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Can't be much of a plastic surgeon. You'd think he would have removed the sun spot while sewing his ear back together 🤔

And I wonder who the lucky person was who ate the first Psilocybe cubensis. What a spin out that would have been.

Noice 👍

Might make me rethink my personal view of Subway 🍔

Happy news, the sandwich thrower guy was acquitted

Yes it works, the hole is just one pitfall of evolution. I remember in my school days, a rarity, a male french exchange student, was arriving All the girls on the day, turned up with fresh panties and spent their time whilst waiting, for his arrival, seeing how short, they could wear their skirts. And so it is, prolly works for boys interest in girls too. The ability to get fresh/different, DNA in to the gene pool is a core driver for evolution, the resistance we encounter at introduction, is akin to an entrance exam. If the species thinks it's desirable to have members that can run/jump faster/higher than others, a bunch of short legged trudgers, will not have as much breeding success, but still may influence the gene pool in other ways, i.e. vast wealth procuring many families resulting in drowning out the DNA of poorer athletes . Mind you I'm biased, my kids are not pure Nordic/Danish, they're Viking/Samurai and Viking/Nák-róp

The History of Sound [2025 Movie] Two young men during World War I set out to record the lives, voices and music of their American countrymen using wax cylinders. Strong lead performances in an effective if restrained drama about illicit friendships and deceit from the era. The sounds are incidental and more of a melancholic echo.

As some of y'all know: my Lao journey has been 15 or so years in the making, interrupted by a 7 year hiatus, to deal with a stroke and cancer. Now that it looks like I'm out of the woods, I'd like to share a photo of what we've been up to, often organising the project remotely. I'd normally not share, private-sh stuff online, but the chances of anyone driving by or Google seeing this in situ, are remote, and I'm getting too old to worry. So here's a pick of the house. Large circle is a folder up table, MLG is the figure, stray cat at right. Lotsa lights because thievery is common.

Ouch! I've not been to Green Discovery, but I was at Treetop Discovery yesterday, these and other operations linked by a guy, Inthy, well known local entrepreneur. - Turns out that the way to purchase a train ticket from Vientiane to Luang Prabang, is online. So far so good. What happens is that, as soon as tickets for dates n. become available for sale ~ Locals buy them in bulk. They then on-sell them, purporting to be travel agents et al. We call it scalping. So either you get in real early, in advance, to compete for the first tickets available, or you pay extra to a scalper, or you wait until a couple of hours before departure, when scalpers cancel and tickets are magically available online. I tell you, MLG and her friends are at 1 on a scale of 10 when it comes to organising excursions. Like herding chickens on a hot dusty afternoon. So now we're looking at a journey to some other part of Laos, destination dependent, on whatever the tickets they can find, say. - On reflection, the above practises may be also prevalent in LOS, and explain, why I couldn't buy a ticket from BKK to VTE in January, by waltzing into the station on the day of the departure, like I used to do at Hua Lamphong.

I thought he'd already gone and, I didn't know he was so young 🤪

…and its about god damn time..!

Be careful 🐝 Father and son die after being stung by swarm of 'murder hornets' during Laos holiday Wed 5 NovWednesday 5 November The Asian giant hornet is also known as a murder hornet. (Washington Department of Agriculture via AP: Karla Salp) In short: A father and son from the United States have died after being stung by a swarm of "murder hornets" at a resort in Laos. The pair were taken to a medical clinic showing no signs of allergic reaction, but later died in a regional hospital. A spokesperson for the resort has described the deadly insect attack as an "unforeseeable and extraordinary natural occurrence". An American father and son have been stung to death by a swarm of giant hornets during a holiday in Laos. Dan Owen and Cooper, 15, were descending a tree after zip-lining at a resort near the northern city of Luang Prabang when they were attacked by the insects. The incident occurred in October, but was only reported this week. They were taken for treatment "covered in red spots" after the "very, very painful" attack, Phakan Arocavet Clinic doctor Phanomsay Phakan told The Times. "A lot of stings, more than 100, over the whole body. I thought already that it's a very dangerous situation because I had never seen it as bad as that," he said. The father and son arrived at the clinic conscious and did not show signs of an allergic reaction. About an hour later, they were taken to a regional hospital where they died. A Green Jungle Park spokesperson told the Straits Times the eco-park had reviewed its procedures. "This event is unprecedented in our experience and, to our understanding, in Luang Prabang as well," the spokesperson said. "It was an unforeseeable and extraordinary natural occurrence." In Laos, hornet stings were common but deaths were not, Dr Phakan told The Times. "I have never seen a death and I have been working more than 20 years," he said. Hundreds of murder hornets removed Asian giant hornets are a major concern for farmers in North America, who fear important local bee populations will be devastated. Mr Owen, 47, was a director at an international school in Haiphong in Vietnam. "He was deeply loved across our community and will be profoundly missed," the school said in a social media post. "Our sincere condolences go out to the Owen family and all who knew and loved them." Asian giant hornets, which are also known as "murder hornets", can sting and spit highly toxic venom that causes tissue degeneration, anaphylactic shock and renal failure. They grow to about 5 centimetres long, with stingers about 1cm, and prey on bees and other pollinators. An entomologist told The Guardian being stung was like "having hot tacks pushed into my flesh".

I wonder how many ever took the time to sit down and watch Sicko.

gonna go on the Lao Chinese railway - need passport and such, like an international flight, even for a short Lao~Lao trip...

Like the 15% of voters who are Jewish? Oddly, 1/3 of these voters Voted for the Muslim… This guy basically keyed in on the issues that actually effect New Yorkers, mainly, affordability. Curiously, I was at a problematic fork in the road and the advice given to me, that helped me go down the best road, was from a Muslim Imam, with the ugliest wife I have ever seen. My point I want to make, is that this guy was primarily, a good guy, his religion was the couture, he wore. People who want to help people, should be admired, those that want prey on others, reviled.

I have usually some understanding of most things, but one that perturbs me, is the idea that some folks have, that taxpayer funder universal healthcare is a bad thing because it's communist. The American experiment is in my viewing, based on 1 person 1 vote, for all. Presumably the elections are paid for by everyone. Is that communist? or should elections be paid for by only those who use them, with a profit for those that hold the vote? And you're right. Donatella doesn't understand most things. For him, it needs to be, a/. if you do this, you get that, with a benefit . he can't parse b/. Doing this, will benefit others, but with no gain to you, but will be good for the whole of society. At which point Donatella says, "Give me a solid gold space ship and a throne and a crown, then we'll talk terms." ~ South Korea welcomes Trump with its highest award, a golden crown and ketchup happy happy happy

Like the 15% of voters who are Jewish? Oddly, 1/3 of these voters Voted for the Muslim… This guy basically keyed in on the issues that actually effect New Yorkers, mainly, affordability. Regarding the dump, in endorsing Cuomo, he said “…I’d rather have a bad democrat that a good communist (ZM is a “democratic socialist, not a communist, but the dump is not smart enough to know the difference)…” Let that sink in, the dump would rather have the bad candidate than the good one…

One of the flaws and yet a strength of democracy. You get who voted for but then you can get rid of them. Now to see what measures they will attempt to keep him in, my money’s on a series of attempted Jan 6 gatherings.

Man presented in the Emergency Department with 10 plastic horses inserted in his rectum. Doctors described his condition as stable 😊

A Muslim Mayor of NYC has gotta send him into a spin

On a humorous note, EVERY candidate and EVERY proposition etc endorsed by the dump lost…hopefully a sign of things to come. But even when Donald Dumb is gone, it will take a long time to undo his damage…

The hunters of the world are now safe.

Former US Vice-President Dick Cheney, one of the most powerful Republicans in recent US history, has died at the age of 84.

The Long Walk [2025 Movie] A group of teenage boys compete in an annual contest known as "The Long Walk," in which they must maintain a certain walking speed or get shot. Based on a Stephen King dystopian story, this simple premise is highly effective spread over two hours, following a long walk filled with occasional blood splattered graphics to maintain the pace. Parallels with today's modern day society don't go unnoticed. Worth seeing.