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stonepicnicking_okapi1. Minor had another date last night with a different girl. Adventures in being thirteen!
2. Both the boys have soccer camp this week from 8-2 pm. That meant yesterday I spent 2 whole quiet hours cross-stitching. Not one interruption. No gaming noise. No whining. It was so good! I also go to the lake as soon as I drop the boys off to get my running in early. It's up in the 100's temperature-wise here.
3. The boys' father left on Sunday. I haven't heard from him. I assume he arrived in Congo-Brazzaville okay.
4. I am finishing my book bingo quickly.
5. Kim Seokjin of BTS was a torch bearer in the Olympics. So proud of him.
10 JULY: Kitten Day: Would you ever take care of a kitten?
No way. No pets, ever. Too much work. Too much mess. No amount of unconditional love with worth the smell and the vet bills.
11 JULY: Cheer up the Lonely Day: What’s the best way to cheer up the lonely?
CASH! ha, ha. No. I think finding a hobby is the best way. Then maybe you meet people but at least you're busy and occupied. My spiritual guru would say help someone. Some kinds of loneliness are just navel-gazing and self-absorption disguised so if it's available (that the trick, finding something worthwhile that's within your abilities and scope), finding a way, big or small, to help someone else is the best way to cure loneliness.
12 JULY: Motorcycle Day: Have you ever driven a motorcycle or ridden on the back of one?
I love riding on the back of motorcycles but I haven't done it in over a decade. Someday my prince will come, riding a Hog.
13 JULY: International Skinny Dipping Day: Have you ever been skinny dipping?
I don't think so.
14 JULY: Bastille Day: Is there any place you’d like to storm?
This makes me think of Black Friday sales back in the day, getting up at 4 am to go with my aunt and cousins to storm the Wal-mart. I think my storming days are over.
15 JULY: Gummi Worm Day: Have you ever eaten a gummi worm?
Yes, but I like the bears better!
16 JULY: World Snake Day: What would you do if you could shed your skin?
I wouldn't mind having a darker complexion.
2. Both the boys have soccer camp this week from 8-2 pm. That meant yesterday I spent 2 whole quiet hours cross-stitching. Not one interruption. No gaming noise. No whining. It was so good! I also go to the lake as soon as I drop the boys off to get my running in early. It's up in the 100's temperature-wise here.
3. The boys' father left on Sunday. I haven't heard from him. I assume he arrived in Congo-Brazzaville okay.
4. I am finishing my book bingo quickly.
5. Kim Seokjin of BTS was a torch bearer in the Olympics. So proud of him.
10 JULY: Kitten Day: Would you ever take care of a kitten?
No way. No pets, ever. Too much work. Too much mess. No amount of unconditional love with worth the smell and the vet bills.
11 JULY: Cheer up the Lonely Day: What’s the best way to cheer up the lonely?
CASH! ha, ha. No. I think finding a hobby is the best way. Then maybe you meet people but at least you're busy and occupied. My spiritual guru would say help someone. Some kinds of loneliness are just navel-gazing and self-absorption disguised so if it's available (that the trick, finding something worthwhile that's within your abilities and scope), finding a way, big or small, to help someone else is the best way to cure loneliness.
12 JULY: Motorcycle Day: Have you ever driven a motorcycle or ridden on the back of one?
I love riding on the back of motorcycles but I haven't done it in over a decade. Someday my prince will come, riding a Hog.
13 JULY: International Skinny Dipping Day: Have you ever been skinny dipping?
I don't think so.
14 JULY: Bastille Day: Is there any place you’d like to storm?
This makes me think of Black Friday sales back in the day, getting up at 4 am to go with my aunt and cousins to storm the Wal-mart. I think my storming days are over.
15 JULY: Gummi Worm Day: Have you ever eaten a gummi worm?
Yes, but I like the bears better!
16 JULY: World Snake Day: What would you do if you could shed your skin?
I wouldn't mind having a darker complexion.
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Date: 2024-07-16 08:29 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2024-07-16 09:51 pm (UTC)I'm glad you said that about pets. I don't mind animals but I prefer people. Apparently that makes me the most evil person in the world- because I'd rather help and support people than animals.🤷♀️
Same here about riding on a motorcycle! When I met my husband, he had a lovely bike, we used to go everywhere on that, we had so much fun. I've been on the back of a bike countless times. Ah, such happy carefree days...🏍
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Date: 2024-07-17 10:58 am (UTC)I don't talk about my preferences very often but I understand what you're saying. Most people (at least in this country) think the benefits of pets outweigh the costs and burdens. And that's fine.
Yeah, I doubt I'll have the opportunity again, either, but I loved it!
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Date: 2024-07-17 02:18 pm (UTC)I really wasn't thinking of the costs and burdens tbh. I just prefer helping people instead of animals, it's just as simple as that for me. I get hate for that preference, I don't know why.
The same here, my husband and his parents and siblings all rode motorbikes in their youth, but they all feel they are too old now and prefer cars. So I bet I won't go on a bike again, but at least you and I have got good memories of doing that when we were young, haven't we.😊