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I’m gonna get this while in Japan. With the current conversion rate, I’ll get it for about $15 cheaper.

Just finished it. It was really good. Better than the MCU stuff as of late.

They're so good. The kangaroo is my fave.

Got my goodies in today and had to go to Bass Pro yesterday for something, so I grabbed a bag of their jerky cuz it's gooood.

Lightning Temple done. That's all the regional phenomena. At 115 hours.

Honestly, if we're talking sticks, I get these jalapeno and cheese sticks made from the deer I kill. So freaking good. As far as meat snacks in general, I'm fond of Strive biltong. Got an order coming tomorrow and it's my birthday!

Lol, not that specifically. Had a lady ask us if we could spare a block of cheddar and got mad cursing us under her breath as she walked away.

It’s on my list. Maine in September has been my favorite vacation of all so far.

He ever said anything about crime or being unsafe. I wouldn’t really be worried about that if I visited. I wasn’t in Seattle or Portland. We felt safe enough walking the streets. It just wasn’t as much fun seeing the tents and general dirtiness just walking around town. I much more enjoyed the nature around those cities. But it’s a tragedy and so immoral how these places have created this kind of homelessness on that scale.

They’re all going to have nicer areas. I live in the capital here and homelessness is bad, but I’m often shielded from it when I’m not at work because I live in a nicer area. I just don’t think it does much good to shit on certain areas because of their shitty politics, when these supposedly liberal paradises have the problem of so much homelessness because they’ve priced so much of the population out of decent housing. As much as I hate my state government, I wouldn’t want to live in any of the big California cities, either.

He said there was so much homelessness and he literally encountered human shit on the sidewalks. I mean, I could see that. It was pretty terrible in Portland and Seattle when we were there last year. Didn’t actually encounter shit, but plenty of places just walking around you could smell piss.

I love Julio. Got his jersey. No shame.

Yeah, next year, I’m wanting to do a couple weeks in the UK. I cannot wait. Maybe take a shorter domestic trip, haven’t totally decided where yet. I’d like to do a handful of days in Colorado. I haven’t seen the Rockies since I was a kid and never been to CO.

I’m more interested in the nature of California. National parks have been my thing lately. I think NYC is the last big US city I really want to see. Starting to move into international travel now. I do like the idea of going to Pittsburgh, went there as a kid and I’d like to go back. Catch a Pirates game.

I dunno. He likes traveling to big cities, but he did buy a 30 acre property just outside the city in NWA. City water and fiber internet, but it’s otherwise secluded. I just know he hated being out there. 0/10, would not recommend. As much as I loved my trip to PNW last year, I wasn’t particularly impressed with Seattle or Portland. It’s sad when these Blue cities price so many average people out of housing. The surrounding areas were gorgeous, though. Personally, I’m a fan of New England and the PNW. If I lived in the latter, I’d choose one of the smaller towns outside the city, though. They were breathtaking. Just so expensive to live there. As much as I hate the politics of my state, I get to live a very comfortable lifestyle here. I own a nice home in a nice neighborhood and it’s fully paid for.

Husband's best friend lived out there part time while he worked for Apple, the Reddit, then AirBnB. He hated it. Said it was dirty. He's a pretty left wing hippie, too, so that wasn't his issue. Soon as he could work remotely, he moved back to his place in NW Arkansas full time and now he's semi-retired. I kinda wanted to visit SF at some point, but he's definitely turned my husband off wanting to vacation there.

Aaron Boone now leads the AL in manager ejections this season. im not going to pretend Boston isn’t a fucked up team right now, but I do take pleasure is seeing the Yankees founder. But hey, a walk-off grand slam is a nice way to win, even against a team like KC.

I also read The Rape of Nanking years back and that’s one that will stay with me. Japanese atrocities during the War get glossed over so frequently while the West focuses on Germany and the Holocaust. Not to say I don’t have empathy for the victims of the atomic bombs. This book has been one the heaviest reads I’ve ever undertaken.

I’m really not a crier, but I’m sure I’ll be feeling some heaviness in my chest that day.

Finishing up To Hell and Back: The Last Train from Hiroshima and it talks about how several Japanese military leaders didn't want to surrender even after the bombs. They thought Japan could hold out and the US didn't have another ready to go yet. I've never taken a firm stance on whether the bombings were the correct thing to do, but I'll read the article later. The effects were horrendous and I hope it never happens again. Will be visiting Hiroshima in a couple months and I'm sure that'll be a really somber day during an otherwise fun-filled 3 weeks. As for the fire bombing of Tokyo, I recommend reading Black Snow by James Scott.

I'm glad I had the explanation of what went down, because that video was so chaotic. Dumbass white people.

I've kinda been bouncing around with books lately. Still need to finish Black River on Kindle, almost done with To Hell and Back, but then I started Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier. It's kinda slow, so I ended up starting Eye of the Needle by Ken Follett. Yeah, need to finish up a couple books soon, I think.

I want to go to Banff someday. My friend went last year and did a ton of hiking and his photos were amazing.

Mine has done well since her cancer diagnosis a year ago. Immunotherapy every 3 weeks for another 6 months and she's done. She had a bilateral mastectomy in April and there was no cancer in her lymph nodes. And our relationship has been solid for a while now.

I've really expanded my cooking skills in the last year. Done a lot of upgrades and I'm kinda pleased with myself. Still learning and growing, though.