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Not a peep from me, it was bliss ... no tourist. Locally ... lockdown ... what lockdown ???? O&A ... CM, Ao Nang, Phuket with no tourist during peak high season ... ... nuff said Phuket beaches ... Feb 2021 ????

The other morning I was enjoying them chit chattin' away, as they do everyday. Not in the garden, but saw my first Kestrel, actually 2 of them, a few kms away from the house. Saw the 1, turned the corner, then another on the hunt.

Reference to Whelan bio ... unfortunately, it's hard to believe anything any more. CIA wouldn't leave him hanging ... ???? Devil's advocate ... wouldn't he be the perfect one to pick as a 'double agent', as on paper, disgraced and unhappy with USA ... good cover, then gather info. Totally irrelevant ... as the trade was a bad deal ... period. A doper for an arms dealer. Surely Victor's talents will be utilized again, maybe to assist Putin's fight with UA. Not a bod thing, depending who's side of that battle you are rooting for, UA or RU. Prison Exchange score: bIden - 0 Putin - 1

Hard to argue with the amount of food that is wasted and mismanaged, while other areas in the world simply don't have enough.

฿100 and that was a tip. As he didn't charge me anything, as there was nothing wrong to fix. Took it in because it was shutting down. Shutting down ... yea, embarrassing, the fans were that clogged up ????

Some of my best O&As were during the past almost 3 yrs, and I took advantage of it. As I know it will never be that good again. Had to hang around the house build for late 2021/2022

That's some funny sh!t right there ... ????

Same reason I don't go N that much any more. Take 3 hr just to get to the hwy #4/35 split. Along with living in NE for 16 yrs, and going west to N side way too many times already. Still takes me 2+ hrs to get to #4/41 split, but Chumphon is nice enough. Once I get to #415/41 split, I don't feel like coming back home ???? The Surf & Myanmar hills at home are nice enough, just Surat, Phang-nga & points beyond, are simply spectacular.

Surat Thani, I think, coming back from Krabi Here's Krabi ... I like the S more than the N, sort of. Living in Philly, PA, USA area, WV & TN, I got my fill of small mountain ranges. Still go N though, just not a much. I do most of my landscape shots with this lens, (if bored) but scroll down to bottom, then up, and you'll avoid more photos of birds than landscape. https://photos.app.goo.gl/FosdqbfY1sbFX36K7

Mixed bag with that one. IN or AT the house ... or not at all. Photos from back & front porch. Drone flying from the house, and can actually do it from inside w/ AC if I want. Lots of glass, so inside w/ AC isn't much different than looking off the back veranda. Other times, I'm not at the house for weeks ... ... out exploring ???? Walk the dog 2 or 3 times a day, locally, at the park, or at the surf. Do spend more time in the house than out. Been lovely temps lately, and the rest of the week, should be < 30° Cooking from scratch can be time consuming, and reminds me, I need to bake some bread today. Watching the wife garden and harvest me some figs is a great home past time ... ???? Before the squirrels get 'em ... little basstards.

Hard to beat just driving around the country ... ... even on a crappy overcast day ????

Along with an inspiration for all the youngins thinking ... ... hmm ... drugs or sports ... oh hell, I can do both ????

Or ... was that the flower I smell ...

This AM, from the back veranda E & front porch W Damn that coffee smells good ... ☕

To EV or NOT ... as with all things, housing & wives. Sometimes better to rent first, to see if it's for you. "Rent a Hatchback, Sedan, Executive car, SUV, Pick-up truck, Van, E-Scooter, E-Bike, EV and many more models for you to choose from to meet all your lifestyles. You can rent and pick up your car 24 hours a day at more than 1,000 locations throughout Thailand." https://www.haupcar.com/?gclid=Cj0KCQjwyerpBRD9ARIsAH-ITn9Df5wUUeC9_TfhEJPVGJfUtI_T8HZYOFQRzEOxlQt2M4Guo0qWCREaAkvqEALw_wcB&https://www.haupcar.com/&gclid=Cj0KCQiA1sucBhDgARIsAFoytUvDEsF4YNu-xpfybFsj4HIfp687H3cqVYUNEIeTTkkFA1MzJ2SbvJgaAji_EALw_wcB

EV Station PluZ (CS app) is CC payment only. EVolt, & EA Anywhere are also CC payment only. So we'll be giving them a pass. Didn't realize EV Station was CC only, till we got there ???? along with a crappy lunch. Oh well ... everyday can't be bliss ???? MG & PEA Volta will do for now, and plenty about. Surprisingly, easier to find than petrol station w/ E85 ????

Talent & drugs don't seem to be an issue for many... Mike Tyson Robert Downey Jr Jimi Hendrix Keith Richards Benjamin Franklin Vincent Van Gogh Darryl Strawberry Andre Agassi

Yes ... follow the science, as so many on AN have stated the past couple years ????

Actually there is plenty to do, just like any other country. Doing it us UP2U NO ... there's no real amusement parks, zoos, theater, western music concert. All of which I stopped or wouldn't go to anyway, in the USA, since a Yank. Did that as a youngin', didn't bother with the t-shirt. Left that silliness behind 22+ yrs age ... now here in TH. Other considerations, what is your retirement. My first 16 yrs was raising my daughter, so O&A were only possible before she was 5 yrs, and during school breaks, 3 months a year. Simply living kept one busy. Others don't have a family, so more time on their hands, which without more funds available, may require one to self entertain to keep expenses low. Some hobbies are easy and inexpensive to have, some not so. Doing the same everyday, would be as boring as doing nothing everyday. Some are quite happy just chillin', others need to be busy most of the day/week. Some, depending on age, health, are limited to less physical things. Some have addictions, alcohol and or sex, or that is their hobbies, and are their vices or pleasures to deal with. I've enjoy sitting around doing absolutely nothing at times. Other times I'm scuba diving, bungee jumping, trekking, cycling. Earlier days of retirement, though still cycle, locally. Now more photography, from car, on foot, or from above, operating drones. Throw in some farming, gardening, more watching the wife do most of. Cooking from scratch, is extremely enjoyable, delicious and damn healthy as a bonus. All time consuming, planning & shopping. Then there's the O&As, local & over the road, along with visits to daughter, now living in Krung Thep, since no real work for her locally where we are. It's simply called living ... and enjoying what YOU enjoy.

News Flash folks ... BG was NOT charged with simple possession. She was charged and found guilty of smuggling (attempt to). Simple possession, is a fine and slap on the wrist in RU. "In August, a Russian court found Griner guilty of attempting to smuggle illegal narcotics into the country" https://www.thecut.com/2022/12/russia-arrests-wnba-star-brittney-griner-on-drug-charges.html#:~:text=According to the New York,years in a penal colony.

1) not good for USA defense contractors' profits 2) not good for USA fossil fuel corporations' profits 3) not good for USA int'l air carriers' profits Politicians have puppeteers / corporations they MUST answer to.

Yea, but does Krung Thep ... oops, sorry, I'll dumb it down.... Does Bangkok come with mash ? ????

UK = United Kingdom ???? If you have any interest in EV (Electric Vehicles), the kWh (kilowatt hrs/hours) & TOU (Time of Use), meter that charges different rates at different times of the day, then you would, should already know those terms. If all else fails, Google is your friend. kWh = kilowatts per hour, charged by PEA, that would be the same on your PEA bill, or units used. Unit being 1 kWh. Usually between 2-3-700 kW or units used. To calculate how much, without TOU meter, normal charge, this calculator comes in handy, and very accurate: https://eservice.pea.co.th/EstimateBill/ Just type in how many units (kWh), and click to button, and scroll down to see the damage. Something like the MG ZS or EP, comes with a 50.3 kW battery. So if about a ฿5ish per kW/unit of PEA at the house (not having solar), then about ฿250 for a 0-100% top up. If having a TOU meter, then can cut that cost almost in half, by charging 'off' hours. Which I haven't a clue what those hrs are, or care, as we have solar.

She need to carry that much concentrated hash oil around with while working, basically on a business trip ... yea ... she has a drug problem. MSN ... yea ... they sugar coat it like everyone else is doing. Sentenced to 25 yrs, and may be 'eligible' for parole in 2029, but that probably wouldn't happen. Selling arms to USA's enemy, to be used against Americans ... who wants to be known for releasing him back into the public. And as long as Yanks are in RU prison, he was going finish out all 25 years. You won't give Snowden back, you ain't gettin' Victor back. Until the administration changed, bowing to special interest groups, and make no mistake, if that was a white, straight male tourist, they'd be rotting in prison for 9 years. IMHO