rene Posted October 24, 2022 It's nice to see old friends! Warm greetings. (-: 10 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
liminal_luke Posted October 24, 2022 Good to see you rene! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rene Posted October 24, 2022 Good to see you too, friend. T'was your posts in the OD thread that tipped my scale to come. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rene Posted October 24, 2022 2 hours ago, ilumairen said: rene!!! Hey Hi !! Delighted to see you !! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blue eyed snake Posted October 24, 2022 welcome back 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rene Posted October 24, 2022 Thanks @blue eyed snake and @Cobie 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nungali Posted October 24, 2022 Hey Rene , have you ever tried blindfolded archery ? - you dont know what you're missing ! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rene Posted October 24, 2022 8 minutes ago, Nungali said: Hey Rene , have you ever tried blindfolded archery ? - you dont know what you're missing ! I shoot instinctively - and so far I haven't missed. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rene Posted October 24, 2022 Nice to see you, btw; you old reprobate. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nungali Posted October 24, 2022 1 hour ago, rene said: I shoot instinctively - and so far I haven't missed. Yeah... its an interesting that . I and we ( a LOT of people ... all of a sudden , well, over the last few months ) been invaded by annoying destructive bush turkeys - they are ***** ! So I got a cheap bow and arrows like the second one : I use blunts, intention is to scare off turkeys, not to have them running around with arrows sticking out of them. No matter what I do or how careful I am I usually miss when practising ( I got no training or instruction whatsoever ) ... yet, when I deliberately be 'not ready' , turn/spin and quickly shoot without really aiming, I somehow manage to hit the target more . 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nungali Posted October 24, 2022 1 hour ago, rene said: Nice to see you, btw; you old reprobate. Hey ! Wait a minute ! I just looked that up ; 'a depraved, unprincipled, or wicked person' ...... harumph ! - by the way , you still got that dorky husband ? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rene Posted October 25, 2022 35 minutes ago, Nungali said: Yeah... its an interesting that . I and we ( a LOT of people ... all of a sudden , well, over the last few months ) been invaded by annoying destructive bush turkeys - they are ***** ! So I got a cheap bow and arrows like the second one : I use blunts, intention is to scare off turkeys, not to have them running around with arrows sticking out of them. No matter what I do or how careful I am I usually miss when practising ( I got no training or instruction whatsoever ) ... yet, when I deliberately be 'not ready' , turn/spin and quickly shoot without really aiming, I somehow manage to hit the target more . Yeah... that's kind of a 'Use the Force, Luke' thing. Hey, I'm serious! We generally do better when we get our selves out of the way. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rene Posted October 25, 2022 35 minutes ago, Nungali said: Hey ! Wait a minute ! I just looked that up ; 'a depraved, unprincipled, or wicked person' ...... harumph ! - by the way , you still got that dorky husband ? No more dorky husband. He got killed up on the mountain late June '21. But I am shackin up (for now) with a crazy cowboy in the deep woods of East Texas. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rene Posted October 25, 2022 @Shadow_self Aw.. it's okay! But I guess that was kind of a thread stopper. Tom was killed by a swarm of yellow-jackets. He'd bent over behind our cabin to lift something off the ground; they'd had a nest under it and all swarmed out and stung him on top of his head. He wasn't allergic - the coroner said it was the quantity of stings. Death sucks for sure, but this was a good one because 1) he died at home, in my arms, on our mountain, 2) death came fast - in less than 2 minutes. I had him cremated and his ashes are spread up on top of our mountain. He'd have wanted that. How I ended up in Texas is a whole 'nother story. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shadow_self Posted October 25, 2022 4 minutes ago, rene said: @Shadow_self Aw.. it's okay! But I guess that was kind of a thread stopper. Tom was killed by a swarm of yellow-jackets. He'd bent over behind our cabin to lift something off the ground; they'd had a nest under it and all swarmed out and stung him on top of his head. He wasn't allergic - the coroner said it was the quantity of stings. Death sucks for sure, but this was a good one because 1) he died at home, in my arms, on our mountain, 2) death came fast - in less than 2 minutes. I had him cremated and his ashes are spread up on top of our mountain. He'd have wanted that. How I ended up in Texas is a whole 'nother story. I remember Rene you posted this over on another forum where I happened upon it . It was sad to read. It is nice to see you again however I hope you are doing better and enjoying Texas 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rene Posted October 25, 2022 1 hour ago, Shadow_self said: I remember Rene you posted this over on another forum where I happened upon it . It was sad to read. It is nice to see you again however I hope you are doing better and enjoying Texas Ah..right! Over in OriginalDao. I recall now telling about it, and that I was going offline for a while. I was surprised to find OD gone when I came back on recently - so decided to check in here. Texas is fun, and the warmer winter was nice. I sold the mountain and who knows where life will take me next... but I'm in no hurry to leave. Hope all is well with you! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nungali Posted October 25, 2022 (edited) 3 hours ago, rene said: @Shadow_self Aw.. it's okay! But I guess that was kind of a thread stopper. Tom was killed by a swarm of yellow-jackets. He'd bent over behind our cabin to lift something off the ground; they'd had a nest under it and all swarmed out and stung him on top of his head. He wasn't allergic - the coroner said it was the quantity of stings. Death sucks for sure, but this was a good one because 1) he died at home, in my arms, on our mountain, 2) death came fast - in less than 2 minutes. I had him cremated and his ashes are spread up on top of our mountain. He'd have wanted that. How I ended up in Texas is a whole 'nother story. Wow ! I had no idea they could do that , they look like bees . And people say Australia has a lot of things that can kill you ! Some of our wasps are huge and ferocious looking . So I had to look it up - not dangerous unless you are allergic .... OR get many stings . It does seem very strange though ... one of those weird twists life sometimes offers us . That must have been some experience ! The two of you alone 'up on the mountain' and hubby dying in your arms ... still, better (IMO) than some crappy hospital room in a city with all sorts of shit going on . But still tough . I remember years back when my young beautiful friend was dying, I was with her just beforehand and she said "I'm dying ." I said , " Yeah ... I know . " Then she said "Who will look after my little baby ? " - becasue she recently had a baby ... that was tough !-anyway , I got a smiley photo of her on the window sill Texas deep woods in the east ? I will have to check that out . . Edited October 25, 2022 by Nungali 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rene Posted October 25, 2022 @Nungali Yeah - I didn't know there were this many trees in Texas till I got down here! Plus. we're a half day's drive to the Gulf...which is also verrrry nice And cheers to you sir, re your young friend. Your being there helped her, I'm certain. 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rene Posted July 10, 2023 Hey hi Time for my annual drop in; nice to see the site going strong! Sorry to hear about Cheya - that was a nice write up for such a gentle spirit. Gonna peek around some to see if anything has changed, or if anyone has changed their minds about anything... Guessing not; after being in the same spot for 10+ years - why would anyone change now? LOL I'm not one to talk, though. Still Viking, still anarchist, still raisin a bit of hell. Wishing the best for everybody - Warm* greetings! Rene *Actually, hot & humid greetings; still in Texas. 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nungali Posted July 13, 2023 Harumph ! - its a bit like when an old friend drops in , but has to keep on going .... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nungali Posted July 13, 2023 On 7/11/2023 at 6:22 AM, rene said: Hey hi Time for my annual drop in; nice to see the site going strong! Sorry to hear about Cheya - that was a nice write up for such a gentle spirit. Gonna peek around some to see if anything has changed, or if anyone has changed their minds about anything... Guessing not; after being in the same spot for 10+ years - why would anyone change now? LOL ... Well I have ! I stopped having toast for breakfast . Also my doctor asked me to watch my salt and alcohol intake . Last time I went , he asked " Have you cut back on salt ? " I had to give him something ... " Yes, I have stopped salting my margarita glass ." 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rene Posted July 18, 2023 On 7/13/2023 at 5:27 PM, Nungali said: Well I have ! I stopped having toast for breakfast . Also my doctor asked me to watch my salt and alcohol intake . Last time I went , he asked " Have you cut back on salt ? " I had to give him something ... " Yes, I have stopped salting my margarita glass ." Wow! They still let you play in here?!? Good on 'em! Grand to see you, ancient friend. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
