had over 1,200 entries and that was getting close to full. I don't want to trim it by deletion. I did that once, much to my dismay. Will be used more for poetry.
Watt's Gnus (18+) On topics and today's gnus. Definitely opinionated. Set to 18+ for a reason. #1439092 by Kåre เลียม Enga
come out of a need to share interesting stuff I come across. When I was young I did a small newsletter named as such. (or was it column in the newsletter? Been 30 years... I think.)
is where I put my flash fictions. Maybe someday I'll figure it out and have enough good ones to publish. Ratings vary and some are hidden from view.
I've started an appendix (I no longer have one personally) to keep track of my Space Cadet journals for Space Blog. It's a work constantly under construction. Mind the mess.
Blogville (XGC) Where bloggers meet and greet to read and share. No required prompt. Alias: blogville. #2253938 by Kåre เลียม Enga
is for posting personal blog entries in hope that folks will comment and post their blog entries there as well. I will be commenting on all blog entries posted. It's my effort to rebuild a blogging community.
Lots of things checked . That's good, right? Or did you just list those checked? Doesn't matter. Sounds like reasonably good trip. Relax now and recover.
At least the Lions made it forward. The first time since 1991.
It was a winter 80 here with cool shadows. Started with rain by the shore that washed out to sea. The sun tried to dodge the clouds all day, but it was a losing battle. Did flash green as it ducked goodbye heading your way.
Maid of the Mist Most Macabre You capture the purpose of this blog. Balance is elusive for me. If I'm depressed I can see my accomplishments. If I'm smug I can see the pain. If I think I haven't lived... I must admit that I once was alive.
Ah, this is life, the mundane mixed with moments of wonder. We need to eat so ,we think about it, prepare for it, do it. We need to socialize so, we seek it out wherever we can find it. Sometimes, we need to wander without any goals or purpose. We observe. We marvel. We breathe. Not everything requires scheduling.
One of the limitations of WDC is that it can become cliquish and one of the dangers of cliques is becoming an echo chamber.
This is one reason why I'm hesitant to belong to groups. I don't feel safe in restricted groups.
WDC is very English language bound as many are mono-linguals. WDC is culturally very British Colonial. It is very Christian and very White. And few seem to have significant interactions outside of those echo-chambers.
I told Stik that in my opinion, much of what is written in English seems to come from British and British colonial points-of-view (or written by those who went to colonial institutions like Harvard/Yale, Oxford/Cambridge and have learned how to speak in filtered colonial language). In the U.S. that is also greatly informed by Western Christianity. I doubt that South-East Asians, Far-East Asians, South Asians, pre- or non- Christian Americans or Africans would agree on 'masculinity' and many other issues as defined by British Christian Colonial norms.
We are all culture-bound but those bindings are tighter among mono-cultural individuals. I doubt that much of what anyone here suggests will be helpful when I visit multi-cultural but Buddhist-informed Thailand. Few have been there other than as tourists. Even vlogs are suspect as the bling-bling $$ commercial aspect seems to have become dominate.
I'm better off watching Thai TV series that are helping me understand a culture I know little about. The series "55:15 Never Too Late" is specifically exploring generational issues that cover language usage, sex, relationships and attitudes.
Much can be learned by exploring outside mono-lingual mono-cultural echo-chambers (which is what I get here at WDC}. I'd suggest travel and a multi-month stay in multi-cultural crossroads such as Dakar, Dubai, Houston, Istanbul, or Marseille among many others, learning from common people and not just the elite. That's what I did when I spent a year abroad in Costa Rica.
I wish a similar eye-opener experience for everyone.
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. That's good, right? Or did you just list those checked? 
