And not only does everyone have a story, but everyone has a unique, extraordinary story, everyone. Everyone's story, if we were to dig deep enough, is in some way stranger than fiction. And if your's isn't, just wait. It will be.

I wish we knew more about each other. I wish we could not just empathize, but actually experience being each other, for just a bit. I mean personally, 1:1. The person on the subway, your neighbor, your partner. We're so caught up in ourselves, like a prison. Wouldn't it be great?

https://www.emfanalysis.com/is-5g-safe/
Repeaters need to be everywhere. We've been living with 5G for years already, just not for commercial use. You've been around 5G for a while now.

https://www.thefoghornexpress.com/single-post/The-5G-Network-What-You-Dont-Know-Can-Kill-You
I've not yet formed an opinion on 5G as it's being implemented, but, let's face it, there was no public debate. It is being pretty much forced upon us.

https://jnlwp.defense.gov/About/Frequently-Asked-Questions/Active-Denial-System-FAQs/

There's so much junk in the world it's amazing. The problem for retail now is that even the poor in developed countries have too much junk. They get us hooked on shopping, then we get saturated with crap. Now what? Maybe next they'll sell incinerators.

It's possible. But how do you fit the backpack in the backpack?

I've been using Brave pretty much exclusively for the last few months and like it very much.

It could also be the soil, growing season, and variety. I'm guessing it has more to do with these factors. The US has all sorts of conditions in which to grow crops. Germany is more limited.

Sorry, I just have to correct that #anthill orientation for aesthetics.

One #anthill picture deserves another!

I don't think we have any #anthill pictures yet.

And more #HorsesOfPeepeth

Nice. More #HorsesOfPeepeth

Yes! I really want to sit on it. I should have done that and gotten a picture, but it was the beginning of a busy day. No worries. It will be there Monday. (But, of course, there may be a foot of snow on everything.)

I live in this odd micro climate in which it snows a lot then melts a lot. The winter temps are generally within 5C of 0C. The snow on these cushions with the lack of snow on the floor must be due to the insulating effect of the cushions. It's a lot of 'snow difference'!

The soil and climate are different, and, yes, I guess they're just really good at it. The yellow ones were fantastic. So sweet and, it's hard to explain, complex. Like good wine.

Interesting. I skimmed a couple of his other videos and he seems to take a CBT approach, which is something I'm just now really learning about. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_behavioral_therapy.

I'm happy to donate to https://peepeth.com/malaria, but is there some way to do it without a card? Can we use crypto?

Yes, I think the crypto space is in for a very rude awakening eventually. If we have the brains to encrypt, we have the brains to decrypt. It's all a matter of computing power, is it not? Nothing is insurmountable.

I like to drink very much, but for years now I do not drive even after one drink. 1: Can you imagine hurting someone while driving after drinking? 2: Even if alcohol is not a contributing factor to an accident, if you have it in you, you are liable. Do not drink and drive.

Good site! Thanks for sharing.

I did not read the posting (too lazy, too late) but the most valuable thing in crypto for me is simply that I can transfer value, money, whatever you want to call it, to another person on the other side of the world easily and cheaply. That's it.

Aomori apples. These are the cheap ones, the ones we buy, but they're still the best I've ever had. Unbelievable. I'm not an apple person. But the Japanese really, really know how to grow good apples. $1/each here, $8/each in Taiwan.

TOR and VPNs give a very false sense of security, as does encryption. The questions is, are you important enough for them to go after. The 'common man', like me, has the least to worry about in some respects. If they want your data, they can get your data.

Point taken. And I'll go out on a limb and suggest that we all, those of us who reach adulthood anyway, do at some point, however brief, have those moments of sitting quietly in a room, of thought stopping and just being. We just can't stay there, literally or figuratively.

Sorry, I really don't know! I'm not afraid to admit I'm ignorant when I am. It was an honest question.

Well, according to various futurists, it's how AI will be using it that we should really be worried about. China's Orwellian social merit system runs on AI http://url.site25.net/7d.

Or not having a room. A man with a room is a wealthy man.
Perhaps all of humanity's problems stem from greed.

But I thought religion was banned in Russia. Is there true freedom of religion now in Russia? Sorry for my ignorance. Is Russia now a free, democratic country?

Excellent work! Being ignorant of Russian customs, may I ask what the Christmas tree and that star on the top symbolize?

Every government sees all your internet activity (+) and you have no secrets. That's old news. Anybody who believes otherwise is either lazy or stupid.

And in that naming and categorization, we continually create our reality, moment by moment. Language is a tyrant.

You are lucky to have such a beautiful feline companion. I travel too much for such company, so I talk to strays when I can, and feed them of course. Does that make me a stray of sorts? Getting late here. Good night to you all, crazy Peepers.

Beautiful. A reminder that everything we need to live comes directly from the earth.

I think this is what most people's lives are like. You're just on the first round.

Love it! There's a bit of an illusion going on with the bill and hat. The eye is nearly centered.

LOL! And you can disregard the pain of their tasers as well.

Oh my... I guess I shouldn't feel so bad about that thing earlier today then...

Life unchained for $1400.

Ice

Leaves

Sand

Ahh, of course. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/honey_do_list. Yea, they suck. Like that's what vacation is for. But that's just my point. A real vacation is at least 10 weeks long. Almost seasonal.

What are honey dos?

One needs at least 10 weeks for a real vacation. A 14 day vacation is an oxymoron. If I have two weeks off, I use them largely to catch up with work. That's not a vacation. Change is good, but it takes time. It can't happen in 336 hours.

Another #manhole cover from Okinawa.

Beautiful! The Japanese really have it all together with regards to #manhole covers. Here's one from Okinawa.

And obviously it's two right feet. I need to review my old pictures more carefully.

This is weird. I've been scanning old negatives. These feet are from two different people, holding hands. It looks like my left hand in the frame. When I posted this, I stupidly thought it was a picture of me taking my own feet. It's so much more. This must have been while dating