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Galatians 5
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.
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I Want Goats!
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Oct 6, 2009 10:17 am
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I want to buy a house in the country and have goats in the front yard. They'll keep the grass short and be really cute. Anyone one on BC have goats??? This desire arose from my recent trip to central Asia. They are so cute!
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Rent Out My Garage?
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Oct 6, 2009 7:40 am
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A neighbor wants to rent space in garage for his Jaguar. I sure could use the extra money! But I haven't told him yet that there are animals, invited & uninvited, that live there. :S Get an exterminator??
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Ready, Set...
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Sep 30, 2009 7:30 pm
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Am packed and ready to end my late summer adventure in China. I hope to be in my home 24 hours from now. Wishful thinking? probably. The airport is closed down during the Chinese National Day parade [live on the TV right now] and close to 200 fights need to be squeezed into the afternoon when mine is scheduled. Sigh...
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Vagabonds & Time Tables
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Sep 29, 2009 5:33 am
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Xinjiang, China
Vagabonds:
A. Just 19 & traveling accross Asia alone. Half German, half Chinese she could have been my daughter. She warned me that the southern silk road was boring.
G. Only had three cigarettes to his name and he swore they would be his last. At least he smoked outside the dorm room. Keep your pants on, Man!
E. Her hair was so short when I first saw her sleeping at midnight when I was let into the dorm I assumed she was a guy. She gives me hope. She is 11 years older than I & still probing remote localles solo. Go, E, go!!
Hurry Up & Wait:
I hurried to catch the noon bus to Pakistan... that left at 1:19. Silly me. There was a stepped platform that allowed them to load cargo atop the bus. Inside there was more cargo than passengers. And we arrived at my drop off point on time!
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Xinjiang Adventure: the Dilemma
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Sep 26, 2009 4:34 pm
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The Great Un-Escape
Man, that bus stopped frequently! At first I availed myself of every pit stop - just in case. But after awhile I disembarked when I actually needed. And in retrospect I've learned that on these mega journey's one stop is extra long for ordering food. I had so many snacks that was not necessary even for this 24 hours plus journey, my first upon arriving in Xinjiang. At the extra long stop I did not get off at first. Then we were stopping so long I decided I might as well. But when I went to the front of the bus the door was closed. No pushing of strange buttons with no English labels was the 'open sesame' I needed.
I sat on the floor next to the driver's seat, hopelessly locked in. Where, oh, where was the operator??? The driver did not come to my rescue.
Finally someone pointed out that there was a door half way back on the right hand side that was wide open.
Silly me.
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China Adventure, Continued
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Sep 26, 2009 4:29 pm
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Lost in single product malls:
Beijing has these niche malls that are dazzling in their expanse and repetition. There is one devoted to wedding photos meaning they sell both camera gear, professional make up kits and bizarrely ornate costumes for all ages. This mall has several camping/outdoor gear store fronts. I haven't yet figured the connection yet. Maybe after the marriage and after the photos are 'published' glossy ad style, the actual photo shoot often coming months after the ceremony, someone feels the need to disappear in the wilderness?? Anyhoo, these are vastly outnumbered by the former three. Now, these malls are rectangular/square buildings of simple concrete. Straight halls lead past myriad small shops or stalls pretty much selling the same thing and thus being indistinguishable from each other save for the Chinese multi-slash stroke characters that are also rather indistinguishable to me at a glance. If I perchance enter a stall will I remember upon leaving that I entered from the right or the left? Was I heading for white wall with the red sign or was I heading for the white wall with the red sign? I try to have a plan like keeping something in the hand of the direction I should turn at the next T intersection. This worked well for the quilt, button, zipper, elastic, shoulder pad, fabric market, the quilts, buttons, zippers, elastic, shoulder pads, and fabrics each having their own indistinguishable sections. This market is in sections and I have to remember if I am in the first, second, third or fourth set of hallways, some sets big enough to fill a basketball court others to fit a soccer field.
Subway ticket quintuple fare:
Beijing subways now have ticket dispensing machines. Apparently they run out of change quickly. They also do not take one quai bills, only coins. Coins are rare these days possibly because they are sitting inside all the subway ticket dispensers. The smallest bill they will take is five times the fare. To save time I decide to get it over with and buy five tickets. I pocket my four surplus, assuming I can skip the machine on my next subway ride and descend to the platform. All is cool… Until I try to use an excess ticket on my next ride two hours later. Expired!! I wasted on those four extra tickets...... $1.25.
Blue sky dry ground:
I am deep into cavern four of the fabric, bedding, elastic, zipper, button, shoulder pad mall maze when I hear rain on the corrugated roof. It pounded hard! When I emerged from the maze less then an hour later the ground was dry. Was I dreaming? No. Just Beijing dry air working it's evaporation magic.
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You Say Northeast, I say Eastnorth
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Sep 1, 2009 2:29 pm
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[ Can't sleep... Must post... ]
So I'm telling the taxi driver which gate to enter at the compound I'm staying in. In my mind it faces east and that is what I tell him. He gives me a puzzled head cock and says there isn't any east gate. We dicker and dispute until we get to the gate that is not what I want. What I call the South Gate he says is the west gate. Oh, well. I have him drive me around the corner to the gate I want - his south, my east.
I have found that it is always good to have the confirmation of two witnesses regarding any fact in China. I ask the gate guard which gate he is controlling entry to and he says, "South." Me? Wrong???!!
The next time I am giving a taxi driver directions I acquiesce and tell him to take me to the South Gate. He gives me a puzzled head cock. I guess two witnesses are not enough! Well, I just happened to have a compass. Once level, it indicated the gate faced.... southeast.
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I'm Leaving!
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Sep 1, 2009 9:22 am
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For the next 22 days I will be in central Asia with no internet [ gasp! ]. So if you think I'm ignoring you, you must be paranoid...
Please pray I find someone to leave my 'Inspired Life Instruction, Authored by One but Written by Many, Book' with.
PS It's my vacation! Woohoo!!!!!!
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Rejoice & Pray With Me!
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Sep 1, 2009 9:01 am
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A very smart lady I know asked me if I was 'born again.' It was an open door to share my testimony. It is not an exciting testimony. It is not an interesting testimony. But it is mine and I had a chance to share!! Please pray the Holy Spirit works in her heart and draws her. She is looking for peace. Like I said, she's a smart lady! We know the Prince of Peace!
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On the Menu
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Aug 31, 2009 2:09 pm
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It's been said that the only 'legged' thing the Chinese will not eat is a stool. Snakes have zero legs. Snails & clams have one leg. Primates have two legs. Stools have three legs. Most mammals have four legs. Sea stars have five legs. Insects have six legs. Sea stars have seven legs. Spiders have eight legs. Sea stars have nine legs. Crabs have 10 legs if you count the claws. I suppose we will be using the sea star from now on for all the uneven numbers!
Yesterday I stopped at a restaurant that had crocodile in pumpkin on the menu. I passed.
[ Although... I have eaten alligator. And yes, it tasted like chicken! ]
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