Prubangboy

Was this a case of shove that quartz where the sun don't shine?

I just had my first Reiki treatment (I know nothing about it, booked it on a whim). It was very relaxing, a cross between a mental foot massage and a pre-dream state. Not a lot to it: a sweetie gently touched me on the head and ribs. I noticed my breathing changing and tension coming and going. The hour went fast. I'm resistant to spa stuff and new age-anything. I fear crystal worship is next. But it did make me feel better. Any Reiki, esoteric massage, acupuncture, or other alternative-type stuff that people have tried?

The English are def people of the parsnip. Never seen it much anywhere else. 'Waitrose Ginger Parsnip Soup, had it at least weekly. Americans will tolerate a bit of parsnip in a 4 to 1 carrot/parsnip ratio.

Yeah someone else from here recco'd it. Time for the quickly aborted Chiang Mai meetup? My last offer was a bit of a drubbing.

I went to a soapie in Udon in 1988 and the place is still there. So def go there.

Punchline from my youth: Help me find my car and we'll drive out.

Grease 'er up good, Bob.

Quite the big spender, lubricant-wise. I guess you spent it all on the Rolex.

Sorry, lovin' the new, ultra-lite moderation style.

Average Russian income in the cities is about $300 a week ( a fair bit less in who cares?-istan). So those 500 baht spliffers I keep meeting represent the upper tier of Russians. They all have new iPhones. The elite have voted with their feet. I wanted to alert Bob Smith about what's going on at The Green Dog Pot Cafe. Many here, including me, have thrilled to his adventures as an incontinent swinger. But what of Bob the visa vigilante? I beg the Thai government: properly diaper him up and press him into service.

I see them smoking tons of pot. Specifically, at The Green Dog Pot Bar in CM, which is near a hostel that they favor. Money is no object; 500 baht for a high end, one gram spliff is nothing to them. Most of them arrived with no plan. And now, paralyzed by indica, I predict that onward plans will remain elusive. I was prepared to blow someone to get out of Vietnam, so I can hardly throw stones at them for dodging a war with much higher death-possibility. During Vietnam, I could have prob blagged my way to being a supply clerk, far from the fighting. In Russia, you're getting sent immediately to the meat grinder-front. So pretty much every male with say, $3K saved up, has voted with their feet. They are starving Russia of manpower and creating a massive brain drain, which I think is great. As I said to one Russian youth recently:

I just wiki'd Barely Legal Magazine. Started in 1993. So no, it aint new, tho sadly, such interests are common enough to be called normal. They were selling driver's licenses on Khao San Road around the same time. So, the same.

In what sense does stealing tampons to impress an imaginary date work?

I used to go to the fabled Bottom Line nightclub in New York. They had separate menu's for Japanese people with inflated prices. In my deeply Trumpian hometown, there's a tax on hotel rooms. They have no prob putting aside their fervent anti-tax posturing to squeeze outsiders for a few bucks. Europe is contemplating visitor fees in places like Venice. Most cruise ships pay to dock in a port. Those fees are hidden in the cruise price. Thailand does none of these things.

And they say romance is dead.

What about eating a hot dog without the bun -grey area?

For many women, a menage au Bob is a sexual bucket list must.

In Appalachia, my father in law had a statue of a cartoony black jockey eating a slice of watermelon. He had it out by the edge of his lawn, so dogs could pee on it. On the other hand, he thought having a confederate flag was trashy.

If they can raise the div above inflation, and will, and have, then a stock bought at about 4.5% yield or a muni ETF in that range is as good as life gets. Pension funds and endowments are all buying these same stocks -as are the income elf's- so they're not so volatile. 95% of retirees should be buying about 10% of income stocks. Treat them as bonds that (hopefully) keep up with inflation.

Call it Hendrix to U2, 15 mind-blowing years, the likes of which will never be seen again. I like to read books about acts I have no interest in. Phil Collins autobiography was great. So I bought this very serious book about Steely Dan, of whom I have never given a passing thought. https://utpress.utexas.edu/9781477324998/ They seem like Traffic on Quayludes, prob a one and done for me

I'm value-dividend. So selling is rare. If they don't raise the div for 2 years, it's time to look elsewhere. But if it's a high yielder throwing off 5-8%, it can def blunder along for a while.

'Prefer not to go a whole week without Italian food.

.....Wiki tells me that Yellow Curry was adapted from the British Navy's use of yellow curry powder. It's sweeter and less spicy than trad Thai curries. Throw in more chili and it's called Sour Curry (again mostly found in The South). So is it authentic? It dates back to the mid-19th century. So I say its authentic by now.

It's def for real down south. The yellow-making turmeric aspect has Muslim roots. 'Had some nice ones in Hua Hin.

I bought her a Diptych candle. $100, Oud scent. Once you try Diptych, you can never go back to a cheap candle. She already has two Diptychs on the go.