Quasimodo wrote:Costco. I always imagine a beautiful, young Chinese girl lovingly sewing my briefs together when I slip on my Kirklands.
By the way, Quas this reminds me of a story. I was trekking around Kathmandu one late afternoon and walked up some dark alley with my two friends. We walked past an open door and I looked in. Guess what I saw? Piles and piles of BYU sweaters. There were a couple of women sitting on the concrete floor toiling away, sewing them by hand.
At the risk of a total derail, how did you get to Kathmandu? I remember from your earlier posts that this was not your mission.
You must have been a bit of a rebel even before you strayed from the path. Nepal is someplace I've always wanted to visit. Were you climbing on that trip?
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Quasimodo wrote:At the risk of a total derail, how did you get to Kathmandu? I remember from your earlier posts that this was not your mission.
You must have been a bit of a rebel even before you strayed from the path. Nepal is someplace I've always wanted to visit. Were you climbing on that trip?
It was post-mission. My two roomates and I just decided it was time to see the world so we bought a plane ticket and took off. We visited Nepal, India, Thailand, and Cambodia. We enrolled in a semester of Independent study classes through BYU and studied World Religions and some anthropology stuff. Some things I saw still make me kind of sad. But other than that, it was beautiful. I ate a lot of excellent food and lost weight and learned a lot. I would go back with my family if I could.
The current mission president in Cambodia made a special trip to see me at the house I was living in. He came to warn me of the dangers of marrying one of the locals. This is a very different story and a derail so... later.
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Oh for shame, how the mortals put the blame on us gods, for they say evils come from us, but it is they, rather, who by their own recklessness win sorrow beyond what is given... Zeus (1178 BC)
Quasimodo wrote:At the risk of a total derail, how did you get to Kathmandu? I remember from your earlier posts that this was not your mission.
You must have been a bit of a rebel even before you strayed from the path. Nepal is someplace I've always wanted to visit. Were you climbing on that trip?
It was post-mission. My two roomates and I just decided it was time to see the world so we bought a plane ticket and took off. We visited Nepal, India, Thailand, and Cambodia. We enrolled in a semester of Independent study classes through BYU and studied World Religions and some anthropology stuff. Some things I saw still make me kind of sad. But other than that, it was beautiful. I ate a lot of excellent food and lost weight and learned a lot. I would go back with my family if I could.
I'm envious! I grew up hearing stories about that part of the world from my Dad. I never made the trip. Maybe in my retirement.
Do you think that this trip of your's changed your view of the world?
This, or any other post that I have made or will make in the future, is strictly my own opinion and consequently of little or no value.
"Faith is believing something you know ain't true" Twain.
Isn't one of Life's Rules that whenever someone starts off a conversation by telling you what kind of underwear they're wearing, you should be extra cautious?
edited to add: Not being aware of that rule got me married, once, a long time ago.
Morley wrote:Isn't one of Life's Rules that whenever someone starts off a conversation by telling you what kind of underwear they're wearing, you should be extra cautious.
Especially if they volunteer the information that they are not wearing any underwear.
This, or any other post that I have made or will make in the future, is strictly my own opinion and consequently of little or no value.
"Faith is believing something you know ain't true" Twain.
Quasimodo wrote:Especially if they volunteer the information that they are not wearing any underwear.
Hey! I said I tried it once (a long time ago). For shame! I would never tell strangers online I was going Commando at the moment.
Oh for shame, how the mortals put the blame on us gods, for they say evils come from us, but it is they, rather, who by their own recklessness win sorrow beyond what is given... Zeus (1178 BC)
Fruit of the Loom, for me baby. And I take extra care to wear colored undershirts. Don't want the Ward members to get unjustifiably hopeful when they see me and think I'm still wearing the magic stuff.
Oh... and in terms of briefs... I love the underarmor briefs, even though they are 'spensive.
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