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OMG! America is becoming a fascist country!!

posted 5 months ago, updated about 1 hour later | 0 comments
I stumbled upon a horror of a human being online who does videos and is associated with that fascist organisation, the Tea Party. This creature is called Wild Bill for America. Not posting the link. I have never heard such BS and propaganda. But t...

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Home!!!!

posted over 2 years ago | 7 comments
After living in Uganda in sometimes primitive conditions for 2 long years, we are back home in Scotland.

I love the stunning scenery, the good roads, the stone homes and other types of interesting architecture full of character, the general char...

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A constructive retirement

posted over 2 years ago | 0 comments
When I go back home from Uganda is 5 weeks I will be completely retired. There are many things I want to do and learn but I have a tendency...okay...compulsion to spend way too much time on the internet. I'm on Eons or Facebook or expat forums or ...

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Flip flopping emotions

posted over 2 years ago | 2 comments
3 months left before we go home. Feels weird. I've allowed myself to occasionally fantasize about being back home in Scotland. Now it's getting close. I think about leaving Uganda and get a lump in my throat. When we go somewhere I look around and...

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Britain, UK, England - know the diff?

posted over 2 years ago | 3 comments
I know I shouldn't, but I get really pissed off when people refer to the UK or Great Britain as ENGLAND and don't give a shit that's it's incorrect. Europeans and Americans are guilty of doing so. When people say I live in England I always correct...

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Eating and drinking my way through Uganda

posted over 2 years ago | 0 comments
Just finished a 2 week holiday with stepdaughter and her hub. They were surprised at how good the food and hotels were. Emm...yea...because we stayed in the nicer hotels and luxury tents.

I was on a diet for the 3 weeks prior to this holiday (an...

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Uganda safaris

posted over 3 years ago | 1 comment
We've been travelling around Uganda for the past week with my stepdaughter and her husband. There is one more week before they leave.

Most of the places we are taking them are places we've been before.

A few bits of the trip....
Sleeping in te...

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A bit of whining

posted over 3 years ago | 0 comments
Yea, it's nice to be back in the warm weather but so far the power has been out 7 or 8 times in the past week -- 3 or 4 of those times for several hours. The inauguration will be live at 8pm our time and if the power goes out then I'll be really b...

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Visit to the USA

posted over 3 years ago | 0 comments
Just got back from 3 weeks in bitter cold Michigan. Nice to see all the family, especially granddaughter. Hub and I did NOT enjoy the cold. Both of the houses we stayed in were way too cold for us.

You couldn't be in a more different place from ...

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Paring down groups

posted over 3 years ago | 0 comments
Well, I've quit all but 4 of my Eons groups. Too easy to waste time and procrastinate.

Got things I want to accomplish and they won't happen if I'm blethering away.

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