are 3rd Country of lab rats being tested with 5G.

https://thewest.com.au/business/retail/speed-thrills-with-telstras-first-5g-phone-ng-b881211897z

At least they asked the question about health risks @1:40 in the 2:42min clip in the above link. The answer was that the 5G we are getting now is still linked to the 4G towers, so no problem, but in 2021 we are scheduled for rollout of the mini (millimetre wave) towers and the dude actually said he wants to see more studies but is “hopeful” everything will be okay.

[meeradas]

40° Celsius forecast today... needs my kinda "air condition"

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g'night

[Calz]

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[ulli]

I came across this post today, and offered David to bring his illness to the attention of the Villagers, although apparently he is on the mend.
Let’s all send him some healing wishes, please.
http://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?103918-I-was-just-diagnosed-with-lymphoma-after-finding-a-lump-in-my-neck&p=1300653&viewfull=1#post1300653

[ulli]

C5N1HVEEGnA

Calzie, you are not only taking me back to the old forum days, but much further back to my memories of Bryan Ferry who became a close friend of ours in Barbados in 1988. I was a spiritual liberal then, and now I am a spiritual whatever-works-best-for-the-good-of-all person. Bryan is a multiple Libra, like yourself, with Scorpio Ascendant. His videos reflect that energy. Born in 1945, and no longer a spring chicken, but still touring, like many of those seventies rockers.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNqxA7PGZ8g

[ulli]

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[ulli]

This is what allowing and forgiving is all about.

St. Peter: “Why should I allow you into heaven?”

Me: “Once a coworker said ‘supposably’ seven times in a meeting, and I just let her”.

St. Peter: “ Get in here!!!”

[ulli]

Good moning, new week

Tap on her shoulder


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[ulli]

Wow, Guadalajara Mexico.
After days of over 30 ‘ C temperatures, an ice and snow blanket.

https://amp.businessinsider.com/images/5d19c40fa17d6c52071f2c24-1136-740.jpg

In this photo one can see how localized it was. On the far upper left the roads are dry


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[Carmody]

40° Celsius forecast today... needs my kinda "air condition"

dz40YrNBje4

g'night

That is ...really really good stuff. Thanks. I have discovered that it is an edit...and....there's more....

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[Carmody]

Good moning, new week

Tap on her shoulder


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Once one goes down that path..it gets easier..and easier...and then..it can be difficult to stop. Neural growth and memory patterning, and all that. But it can be quite rewarding.

I still can't play with it right now....to close to a population center. As..once it is mastered..then... one can pull a large volumetric area into it. Depends on the person and the energy levels, I guess. I detailed what happened the last time I played with it (approx 2010) and the price of ignorance is way too high.

[meeradas]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dz40YrNBje4

That is ...really really good stuff. Thanks.

Had particularly you in mind when posting....

[Valerie Villars]

Henry the tree frog has changed his day sleeping location from under my books and hat, to under the pillow on the other wrought iron chair on my front porch. It is where I sit every day. He has been sleeping there all day, toward the back of the chair. I have to be careful whenever I sit down to make sure he isn't disturbed.

His girlfriend sleeps under the statue of an angel, an iron water marker, two stones and an old brick from my family's sugar mill plantation.

[ulli]

Sugar plantation reminds me of Barbados, and also tree frogs, although we didn’t give them names there.

Anyway, both are very West Indian images.

Here is an image for Carmody, who is a space traveler.

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[Strat]

A while ago I discovered in the corner of my yard, behind my shed, I have a bit of bamboo growing. Today I was going to hack some of it down to use to hold up some of my plants because they are getting really tall and keeling over. When I went over to the bamboo I discovered that they're huge, over 20'. Way more than I'd need, and on top of that I imagine I'd end up damaging my fence or shed in the process of hacking it down so I decided to leave it be.

Maybe not overly impressive, but being a 'plant person' I thought it was a fun discovery.

[PurpleLama]

A while ago I discovered in the corner of my yard, behind my shed, I have a bit of bamboo growing. Today I was going to hack some of it down to use to hold up some of my plants because they are getting really tall and keeling over. When I went over to the bamboo I discovered that they're huge, over 20'. Way more than I'd need, and on top of that I imagine I'd end up damaging my fence or shed in the process of hacking it down so I decided to leave it be.

Maybe not overly impressive, but being a 'plant person' I thought it was a fun discovery.

Watch out! If you hack a few down, rhizomes will spread through the yard and dozens will take their place!

[avid]

I love Bamboo. However, don’t be ‘bamboozled’ by garden centre platitudes, once it’s in, it seems to sink roots to the opposite side of the globe (same as Acanthus - ‘Bear’s Breeches’), it takes over, spreads and a once lovely screening cane plant becomes an adversary! Beware, contain it.

[Kryztian]

Wishing everyone in the U.S.A. and on the planet a Happy Fourth of July, a good day to celebrate our inalienablerights.

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[ulli]

Congratulations to all US citizens for getting rid of British rule, although in recent years I have come to doubt if such a thing ever really happened successfully.
When I was still living in Germany, before I left for London in 1967, there was a freedom celebration on June 17th, and they called it the Day of German Freedom. It was a celebration of an uprising in East Germany against Communist rule, as East Germany was then still a part of the Soviet block, but that it was unfortunately squashed by Russian tanks, and there were fatalities.
And the extremist decision making to introduce hidden agendas is still happening. Maybe they don’t use voter fraud via rigged voting machines, but they do have an incredibly powerful media propaganda machine.

I wish all US patriots well.
A healthy patriotism is ok, and even necessary to function well as part of a greater whole; just don’t allow it to slip into unbridled nationalism.

[Carmody]

Just reading the moderator thread, and why some folks get unsubscribed. It reminded me that on one forum I wanted to change my handle to:

'The Asshat Conjecture'.

Like the title of some low budget euro b-movie, in the mid 70's....and simultaneously be statement of the observation of my behaviour or what some people think about my posts. (on the given forum)

I run into this all the time. (on other forums)

My posts are fine and full of data, full of source data. Except people don't understand the source point nor the entire space the post occupies..and thus...it's all gobbledygook to them.

[ulli]

Just reading the moderator thread, and why some folks get unsubscribed. It reminded me that on one forum I wanted to change my handle to:

'The Asshat Conjecture'.

Like the title of soame low budget euro b-movie, in the mid 70's....and simultaneously be statement of the observation of my behaviour or what some people think about my posts. (on the given fourm)

I run into this all the time. (on other forums)

My posts are fine and full of data, full of source data. Except people don't understand the source point nor the entire space the post occupies..and thus...it's all gobbledygook to them.

I find a lot of people react to posts according to the dictates of their self image..the one they created over time. Even mature adults still behave like teenagers due to this fixation.
Being nasty online seems to relieve their pain. The more insecure they are the more they lash out at total strangers, whether by expressing road rage in their car, or online ad hominems. And once such a self image or false persona has been created they can’t return to their authentic self without a major shock. Which is then followed (or not) by an awakening. One hopes, anyway.

[Rosemarie]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URoLeHS6TnIDidn’t know where to put this so here it goes. Never heard of it and found it very interesting. Googled it and there was all kinds of information pros and cons.

[ulli]

If I were to share what’s happening I would be opening a bag of fleas.
So I won’t.

Meanwhile, wishing for the best outcome all around.

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[Baby Steps]

well, today was , for me, the day that I go to stay at my father's place. Every other week I travel there to assist with his care, shop, cook etc. He is suffering from dementia, and I get to experience that 'long goodbye', bereavement spread over years.

As the person I knew and love fades away, I sit in awe of a man , nobly fighting to hold on to his humanity, as his mental abilities fade. Lingering, I see a truly gentle and kind person, struggling as it all fades away.

however today's drama concerns tooth brushes.

because today I winessed his visiting carer directing my father to his downstairs toilet to brush his teeth. Oh no, that is where I keep my tooth brush safely secreted, or so I had thought.

[Strat]

I had an early lunch at a hole in the wall Cuban restaurant today and my god was it so good. I will definitely go back next week. This is one of the advantages of living in a culturally diverse place: you get legit food. Typically when you get a cuban sub from an american restaurant it will be ham, cheese and pickle. The one I just got had marinated pork, ham, cheese, some kind of spread and a pickle. It wasn't cheap, but you get what you pay for. That woman sure can cook. Next week I will try the chicken quesadilla, an all time favorite of mine. I may also get something a bit more off the wall to expand my pallet.

If I wasn't so lazy I'd post about that place and it's location in the diversity thread. It truly is a gem. Folks like that who live a simple life but put their heart into what they do is very refreshing. And in that particular case, tasty.

[Rosemarie]

I had an early lunch at a hole in the wall Cuban restaurant today and my god was it so good. I will definitely go back next week. This is one of the advantages of living in a culturally diverse place: you get legit food. Typically when you get a cuban sub from an american restaurant it will be ham, cheese and pickle. The one I just got had marinated pork, ham, cheese, some kind of spread and a pickle. It wasn't cheap, but you get what you pay for. That woman sure can cook. Next week I will try the chicken quesadilla, an all time favorite of mine. I may also get something a bit more off the wall to expand my pallet.

If I wasn't so lazy I'd post about that place and it's location in the diversity thread. It truly is a gem. Folks like that who live a simple life but put their heart into what they do is very refreshing. And in that particular case, tasty.

Strat , you made me hungry ! Those “ hole in the wall “ places are usually the more delicious. The essencial ingredient to a cuban sandwich is the roasted pork, traditionally marinated in mojo sauce redolent with orange juice , lime juice , garlic, oregano ,and cumin before roasting. Hmmm so good. And a cortadito coffee to end it

[Mike]

strat i just got home from the "hibachi express", which is a little gem here in central florida.

take out hibachi...it's like a dream come true. and reasonably priced! i got the shrimp and steak with fried rice. i've been pretty good lately so i allowed myself this treat.

p.s. i love chicken quesadillas too

[Strat]

Strat , you made me hungry ! Those “ hole in the wall “ places are usually the more delicious. The essencial ingredient to a cuban sandwich is the roasted pork, traditionally marinated in mojo sauce redolent with orange juice , lime juice , garlic, oregano ,and cumin before roasting. Hmmm so good. And a cortadito coffee to end it

You'd love this place, if you ever find yourself in Jacksonville lunch is on me, you just translate. Seems fair. Only the 1 gal there spoke English and her accent was thick.

Speaking of which, I did finally get book from my local library so I can learn some basic Spanish. I would've tried a bit on her but she was quite busy. I'll try when she gets more familiar with my face and has a bit more free time.

Mike where you at? I'm pretty sure you've mentioned it 100 times I just forget. Now that my health is good I've been thinking on taking a road trip to Cape Canaveral, if you're not too far off course I wouldn't mind grabbing lunch with ya and shooting the ****.

[Mike]

Strat , you made me hungry ! Those “ hole in the wall “ places are usually the more delicious. The essencial ingredient to a cuban sandwich is the roasted pork, traditionally marinated in mojo sauce redolent with orange juice , lime juice , garlic, oregano ,and cumin before roasting. Hmmm so good. And a cortadito coffee to end it

You'd love this place, if you ever find yourself in Jacksonville lunch is on me, you just translate. Seems fair. Only the 1 gal there spoke English and her accent was thick.

Speaking of which, I did finally get book from my local library so I can learn some basic Spanish. I would've tried a bit on her but she was quite busy. I'll try when she gets more familiar with my face and has a bit more free time.

Mike where you at? I'm pretty sure you've mentioned it 100 times I just forget. Now that my health is good I've been thinking on taking a road trip to Cape Canaveral, if you're not too far off course I wouldn't mind grabbing lunch with ya and shooting the ****.



yeah brother, for sure! we definitely gotta connect one a these days:thumbsup:

i'm in lake mary.

[Rosemarie]

Strat , you made me hungry ! Those “ hole in the wall “ places are usually the more delicious. The essencial ingredient to a cuban sandwich is the roasted pork, traditionally marinated in mojo sauce redolent with orange juice , lime juice , garlic, oregano ,and cumin before roasting. Hmmm so good. And a cortadito coffee to end it

You'd love this place, if you ever find yourself in Jacksonville lunch is on me, you just translate. Seems fair. Only the 1 gal there spoke English and her accent was thick.

Speaking of which, I did finally get book from my local library so I can learn some basic Spanish. I would've tried a bit on her but she was quite busy. I'll try when she gets more familiar with my face and has a bit more free time..

It is a deal Strat ! I used to drive from Miami to Savannah, Georgia 2-4 times a year when my kids were in college and would pass Jacksonville , but never stopped. I am due another road trip. Haven’t done it since 2011.

Best way to learn another language .... get a latin girlfriend ? Or watch some spanish speaking tv channels.....

[AutumnW]

Day before yesterday I ambled into town with my guy, ate a scoop of gelato and then walked another block to the seaside and ate a fudge brownie. This, after no sugar at all for 3 months. Wow. I was flying! It felt soooo good. So glad I no longer live in the woods, far from everything. :star:

[Strat]

Best way to learn another language .... get a latin girlfriend ?

My best friend did this, ended up marrying her and having children.

Was funny cause when they were dating there was a very short period where he kept it to himself that he was fluent in Spanish, Portuguese and Italian. There was like a week where he would be riding around with her family members and casually listening to what they were saying about him. They knew he worked for a local security company but not that he was a translator!

Oh and damn mike you're just right out side my destination! I'll hit you up for sure. Will be a hot minute but I'll shoot you a PM when the time comes.