Here and Now...What's Happening?

[WhiteFeather]

Posted by 1inMany (here)
Well, it's time for the annual Awards Banquet for Mike's company. I dread this, every year I dread this. None of the women will talk to me, and only half the men. And what the men say, well, it's of no interest actually. A bunch of small talk, it is a complete bore. And for some reason I'm a ball of butterflies the whole time. Completely out of my element. I put on a fancy-sexy outfit, some heels, some make-up (ugh), get all gussied up.

And I feel like a hypocrite the whole time. I don't support what his company does, per se. They will fall quickly when tptb topple. I know we will be okay. But the people that work there, well, all immersed so far in 3d, not even a little spark shines at these things.

And this year it's even worse. There is a limo involved.

I'd rather be a wall flower and be alone with my thoughts, maybe read (thought about taking a book, mw), maybe stroll through the Village on my phone.

But, damn, this is one of those things...it's important for Mike, so I play the part.

Butterflies churning all day over this. I guess it sort of upsets me to have to do this, I have been discombobulated all day. Started by splashing my coffee straight up onto the inside of the front windshield of my car (how does one do that, exactly?) and ended up being stranded at the store (having locked my keys in my car).

Blick.

Sit and look pretty. Hmph.

Sounds like fun. LMAO.

[Playdo of Ataraxas]

Posted by WhiteFeather (here)
Good List Paula....But


Jeff Beck gotta be numero uno, IMO
Steve Vai - Definately an alien from Sirius B
Gary Moore, That Man can sing too. RIP
Yngwie Malmsteen - What a trip
John Mclaughlin - Wow
Richie Blackmore - For The Purple Lama
Joe Satriani - He's an Alien. Im convinced.
Tony Iommi - Sabbath Baby
Steve Howe - Oh Yes
Randy Rhodes RIP
Carlos Santana
George Lynch - Dokken
Alex Lifeson - What a Rush

Theres some great guitarists out there and in the next plane as well......

And If i may Villagers....I Still got the blues Gary Moore Live. Makes the hairs on me arms and neck stand up a tad.

WTF? No Frank Zappa! Steve Vai got his start by playing with Zappa. Zappa tops my list!

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=a61Q5GUo8Vs

And in a bold move, this guy is second on my list: Mississippi John Hurt

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=DsTUpM1gBMA

And one more, a great Zappa solo during this song about Richard Nixon being such a fool, "Son of Orange County":

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=WZMuAEqFdls

[astrid]

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=v8LeHhqr70A

[Carmody]

Elmore James
Buddy Guy
Chet Atkins
Mikey Baker
T Bone Walker
And some others, like RL Burnside, and so on..(of course Mississippi John, and many others)

On the rock end, Gilmour.

That's about it, for me.

(I wanna hear them all, not be 'forced' to make one a favorite, or have a favorites list )
(which means I have to keep coming back and make the list bigger)

[ulli]

Posted by Carmody (here)

Posted by ulli (here)
The thermal baths we visit on Wednesday mornings have one pool which is freezing cold,
and I never have the guts to swim in that temperature, but today I took the plunge.
Right after sitting in a hot frog boiler. What a sensation. I feel different and really refreshed.
Healing takes place with just alternating water temperatures, something which ancient German spas offer as a cure for many ailments.

Yeah, typical German.

"There, that cure should stop the whining......"

"No, I'm fine, hold the leeches. Please!"

Maybe it was the leeches that drove me away.
I never saw a real one, but just the thought that they used to have such methods ...
Unbelievable.
There must be a memory somewhere for me to have such a strong revulsion.
But apparently they were a most effective method for reducing high blood pressure.

[astrid]

Oh dear..

[Carmody]

Posted by Marianne (here)
1, have you left yet? If you check in on your phone, here are a couple of funnies. Will this help a little?



I'll go look for more. Villagers, anybody got something to help 1 stay in a good place during her ordeal? Funny pictures, jokes, camaraderie ...

My second last pup did that.

She ate a hole beside the door, on an outside wall. On a rental house. A ~110lb alaskan malamute-timbershepard.

When I got home..she was lazing in the sun on the front steps. As you might imagine, no one would come near her.

I pity the poor dogs that went by her, for however long she was out there. What a mess those moments would have been. I was lucky I wasn't picking her up at the animal disposal area of the local dog pound, with about 4 bullet holes in her. Having to take care of a half wild alaskan timbershepard as a hard core alpha female.... is a tough job.

Then I ended up with almost the same dog, again, after that one. Both, not by my choice.

[ulli]

When my husband was 14 his parents sent him to the US for one year to learn English and he lived with a Mennonite family. Hasn't seen them until today, when four of them arrived for a one week visit to Costa Rica. Tonight there was a family gathering to welcome them.
Husband's best friend from back then became a forensic guy for forty districts of Missouri, and we chatted for a bit...verry interesting man. then I turned to the other guy, his brother-in-law, who lives in Sarasota, Florida and when I asked him if he was retired he said I should be, but I can't stop working. So I asked him what his work was and he said he was a crane driver. He owns 8 cranes, and his sons help him with the business.
I told him about my friend Paula WCBD, a woman crane driver, and he was truly impressed.
We'll be seeing them again before they leave...having a social week.
In just three days I made 8 new friends and received invitations to visit Alaska, Amsterdam, the French Alps, Missouri and Sarasota, Florida, this summer. Just as I'm thinking of bringing everyone here.

[ulli]

Posted by Playdo of Ataraxas (here)

Posted by ulli (here)

Posted by eaglespirit (here)
Well Ulli, at those airfare prices...You'll probably see me wandering up the road to say "Hi" for sure : )

Dan, I have a strong feeling that you will be one of the first to visit.
And since you are a constructor, we would even have a job for you,
free board and lodging and a wage on top.

Ich bin Zimmerman, auch! But really, I got experience in commercial and residential construction, carpentry, framing, plumbing, electrical, and masonry (just not the free-masonry type), but currently I'm employed outside that field. I did a side job recently and realized how much I miss it (and the money). Eaglespirit, I think I'd make a good crew member for you. I own my own tools, don't gripe on site, just hardwork and jokes! Besides, the wife and I are eager to raise our kids in a less toxic and obtrusive society. And my son's favorite interest is the rainforest. He asks nearly everyday when we are going to the rainforest.

We've often dreamed about making the jump and leaving for good, but I equate it to this:

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=xFntFdEGgws

Before you make the big jump you ought to do two trips.
First just you and your son, second trip the whole family.
Do come and visit us here, you will love it, as we live a couple of miles from the entrance to the Tapanti National Park.
Start googling, and also make sure your son gets Spanish lessons.

[Marianne]

Posted by Carmody (here)

Posted by Marianne (here)
.

My second last pup did that.

She ate a hole beside the door, on an outside wall. On a rental house. A ~110lb alaskan malamute-timbershepard.

When I got home..she was lazing in the sun on the front steps. As you might imagine, no one would come near her.

I pity the poor dogs that went by her, for however long she was out there. What a mess those moments would have been. I was lucky I wasn't picking her up at the animal disposal area of the local dog pound, with about 4 bullet holes in her. Having to take care of a half wild alaskan timbershepard as a hard core alpha female.... is a tough job.

Then I ended up with almost the same dog, again, after that one. Both, not by my choice.

Poor Carmody. Well, you know what 'they' say ...

I hope whatever it was that brought you not one but two half wild alaskan timbershepards has passed quietly out of your life by now.

Maybe you could consider a cat ... they're pretty low maintenance except when they wake you up in the night wanting to play.

[Carmody]

Posted by ulli (here)

Posted by Playdo of Ataraxas (here)

Posted by ulli (here)

Posted by eaglespirit (here)
Well Ulli, at those airfare prices...You'll probably see me wandering up the road to say "Hi" for sure : )

Dan, I have a strong feeling that you will be one of the first to visit.
And since you are a constructor, we would even have a job for you,
free board and lodging and a wage on top.

Ich bin Zimmerman, auch! But really, I got experience in commercial and residential construction, carpentry, framing, plumbing, electrical, and masonry (just not the free-masonry type), but currently I'm employed outside that field. I did a side job recently and realized how much I miss it (and the money). Eaglespirit, I think I'd make a good crew member for you. I own my own tools, don't gripe on site, just hardwork and jokes! Besides, the wife and I are eager to raise our kids in a less toxic and obtrusive society. And my son's favorite interest is the rainforest. He asks nearly everyday when we are going to the rainforest.

We've often dreamed about making the jump and leaving for good, but I equate it to this:

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=xFntFdEGgws

Before you make the big jump you ought to do two trips.
First just you and your son, second trip the whole family.
Do come and visit us here, you will love it, as we live a couple of miles from the entrance to the Tapanti National Park.
Start googling, and also make sure your son gets Spanish lessons.

I could balance things out. I'm pretty good at whining, when I put my back into it.

[Swan]

Hi everyone,

I feel bad asking for healing a second time..but I am scared. My impetigo returned and it is much worse than last time. I am on my way to the hospital. If it feels right, please send healing.

Thank You.

[Marianne]

Posted by Swan (here)
Hi everyone,
I feel bad asking for healing a second time..but I am scared. My impetigo returned and it is much worse than last time. I am on my way to the hospital. If it feels right, please send healing.

Thank You.

Dear Swan, sending you distance healing now.

Do you have earbuds with you? I hope this will help the fear:

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=EMzvEyqH1_4

[eaglespirit]

Haaaaaaaa, I step out for a minute and a whole new chapter is written Here and Now : )

Playdo of Ataraxas, I don't run crews and give orders anymore...that was my other life,
I just make very strong suggestions when I feel the need in the moment : ) HaHa!

Mmmmmmmm,
smell that Costa Rican air,
create some creations...'reno' and new,
take in that wonderful view of the hills,
make some beautiful music together,
connect with the Spirits, present to future thru ancient : )

1InMany...MC that gathering...get up there, grab the mike, and take over...
tell 'em a thing or two about where we've been, what's up right now and where we're going : )

Love You Villagers...changin' the world : )

[ulli]

Posted by Carmody (here)

Posted by ulli (here)

Posted by Playdo of Ataraxas (here)

Posted by ulli (here)

Posted by eaglespirit (here)
Well Ulli, at those airfare prices...You'll probably see me wandering up the road to say "Hi" for sure : )

Dan, I have a strong feeling that you will be one of the first to visit.
And since you are a constructor, we would even have a job for you,
free board and lodging and a wage on top.

Ich bin Zimmerman, auch! But really, I got experience in commercial and residential construction, carpentry, framing, plumbing, electrical, and masonry (just not the free-masonry type), but currently I'm employed outside that field. I did a side job recently and realized how much I miss it (and the money). Eaglespirit, I think I'd make a good crew member for you. I own my own tools, don't gripe on site, just hardwork and jokes! Besides, the wife and I are eager to raise our kids in a less toxic and obtrusive society. And my son's favorite interest is the rainforest. He asks nearly everyday when we are going to the rainforest.

We've often dreamed about making the jump and leaving for good, but I equate it to this:

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=xFntFdEGgws

Before you make the big jump you ought to do two trips.
First just you and your son, second trip the whole family.
Do come and visit us here, you will love it, as we live a couple of miles from the entrance to the Tapanti National Park.
Start googling, and also make sure your son gets Spanish lessons.

I could balance things out. I'm pretty good at whining, when I put my back into it.

?? A question of context in this dialogue.

Carmody, what did they do to you while you were gone?
Or should I say what did they do to me while you were gone?

Anyway you remind me of the Jewish American Princess (JAP) joke, about going on a trip:
Q. "What's a Jap's favorite wine?"
A."I wanna go to Miamiiiii!"

P.S. you can whine all you want, I won't put your back pack out.

[astrid]

CME...Expected to Arrive at Anytime...

[ROMANWKT]

Hi all, have you read these 20 pages yet?? its all that we have been waiting for.https://projectavalon.net/forum4/show...Your-Life-Ever. then goto https://projectavalon.net/forum4/show...ester-Levenson

Regards to all

roman

[ulli]

Posted by ROMANWKT (here)
Hi all, have you read these 20 pages yet?? its all that we have been waiting for.https://projectavalon.net/forum4/show...Your-Life-Ever. then goto https://projectavalon.net/forum4/show...ester-Levenson

Regards to all

roman

ROMAN
I promise the Villagers will read your 20 pages if you promise to read our 1299 pages.
May the light shine on all of us.

[eaglespirit]

I read it Lester, I mean Roman : )...You're the Best : ) We're ALL the Best!

[RunningDeer]

Posted by ulli (here)
I told him about my friend Paula WCBD, a woman crane driver, and he was truly impressed.

The crane I used was when I helped my brother put the roof on his the home he built. It wasn't like I was erecting steel at a construction site. I'd hook up each framed section and my brother aligned the frame. My job was to lower and raise, and swing the boom back over to hook the next section.

My Dad owned heavy equipment including a crane, back hoe, bulldozer, and pay loader for a side business. I got to play around with them. Among many other things, he taught me how to bake pies and build houses. I grew up using tools. I’m a jack-of-all-trades, but expert at none. I was fortunate to have a sundry of experiences. The home he/we built for our family had steel beams and columns. My father did things in a big way. Some jobs included hand mixed cement, lime and sand to make mortar, & jack hammer. I assisted with things like: framing, laying lava crete blocks, install fiber glass (itch-itch), welded, sweating copper joints, wiring, dynamite, nail, tile, stain, paint, etc.

These skills were tools that prepared me for life. Whenever I got scared about moving in a direction, I thought damn, I've played with dynamite and jack hammers at 14, how hard can this be?

UPDATE:
My idea of a home is not of steel and concrete. Yes, please to an earth shelter home, tiny home or tree house. Imagine nature caressing without pause.