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here in Sonoma county California, sarcastically called 'Woketown' by some, the Trump hate remains intense, always eliciting rage when his name comes up - but - otherwise, the locals have become very subdued lately - the Ukraine flags are literally lying bedraggled on the banks of the Russian River, and my jewish neighbors have been vociferously condemning IsraHell for its crimes against humanity - something we goyim are afraid to bring up - because as Linh noted, any discussion of significance is Taboo in usausa - it seems to me the smug liberals are getting nervous..........

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Hi Three Eyed Goddess;

I'm another one from Sonoma county ( Santa Rosa).

I agree with what you say.

It's a small world!

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Hi Three Eyed Goddess - I live in Sonoma County, CA, also. What you say sounds right.

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It’s good knowing that you’re eating better, Linh. I reversed my pre-diabetes with intermittent fasting. 👍🏾🤩

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"Trust in Jesus, but not the mobile."

That short video was as well presented as any Coen bros' comedy segment...

Doesn't the tuktuk have a reverse gear?

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Hi Ernest,

Thanks! It does reverse. Seconds after the video, we pushed it out of the mud.

Linh

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P.S. Here are some photos of the tuktuk driver's church:

https://linhdinhphotos.blogspot.com/search?q=FCOP+International

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That's the hairiest Jesus on the church mural that I've seen. And probably the most realistic depiction.

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Your pictures put a smile on my sad face. Thanks!

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"everything may seem normal' - yes, if possible we prefer not to dwell on the fact that we live in a world of radical contingency - and that as a living being we are, metaphorically, inhabiting "a house that is burning down"

yesterday i had a conversation with my oncologist - my chronic lymphocytic leukemia right now appears to have a "doubling time" of three years or so - we will wait until it kicks into higher gear - like a doubling time of under a year - before starting the chemo - and who knows if that will be necessary, as other things are going on that may take me out first - my recent ct scan noted evidence of arterial atherosclerosis

i read a passage from ben franklin's autobiography that has stayed with me - he said he made a point of not becoming a connoisseur of fine food or drink - rather, he ate what was set before him without comparing it with an often-unattainable ideal - this promoted contentment with his circumstances and left him time and energy to contemplate other concerns

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Obviously, JesusMobil has not risen yet.

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I looked up pagpag in the Urban Dictionary: filipino street food made from the discarded leftovers of fast food chicken

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Definity Stay out of the ...... hospital. Rockefeller medicine designed not to help, but to prolong sickness for enrichment of medical industry.

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