saw this one today...
Life's better moments.
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Re: Life's better moments.
Those big saguaros can be hundreds of years old, apparently.
If you're not on edge, you're taking up too much space.
Re: Life's better moments.
The ones who escape to other countries aren't a lot better.
I was having a conversation today about how every American I know who moved to NZ is either a complete loser or outright scammer.
I was having a conversation today about how every American I know who moved to NZ is either a complete loser or outright scammer.
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Re: Life's better moments.
I saw something recently, maybe it was on the Tock Ticks, about an American who was raised all her life to believe she lived in the "greatest country in the world", then moved overseas and experienced how the rest of the world sees America. It was, apparently, something of a shock.
If you're not on edge, you're taking up too much space.
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Re: Life's better moments.
In May, 2017, my wife and I spent some time in Colombia, SA, including a few days in a picturesque little place called Barichara, Santander...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barichara
Anyhow, one day we were strolling around and on the town square local children were having a bake sale to raise money for their school, we had to buy some goodies. Of course the kids were cute as could be, some surrounded us, wondered where we were from, I told them to guess.
Not sure what was said first, was it "Italia?", maybe "Argentina?"
I said no, then "Alemania?" Another kid, "Francia?"
Said no, same kid thought a bit and ventured "París?" That was funny, I should have said yes, what a good kid. But I messed up and said:
Los Estados Unidos.
Not like I saw any of the kids shudder or recoil when they heard that, it was way more subtle, they all just suddenly became involved in something else, we were no longer surrounded nor interesting, like we'd never been there to begin with.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barichara
Anyhow, one day we were strolling around and on the town square local children were having a bake sale to raise money for their school, we had to buy some goodies. Of course the kids were cute as could be, some surrounded us, wondered where we were from, I told them to guess.
Not sure what was said first, was it "Italia?", maybe "Argentina?"
I said no, then "Alemania?" Another kid, "Francia?"
Said no, same kid thought a bit and ventured "París?" That was funny, I should have said yes, what a good kid. But I messed up and said:
Los Estados Unidos.
Not like I saw any of the kids shudder or recoil when they heard that, it was way more subtle, they all just suddenly became involved in something else, we were no longer surrounded nor interesting, like we'd never been there to begin with.
Re: Life's better moments.
The quail would already be getting served up. They are fucking delicious!
Never tried budgie.
Never tried budgie.