Yeah, regular communication with North Korea would likely get you on a list. :)

South Korea.

Buddy of mine used to teach English in Korea, we sent stuff back and forth all the time.

They’re fast, faster than you can imagine, don’t look away and don’t blink. Blink and you’re dead.

That’s actually a complicated story…

It goes back to a book called “Holy Blood, Holy Grail” back in 1982.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Holy_Blood_and_the_Holy_Grail

Then you have Foucalt’s Pendulum (1988) - https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foucault’s_Pendulum

The comic book series “Preacher” 66 monthly issues from 1995 to 2000. - https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preacher_(comics)

Da Vinci Code (2003) - https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Da_Vinci_Code

It’s the book that kicked the Davinci Code to death and left it bleeding in a gutter.

There is not a lot “light” about Umberto Eco, but How to Travel With a Salmon is one of them.

I highly suggest the Umberto Eco book “How to Travel With a Salmon”. It’s a collection of short essays on a variety of topics.

I miss the Arby-Q. I think it’s been 20-30 years now?

I don’t believe he fucked an ostrich…

Based on that photo though… his DAD…

I was going to say “books” as I have my own library, a little free library for donations, and a comic book room.

But it’s really any physical media. Books, DVD, Blu Ray, UHD, Video Games.

Really the only gap is music, I’ve never been much of a music guy, but for what I LIKE, I go whole hog and get the discography. Beatles, Pink Floyd, Chris Smither, Kelly Hogan, Cake.

Like the above user says, start with the macro settings on your phone, take a BUNCH of pictures, then figure out what the limits are and invest in the gear that gets you over those particular humps.

It’s hard for anyone else to guess at what makes you satisfied or not, but if you’re happy with the macro settings on your phone, you can invest in data storage, tripods, bi-pods, etc. for the camera you already have.

https://amateurphotographer.com/buying-advice/best-smartphones-for-macro/

^ This - Plus “nature photography” is a WIDE category. You need a totally different setup for landscape photography than you do for close up macro photography.

This:

vs. This:

Are both “nature photography” but need different gear and settings.

Figure out what you want to do, then figure out where your current technology limits you.

It’s weird to me what people tolerate in red states that we absolutely do not here in Oregon.

Random sobriety checkpoints were found to be unconstitutional here. You can’t just decide to close a road and pull everyone over.

Red states apparently love that shit.

https://romanolawpc.com/oregon-dui-checkpoints/

“Before government officials can embark on a search or seizure for evidence to be used for this purpose, they must have individualized suspicion of wrongdoing. Further, unless they can show to a court’s satisfaction, after the fact, that they did not have time to obtain a warrant, the authorities must have judicial authorization, in the form of a warrant, before the search or seizure.

Defendant was seized when his vehicle was stopped. His vehicle is, like other possessions, an “effect” in which he is entitled to be “secure against unreasonable search, or seizure.” Or. Const. Art. I, § 9. His person and documents were searched and the evidence obtained was used to convict him of a crime.

These acts occurred in the absence of any belief that he had committed an offense. The officers did not comply with the constitutional standards for searches and seizures. Or. Const. Art. I, § 9. The evidence must be suppressed.”

Police have become overly militarized and see the people they are supposed to assist as “the enemy”.

We need a return to community policing, where everyone in the neighborhood knows the local cop, and the local cop knows everyone.

End “Warrior Training”: (NSFW)

https://youtu.be/Wf4cea5oObY#t=11m42s

Go back to Community Policing:

https://okb.oregon.gov/Pages/community-policing-in-portland.aspx

Aerial roots. Your cactus might think it’s not getting enough sunlight:

https://www.torontomastergardeners.ca/askagardener/strange-growths-on-my-cactus-plant/#%3A~%3Atext=Low+light+can+cause+the%2Cfind+more+water+or+nutrients.