The art of doing absolutely nothing

Charles Bailey2 said:Where was he actually taking you? 😍
The commander is a star, by the way. The colonel is a dog. 🤣

Oops 🙂 I thought you were talking about the dog 😵 Nope, we just wandered down some new side streets, checked out a few new corners, but he ended up bringing me right back home 🥳>

Charles Bailey2 said:It’s all about popularity. 🤣

The Eternal City—it's all perfectly clear 😬

Man, there's zero laid-backness today. Some of these videos show stuff you couldn't even unscrew with a can of WD-40... Is it a mouse tail or a grinder? Just crude...

The videos are killing me, but they aren't getting to me...
Coffee break.
Everything smells amazing.
I just love the Mediterranean Coast, especially because of the scents. We're talking about medicinal herbs here. Out here, there isn't a single wild plant that doesn't have some healing properties...
One of my favorites is lemon balm. It’s practically sacred, given the name. Or mint, or sage... just pure beauty.
It made me think about that debate we had earlier regarding salad and coffee. I was actually surprised by how little people seem to know about it...
Try adding some fresh young leaves of rosemary to a salad. It's incredible.
There's actually an interesting bit of history regarding rosemary. Back in the day, Charlemagne supposedly decreed—there's even documentation for it—that every homeowner had to grow rosemary in their yard. That's probably why he earned the title "Great"...
Anyway, give this rosemary trick a shot and let me know what you think...

Can't wait for my vacation 🕺

Jacob Thompson3 said:Well, there’s zero laid-backness today. Some screws are so stuck even the WD-40 won't budge them... Is it a mouse tail or an angle grinder I need? Pretty rough.

Yeah, those damn screws are winning today. Sleep beat me to it. Angle grinder it is. Rough...
There was some blood involved, too.
I hate locksmithing.

Rachel Palmer56 said:I can't wait for my vacation 🕺

Where are you heading? 🍿

@Jacob Thompson3/">@@Jacob Thompson3, were those bloodthirsty mosquitoes or what? 🍿

Man, easy for you to talk shit when you don't have a clue.
I'm over here talking about grinders, blood, welding, and WD-40, while you're rambling on about wizards, the underworld, and horoscopes.
And it wasn't some bloody mosquitoes, it was a bloody angle grinder. I’m out here earning new macho scars... right down to the bone.
Well, at least it kept me busy.
I actually started reading Harry Potter back when the first editions came out (maybe from Scholastic?). At first, I was hooked. The imagination... the way they built that world so convincingly. But then the second, the third part... just repetition. Where does it end? Then it all got commercialized with the movies, so I just gave up on it. Since when did you see an angle grinder in HP?
It's the exact same story with A Song of Ice and Fire. Read the first edition myself (Scholastic again?). Same thing—great imagination, great immersion. But then the second, then the third... characters, lands, who even cares anymore. And then once it got turned into those big movie franchises... and when they opened some tacky museum or whatever in Miami... it just feels cheap.
Anyway, I get the feeling that silver-haired dragon girl and that northern half-brother will eventually find each other. Though, honestly, even the author probably hasn't figured that out yet...
That whole mosquito thing actually made me think about patenting a new method for dealing with them. Using an angle grinder. Picture this: us running around at night, just grinding mosquitoes into dust. Vivid, isn't it...

Spent the day nursing my wounds after some grinding work... Grabbed a beer and headed out to my own little slice of paradise in Miami.
A tiny little church, maybe two centuries old, tucked away next to an old cemetery. There’s a well just outside the graveyard gates.
I have this little ritual where I show up with a cold one and just sit by that well. It's surrounded by pines, cypress, linden, and chestnut trees... it smells just like the Mediterranean Coast.
But the silence...! God, the silence is something else. You don't hear a single human sound. Nothing at all, except for when I crack open the beer. Just birds, crickets, cicadas... and the wind.
Do you guys have a spot like that? A special place of your own? Something you bring along to sip on while you sit there...?

Jacob Thompson3 said:I spent today nursing my wounds (literally, using a grinder). Now I'm buying a beer and heading to my own little sanctuary (Big S).
A tiny church, 200 years old, surrounded by an old cemetery. There's a well just outside the graveyard.
It’s a tradition of mine—show up with a beer and sit by that well in peace. Pines, cypress, linden, chestnut trees everywhere. It smells like the Mediterranean Coast.
But the silence...! God, the silence is heavy. You don't hear a single human sound. Nothing! Only when I crack open a beer. Birds, crickets, cicadas... just the wind.
Do you guys have a spot like that? A "Special" (Big S) place? Do you bring anything to drink or snack on while you're there? What?

Ero and I have one too, out here in the hills. Woods, a creek, rocks, and absolutely nobody around. Just us and the local wildlife. We pack some food, a thermos of coffee, and an empty bottle, because the water in the creek is so clear and cold it's pure bliss. 🥳
We usually end up staying all day. 🙂

Hey Baćo, you ready for the season opener?

Charles Bailey2 said:Baćo, you ready for the season opener...

?
If you're talking about me, then it's Jacob Thompson3...
Baćo reminds me of that marathon runner from Miami... personally, I couldn't run a mile if my life depended on it...
Even the name Jacob Thompson3 just sounds like something out of a debauched novel...
Just so we're all clear...

hiddenmarlin14 said:Ero and I have it too, out here in the hills of the Pacific Northwest... just woods, a creek, rocks, and absolutely nobody else around. We bring some snacks, a thermos of coffee, and an empty bottle since the water in the creek is so clear and cold it’s pure bliss to drink 🥳
we usually end up staying all day 🙂

Well, sounds lovely. But to me, that just sounds like a little picnic... you really have to prepare for this stuff.
My own watering hole is right on my commute from work back home.
But those hills of yours are yours. Respect.

Jacob Thompson3 said:?
If you're talking about me, then it's definitely Buddy.
Buddy makes me think of that marathon runner from Boston. I'm definitely not much of a runner myself.
More like Buddy, which brings to mind a total Bacchanalia.
Just letting everyone know!

Bacchanalia

Jacob Thompson3 said:Yeah, nice. But that sounds more like a day trip to me. You’re supposed to actually prepare for this stuff.
My backyard is right on the way from work to my house.
But hey, your mountains are your own. Respect.

Prepare? Please. We always have blankets in the trunk, we either make sandwiches at home or grab something on the road, sometimes we just pack leftovers from dinner. Just brew a thermos of coffee, hop in the car, and we’re there in twenty minutes. 🙂

@Buddy, just suffer in silence—people tend to talk too much when things are actually going well 😬

Martin seems to have a bit too much energy in the bedroom, though he’s still no Prince Nothing 😁

Anthony Nguyen81 said:Where are you heading? 🍿

@Buddy, were those just bloodthirsty mosquitoes or what? 🍿

The ocean, of Greece, Chicago, a trip to the countryside, and then a weekend in London.🙂

Rachel Palmer56 said:More, Greece, New York, a field of peppers—and then a weekend getaway in London.🙂

Of Greece? 🍿

The rest of the plan isn't half bad—honestly. 😁

The Olympics are probably already a done deal🙂

Yeah, even though I really hate traveling more than I should😳

Rachel Palmer56 said:The Olympics are likely a done deal at this point.🙂

Sure—even if I've grown rather tired of constant travel.😳

Why? It’s actually pretty cool. 😁