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  • C Catseye3
    22 Feb 2023, 19:12

    Hey, Jon. Is it permissible to tell what you do in these trips overseas? Curious minds want to know.

    If you can't talk about it, that's okay. I'll just suffer in silence.

    Thanks in advance.

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    Horace
    wrote on 22 Feb 2023, 19:58 last edited by
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    @Catseye3 said in Hey 89:

    Hey, Jon. Is it permissible to tell what you do in these trips overseas? Curious minds want to know.

    If you can't talk about it, that's okay. I'll just suffer in silence.

    Thanks in advance.

    He could tell us, but then would have to kill us. Jon, please put your tales of travel in a spoiler tag. I promise I won’t read. I want to live.

    Education is extremely important.

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    • H Horace
      22 Feb 2023, 19:58

      @Catseye3 said in Hey 89:

      Hey, Jon. Is it permissible to tell what you do in these trips overseas? Curious minds want to know.

      If you can't talk about it, that's okay. I'll just suffer in silence.

      Thanks in advance.

      He could tell us, but then would have to kill us. Jon, please put your tales of travel in a spoiler tag. I promise I won’t read. I want to live.

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      Catseye3
      wrote on 22 Feb 2023, 20:18 last edited by
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      @Horace said in Hey 89:

      please put your tales of travel in a spoiler tag. I promise I won’t read. I want to live.

      Ach, well, if you insist.

      Success is measured by your discipline and inner peace. – Mike Ditka

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      • C Catseye3
        22 Feb 2023, 20:18

        @Horace said in Hey 89:

        please put your tales of travel in a spoiler tag. I promise I won’t read. I want to live.

        Ach, well, if you insist.

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        jon-nyc
        wrote on 23 Feb 2023, 12:42 last edited by
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        @Catseye3

        Just plain tourism. Walk around some interesting neighborhoods, visit some museums. Took a cable car into the slummier areas up the mountainsides. Relaxed in the back yard of the villa I rented. Lots of nice meals.

        We’ve been in Medellin since Saturday morning. Today we fly to Bogotá until Sunday. I wanted more days here because the weather is nicer and I wanted to acclimate to the altitude here (5k ft) before going to Bogotá (8,600 ft).

        "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
        -Cormac McCarthy

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          jon-nyc
          wrote on 23 Feb 2023, 12:48 last edited by
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          Medellin has lovely weather year round. It’s only about 400mi from the equator but because of the altitude it’s not scorching hot.

          High temps are 80 or so all year. Lows are low 60s. When you wake up and go to bed it’s cool outside.

          Bogotá is even closer to the equator (300mi) but due to altitude high temps are in the upper 60s all year round. Lows in the 40s. Jacket weather most of the day.

          "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
          -Cormac McCarthy

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          • J jon-nyc
            23 Feb 2023, 12:42

            @Catseye3

            Just plain tourism. Walk around some interesting neighborhoods, visit some museums. Took a cable car into the slummier areas up the mountainsides. Relaxed in the back yard of the villa I rented. Lots of nice meals.

            We’ve been in Medellin since Saturday morning. Today we fly to Bogotá until Sunday. I wanted more days here because the weather is nicer and I wanted to acclimate to the altitude here (5k ft) before going to Bogotá (8,600 ft).

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            Catseye3
            wrote on 23 Feb 2023, 12:49 last edited by
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            @jon-nyc said in Hey 89:

            Just plain tourism.

            Ah so. For no good reason I've assumed you travel in connection with your association.

            Success is measured by your discipline and inner peace. – Mike Ditka

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            • C Catseye3
              23 Feb 2023, 12:49

              @jon-nyc said in Hey 89:

              Just plain tourism.

              Ah so. For no good reason I've assumed you travel in connection with your association.

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              jon-nyc
              wrote on 23 Feb 2023, 12:49 last edited by
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              @Catseye3

              Very often I do. Mostly domestic though in April I’ll be in Dublin for an international conference.

              "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
              -Cormac McCarthy

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                89th
                wrote on 23 Feb 2023, 13:20 last edited by
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                So...who are you traveling with, Jon? :devilhorns: (Yes, I still use emoji short code from the OCR days)

                Cool to hear about the climate. Sounds terrific. How's humidity? I look forward to traveling a lot if I can hopefully remain healthy by the time the kids are old enough (or even graduated). I really enjoy it.

                Also, be safe. The internet is full of videos of people getting mugged in Columbia...but usually if it's 2am and you're walking home from a bar. So you should be ok.

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                  jon-nyc
                  wrote on 23 Feb 2023, 13:23 last edited by
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                  I’m with my Romanian muse.

                  "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
                  -Cormac McCarthy

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                    Jolly
                    wrote on 23 Feb 2023, 13:47 last edited by
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                    "Bond."

                    "Jon Bond."

                    [Cue Music]

                    “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                    Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                    • J Jolly
                      23 Feb 2023, 13:47

                      "Bond."

                      "Jon Bond."

                      [Cue Music]

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                      Catseye3
                      wrote on 23 Feb 2023, 13:49 last edited by
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                      @Jolly said in Hey 89:

                      "Bond."
                      "Jon Bond."
                      [Cue Music]

                      Jon Bond Jovi.

                      Success is measured by your discipline and inner peace. – Mike Ditka

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                        89th
                        wrote on 23 Feb 2023, 16:32 last edited by
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                        @jon-nyc is planting avocado seeds:

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                        • 8 89th
                          23 Feb 2023, 16:32

                          @jon-nyc is planting avocado seeds:

                          7632fe8f-192e-41b0-852c-f7f8823b069a-image.png

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                          George K
                          wrote on 23 Feb 2023, 16:33 last edited by
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                          @89th that should be Latinxmetrics, ffs.

                          "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                          The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                            Catseye3
                            wrote on 24 Feb 2023, 19:57 last edited by
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                            Some years ago I redd that Colombia was developing the means to export roses. I don't know what became of that.

                            It seems as if Colombia is trying to get away from dependence on cocaine, or coca . . . ?

                            Success is measured by your discipline and inner peace. – Mike Ditka

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