Colombia Pictures
As we make quick trips between live reports to get video, we have our camera’s in hand. Bogota’ in many ways reminds me of Caracas and San Salvador. The city spreads into deep lush-green hillsides. In some cases the mountains soar out of the plateau into dramatic peaks and jagged ridges. You can tell this city has an energy and comfort about it, even though I have never been here before, the sense I get is a relaxed feel that hasn’t been here in some time. I wouldn’t call it a rebirth, but I would say after years of violence Colombia takes a path of peace that hasn’t been seen here in a couple of generations. Sure there are problems and poverty, but when 70-80% of the population says they are happy and people we meet talk about how they can now visit places once too dangerous, it makes me wonder if this democracy will continue to strengthen, or will it face challenges from Chavez, Correa and leftist leaders intent on destroying opportunity. Here are some pictures, including one of the crew in our van. Scott is on the left and Mike is on the right.
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Yeah,, I know the bad apple type, unfortunately, I know it tooo well
Derek…They never have had a problem all these years, till now.
one bad apple, you know how it goes.
K2…re: the gov’t post ..ha ha ha…now, how can we see what’s going on IF we don’t go outside? *L* Gotta keep everyone else safe!
Besides, I really don’t want to be in this building if there is ever a tornado. I’m much safer in the middle of the street! If that would ever happen, God forbid, I’d be the one hovered under my desk bawling my eyes out! *L*
my dad was the king of one liners
Honestly, I did not have much to do with him until I was in my twenties, but I remember what little contact I had with him crystal clear, he was either really profound, really vulgar, really funny or all three at once
My sex talk was this
“Son, if your not in bed by ten….just come on home”
My 18th birthday present was a suitcase and atlas
My welcome to being a man talk was this
“work sucks, I know…but don’t worry it only lasts 40 or 50 years”
My equality talk was this:
“you ain’t better than anyone, and no ones better than you”
He was a frequenter of veteran watering holes and on more than one occasion was bailed out of jail by my mother for fighting
His favorite story is when him and his friend “pedowski” were sitting there getting drunk
pedowski was polish (as well as my dad) but pedowski was 6′9″ and at about 340lb of muscle.
Both him and my dad were born fighters
They were sitting there getting drunk and a group of guys were telling pollock jokes, the bartender was getting ready for a fight when pedowski wandered over, leaned down and said, “you know I am polish right?”
The man looked him square in the eyes and said:
“what do you want me to do? Talk slower?”
My dad and pedowski had to laugh.
Just goes along with old vets drinking, fighting and causing trouble.
Patty,
I hope your sign helps but I wouldn’t bet on it.
Derek..those “signs” are funny! I may have to do one of each just to raz them!
Avi–
Sarkoski is the same as Sarkozy?
Just making sure– all these names!
@Avi
ok, was just checking.
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re: new thread
hi hi and over we go.
LDG,
yah i read about that in the last few days in the paper and online ….. Sarkoski has jewish roots as well…….
Adam posted a new thread
@Karen2
“I really preferred this translation”.. re: number 9
It is a charming, and entirely correct on its own, interpretation.
…but interpretation is not translation, I would caution.
LDG - I really preferred this translation
9. (ugo no syuu) = The mob has many heads but no brains.
Or, as a good friend said of all our son’s who are friends….
1 boy = 1 brain
2 boys = 1/2 brain
3 boys = NO brain
I just read the link on Peres– this is good news– I hope Avi sees it!
John-
Scratch the middle finger– you helped me-
Fl Sunshine………behaving for now. I was bad earlier though…………..I timed myself out.
Back to serious stuff-
I like this one LDG–
hyakubun wa ikken ni shikazu
Seeing (something) once is better than hearing (it) one hundred times.
Susan, yep our kids used to download everything….
Jack just spent about 12 hours across the street ‘fixing’ our neighbors computer…..it was so full of junk! Three kids saying ‘yes’ to everything that popped up.
Susan……..sounds like the Mcaffee software detected a virus and blocked and/or removed it automatically. It then warned you of what it was doing. There’s a way to check the history of what the program has detected and removed in the past…….but, it’s on my home PC so I can’t tell you exactly how to get to it.
Susnhine–
did you put in that order for Cool helmet for me?
K2–
My computer kept giving me the warning about running it– so I thought I would check in here first- praise the Lord-
Awhile back, I use to download everything on God’s somewhat green earth, and boy did I get myself into trouble!
John - you are behaving today?
I am doing your suggestion John–
I freaked out!!
Susan, McAfee is an antivirus softwear program. If you have it and it is up to date, you do not want to add another antivirus program…..
have not heard of XP antivirus…
It is current–
thanks!
LDG–
I use to have Spybot– will it conflict with the adware alert and Registry?
will you post the link if it is safe to do? (meaning I don’t have to remove the others)
thanks–
@Susan-AZ
from Karen2: “Susan, if you already have one virus protection do not add another…”
strike my last suggestion. you would need to re-configure and use only McAfee and Spybot. It is likely better to do as Karen2 suggests. Just make sure what you *do* have is current.
Susan…….Run the Mcaffee Virus Check……click on the Mcaffee icon and click on System Maintenance…………then click on check system files for viruses, or something like that. Depending on the number of files you have it could take a while, however you can have it running in the background and keep working on your PC………it may slow it down a little while it’s checking your system. It will automatically delete any malicious viruses it finds.
Here is a picture of me and my family– 1963
@Susan-AZ
you might want Spybot S&D in addition to the bundled anti-virus… it immunizes against most website contamination.
@Susan-AZ, Patty, and Karen2
re: number 9
should be rendered.
ugo no shuu : a multitude of crows
Thank you K2–
I will do a full system scan in a bit!
now I can close these XP antivirus pop ups-
Derek, Good one…..
Susan, if you already have one virus protection do not add another…..
and a sign at my old VFW post was this
above the bar it says:
I have had my hip broke twice, by back broke 3 times, been shot, stabbed, and thrown to the ground…and on my worst day I could still beat the he!! out of you!! (and if I can’t those broken boys sittin at the bar sure can)
It’s kind of a spin on an old john wayne quote
Help– I need advice– yes to XP antivirus?
Susan……….you’re opening up a whole slew come-backs in my mind with the Trojan stuff………..but you’ve been picked on enough today……..darn,
Should I download XP antivirus? I have Registry Smart– adware alert and theh McAFEE or whatever that is–
@Susan-AZ
“number 4– the correct way”
hyakubun wa ikken ni shikazu
Seeing (something) once is better than hearing (it) one hundred times.
Patty - so, you are going to have a tornado drill…… go outside…….. yep, you must work for the government!
Patty, dang I missed the sign
My favorite
Be respectful..
Be respected…
Be forgetful…
Be ejected!!
Thats the sign at my local veterans watering hole
Oh dear–
security just told me a Trojan has been removed!
Karen2…i had to go back and read #9….funny!!!
what about number 4– the correct way– this one can be used frequently– (so I can jot down on my notes here and use for future reference)
LDG–
This is why I like number 8- story of my life!
ohhh John that was good!!
k2….no place for us to go here, cept outside to see what all the comotion is about! Go figure, part of emergency management and no storm shelter!
@Karen2
“Could this be the beginning of Europe again standing up for Israel? It certainly is needed.”
Here’s hoping it is a good start.
@Susan-AZ
“Is number 8 correct? I like that one-”
should be, in modifed hepburn romanization (the best system for that):
kuchi wa wazawai no mon
literally : The mouth is the gate of evil.
said to explain something mis-spoken, once the error is noted.
LDG - report for Avi.
Could this be the beginning of Europe again standing up for Israel? It certainly is needed.
Patty……..you asked, where we go in case of a tornado in the house of Adam?…….Answer: Bill O’s web address……..he’s good at stopping the spinnig and, if all else fails, he’ll ‘bloviate’ the storm away.
Susan, I thought #9 sounded like the democratic party
(ducking now, to avoid the objects being thown my way)
Is it safe to run XP ANITVIRUS?
@Avi, when he wanders in
Favorable report on President Peres visiting France:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=88105858
LDG - hai
(just copying Susan and her language lessons)
As for direction….Adam can try, but we seem to always drift off topic. Sometimes we do return to the topic….
re: 1. (abu hachi torazu) = To fall between two stools.
dang i hate it when that happens! *L*
Is number 8 correct? I like that one-
Patty - need wireless laptop so you can take Adam with you…..
@Susan-AZ
some of those are not rigorously correct, but they are fun aren’t they?
@Karen2
oh no… a derailment of one’s cognition… wonder if that needs a special clean-up, eh?
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We are being the silly ones today. Here’s hoping our good host gets ‘Stateside safely. We seem to be in need of some direction.
ahhh haaa BUT…its not usually intentional!!! *L*
fyi…
KS state wide tornado drill in 30 minutes….the “season” approaches! ..where do we go in the house of adam?
I am in East Asian studies and LDG is teaching us Greek and Latin-
Drawing: Cartoons (Manga) and
Japanese Idioms (Kotowaza)
speech that is an intentional change of subject.”
I think we do quite well at this–
LDG- I did not know that…..alwasy thought digression was me just losing my train of thought……
K2–
YES– Low in carbs too!!
LDG–
I am having fun-
Examples of Japanese Idioms
1. (abu hachi torazu) = To fall between two stools.
If you run after both the horsefly and the bee, you will end up catching neither.
2. (deru kui ha utareru) =Great winds blow on high hills. = The highest branch is not the safest roost.
Too tall a pile is hit on the top; too excellent man invites envy.
3. (hana yori dango) = Pudding before praise.
Dumplings are better than cherry flowers.
4. (hyakubun ikken ni shikazu) = Seeing is believing.
One picture is worth a thousand words.
5. (ishibashi o tataite wataru) = Forewarned is forearmed. = Good watch prevents misfortune.
Strike the stone bridge for defects before crossing it.
6. (issun no mushi nimo gobu no tamashii) = Tread on a warm and it will turn.
Even an inch-long insect has a half inch mind.
7. (kabe ni mimi) = Fields have eyes, and woods have ears.
Walls have ears.
8. (kuchi ha wazawai no mon) = Better the foot slip than the tongue.
The mouth is the gate of evil.
9. (ugo no syuu) = The mob has many heads but no brains.
A mindless mob, like a multitude of crows.
the characters did not copy!
Patty- digression was fun. Thanks….plus, with my short attention span, how can i stay on one subject at a time?
@Patty
I was wondering if we qualified:
“Digression (parekbasis in Greek, egressio, digressio and excursion in Latin) is a section of a composition or speech that is an intentional change of subject.”
((grin))
Adam….yep, the digression was my fault …again!
Didnt want you to think i changed my ways or anything! *L*
nope, color not open for decisions! That part is done! *L*
I used the “seal” as watermark and navy blue for the print.
Susan
and, did you know Miller Lite is a diet drink? that is why you can have as many as you like.
Now we have to discuss the colors— red, white, and blue?
refer back to post of Adam’s– loooooooooooooooong day if I am not happy–
K2–
OK….So.
I”ll do it this way….
Please show respect
towards fellow compatriots
to uphold the American Legion beliefs.
~Still Serving America…
For God and Country~
~per the crew at Housley’s House
Miller Lite for me– not as filling–
And, used Susan’s sentence structure….. SORRY!
@Patty
That will do nicely, I think.
FL…i cant begin to imagine that rumble. would be cool to be that close.
cough, cough-
I moved the uphold to the third sentence originially– LOL
Patty, thank you….. but, can’t take full credit….
used LDG’s suggestion of another word for comrades.
used John’s suggestion of reversing the last two lines of the motto….
@Susan-AZ
“do the Japanese drink Bud”
(1) expensive, imported, not quite as fresh as you might like it, so occasionally yes.
but
(2) ‘we’ drink a lot of beer, especially in summer time, but mostly local brews.
and
anyone who really likes beer knows Bud (esp. Bud Light) is ’sex in a canoe’.
Here is Kenny-
I like K2’s i think.
Please show respect
towards fellow compatriots
to uphold the American Legion beliefs.
~Still Serving America…
For God and Country~
Thank you girls– my best yet!
so what is going to be the final?
FL-Sunshine:
No, unfortunately I cannot see the launches from where I live, only on TV like everyone else.
…..my what big lips you have!
Susan, that lipstick color is perfect! also, love the new glasses…..
LDG–
THAT Hai was wrong– do the Japanese drink Bud?
i would guess that since you are a american legion “guest” (if not a veteran) then you would be asked to follow thier beliefs?
making the motto/creed for everyone present?
And here is my latest picture– took it yesterday
Meaning of compatriot –
1. A person from one’s own country.
2. A colleague.
Patty mentioned not everyone present would be a veteran….
but, see what you mean….is the motto about the veterans for for all who visit to follow….
John…funny you brought that up, cause that is what the signs are for! but i didnt want to sound like a lush! ha ha
K2…i like it!!
@John
((grin)) can’t argue with that.
@Susan-AZ (when you get back)
a brief moment of using hai, gone terribly wrong.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNGCau4kNLo&feature=related
And add- drinks are on us
I posted it for you and LDG
Please show respect
towards fellow compatriots
to uphold the American Legion’s creed
~Still Serving America…
For God and Country~
Is this for everyone? Or the veterans?
cause then I would use veterans-