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A terminal for all blogs coming in or going out. A view into my life.

Started July 1st 2019 for contests, etc. as other blogs are filling up and have other purposes.

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



My new new new blog is
 
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ในสวนของเลียม Open in new Window. (13+)
In Liam's Garden, a personal journal
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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

I've started an appendix (I no longer have one personally) to keep track of my Space Cadet journals for Space Blog. It's a work constantly under construction. Mind the mess.
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Space Cadet - the never ending journal Open in new Window. (18+)
Journeys of an Alien Space crew.
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I needed to start a folder for contests as there are so many deadlines and details to remember.
 
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Conquest ... to keep track of contests Open in new Window. (ASR)
A place to keep track of in progress works and up-coming deadlines as well as any awards.
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(also very messy!) *Shock2*

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

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

February 21, 2021 at 12:15pm
February 21, 2021 at 12:15pm
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9:30 a.m. and 33 degrees and dreary. Me too.

Shaved my beard off... most of it. My skin has 'issues' at times and needs a periodic airing out. Should be above freezing for a couple days.

No blister yet where I burned myself. That's good news.

Wrote a sonnet ... which is fine, but it doesn't seem appropiate for the contest I wrote it for. Contests aren't always clear about rating nor acceptable content. In this case my poem feels edgy in a way unsuitable for Hallmark-Christians or the LDS Relief Society. It's not E.

But it doesn't sound nice to put it that way ... My daily life is usually E, but characters and poems aren't necessarily. Guess I'm still rebelling against some puritanical heritage from my maternal grandfather's family.

39 degrees at 2 p.m.

Made a sammich out of grilled chicken thigh and hummus mixed with smoked ham.

Sitting inside. Have seen some local birds. Nothing interesting, it's just that they are out after the Deep Freeze.

Round 114 of "Crack Kraken's Code Contest [Round Over]Open in new Window. starts. If I can crack the third word I may be able to solve this quicker than last time. There are no repeat words, and only one two-letter and three-letter word each. So... if I make a good guess I might get lucky. Otherwise...

Back to reading and dithering.

Mostly dithering. 40 degrees at 4:54.

blimprider is offering a course. The intro: "Invalid ItemOpen in new Window.

Which got me thinking. I posted:

Well... it's obvious that I need to read your book. Then imagine an alt-history with air-pirates. Is alcohol allowed as a fuel (like in sake)? I imagine a Taiwan freeing itself from Japan (WW2 didn't happen quite as we are told) ... kinda silkpunk meets steampunk without the dark dirty skies of coal (except from China). Since Taiwan has little oil, coal or gas the conversion to wind, solar, thermal, bio-waste would take place sooner or later (IRL... later *Sad*). It has plenty of water (fresh water can be seasonal) as it's an island. Of course I could just place it in Pittsburgh complete with black skies and the steam engine whistle (like in my childhood).

The real issue is April. If I start to travel I won't have as much spare time.

His book (placed in alt-historic Afrika):
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Anna Marie Carlson Author Icon asks "Why are so many people talking about the world coming to an end?"

I would make a quick two part answer. 1. They don't want to change or feel incapable of becoming the change they need to be. Ghandi's “You must be the change you wish to see in the world.” demands work and, wanting to live nostalgically in the Past, feel they don't have to try. 2. Although found globally it's a very Western doctrine of believing in and praying for the End, absolving them of any responsibilty to improve Life in the here-and-now... because they are better than all the un-holy people who will perish.

To me? It's a cop-out (they are either super-religious apocalyptic or believe in nothing i.e. nihilistic), but don't bother pointing that out. Since They (the religious ones) are the Only Ones who Know the Truth... why argue?



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