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I wonder how many rounds of voting it will take. I want the Filipino to be Pope.

@jon-nyc said in Preach the gospel at all times.:

Wow.

Well, I’m sad. I liked this pope. I was glued to the live broadcasts when he visited Canada, specifically here in Alberta in 2022. His words and prayers were heartfelt, sincere. Made me reflect and commit being a better person. Perhaps @Tom-K knows, @Ivorythumper for sure, but what are the specific prayers we Catholics pray after a pope dies? Rosaries?

Wow. That was great! Love this.

I remember running a marathon at Virginia Beach and experiencing sales people at the hotel where I stayed which also had timeshare units. I kept thinking to myself.. Maintenance fees? Ok, but what happens when something major happens eg. the roof caves in, the pool cracks open and leaks everywhere?
With condo units of any kind, buying or time share, I think a person needs to project and anticipate what can happen in 10 yrs. Buying is easy, but selling can be hard. Major repairs will always be needed. Peoples’ life situations always evolve.

Fantastic pictures! Thanks so much for sharing

Happy Birthday! I really miss you.

Well you got me there @Jolly . No, I’ve never bled picking cotton; I’ve only seen a cotton gin in a museum, my ancestors weren’t sharecroppers, or slave owners, and my experience with garment sewing with Huntsville’s Martha Pullen was limited to me just living there learning using Swiss and Egyptian cotton, not your SW produced Supima, which yes, is a decent export. I do know the U.S. is a major producer of cotton fibre. But there’s no way you’ve the land, climate, people or industry to satisfy yourselves and the world. And you don’t do wool like the Aussie’s.

@NobodySock .. I won’t even start, but there’s no amount of cannabis that could kill the pain of envy I have for you now. I’ll have to wait for death and hope for Heaven.

Being a sewist, I also think of textiles and clothing. The U.S. (Canada too) are huge consumers. I think the U.S. buys more to wear than any country globally. Not googling, but I think I read something like 70% of U.S. textiles and garments are made in countries like China, Vietnam, India. These areas of manufacturing account for something like 10% of global CO2 emissions. I’m sure too we’ve heard of the water pollution devastation due to dyeing and finishing processes. I think textile making ranks real high, like ?#3, as far as industrial pollution. These 2 industries employ millions globally and generate huge profits for big companies. What is your President’s grand plan for this other than overseas tariffs? Are Americans going to revive cotton production? How about wool? Where’s your farm land now for this, given our huge appetite for apparel? Is it hot enough, cold enough, nicely fertile now in the U.S. to produce huge amounts of quality natural fibre? Can you, given our present obscene consumption with clothing? What about synthetic fibre production and manufacturing? The U.S. is the #1 exporter of polyethylene for this purpose. Are you going to turn this around, to create textiles, to further pollute your own rivers making synthetics? Are you going to employ masses of low paid home grown labor needed for sewing 24/7 in workrooms the size of football fields? Yes, lots is automated now, cutting edge (ha)with lasers, precisely done overseas .. but lots remains manual labor.

…Just stuff I think of as I piece a quilt with cotton produced in Japan, thread in Italy, on a machine (designed in Germany) made in Taiwan.

I still remember that first mortgage. It was at 7.25% and made me so nervous. I did everything I could to get that thing paid off early.

I was thinking of you too @taiwan_girl . Am glad you’re okay

B.C. land prices have just soared. Having any of it is pure gold.

I hate debt so I don’t have any. Hoping to make it to the end debt free, lol.

You were very smart @Renauda . And you timed it right.

Yikes. Glad you’re out of there!

That looks delicious @Mik

You’re a good dad. Both of you are so lucky to see him. If I could go back in time I’d like to see Jeff Beck, Stevie Ray Vaughan, and Prince. They were my favs. There are 2 kid prodigies I follow on IG who I think are great: Taj Farrant and Justin Lee Schultz.

Gosh I’m thankful my kid isn’t spouting off stuff like this on social media.
That was hard to listen too.

Report back Mik. I’ve been wanting one too!