But we do have more snow today than we had yesterday…

Okay. So. First.

On the personally “alarming news” front–

They’ve cut my hours at the train station. But it will only last “from 2 to 4 MONTHS” !!?? Yowza.

So, while the bad news is: “less money”. The good news is: “more TIME”.

I am, or course, someone who always, always, really, really LOVES to have more TIME… We’ll see how this goes.

Yesterday, I heard from Ken Wolf at Manhattan Repertory Theater that he should have his notes for me about my play within the next 2 weeks. Yay.

Meanwhile, I am back to work on my novella, “Novitiate”. Yes, the same novella that I had hoped would be completed by the end of 2023, but which is still only about 1/5th the way done. But I’m working on it! And God knows, I have plenty of NOTES to work from. 

As loyal readers of this lofty blog recall, the notes, alone, were really disturbing and mind-numbing and changed how I saw the entire decade of the 1960s, basically.

Anyway, that’s what I am working on, writing-wise.

Yesterday, I purchased — yes! — another online course. It was on sale! 36 lectures on the “History of Christianity in the Reformation Era.” This era is not my strong suit in Christianity, so I’m looking forward to taking it.

I still have quite a few lectures left on “St. Augustine’s City of God”, so it will be a few weeks before I begin this new course.

But, yesterday, I also purchased a year’s worth of the Mondly App. I had been using the free app for a couple of years now — ever since that Writer’s Workshop that I was supposed to teach in Perugia, Italy, got cancelled. I was using the full app to study Italian, then I switched to the free app to just keep up with my French.

But now that I am likely to be in France more often because of Abstract Absurdity Productions, and since Mondly had an incredible sale yesterday ($3.99 a month to study any language you wanted to!!), I went ahead and bought a whole year. And knowing that I’m paying for it again, makes me want to study my French more.

But also!!!

James Tabor told us (in his Patreon group) about a great YouTube video series on learning Biblical Hebrew. I studied Biblical Hebrew from the time I was 5 years old, up until I was 10 years old. Then I studied it again, a million years later, when I was in Divinity School. I recently bought a course in Ancient Hebrew which is nothing like Biblical Hebrew — it is more like learning hieroglyphics — so I have really dragged my feet on getting started with that one…

But I started the free YouTube series on Biblical Hebrew last night! 10- minute lessons, you go at your own pace.

Hebrew – First Words – דְּבָרִים רִאשֹׁנִים – Free Biblical Hebrew – Lesson 1

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Speaking of James Tabor!! Another new lecture in his great new series!!

Jesus Archaeology # 6 Exploring the “Ground Zero” HQ for the Jesus Movement (37 mins):

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I cannot remember if I posted this or not. It is from Saturday. Very interesting series, indeed. Especially if you are curious if Moses ever really existed…(And if he didn’t exist, then where did the 10 Commandments come from?). (If you ever studied the Noah story in Genesis, then you are likely aware that the scholarly research points more toward a retelling of the Tale of Gilgamesh, and Noah not really existing… the Moses story is a little like that.)

Ross K. Nichols continues his look at Moses - Facing Pharaoh – Vaera (Exodus 6:2 – 9:35) (I hr 16 mins):

And while we’re at it — if you never saw this great documentary, by Simcha Jacobovici, from many years ago — you should watch it!!! I loved it!! It all just makes you think, gang.

The Exodus Decoded – (Trailer) (7 mins):

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Okay.

Today’s installment of Charlie Ward’s new “daily news” series has mysteriously disappeared. It was very interesting, though, so if it reappears, I’ll post it here later.

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This was a little heartbreaking.

A brief look at all the doctors, internationally, who were silenced back in 2020 when they were trying to alert the world that the scamdemic wasn’t real and that there was something really, really WRONG with the vax.

Amazing Polly _ The True Covid Dissidents Tried to Warn Us From the Very Beginning (12 mins):

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This is upcoming — in about an hour. You can watch the replay at the same link if you miss the live:

Dan Bongino – Trump Wins Huge in Iowa, What’s Next? (Ep. 2166) – 01/16/2024 (LIVE): Watch replay HERE.

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This happened last night, but I haven’t watched it yet (3 hours!!)- Phil’s replay:

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Nigel Watson (UK) – How do we collapse their system? Is not paying council tax a good tactic, or is it a trap? (15 mins):

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And that is kind of it for now!

Have a terrific Tuesday, wherever you are in the world!

Thanks for visiting.

I love you guys. See ya!

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My driving-to-town music in those arctic temperatures — from yesterday!! (I’ve posted this here before, but I just love this song.) France Gall, from 1964: “Laisse tomber les filles”. Enjoy!!!

Okay, well, we really don’t have that much snow here; what we do have is a TON of wind. Blowing all those little snow flurries around. Making it feel that much colder, of course.

I’m guessing Kon Tiki of the Great Outdoors is curled up out in the barn, or in someone else’s barn, because she didn’t show up for breakfast this morning. But aside from always fretting a bit about her as temperatures plummet, everything else here is actually fine.

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Okay,

If you follow the Truthers but you don’t follow Simon Parkes, try to join Connecting Consciousness soon and listen to Simon’s current update.

(Simon‘s video updates are on a private platform, so you can’t access his updates without being a member of CC, but membership is FREE.)

You’re probably aware that the Truthers are at each other’s throats these days, and it doesn’t seem to be getting any better. There is no intel, only noise, chaos, nastiness — or stuff we’ve already known about for months, if not years….

Simon’s customary level-headedness and insights into the Truthers might not make you super “happy,” but at least you will feel like he is making sense.

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From Matt Roeske at Cultivate Elevate:

What Are They Doing to the Weather and How Can We Protect Ourselves? -with Matt Roeske ( 59 mins):

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Dan Bongino – Wokeism Is About To Get Someone Killed (Ep. 2164) – 01/12/2024 (1 hr):

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This is about that tunnel they recently uncovered in the Chasidic synagogue in Brooklyn. I have no idea how true this is, but you might want to watch it-

‘HORRIFIC’ CHILD ADRENOCHROME MARKET FOUND IN NYC JEWISH TUNNELS – MEDIA BLACKOUT (17 mins):

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This is everywhere. I’m guessing it’s true–

BREAKING – GONZALO LIRA DEAD WHILE IN UKRAINIAN DETENTION (5 mins):

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Patriot Streetfighter – 1.11.24 PATRIOTSTREETFIGHTER W/ MAUREEN STEELE, COMMON LAW WINNING IN CORRUPT COURTS (1 hr):

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Nigel Watson – INTIMIDATION: SOMEBODY IS TRYING TO SHUT ME UP !! (15 mins):

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And that is it for today. I need to get to work around here!! And then go into work!!

Enjoy your Saturday, wherever you are in the world!!!

Thanks for visiting. I love you guys. See ya!!

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Okay, gang!

Last night’s listening-music, as we drove home in the torrential rain and utter darkness of the Hinterlands: “People Who Died”, by the Jim Carroll Band, from the awesome album, Catholic Boy, 1980.

HOWEVER— I found this incredible live version of the song on YouTube, of Jim singing with Lou Reed (and Robert Quine!!! on guitar), from 1984:

AND THEN!!!! Wow.

I found this version. IT IS AWESOME!!!! Who knew??? (Except the people who were there, I guess.) (Does Johnny Depp ever cease to happily amaze me??? No!!!) (A word of WARNING: He does not smoke in this video so we can’t be absolutely positively certain it is him… :))

HOLLYWOOD VAMPIRES ‘People Who Died’ –

Okay, gang.

I’m going to take one more look at my play, “Tell My Bones,” and see if it needs any additional tinkering, and then I will send it off to Ken Wolfe at Manhattan Repertory Theater Co. in NYC for his consultation. I will be very curious to get his feedback on it.

Helen LaFrance was a Memory Painter (she painted from memories, not from live models), and my entire play is her life told through her memories, her dreams, her nightmares — all of it connected to her various paintings. Very little of the play takes place in real time; time is fluid throughout, so it is very complex. There is also a TON of singing — slave spirituals and hymns. A ton of it. So keeping it comprehensible to the audience is a huge challenge. We’ll see if I succeeded.

While I await his feedback, I will get back to some new writing, and then in February, work begins again on “The Guide to Being Fabulous”, with Sandra. This time for a NYC theater company. Very exciting times here.

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Okay.

The noise continues out there, gang. We were told that before this all finally gets resolved, there will be confusion and everything will look like WWIII…

Clearly, they were not kidding.

Since there is no intel out there — or none that I can find — I have tried to find other stuff that is of interest.

Some interesting stuff from Charlie Ward’s channel — I wonder what’s up with this:

“We’re thinking of bringing back Charlie’s Army on WhatsApp..!

Exclusive group of 250 in the chat… We will add more groups over the coming months.

We find WhatsApp helps to share posts with sleepy friends And family..!

If you’re up for it, stay tuned here!

You’ll need WhatsApp on your mobile.

This WhatsApp group will be open to the wider audience, non Insiders too.

There will be some rules!

Stay tuned.”

“Also how would you like to become a truther and grow your own channel just like Charlie talking about daily events and what you’ve found online?

Add a 👍 in the emoji area below.

And let’s see the response!

We’ll be there in the background to guide you.”

And this was also posted — it was very interesting:

Citizen Journalists – Hunt & Gather TV (UK) – The Other Night – Episode 1 – “A Heads-up and a Large Dinner” (43 mins):

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As always, this was also very interesting!! Tucked inside here are so many little gems that make your eyes spring open! However, it is a computer talking, not Benjamin Fulford, so you have to pay close attention. It can get hard to understand.

NEWS FROM BENJAMIN FULFORD 01.08.2024 (15 mins):

https://www.bitchute.com/video/JAXIer9tudjT/

(click the link above. it won’t let me embed)

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Sanity 4 Sweden – SWEDEN PREPARING FOR WAR BS. NIGEL WATSON, BRILLIANT CHANNEL (6 mins):

And here are his links from the above video:

Nigel Watson’s YouTube channel:

Also-

Unjected — a dating site for the unvaccinated, worldwide. (Free for women)

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The Copyright Alliance has a free webinar coming up on January 24th at 2PM Eastern time, for musicians and composers who want to better understand royalties, revenue streams, and how to monetize music. Featuring Music Law Pro’s Jesse E. Morris, Esq. and Alexandra Mayo, Esq

Register here (if you miss the live zoom, you can watch the replay)

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The Convention of States sent out a link to download a free pocket guide.

“The Convention of States Pocket Guide is your one-stop resource for all things Article V. Contents include… 

• The Problem: Why Washington won’t let go of power
• Overcoming Obections From the Opposition: Cut through the misinformation and get the facts
• Amendments to Consider at a Convention of States
• and more!”

And they had this update:

“[…]As of today, 19 states have already passed the COS Resolution, and it only takes 34 states to call the convention. This year, we expect 25 states to consider COS legislation.

Riding on this week’s successes in Tennessee, Colorado, and Virginia, we are planning a wave of Capitol Rally Days across the nation.

As we speak, grassroots supporters in Oregon are traveling to Salem to surge the capitol later today.[…]”

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A quick, informative YouTube short from Matt Roeske– if you like gardening or farming, and haven’t heard yet about electroculture, don’t miss it.

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From Ross & Jono– the deep dive into the Shapira Scroll continues!!

The Scroll BEFORE The Dead Sea Scrolls… (1 hr):

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Another lecture in James Tabor’s great new series!!

Jesus Archaeology # 5 Jesus the Baptizer and his Teacher John (48 mins):

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And that is it for today, gang!

Enjoy your Friday, wherever you are in the world!

Thanks for visiting. I love you guys. See ya!!

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Today is Blixa Bargeld‘s birthday! He is 65 years old today!

“Still Smiling” – Blixa Bargeld & Teho Teardo, 2013. Enjoy.

Still Smiling

Still there?

Still there

I re-count the black days
Recollect some circumstances
Even though it takes my sleep
I recall the black days
The mismatches and the end of some affairs
I recall the black days
Between zenith and nadir
Is there a pattern anywhere?
I recall the black days
The blackest one it’s not the last one but it’s there

And somewhere down there
I’m smiling
Still smiling
I’m smiling
From the bottom of my shapeless soul
I’m smiling
Anyway

I recount the black days
Wade through all the shadows
Even so it takes my sleep
I recall the black days
The cuts and the recovery
From unnecessary growth
I recall these black days
As maybe grim and melanized
But also colourful

And somewhere down there
I’m smiling
Still smiling
I’m smiling
From the bottom of my fairtrade soul
I’m smiling
Still smiling
I’m smiling
Still smiling
I’m smiling
Even so, it hurts sometimes
I’m smiling
Yes, I’m smiling
Still smiling
From my hypothetical soul

Still there?

Still there

c – 2013 Blixa Bargeld, Teho Teardo

All righty, gang.

Apparently , as it comes time again to pay the annual fee for maintaining this lofty blog, it appears that I have now been with WordPress for 10 years.

I’m really not sure how the heck that happened. But what’s even harder to comprehend is that this lofty blog was around for 16 years before it landed here at WordPress.

At its peak (when my blog was connected to Marilyn’s Room, Inc., starting back in 1999 and going into the early 2000s, when I was a multi-media producer, an editor, and a publisher, as well as a writer) I got around 5000 readers per day.

Those years were incredibly busy years for me. Just absolutely nonstop and I don’t miss that kind of off-the-wall exhaustion, at all. But my career has been a very, very interesting journey. I don’t regret any of it.

In addition to the blog’s anniversary this year, March of 2024 will be the 25th Anniversary of my first book, Neptune & Surf, remaining in print (in English and in French)! I am incredibly happy about that.

And don’t forget!!! Buy that coffee mug to help yourself celebrate!! (You save 15% with 2024ZMOMENTS)

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All right.

Lots of noise, chaos, insanity, ugliness, and also a bunch of really frustrating stuff out there. All of it passing as “news.”

No intel in sight, it seems.

However. There was this — sad news, from Donald J. Trump:

“This is a very sad night for the entire Trump family!!! Melania’s great and beautiful mother, Amalija, has just gone to a beautiful place in the sky. She was an incredible woman, and will be missed far beyond words!”

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And then this from Real Raw News:

“JAG Arrests Mehdi Hasan

U.S. Navy JAG investigators on Sunday arrested liberal newscaster Mehdi Hasan on the charge of treason, alleging that he misused his authority at MSNBC to exacerbate the Plandemic hoax by broadcasting provably false COVID-19 and vaccine metrics to millions of gullible viewers, a Pensacola JAG source told Real Raw News.

News of the arrest coincides with MSNBC’s sudden announcement about canceling the venerable anchor’s broadcast, and his own brief statement Sunday night regarding his decision to completely divorce himself from the nation’s most corrupt network […]

[…] As reported in November, JAG opened a detainment center in Camp Blaz specifically to house Deep State-adjacent mainstream media personalities. CBS’s Stephen Colbert, charged with treason and exploitation of minors, was the institution’s inaugural prisoner. RRN has heard that Oprah Winfrey is currently housed there, too, but we’ve yet to obtain sufficient information to print an article on her predicament. […]

[full article here]

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And that is it for now, gang.

Have a wonder-filled Wednesday, wherever you are in the world!!

Thanks for visiting.

I love you guys. See ya!!

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Happy birthday to Rod Stewart, who is 79 years old today!

“You Wear it Well,” 1972, from the album Never A Dull Moment. Enjoy!!

Well, now it’s sort of “ice/rain” day, but it snowed for several hours early this morning. And I managed to spring yet another new leak in my bathroom ceiling. So — Yay!!

However, it’s still beautiful.

Yesterday afternoon, I drove my houseguests into Columbus and they bought a really great 2010 Kia Sedona minivan!!! In great condition. So that is a really great development for them. Their stress level immediately came down several notches. And there was much merriment in the house last evening.

Next up: they need a home. Which will come when it comes. God’s got it, to be sure.

All right.

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There were many posts regarding the protests in Germany.

Here’s one from Dr. Reiner Fuellmich’s channel — includes many short videos:

“Germany – Jan. 08. 2024 – Dresden, Kiel, Munich, Erfurt, Parchim, Magdeburg, Halle, Berlin, Aurich… +++
and many many more.

The Germans have had enough, as the tide turns!

Restoring Germany’s sovereignty is the key to world peace.

Stand strong Germany. ❤️🙏”

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Phil re-posted this from bioclandestine’s channel — in the event you didn’t already figure it out:

“If Trump is a pedophile, how come NONE of his enemies have EVER accused him of being a pedophile?

Clinton? Obama? Biden? Pelosi? McCain? Bush? You name them. NOBODY has ever called Trump a pedo.

But Trump and his allies have called Bill and his allies pedos, publicly.

If Trump was a pedo, how come the Deep State or the MSM have never even tried this smear angle? They’ve called him a racist, sexist, rapist, xenophobe, tax-evader, insurrectionist, treasonous, threat to democracy, agent of Russia. They’ve called him every name in the book EXCEPT pedophile. Seems like it would be a good thing to do from their perspective. But they didn’t. They STILL haven’t, even with the Epstein docs coming out.

If Trump was a pedo, why isn’t every Democrat politician firing off tweets right now about Trump being a pedo? Shouldn’t they be jumping all over this if he was?

All of Trump’s enemies, and their lapdog media, have been telling the world that pedophilia is a kooky Right-wing conspiracy theory this entire time. Why would they do that if they knew Trump was a pedo? And are we going to trust the people who were completely wrong about this topic AND were caught burying the story under threat from Bill Clinton himself?

All the moves and countermoves paint a very clear picture. The Deep State have been covering up this story for decades, they got caught, and now they are clinging to whatever straw they can grasp onto, no matter how flimsy.

These are acts of desperation.

We know it. They know it. They know that we know it. It’s only a matter of time now.”

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Matt Roeske – German Farmers, Moon landings, UFOS, and the 3 letter aliens (56 mins):

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Before Western culture moved in —

RARE HISTORICAL PHOTOS OF EGYPT FROM THE 1800’S (10 mins):

And maybe re-watch this —

Untold story of Chicago 1893 – How history has been manipulated (56 mins):

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And that is kind of it today, gang. If something pops up, I’ll be back later.

Have a terrific Tuesday, wherever you are in the world!

Thanks for visiting. I love you guys. See ya!

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How about some classic surf guitar on this snowy, icy, rainy day? I know I’m gonna be playing this all day!!

Dick Dale and His Del-Tones, – “Death of a Gremmie”. Chill, gang. Be cool & enjoy!!!!!

Okay. From Real Raw News yesterday:

“Russian Claim: Austin Dead In Ukraine

Criminal Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin was allegedly killed in Kyiv on January 3 when Russian cruise missiles peltered a command bunker where Austin and Lieutenant General Valerii Zaluzhnyi, commander in chief of the Ukrainian Army, met secretly to discuss mounting an asymmetrical offensive to “bring Vladimir Putin to his knees,” claims a Russian FSB source known for providing invaluable intelligence and the truth behind Putin’s Special Military Operation in Ukraine. […]”

[full article here]

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From Shadow of Ezra yesterday:

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And from Trump’s absolutely endless optics– he posted this today, which basically means that, by whatever means, Lloyd Austin is gone, baby, gone:

“Failed Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin should be fired immediately for improper professional conduct and dereliction of duty. He has been missing for one week, and nobody, including his boss, Crooked [fake] Joe Biden, had a clue as to where he was, or might be. He has performed poorly, and should have been dismissed long ago, along with [court martialed, demoted, and hanged] “General” Mark Milley, for many reasons, but in particular the [fake] catastrophic surrender in Afghanistan, perhaps the most embarrassing moment in the history of our Country!”

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Okay.

Loyal readers of this lofty blog know that I have no clue how to decode Phil’s COMMS, but he posted about 220 (!!) of them last night.

If you also enjoy reading things that you have no clue how to interpret, then click here and SCROLL!!

(However, the opening COMM, I did understand — it’s a GREEN Light!!) (And prior to the COMMS yesterday, he posted that we should all start praying for Nick Alvear. I am totally onboard with that.)

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James Tabor– Jesus Archaeology # 4 Exploring 1st Century Nazareth in the Time of Jesus What’s the Evidence? (35 mins):

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Matt Roeske — Prana, the Electric Universe, and the End of Lack (1 hr):

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Okay, that’s it for now.

I’m going to spend the day doing laundry, taking a brief walk in my really heavy hiking shoes in some really freezing cold weather (!!), and then getting some writing done. (BTW — update on my legs: they are feeling really, really good, gang! I would say 98% perfect.)

Later today, I’m driving my houseguests into Columbus, which is an hour from here. There is a chance they can get a good deal on a new (used) minivan!! (I posted here a few weeks ago that their car totally, 100% died right before Christmas.) So, we shall see! We are hopeful! (And this will save me from having a heart attack every time they need to borrow my sacred, beloved, indescribably expensive with thousands of dollars still owed, Honda Civic Sport!)

Okay!

Have a magnificent Monday, wherever you are in the world!

Thanks for visiting. I love you guys. See ya!!

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I leave you with some driving-to-town music from yesterday!! I’ve posted it here before, but it’s a great song, so enjoy!!!