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One more thing.... The Webb launch gives us hope. The hope is that, if we can work together to achieve what we have, then, maybe, someday, we will have enough ingenuity to solve other problems, as well. Anytime humankind makes an advance, then solving poverty becomes something more achievable. One only needs the will. Still, it's always lonely at the top. Especially, when one is a child, alone, at the top of a garbage pile.

Speaking of becoming a farmer. Some guys love tomatoes. Particularly, need one mention.... When a tomato is well grown, and halved in two, the fragrance of a beautifully grown tomato is almost as good as having your nose in a muff. As a farmer, did you know that beautifully ripened oranges can be grown in winter, in Nebraska? Sometimes, after graduating from an Ivy school, one realizes that one doesn't know everything. Here is a video demonstrating this impossibility.... The impossibility that Ivy grads do not know everything. I found this video both quaint and interesting.... You might enjoy this video, too.

This is where you go wrong. You set yourself up as the judge and jury of a culture and a country which is not your own. You see it as your mission in life to correct minor failures wherever you see them in various countries you visit during your important lifetime. You are never truly satisfied, wherever you go, unless you can remake the new lands you visit in your own image, like a god. You are unable to understand that, no matter where you travel, every new land you visit will still never measure up to your great expectations. Reading your posts, I am often reminded of Miss Havisham. Go East, my son. Go to Belize, my son. There, you will find the land McAfee loved. And you will feel right at home. May you not end up like he, in Spain.

Also.... =Thank You= to the editor who helped me to shorten the overly-long topic of this post. Sometimes, topic titles become far too long. Thank you!

I would like to give a shout-out to both God and Newton for providing us with the Lagrange points necessary to make the Webb Observatory work properly.

France first proposed the Ariane project and it was officially agreed upon at the end of 1973 after discussions between France, Germany and the UK. Hats off to the French, in this case. AND, if you listen carefully, the official countdown to launch of the WEBB is in FRENCH! Flawless.

One of the things that none of us could ever have imagined in 1970, I assure you, is that......what we have just accomplished would be accomplished. By December 25th, 2021, we would have finally launched such a complex observatory into L2, . 50 years ago, actually launching something into equilibrium in a Lagrange point was pure science fiction. I can understand, fully, that this long-awaited achievement might not make much difference to some guys. But, even we in Thailand should take a moment to appreciate this great achievement, even if we mostly just care about peaches on the beaches.

You sound like a Belize type of guy. Bon voyage, my friend. Don't look back. You seem to have been on the fence for ages. Don't prolong your agony. Book a ticket for Belize City, and enjoy your new neighbors.

For our children, the successful launch of the Webb will mean much. Even more than peaches on the beaches. I had been worried that the French guys could not pull off the successful launch, but they did. I listened to the countdown in French, and then the Webb flew without a glitch. The French guys did a phenomenal job. Amazing. What does this mean for us in Thailand? Need you even ask? I have never walked on a beach in Thailand, not even one time. Maybe I do not know too much about suntanned women with string bikinis. Still, I do know something about peaches. Watching the tension and the cooperation between the guys in Guyana in the fishbowl, during launch, this provided me with a bit more hope than I had had, just before tuning into this major step forward for our next upcoming generation of young scientists. Because, it is truly necessary for our children to see major examples of international cooperation such as this. We do not launch major scientific projects for ourselves; because these major science experiments take 30 years. We get old and die before these pivotal experiments become fully online. We do these things for our children, strange as this might seem. But, not strange, really. Well, anyway, please check ignition, and may God's love be with you. Does anybody know? is it fission or fusion which creates heavier elements during reactions in our Sun and in other stars? I heard, somewhere, that we are made of stardust, Seems pretty unbelievable. Trump believes this. Joni Mitchell also believes this...

none of the above, unfortunately

As you are one of the fortunate to actually HAVE a real wife, then one can presume you are enjoying your life, nicely. In your case, absence may not necessarily make the heart grow fonder. Yet, a man should never be separated from his wife for overly long. May you be reunited soon, in spite of the virus, and, when this reunion finally takes place, may there be fireworks.

I am sorry, but I really cannot agree with your thinking. This view seems anything but the truth.

If you were to ask me my Dickensian Christmas dream, this year, then it would be to move into a beautiful library, such as that pictured above from the UK. There I would sit, read and contemplate, like a hermit, almost totally removed from all human contact, except for one cleaning lady. And, in my dream, this cleaning lady would arrive once each week. She would dust my books, and she might even dust me. There is something to be said for a beautiful library, a haven from this pandemic storm. The above photo I copied on this thread was taken from the NYT article..... https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/24/realestate/why-do-people-keep-books.html Maybe you might enjoy this article, too. There is much comforting about being surrounded by books. However, as I do know, no amount of books can compensate for not having a good cleaning, once each week.

My Dear Friends, As years pass inexorably by, as they must, if you are like me, your wants and needs become ever simpler. You begin to bargain and make deals, and say, well, if I could just have a nice uninterrupted sleep for eight hours, then I would give up the drinking and womanizing, for example. Some of us refuse to give in. But then, we pay the price. We continue to demand what we demanded when we were young, which, for me, was three girls in a hot tub, each girl a different color, and everyone sloshed on Boone’s Farm Apple wine. Sometimes, especially during the holiday seasons, I feel like Marilyn Monroe, basically…SCRUMPTIOUS. At other times, I feel ennui and lack of fulfilment, and as if my last days are being wasted on Dionysian thoughts and pursuits. This year, Santa did not bring me what I really wanted. What I wanted was, in fact, a quiet library of my own, one in which I could sit peacefully reading out-of-date literature, with not a concern for the year 2022. Maybe I am being selfish in this wish. Just a dream. Oh Santa, Where Art Thou Now? My Santa, why hast thou forsaken me? ===== Not to worry, though, because.... One can always read under a palm tree, on the beach, and be happy as a clam. Just stay in that New York state of mind. Happy New Year, my good friends. I love you. Glob

Hi My Friends, Personally, I do know some guys on this forum who graduated from Princeton. You might be surprised how many guys here are from the Ivy League. So, might it be possible to begin a thread in which we can discuss Ivy League things? Because, very recently, somebody asked about class on this forum. Personally, I do not care much about class, having none. Even a touch of class, I would not know. Still, I am curious to know how many guys here graduated from schools such as Brown, Harvard, Dartmouth, Cornell, etc, because I do know of a few. I just do not know how many. So, if you are an Ivy Leaguer, and if you post on the Pub, or just read this Pub forum, then would you mind speaking up, and telling us how much you enjoy reading this great forum? Feeling Great,

Because, we love Thailand We do not come to Thailand for short-time, short-time, tourist quickies in the bars.. We come here because we love it. We do our best to learn the language. We try to be good guests. Life is short. Better, during this short life we lead, to spend our too-few days in Thailand. The grass is never greener, outside Thailand. Just remember what happened to Grace Kelly. She should never have left Philly. So, also remember this: When you finally find a good roost, like here, then settle down and stop your wanderlust for places imagined that, if you were to get there. would not measure up to where you are now. Thailand is the best place in the world. You are lucky to be here. Note: During the past week, the weather has been quite cold. I am not used to the cold after having lived here for many years. I just hope the weather will warm up, soon.

My Dear Friends, One of my favorites, for over two decades, has always been The Chieftains. Their music resonates with me, and always has. Probably, evolutionarily speaking, the Chieftains provides music to us which jibes with our 50,000-year evolutionary history, beginning with our foray out of Africa. Everyone of us loves GREEN mountains and GREEN hills. You really cannot deny it. We also love blue skies, and turquoise ocean waters. Why is this? Just because we evolved this way. Also, for thousands of years, we have loved a drop of the morning dew, almost every day, and twice on Sundays. Here is a very good example of just how much I love the guys in Scotland, as well as the Irish..... Gods save us from the virus. While we are waiting for this.... Please listen to the Chieftains. I love you guys. Best regards, my friends.... Take your Gamma Globulin in order to improve your mental health, is my advice.

My Dear Friends, For many years, I have been in search of the perfect mattress for sleeping which is not to expensive and also available in Thailand. I have slept on the wood floor. I have slept on many things, in fact. Rarely, here in Thailand, have I slept on a comfortable bed. If you want to feel good in the morning, and if you want to awake refreshed and ready for your new day, then nothing can aide thee in this goal more than the perfect mattress. I am SURE that I am not the only one here who is seeking the perfect mattress. Or, if not perfection, yet I am seeking the best mattress available here in this land, one that can more easily send me into the land of NOD. Strangely enough, this is not my usual idle topic. This is SUPER important for our health, wellbeing and, especially our performance in life. Please input useful information for all to see in the comments below. You, My Friends, will have my everlasting appreciation if you can solve the riddle of the most perfect mattress in all of Thailand. Regards, GG Note: I am not one who is so sensitive as to feel a pea, even under a very thin topper. However, I am tired of toppers and peas. I just want to visit the Land of Nod, consistently, every night. Thank you.

My Dearest Friends: As you probably know, I love all things IRISH. a. Irish writing b. Irish humor c. Even the beauty of Ireland d. Irish music e. Irish women f. Maureen O'Hara g. Single Malt Irish Whiskey h. ........ so much more I am not Irish. But, I wish I were, in order that I could write better, and speak better than I do. I love all things Irish. What about you? (I am not from Boston, either.)

A refrigerator is sort of like a computer Hard Drive (HD). One can never have enough space, no matter how large it might be. As you know, anytime you move into a condo, a guesthouse, or even a large house, you immediately recognize that the refrigerator is about three sizes too small. Also, in most cases, the refrigerator the landlord provides is not frost-free. Why is this? So, anyway, when I look for a house to rent, I always seek a house with no refrigerator, and also a house with no air conditioners. This way, I can just buy my own BIG fridge, and my own very high-efficiency air conditioner units. Mostly, in most cases, when you rent a house, the refrigerator unit, and the AC units, are garbage. And so, I am just wondering...How BIG do you prefer your refrigerator? If I had my own house which I purchased myself, then I would have one of those walk-in refrigerators in which I could hang a lamb and a side of beef, plus about 40 cases of beer, and a ton of vegetables, such as squash, broccoli , brussel sprouts, as well as about 2-years supply of rice and flour, not to mention other things I would like to keep very cold. Some walk-in freezers can maintain temps down to about minus 25 degrees C. HOWEVER, if you are just renting a house, then what is the MINIMUM size refrigerator that you can accept as being adequate for your purposes? Here is my RULE OF THUMB for judging the size of my fridge: The refrigerator should be taller than you are, if you are about 182 centimeters tall. The refrigerator should have two doors. The refrigerator should be able to make ice, quickly. The refrigerator should be about 180 cm wide. The refrigerator should also be BEAUTIFUL. The problem is that when you rent a house, all they give you is this tiny pisant refrigerator that ices up too fast, and is not suitable for everyday living. Why do they do this? This just makes our lives so very much more difficult. And so, the best thing to do is to buy your own refrigerator, and negotiate a better price with your landlord to make up for the cost of buying your own machine. We all have our own brands we like. However, my favorite brand of fridge is Hitachi, and also Panasonic. But, I like Hitachi even better. === What I like to keep in my refrigerator, these days, is mostly water. But, I also sometimes keep about 30 kilograms of rice in my refrigerator. Also vegetables, by the large box. And, I always keep about 120 eggs, at low temperature, as well. During the pandemic, it is always good to have at least 30 days-worth of food in the fridge. But, in the past, I kept 60 days of meals, just in case. So, I am just wondering how large your refrigerator is. And, do you use two refrigerators, plus a large freezer? During these uncertain times, I really wish I had one of those very large freezers where I could keep meat. Of course, if the power were to fail for three days, then everything inside the freezer or refrigerator would be worthless. ============= Having a beautiful big refrigerator, at least for me, provides me with a great deal of satisfaction. No doubt you feel as do I about this.