2026-05-22T02:50:20Z https://njump.me Michael Perry https://njump.me/npub14t55trz88lmjkf342l7k3tedfqx9u4a8ppjeghwstpqhrr5c4ffsev8pnu https://cdn.cupoftea.social/accounts/avatars/112/768/184/770/794/300/original/3daaa40dbdd6d44a.jpeg https://cdn.cupoftea.social/accounts/avatars/112/768/184/770/794/300/original/3daaa40dbdd6d44a.jpeg https://njump.me/nevent1qqsdj9y3x2rfpweqlaqckzpg588n4hz2s88xfuzzm6jpt62rpn6nkuczyz4wj3vvgullw2exx4tl669094yqchjh5uyxt9za6pvyzuvwnz49x37cvw5 Cloud thing.<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.cupoftea.social/media_attachments/files/116/615/011/573/353/482/original/1169fc6b33525a6a.jpeg"> 2026-05-21T22:51:05Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqspdvac6awlpvy8gkhvlwk335t3a5dalgm220z5f85gm8l5yu5uxmqzyz4wj3vvgullw2exx4tl669094yqchjh5uyxt9za6pvyzuvwnz49x2899av This is so nice. I like the original but this cover. Wow. Just wow. Goose bumps. <br/><br/><a href="https://youtu.be/8hhCjMfQcyY">https://youtu.be/8hhCjMfQcyY</a> 2026-04-30T10:13:07Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqswsqmr7lww654vn37c75vvqwqewq8uekk66ammzp5shdusmxer57gzyz4wj3vvgullw2exx4tl669094yqchjh5uyxt9za6pvyzuvwnz49xv95c4j In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvfka25vx5kt0cdg8er6aged0nwz76hfl3lrq7lwnfuh77jk34rpqpz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerfw36x7tnsw43qcpv05j'>nevent1q…v05j</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpq28a33qcm3098ex0m36dkv554ufmrdak8dzwxvf3gw9g80lrcq5yqg7j87y" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpq28a33qcm3098ex0m36dkv554ufmrdak8dzwxvf3gw9g80lrcq5yqg7j87y</span> (<span class="italic">nprofile…j87y</span>)</a></span> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpq92dxh7ltd73hqpw873nvjfq0mrn68rtl6mnc7z4dcjh07806p22qmknzcd" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpq92dxh7ltd73hqpw873nvjfq0mrn68rtl6mnc7z4dcjh07806p22qmknzcd</span> (<span class="italic">nprofile…nzcd</span>)</a></span> I met this expat friend for coffee today. His first thing was to ask me if I had heard. Then he asked if I thought it was real. He brought some issues with the earlier attempt that people are also asking. 2026-04-26T12:52:06Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsvnsfapkcqlu4qlj96srawkatsl278945ddmww64wt44gcer0v5gczyz4wj3vvgullw2exx4tl669094yqchjh5uyxt9za6pvyzuvwnz49xgy57xg hello <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqvayzywjf4kgf7s6pxrf708gka79nhw9ey45e27zmrm6rfgud80ns2nlgjr" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqvayzywjf4kgf7s6pxrf708gka79nhw9ey45e27zmrm6rfgud80ns2nlgjr</span> (<span class="italic">nprofile…lgjr</span>)</a></span> ! So happy to get your email about the 23x show. So many fond memories of going way back when. I hope the show is hugely successful and lots of fun. Take care. Will be following the website for details since I no longer live in the US. 2026-02-24T07:07:41Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqszv6uqdv9s3mwlgmrjfdpf0d4ter7jstnk7z4qqjp0pc7axw2lq4gzyz4wj3vvgullw2exx4tl669094yqchjh5uyxt9za6pvyzuvwnz49x0gku8z When you can almost tell it’s Christmas time in Siem Reap. Even tuktuks in full decoration mode.<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.cupoftea.social/media_attachments/files/115/687/153/353/743/074/original/61622608105e7e57.jpeg"> 2025-12-09T02:05:10Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsgz5me0yr9ytyr97h6qkr9x5744qm9c2cy6ttl63lmuyvk6mdj30szyz4wj3vvgullw2exx4tl669094yqchjh5uyxt9za6pvyzuvwnz49x83mcfa In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszz9shlzfmr05wx24f2zwg89egug5nhzmmv4ly85qd66x4lyftcjcpzemhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerfw36x7tnsw43z772ezj7'>nevent1q…ezj7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/nprofile1qyt8wumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kytcqyq0hf9n35wwxrp2gyj3kmxkv00h67zsea3tmh773uuqpg85ytep0y6xrlkf" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>nprofile1qyt8wumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kytcqyq0hf9n35wwxrp2gyj3kmxkv00h67zsea3tmh773uuqpg85ytep0y6xrlkf</span> (<span class="italic">nprofile…rlkf</span>)</a></span> so many wonderful scenes in it. I have watched perhaps 100s of times. Each time though seems like the first. Now I will probably go do the movie again. Just because. 2025-11-16T04:21:52Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsd8e468rthz7ddprf2hcjuf0vanj2p40ftqvh0wjq02lmsyxwvgwqzyz4wj3vvgullw2exx4tl669094yqchjh5uyxt9za6pvyzuvwnz49xcls394 Sometimes we lose sight of those most important. Roger was my mentor. Friend. Ally. He taught me that archeology was for the common person and most of all was there for me when I needed him. I lost track of him over the years and will forever now remember him. Thanks RWR. You made archeology exciting, perhaps dangerous at times and fun most others. We sat under many desert scapes with warm Budweiser beer. Love you. <br/><br/><a href="https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/avpress/name/roger-robinson-obituary?id=59903527">https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/avpress/name/roger-robinson-obituary?id=59903527</a> 2025-11-01T12:40:09Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqst90pt57tysx2272qu3vqv0yp5tysz29pjrp7pelatk2853kc65kczyz4wj3vvgullw2exx4tl669094yqchjh5uyxt9za6pvyzuvwnz49xywkyzn #Today I get my passport back with a shiny new retirement extension. It took awhile longer so naturally I was freaked out. My daughter told me to relax. All was ok. She’s a gem you know. I’ll see her for coffee tomorrow. Today I sit at Ur Coffee and revel in just how free this visa makes me feel. No bank balance. No checking in with immigration. Can come and go as I please. All for $300 a year. In a country I love with a wife that puts up with me. <br/><br/>Retirement outside of the US is no challenge. It just takes some steps. Little ones really. There are places all over that will happily take you. Cambodia is my happy place. Yours could be wherever. <br/><br/>Now I’m good for a year. Next year same freak out and my daughter patiently telling me all is okay. Each visa extension takes a passport page. And it gives me a life beyond compare. <br/><br/>Let’s coffee.<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.cupoftea.social/media_attachments/files/115/341/775/555/401/724/original/026272a7bbc40ebe.jpeg"> 2025-10-09T02:11:57Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs09l35a8mvf7fcpwru9qypeazqe3qezqkfv9x5ajshfnva6l4lgjszyz4wj3vvgullw2exx4tl669094yqchjh5uyxt9za6pvyzuvwnz49xnz8cnv #today for the first time in a long time I woke up refreshed from sleep. That seemed like a totally odd feeling. It came upon me I cannot be other than how I am. I’m not a pretzel. Cannot twist and turn to accommodate how some person may see me. I found I also cannot just be what another seems to think I should be. I also realized I’m a freak. And it’s ok. <br/><br/>#hanoi #vietnam<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.cupoftea.social/media_attachments/files/114/973/818/687/720/348/original/85eb84dff2a4fba7.jpeg"> 2025-08-05T02:35:39Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs8kwrudvxhf3y0kp5pafzw75njq3stczrg4pulg2ltd4hfvvwzvfqzyz4wj3vvgullw2exx4tl669094yqchjh5uyxt9za6pvyzuvwnz49xu9aupj writing and coffee <a href="https://mikesthoughts.blog/blog/writing%20and%20coffee/">https://mikesthoughts.blog/blog/writing%20and%20coffee/</a> 2025-07-29T02:20:10Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsqfhtjf82q3vekxcaeyagns0pv2nu72ex5ql05wuqxw5up02wd7dgzyz4wj3vvgullw2exx4tl669094yqchjh5uyxt9za6pvyzuvwnz49xjqkr8a moving myself along <a href="https://mikesthoughts.blog/blog/moving%20myself%20along/">https://mikesthoughts.blog/blog/moving%20myself%20along/</a> 2025-07-26T02:31:38Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqszxnntq79n5jn4c5hh9mjey8n8md3lxs7n4v3e3sf2rx9yx5j4djgzyz4wj3vvgullw2exx4tl669094yqchjh5uyxt9za6pvyzuvwnz49xtsmhs3 #today starts down the street for coffee and tea. My daughter and I agree to meet for coffee Friday. She’s one of few Khmer people I can talk to openly and honestly. Meanwhile it’s V Cafe only because. This place is nice and local and I can watch the Cambodian things I like to watch. No barang people go here. Besides me. Also thankful for that. <br/><br/>This is tourist low season but few tourists make it out here. Sometimes a bicycle rider escapes from the big hotels down the street. <br/><br/>We have had the most beautiful cool mornings lately. Rain has pushed out so if we do get some it’s later. It’s about halfway through rainy season here. <br/><br/>Anyways that’s the morning in my little corner of Siem Reap. I’ll take it.<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.cupoftea.social/media_attachments/files/114/900/143/974/895/380/original/8b065850956a587e.jpeg"> 2025-07-23T02:24:07Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsqfmhu73djm7xnf8jxh53rr0n3uslvusyr3qc7ne8lt3cuh0mqxmqzyz4wj3vvgullw2exx4tl669094yqchjh5uyxt9za6pvyzuvwnz49xkgfne5 mindfulness on steroids <a href="https://mikesthoughts.blog/blog/mindfulness%20on%20steroids/">https://mikesthoughts.blog/blog/mindfulness%20on%20steroids/</a><br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.cupoftea.social/media_attachments/files/114/900/045/902/003/331/original/68800bee8e35901f.jpg"> 2025-07-23T01:52:44Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs2grxfs2ulznwkktudqytfakj9h6vsqneu990a6qs0jw2dgyexr8gzyz4wj3vvgullw2exx4tl669094yqchjh5uyxt9za6pvyzuvwnz49x4pwh2u Hey all. Trying a new mastodon app on things. Hello Manfred for Mac and iOS! #today will be off to coffee to see my friend Sean in a bit. We meet once a week at some coffee shop or other. Today we decided to go to Domo Coffee by the river. I&#39;ll be doing a little walk along the river after, taking some photos, perhaps going shopping at the Angkor Market. I&#39;ll just bring you all along later and maybe even a blog post!<br/><br/><a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/manfred-for-mastodon/id1667817813">https://apps.apple.com/us/app/manfred-for-mastodon/id1667817813</a><br/><br/>Have a great day! 2025-07-11T02:33:18Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs822lalzh3y69pef7g07tvhfnuqxut8xlpmpxpuex6whn730xr80qzyz4wj3vvgullw2exx4tl669094yqchjh5uyxt9za6pvyzuvwnz49xtt0ss7 thinking on this day <a href="https://mikesthoughts.blog/blog/thinking%20on%20this%20day/">https://mikesthoughts.blog/blog/thinking%20on%20this%20day/</a><br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.cupoftea.social/media_attachments/files/114/798/229/950/908/311/original/b5a6a52f09044778.jpg"> 2025-07-05T02:19:36Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsfttywuf7fqh05u29a45vyzphrhgh3m3usrg76k2zzpc2rr9f8s9gzyz4wj3vvgullw2exx4tl669094yqchjh5uyxt9za6pvyzuvwnz49x2jhdxp ready to deceive <a href="https://mikesthoughts.blog/blog/ready%20to%20deceive/">https://mikesthoughts.blog/blog/ready%20to%20deceive/</a> 2025-07-01T03:12:18Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsxx7q8p6qlaxw9mfpts4j3had25n5nza2fv4r3sgqjexh5995t6mqzyz4wj3vvgullw2exx4tl669094yqchjh5uyxt9za6pvyzuvwnz49xcw05sm Sometimes I see a little bar I mentally mark as a place to return to. Like this. Siem Reap has these wonderful little riverside places. Next time.<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.cupoftea.social/media_attachments/files/114/766/561/712/653/411/original/0b2e8b0617599238.jpeg"> 2025-06-29T12:07:04Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsfv4nk5grvdmlpvfs8jfpp0d9z3yqqvd7a25juvcdk2f97tw0un2qzyz4wj3vvgullw2exx4tl669094yqchjh5uyxt9za6pvyzuvwnz49xge54nn #Today got to see my daughter and baby at Temple Bakery and coffee shop. We love it there. Today was pancakes. All the food is good for kids and adults. Love this look. She is a serious Khmer person when it comes to food. Siem Reap does good when it comes to food.<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.cupoftea.social/media_attachments/files/114/714/165/577/919/879/original/393b1b504fbc51c3.jpeg"> 2025-06-20T06:02:12Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqswm5lv8sp7q3qyn3n873t2fg2e8zvnap5x3xkcnkfx4krf7zx6tkszyz4wj3vvgullw2exx4tl669094yqchjh5uyxt9za6pvyzuvwnz49xypk9nm Going to 🇻🇳 in July. Yeah. It’s Saigon for a week and getting to see friends there and my dear friend lily that lives in Can Tho. She will come up for food and beer and repeats. Have not been since 2023. That’s too damn long. So in honor of going, here’s a little photo thing of that place. One of my favorites there. Love the stunning difference in views. Can’t wait. Coffee! Ca phe sua da. Food. Whatever. Friends. That’s the best. Get to see lily and my friend Tom there. Maybe friends from Hanoi will decide to fly down too. Some blogposts to come. <br/><br/>#vietnam #saigon<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.cupoftea.social/media_attachments/files/114/701/911/878/859/773/original/21fa9e7c9e0745a9.jpeg"> 2025-06-18T02:08:19Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs0s98hwd8hywwl6l4ehz90jsnjhsf6y2zwsm583zt42kf9pyupk2szyz4wj3vvgullw2exx4tl669094yqchjh5uyxt9za6pvyzuvwnz49xxztynr random life things <a href="https://mikesthoughts.blog/blog/Random%20life%20things/">https://mikesthoughts.blog/blog/Random%20life%20things/</a><br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.cupoftea.social/media_attachments/files/114/696/370/931/109/020/original/7f0c32236da24c11.jpg"> 2025-06-17T02:35:30Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsyzly0jzpky6zu3tdys26pecgzhjx4x85jpl8q9pe5llsr8y6xzcczyz4wj3vvgullw2exx4tl669094yqchjh5uyxt9za6pvyzuvwnz49xyxrw43 My wife asked which Angkor temple I really want to go see again. This has to be one of my favorites. Beautiful grounds. Lovely complex. Must go soon. <br/><br/><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banteay_Srei">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banteay_Srei</a> 2025-06-16T02:45:15Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsy3xvrf805d6hs3k5dmwdz0gt32xdqceq7hxdkz7zkjpxxar4prwczyz4wj3vvgullw2exx4tl669094yqchjh5uyxt9za6pvyzuvwnz49x8c8lrv I was just thinking. I need to give to #Cupofteasocial this month. Thanks <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpqd6h8heapg0zdsqatvkp2q55htjy7cy6czy8uehswgkk9zlmjzrcseg9yej" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpqd6h8heapg0zdsqatvkp2q55htjy7cy6czy8uehswgkk9zlmjzrcseg9yej</span> (<span class="italic">nprofile…9yej</span>)</a></span> for all you do for us. This place is the best place. So glad to be here. We all need to help when we can. I can this month. 2025-06-16T02:29:16Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqst2eq03t3vg4pxdpajyvk675yqx9zdfqrs0heypqqrnx2h8v57p9qzyz4wj3vvgullw2exx4tl669094yqchjh5uyxt9za6pvyzuvwnz49x03fk4k There’s little scenes of sky and earth I find on some walk where I don’t know the direction or the why. We don’t need those things. My wife will ask where I am. I tell her in Cambodia. She laughs. Her sexy and wonderful laugh and she cusses me out in Khmer. <br/><br/>#siemreap #cambodia<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.cupoftea.social/media_attachments/files/114/690/628/291/503/729/original/1e238c704cacdaf9.jpeg"> 2025-06-16T02:19:11Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsqdnrjy3cmurms5cw20ktjzy0mqpt6d2unz6gjxttsyc2ryfj4rmgzyz4wj3vvgullw2exx4tl669094yqchjh5uyxt9za6pvyzuvwnz49xjexqpy #today I let our home WiFi lapse. Everyone uses Smart Axiata on their phones and I have basically unlimited service for $6 a month. I can hotspot my laptop easily when I want. Real thing is most people just use a phone here. All the things I need are on my iPhone. Thank goodness for the Working Copy app so I can post to my 11ty blog on the go. IA writer a joy no matter where. <br/><br/>Now it’s coffee at the beautiful Spring Coffee. Random thoughts engage so I write. Nothing needs doing so I do that. I think I’m set for the blog until I’m not. I like how this is now. It’s free. Nice price. <br/><br/>Back to coffee. Someone messaging me on WhatsApp about coffee. I will have to consider that. It’s Wednesday when they want to meet. That’s light years from now. <br/><br/>Have a good day or night or whatever.<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.cupoftea.social/media_attachments/files/114/690/602/660/087/709/original/f3cb9e39e3bc461f.jpeg"> 2025-06-16T02:12:16Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsppsn77dw9qa7wjjls7p0cz0evw8xhvgnvz6avhjl9tyyuj4x6hsczyz4wj3vvgullw2exx4tl669094yqchjh5uyxt9za6pvyzuvwnz49xdparva taking time to journal <a href="https://mikesthoughts.blog/blog/taking%20time%20to%20journal/">https://mikesthoughts.blog/blog/taking%20time%20to%20journal/</a><br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.cupoftea.social/media_attachments/files/114/690/206/103/523/127/original/4edeab2bbe7c2dd7.jpg"> 2025-06-16T00:27:43Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs9qnlavdruzursljavk9tvfh3hdkvdsxmkvvp2s728x6fyyjk3teqzyz4wj3vvgullw2exx4tl669094yqchjh5uyxt9za6pvyzuvwnz49xe3dvka friendships fading away <a href="https://mikesthoughts.blog/blog/friendships%20fading%20away/">https://mikesthoughts.blog/blog/friendships%20fading%20away/</a> 2025-06-14T23:55:39Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs883cj6kyvfwkwp4dldm42watmeqa5k32txczjyzfdn2qj5eauf5gzyz4wj3vvgullw2exx4tl669094yqchjh5uyxt9za6pvyzuvwnz49x63xnsp Some homemade Tom Yam soup for some meal. Mighty good.<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.cupoftea.social/media_attachments/files/114/680/535/300/634/620/original/596c2027b706f07e.jpeg"> 2025-06-14T07:28:53Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs28m8ct7a9j7xvvxtmmnhwenq958fl0869l5py0aycuhusx0d6l6czyz4wj3vvgullw2exx4tl669094yqchjh5uyxt9za6pvyzuvwnz49xsut0xy #today I think about some writing. Recent days have left me wanting to write different things on the blog. Arguments and disagreements. What I think needs doing vs what will happen. Instead I go do coffee at La Latte and find the measure of a nice little corner in this coffee house. A place to park. To check in all the preconceptions at the front door. <br/><br/>Just do the coffee here it feels like it says. So I do.<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.cupoftea.social/media_attachments/files/114/679/399/029/492/595/original/231fd7ede45cbf12.jpeg"> 2025-06-14T02:39:41Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs0mj2vwpdz7ke2wl677qxljd3xela2ujrjfyqdszzuc9njluav0rqzyz4wj3vvgullw2exx4tl669094yqchjh5uyxt9za6pvyzuvwnz49xz6vz8j Wow. Have to call friends there and make sure they ok. <br/><br/><a href="https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/environment/ho-chi-minh-city-streets-under-nearly-a-meter-of-water-after-heavy-rain-4897274.html">https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/environment/ho-chi-minh-city-streets-under-nearly-a-meter-of-water-after-heavy-rain-4897274.html</a> 2025-06-11T03:40:54Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsgs0y0dnex0xd2kkc8zwxf70ru6vjqhq6h694tcuyklkzul6ff4kczyz4wj3vvgullw2exx4tl669094yqchjh5uyxt9za6pvyzuvwnz49xn2m3ct Power outages bring reflection <a href="https://mikesthoughts.blog/blog/power%20outages%20bring%20reflection/">https://mikesthoughts.blog/blog/power%20outages%20bring%20reflection/</a><br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.cupoftea.social/media_attachments/files/114/662/460/174/568/956/original/e55ec31c2494a7da.jpg"> 2025-06-11T02:51:33Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsvvy6efq5pzxkngt2u8h2gahlfkrpcc7yv26ztye5yt485crd7yfgzyz4wj3vvgullw2exx4tl669094yqchjh5uyxt9za6pvyzuvwnz49xxffsda Candy watermelon. Khmer treat. Takes hours to cook. Tasty and sweet and sour all at the same time. My wife is a wonderful cook. Does taste good with coffee in the morning. She says never again. Only been working for two days off and on with it. That’s #today and I guess weather will change. Cooler they say. That’d be nice. Siem Reap hot most of the year. <br/><br/>#cambodia #candy #watermelon<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.cupoftea.social/media_attachments/files/114/662/310/247/826/392/original/7cbf23f21f70e7d9.jpeg"> 2025-06-11T02:16:10Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsgx4jyct4hhlypdjjmswwpsjnf2aj722vqy9ymdkc623c43zpgrhqzyz4wj3vvgullw2exx4tl669094yqchjh5uyxt9za6pvyzuvwnz49xd0904q frugal and me <a href="https://mikesthoughts.blog/blog/Frugal%20and%20me/">https://mikesthoughts.blog/blog/Frugal%20and%20me/</a><br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.cupoftea.social/media_attachments/files/114/656/546/012/320/578/original/ba75dff049e4e0c8.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://cdn.cupoftea.social/media_attachments/files/114/656/546/140/912/920/original/963d3ce1e018d258.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://cdn.cupoftea.social/media_attachments/files/114/656/546/251/843/865/original/481a9fd22f189d53.jpg"> 2025-06-10T01:47:34Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsv28y7dlx5zt43dm9yll35j494l8kn6m4satjj4pz7xcc3fmlq55czyz4wj3vvgullw2exx4tl669094yqchjh5uyxt9za6pvyzuvwnz49xa48ckw Writing things <a href="https://mikesthoughts.blog/blog/Writing%20things/">https://mikesthoughts.blog/blog/Writing%20things/</a> 2025-06-07T06:40:35Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs2yyx28myeswfslkj0e0jv3uznz4390ztcsmlhhpgz34k3xjstk5szyz4wj3vvgullw2exx4tl669094yqchjh5uyxt9za6pvyzuvwnz49x9xc74f Beers at viva restaurant. Met two charming people from Singapore. We talked Malaysia and Singapore and life. Getting away from things I heard and saw today. I guess draft beers gives me a reprieve. No judgments. No blame. I don’t like people that will lie to me. So this escape was made possible by deception and prevarication. I don’t forget. I can forgive. But the things stay with me. A flaw? Maybe. But it’s me.<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.cupoftea.social/media_attachments/files/114/635/812/935/244/391/original/c3d55223597dede7.jpeg"> 2025-06-06T09:55:47Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsw4jzqqqef637pptjf0dk0kmhmdr4st8fjg5h4tkc3mjwnm5tmxpgzyz4wj3vvgullw2exx4tl669094yqchjh5uyxt9za6pvyzuvwnz49xycks2n coffee mornings <a href="https://mpmilestogo.bearblog.dev/coffee-mornings/">https://mpmilestogo.bearblog.dev/coffee-mornings/</a><br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.cupoftea.social/media_attachments/files/114/622/705/161/051/143/original/2fa6625b8118572d.webp"> 2025-06-04T02:21:20Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsxlm98enhcjmx97y486h74fgtcnyn2yxm4r2c7dmdjyfht423zn4qzyz4wj3vvgullw2exx4tl669094yqchjh5uyxt9za6pvyzuvwnz49xs30jt2 When the coffee slows down at Noi I get to watch the little tapestry outside. I purposefully will go slow. Will keep my comfy chair. Will write some. I have my kindle with me. Regretfully somewhere I stopped reading on some story I got a free ebook online. A classic thing if I remember. I must start reading. It’s like saying I must stop drinking beer. Neither thing happens. Meanwhile it’s coffee and #siemreap and #cambodia and right outside life goes on.<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.cupoftea.social/media_attachments/files/114/605/849/643/785/989/original/8323aa40177e9b58.jpeg"> 2025-06-01T02:55:37Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsxtfwldl5zzgfek9mvve8vevxg4g8clf0dy5e00mh6r5qs4nvshgczyz4wj3vvgullw2exx4tl669094yqchjh5uyxt9za6pvyzuvwnz49xltq4l4 June it is <a href="https://mpmilestogo.bearblog.dev/june-it-is/">https://mpmilestogo.bearblog.dev/june-it-is/</a><br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.cupoftea.social/media_attachments/files/114/605/655/909/042/675/original/65aec8a9cb18ffd7.webp"> 2025-06-01T02:05:29Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs8xsdgjej42ed56ddzy3y9k57wwycc636r9zv5najfmpm9xvh6fsczyz4wj3vvgullw2exx4tl669094yqchjh5uyxt9za6pvyzuvwnz49xzm9d06 #today is June and rainy season gonna start any time now. So this morning I will head out for coffee downtown and a nice walk. One day soon I believe we will go to Angkor or my wife says a new Khmer temple complex I have not been to yet. I get in for free thanks to the Kingdom giving barang here over 2 years free annual passes. <br/><br/>Have yourself a day. Or a night. I&#39;ll just do some coffee.<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.cupoftea.social/media_attachments/files/114/605/259/419/795/658/original/c80f93fede26793c.jpg"> 2025-06-01T00:27:02Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs9z5l9r8d08fcyccjhgejv2qk0f9uv3tx8lchfrutp2g574dl2r5gzyz4wj3vvgullw2exx4tl669094yqchjh5uyxt9za6pvyzuvwnz49xxgagcq life in some lane <a href="https://mpmilestogo.bearblog.dev/life-in-some-lane/">https://mpmilestogo.bearblog.dev/life-in-some-lane/</a><br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.cupoftea.social/media_attachments/files/114/600/024/091/142/534/original/db98a092788bde77.webp"> 2025-05-31T02:13:14Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsg32gaa7m9x2ju7vwnl9px8dyp0rz2jmkt06clsvna4rdnactzxmszyz4wj3vvgullw2exx4tl669094yqchjh5uyxt9za6pvyzuvwnz49x2n9srw Coffee culture in Siem Reap. A stop at a coffee shack along the road. Iced latte is $0.75. #today starts out with a stop. These little shacks are all over. Mostly Cambodian people stop. Nice way to watch the little bit of rain falling still and people doing stuff just outside the biggest local market in the city. If you visit these are a must try.<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.cupoftea.social/media_attachments/files/114/599/836/831/123/609/original/506a870b60f253db.jpeg"> 2025-05-31T01:27:47Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs2v3w3qh0c6atr35e5zyghsmd0js2zsfyeryn8y80d82zclm7gg3gzyz4wj3vvgullw2exx4tl669094yqchjh5uyxt9za6pvyzuvwnz49xasj6se Leaving home and going elsewhere. First time back at beatnik bar in awhile. My new iPhone did not know the WiFi. Months! Cloudy and rainy season on pub street. And yeah. Some beer. And frustration. One helps the other for a bit. Thanks Cambodia. You know what I need. It’s just takes $1 each time.<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.cupoftea.social/media_attachments/files/114/596/609/893/721/905/original/a9b79269fffc4317.jpeg"> 2025-05-30T11:46:31Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs94gluwhmm8ssdas3ga8e5qqkg70qrajneaza4y3tka8upmgcqpwqzyz4wj3vvgullw2exx4tl669094yqchjh5uyxt9za6pvyzuvwnz49x9v7xys Global art movement transforms Phnom Penh, Battambang, Kampot and Kampong Thom into canvas for future visions <a href="https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501690423/global-art-movement-transforms-phnom-penh-battambang-kampot-and-kampong-thom-into-canvas-for-future-visions/">https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501690423/global-art-movement-transforms-phnom-penh-battambang-kampot-and-kampong-thom-into-canvas-for-future-visions/</a> 2025-05-27T02:50:10Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsdq608cphkttdre4364agsz7q33qe09f5ujjy5u0693snvu6dq8xqzyz4wj3vvgullw2exx4tl669094yqchjh5uyxt9za6pvyzuvwnz49x999cus Back to being here <a href="https://mikesthoughts.blog/blog/Back%20to%20being%20here/">https://mikesthoughts.blog/blog/Back%20to%20being%20here/</a><br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.cupoftea.social/media_attachments/files/114/577/352/970/499/169/original/7050f913693f4461.jpg"> 2025-05-27T02:07:40Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqstg8p44nk9c4tdhr3am0jp5y9stvv5gmgyp78stalfjl0lc0t253czyz4wj3vvgullw2exx4tl669094yqchjh5uyxt9za6pvyzuvwnz49x8k833y when i want to wander <a href="https://mikesthoughts.blog/blog/When%20I%20want%20to%20wander/">https://mikesthoughts.blog/blog/When%20I%20want%20to%20wander/</a> 2025-05-26T02:39:15Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsp6u79sn5wsk2hvaxrwu4p84va8cdq0p0gjlaagqftgms4ylkskqszyz4wj3vvgullw2exx4tl669094yqchjh5uyxt9za6pvyzuvwnz49xjgd86y coffee times in Battambang <a href="https://mikesthoughts.blog/blog/Coffee%20times%20in%20Battambang/">https://mikesthoughts.blog/blog/Coffee%20times%20in%20Battambang/</a><br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.cupoftea.social/media_attachments/files/114/560/552/750/718/440/original/e286742e30ac15b4.jpg"> 2025-05-24T02:55:09Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs9e3axm87jxtm86nqdjvf836mq6a5d8hahvhkrwls20t79yl2asqgzyz4wj3vvgullw2exx4tl669094yqchjh5uyxt9za6pvyzuvwnz49x3zrlz5 #today new coffee place. Down a side street and around a corner. This is where #battambang shines. Just find places on google maps. Maybe end up at the place I find. Tomorrow back home on bus. Today I see wonderful old temples across the river maybe.<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.cupoftea.social/media_attachments/files/114/560/323/575/408/922/original/7a2dce76dae3cb21.jpeg"> 2025-05-24T01:58:44Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsrqtu0fqeyyyk9kfcjaeehc59w58cw90a7zh70tw78s7jyzdgycvczyz4wj3vvgullw2exx4tl669094yqchjh5uyxt9za6pvyzuvwnz49xhvn55m Good morning Battambang.<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.cupoftea.social/media_attachments/files/114/554/008/287/159/141/original/ad19159edc45a81a.jpeg"> 2025-05-22T23:11:47Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsfxcf4fff3uwxqh9rx8ryesg97qkpynk58walxufut7kn4w8lq0vgzyz4wj3vvgullw2exx4tl669094yqchjh5uyxt9za6pvyzuvwnz49xauy2uk My first day in Battambang <a href="https://mikesthoughts.blog/blog/My%20first%20day%20in%20Battambang/">https://mikesthoughts.blog/blog/My%20first%20day%20in%20Battambang/</a><br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.cupoftea.social/media_attachments/files/114/550/803/271/341/144/original/3d98cd80bd24f876.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://cdn.cupoftea.social/media_attachments/files/114/550/803/520/770/223/original/effc92399fb67f68.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://cdn.cupoftea.social/media_attachments/files/114/550/803/802/572/833/original/83a4f17f9e6425fb.jpg"> 2025-05-22T09:35:52Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsrf8xdmpszsy28q2vv2nk8qu7lwwzyn2xe2uxjn04fzptdpc5v0dczyz4wj3vvgullw2exx4tl669094yqchjh5uyxt9za6pvyzuvwnz49x3zwyck Walking around Battambang. Not sure where. I just go.<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.cupoftea.social/media_attachments/files/114/549/708/494/408/051/original/a06af653e0820266.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://cdn.cupoftea.social/media_attachments/files/114/549/708/796/519/911/original/b21d574402fbe73f.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://cdn.cupoftea.social/media_attachments/files/114/549/708/762/454/314/original/d660c600038036da.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://cdn.cupoftea.social/media_attachments/files/114/549/708/794/638/072/original/c92297ff468bbbc0.jpeg"> 2025-05-22T04:59:28Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs0rnps69ypprmr7p20reeshf6x99ju3q4vj8x7nf00849e3ulqzugzyz4wj3vvgullw2exx4tl669094yqchjh5uyxt9za6pvyzuvwnz49xl3gxg7 Somewhere in Battambang is iced americano and a place to sit.<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.cupoftea.social/media_attachments/files/114/549/103/880/618/191/original/0373d91c8e4b6dac.jpeg"> 2025-05-22T02:24:32Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqspatskudmq6um7sm0hgecfh25krtsz0apdnklsdz58lqcuutcc6lszyz4wj3vvgullw2exx4tl669094yqchjh5uyxt9za6pvyzuvwnz49xxgwmed Good morning Battambang. Fresh noodles brought right to us. #today is a first real day here. Weather starts nice but will be raining by afternoon. Battambang quieter and slower than Siem Reap. We are right by central market in town. Not many tourists here now. <br/><br/>Have yourself a good day. Tomorrow maybe fresh noodles morning. Only about $1.50.<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.cupoftea.social/media_attachments/files/114/548/582/180/141/675/original/4c6bc50a156faa7f.jpeg"> 2025-05-22T00:14:19Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsyraah3zpxa3c4rte7ge7xpr6vshj5vy659y25ejgnltrfkq3ty8czyz4wj3vvgullw2exx4tl669094yqchjh5uyxt9za6pvyzuvwnz49x0vlkgy when days avail <a href="https://mikesthoughts.blog/blog/When%20days%20avail/">https://mikesthoughts.blog/blog/When%20days%20avail/</a><br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.cupoftea.social/media_attachments/files/114/544/637/215/829/704/original/6753a7c26e70b878.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://cdn.cupoftea.social/media_attachments/files/114/544/637/491/066/575/original/ee47789231b1a497.jpg"> 2025-05-21T07:27:42Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs063jku82slh94yy5pcr49y0nkw94hsz78rqc69y7l3k469gtmq4qzyz4wj3vvgullw2exx4tl669094yqchjh5uyxt9za6pvyzuvwnz49xflngqd Day .5 in #battambang in the books with nice little walk. Beautiful but humid and then sun showers as I got close to store I wanted to shop in. Thanks #cambodia. You’re a wonder.<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.cupoftea.social/media_attachments/files/114/544/479/665/244/014/original/3e2306c5e908b12c.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://cdn.cupoftea.social/media_attachments/files/114/544/479/694/267/036/original/365d994c5a2bdd1a.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://cdn.cupoftea.social/media_attachments/files/114/544/479/678/999/283/original/f922ed5ad78866e7.jpeg"> 2025-05-21T06:56:05Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsz4u8nvctd9rlz2tsjan2jxd7ecdgt8twtg63anqmezke3slg2huczyz4wj3vvgullw2exx4tl669094yqchjh5uyxt9za6pvyzuvwnz49xeuvkmm My wife doing a photogenic moment at our breakfast spot by the river. She’s happy. But stressed out because we are going soon and that’s her way.<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.cupoftea.social/media_attachments/files/114/539/555/231/554/375/original/d487e0bf5be08335.jpeg"> 2025-05-20T09:56:22Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsr9qqf8eyen8h9um80tmlm4fytshxtue62ghpyq3alck27vdczdfszyz4wj3vvgullw2exx4tl669094yqchjh5uyxt9za6pvyzuvwnz49xqqnvz8 Well it was this or that. I took beer and food at viva. My wife decided to go get her eyes done. Whatever that means. She told me to just go. Go eat. Drink. Repeat. So yeah. This is my hangout now. Blame the $0.75 beers.<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.cupoftea.social/media_attachments/files/114/533/714/890/079/099/original/f301d89a468df086.jpeg"> 2025-05-19T09:12:08Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsxj384rekn3hy7f55n58hu3tmuac4dw8mrm06hn2sz2fmema8whlqzyz4wj3vvgullw2exx4tl669094yqchjh5uyxt9za6pvyzuvwnz49x647res Flower for my wife.<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.cupoftea.social/media_attachments/files/114/532/701/086/962/994/original/0c38ad49e925eeae.jpeg"> 2025-05-19T04:52:43Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsfm54yspla5l0lxqwcw8yk9296lceazgth7r55x7yek55xazuq9cczyz4wj3vvgullw2exx4tl669094yqchjh5uyxt9za6pvyzuvwnz49xx9rvpd Some place in Luang Prabang Lao. I don’t remember. Maybe on a day away along the glorious Mekong. From eons ago when I wandered around because. I’ll write about that year one day. That 2019. When life was about going. Months in places. Wonderful. <br/><br/>#lao #luangprabang<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.cupoftea.social/media_attachments/files/114/532/295/126/093/321/original/1022959ec36dc044.jpeg"> 2025-05-19T03:12:36Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsyefgneq2jvsnftdnd5py659u4fsj7hrsh2kzthsn7kqsxzz0xpdqzyz4wj3vvgullw2exx4tl669094yqchjh5uyxt9za6pvyzuvwnz49x8xlgu9 #today we are edging closer to our little #battambang get away. The weather has changed yet again and maybe will give us warm and sunny days. This morning though is forever nice. Time spent at my favorite coffee shop. Spring Coffee delivers all the best for a demanding barang like me 😀. <br/><br/>Been writing a bit lately. Often mornings when for whatever reason I can’t sleep. Most often at coffee shops on my wonderful little iPhone 13 gizmo. I vaguely remember having an android phone. That seems phones ago. I’m lazy and I like my little apple world.<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.cupoftea.social/media_attachments/files/114/532/145/594/521/004/original/adb24c80effb7e0d.jpeg"> 2025-05-19T02:31:27Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs8crmz7allr9v7s7wuu9rke36ckmc9c5dt2gtf02a6hrcd6rtl6vczyz4wj3vvgullw2exx4tl669094yqchjh5uyxt9za6pvyzuvwnz49xs596q2 to today <a href="https://mikesthoughts.blog/blog/To%20today/">https://mikesthoughts.blog/blog/To%20today/</a> 2025-05-17T23:27:36Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsgt5tqx7apwxl64g86kuxyys48yeahg6rsjf6n9ptywupfkgg807czyz4wj3vvgullw2exx4tl669094yqchjh5uyxt9za6pvyzuvwnz49xsx36vd #today talking and walking and coffee. The weather is between. We are kinda done with dry season and also the tourist numbers fall off a bit. Siem Reap never done with visits though. It used to be there was a high and low season here. Rainy and hot season ended the tourist high season. Not anymore. <br/><br/>So now I walk and spent sometime before talking to my wife. Sometimes that’s challenging but today not so. Then coffee. That’s a bright spot. And sitting at Family Cafe makes my morning seem better. <br/><br/>In a few days Battambang bound. Will be leaving Wednesday for some days. No real things to do. Places to go there. think it’s our 6th time. It’s an escape so we don’t need a reason.<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.cupoftea.social/media_attachments/files/114/520/768/232/303/650/original/745f32f9919ff753.jpeg"> 2025-05-17T02:20:07Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqspmxpxq5j6u227zjtmf6y9chwjsnksxsmq9rg5z9qppfvld8nhp8qzyz4wj3vvgullw2exx4tl669094yqchjh5uyxt9za6pvyzuvwnz49xqv24gs my everything journal <a href="https://mikesthoughts.blog/blog/My%20everything%20journal/">https://mikesthoughts.blog/blog/My%20everything%20journal/</a><br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.cupoftea.social/media_attachments/files/114/520/729/397/140/772/original/1728633ee9c6af91.jpg"> 2025-05-17T02:07:33Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsd8hrn7dfhh6ln6nx4hvqgu4js3kncn2mr32v7l3ds3x9fsdepn5szyz4wj3vvgullw2exx4tl669094yqchjh5uyxt9za6pvyzuvwnz49xlkytww going and doing <a href="https://mikesthoughts.blog/blog/Going%20and%20doing/">https://mikesthoughts.blog/blog/Going%20and%20doing/</a> 2025-05-14T03:59:12Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsgxg0dsynpw3pm34k8lsf8fy5dn2mcy60nr9tgvj0fscu7m49nz6czyz4wj3vvgullw2exx4tl669094yqchjh5uyxt9za6pvyzuvwnz49x7jq5x7 then writing and beers <a href="https://mikesthoughts.blog/blog/then%20writing%20and%20beer/">https://mikesthoughts.blog/blog/then%20writing%20and%20beer/</a><br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.cupoftea.social/media_attachments/files/114/499/967/739/577/201/original/cdd484136e13dcd5.jpg"> 2025-05-13T10:07:36Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqstul026kuhka8edrn8m005nw220mnvqu20vc05cg49kr2zjnh0afqzyz4wj3vvgullw2exx4tl669094yqchjh5uyxt9za6pvyzuvwnz49xndy77g Cambodian mango from a stall on the street. So good with the chili and salt stuff. Costs $0.50. Mighty fine snack after walking some.<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.cupoftea.social/media_attachments/files/114/498/505/247/525/246/original/ad9d892324c55c06.jpeg"> 2025-05-13T03:56:50Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsgq4ugt7yuv7z5ckgwl799d4f9fjdn55760waqw33dtewj8pf9mvczyz4wj3vvgullw2exx4tl669094yqchjh5uyxt9za6pvyzuvwnz49xeyncg8 Some little bit of #tainan #taiwan. One of my favorite places. Along the high speed rail route. Lots of history. Good food.<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.cupoftea.social/media_attachments/files/114/498/224/390/755/125/original/081d2ad356df8ef5.jpeg"> 2025-05-13T02:45:56Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsz3ttgpartznx4mm8qsdzl900dxf2h8sqxtecm0fhxcphumaue2rgzyz4wj3vvgullw2exx4tl669094yqchjh5uyxt9za6pvyzuvwnz49xyfmrf7 So I still share flowers with my wife. Not every day any more. Only when she least expects it. <br/><br/>I think that’s better.<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.cupoftea.social/media_attachments/files/114/498/099/037/959/011/original/96369ac09bae9cb8.jpeg"> 2025-05-13T02:13:02Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqspxtfqv7d4vxzk9cyv478mlwsxkuuhy39x64cyfxmmr996vvn80aczyz4wj3vvgullw2exx4tl669094yqchjh5uyxt9za6pvyzuvwnz49x7cgxwk today in writing <a href="https://mikesthoughts.blog/blog/Today%20in%20writing/">https://mikesthoughts.blog/blog/Today%20in%20writing/</a><br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.cupoftea.social/media_attachments/files/114/498/080/732/336/195/original/b8beee8d97557c33.jpg"> 2025-05-13T02:07:42Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs8h8p8f37tlzk37hwnlz3xllkhmjnt8xawwgtwl8u97357vpn5ahszyz4wj3vvgullw2exx4tl669094yqchjh5uyxt9za6pvyzuvwnz49xy4p2ek My wife can cook. Not a Khmer meal in sight. Maybe tonight she makes Khmer curry for me. Yeah. I’m lucky. That’s why I tease her so much. The broccoli made me do it 😀.<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.cupoftea.social/media_attachments/files/114/492/376/816/267/676/original/13ab9d3bd0c0e185.jpeg"> 2025-05-12T01:58:45Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs0edqkh82njf9x5fhr4524vw2fqjefwt0apeqjd5qddr4859qnn4gzyz4wj3vvgullw2exx4tl669094yqchjh5uyxt9za6pvyzuvwnz49x7chqqm Sometimes I feel between. I want to write this. Want to walk there. Then I stop like #today at ur coffee. There I am soothed and stopped from trying to achieve whatever. Instead I just take the coffee and now. I realized lately I am not a note taker. I am not a person needing a second brain. Hell, hardly use the first one. Maybe just some small percentage. <br/><br/>So I just take Siem Reap and coffee and Monday. My wife maybe makes Khmer curry. Rainy season also starts showing. In a week and days to Battambang. There to do nothing. Yeah. Just like here. Just different writing and walking and new coffee shops to find. <br/><br/>Greetings of the day from this kingdom of wonder to yours.<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.cupoftea.social/media_attachments/files/114/492/294/305/383/687/original/a6465685da5bab71.jpeg"> 2025-05-12T01:40:28Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqspasy9vwe69p4xsgwtjmjjkhdqvygvmnhfuwt3f85lrwh7hzz88wgzyz4wj3vvgullw2exx4tl669094yqchjh5uyxt9za6pvyzuvwnz49x2v8pve A new blog post of course. What else could there be.<br/><br/><a href="https://mikesthoughts.blog/blog/Riding%20the%20rails%20and%20PassApp/">https://mikesthoughts.blog/blog/Riding%20the%20rails%20and%20PassApp/</a> 2025-05-11T23:36:19Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs8whydryys3wn7y60ftdzzh2mdpmn2c8qf3feweygw2yrh8mlpw5szyz4wj3vvgullw2exx4tl669094yqchjh5uyxt9za6pvyzuvwnz49xx53gqu New wrist bracelet from my wife’s Cambodian friend when she visited her province. Famous Buddhist monk wished me happy and good life. Old one lasted 3 years.<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.cupoftea.social/media_attachments/files/114/487/964/099/957/217/original/a69a780881654e4d.jpeg"> 2025-05-11T07:16:26Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsyxpk8rt2au53xsv5pzqg7ws3rr47g4p4xtgm2a78lg7m0ht6f36qzyz4wj3vvgullw2exx4tl669094yqchjh5uyxt9za6pvyzuvwnz49xlgg97n A beautiful day on my walk home. #today seems to be the early change of weather to rainy season. Thank Siem Reap for giving me clouds and blue sky and a wonderful warm day for my walk.<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.cupoftea.social/media_attachments/files/114/487/413/249/179/196/original/2f04491be20a8b80.jpeg"> 2025-05-11T04:56:19Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs96wavjshppvsyka5jde4a6ae7uzzfjr00meqn5fzz37r8g5jrzkszyz4wj3vvgullw2exx4tl669094yqchjh5uyxt9za6pvyzuvwnz49xuc8ud6 It&#39;s the trains. There&#39;s something magical and even mysterious about them.<br/><br/><a href="https://edition.cnn.com/travel/strangers-friendship-train-travel-world-chance-encounters">https://edition.cnn.com/travel/strangers-friendship-train-travel-world-chance-encounters</a> 2025-05-10T07:49:43Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsqsu59x79sqjtjmvvkwnv7ky4mf2xn4k6krnjqk8j6c3l5yzr60qqzyz4wj3vvgullw2exx4tl669094yqchjh5uyxt9za6pvyzuvwnz49x8wdssy My supposed blog post. Moved around so much and it&#39;s probably not over. Just this desire to play with the different things. I like quartz a lot. Right now it mirrors how I wanna write things.<br/><br/><a href="https://mikeswriting.site/Making-today&#39;s-blog-post">https://mikeswriting.site/Making-today&#39;s-blog-post</a> 2025-05-10T00:06:43Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs05nj9jarrhc56vng6r86s59gd0fh9egsam6dy7852dghjlar4kagzyz4wj3vvgullw2exx4tl669094yqchjh5uyxt9za6pvyzuvwnz49x0nuv02 Wow. The Who announces a final tour. I think I did a few of these before 😀. I’d still go. I did love all the previous retirement tours. Please do the acoustic versions of a few songs. Like Pete did on the bridge school show way back when. <br/><br/>The Who announce ‘bittersweet final tour’ of US and Canada <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/may/08/the-who-final-tour-us">https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/may/08/the-who-final-tour-us</a> 2025-05-08T14:35:02Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs9wk3e7gdza4nlq4v6qnlffc9ylqxphmq37lp5qz4qrmt75j6cxqszyz4wj3vvgullw2exx4tl669094yqchjh5uyxt9za6pvyzuvwnz49x5sy00h Tonight I met Ed. An American expat. We talked over beers about life here. He has been here 8 years now after medically retiring from the US Army. Saw duty in combat zones. Found danger in many places. I asked him his feelings now about the US. He will never go back. Has a Khmer family that needs him. Loves him. America seems like a long ago and time past endeavor. We drank beer together. He told me his story. He listened to mine. Rarely do I find an American expat here. His wonderful story reminded me of others I met in different places. Red Ambrose on the train from California to Chicago. A cowboy facing the loss of all he held. Sometimes train trips and beer make people share far more. Thanks and maybe a story to be written yet to come. 2025-05-08T12:42:23Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs24fm6p52zhemqe7y5yw6ayag9hpn9ykyy5mh5u5a9gls89zpw8lczyz4wj3vvgullw2exx4tl669094yqchjh5uyxt9za6pvyzuvwnz49xhdr5q2 How my wife and other Khmer do days and months. My wife will say day 21. Month 5. When pressed she will will say the day. You know. Like Monday. Or the month. Like May. It’s easier really. So today is day 8. And it’s beer day in month 5.<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.cupoftea.social/media_attachments/files/114/471/426/561/818/396/original/74f05071b2496778.jpeg"> 2025-05-08T09:09:56Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsqtg66x9tus64rc888usrnvtyu8n7hqyzlqz2rnmusyydxtpxx23qzyz4wj3vvgullw2exx4tl669094yqchjh5uyxt9za6pvyzuvwnz49xeldf93 I need these places where I watch.<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.cupoftea.social/media_attachments/files/114/469/938/198/050/143/original/13057350d81f2048.jpeg"> 2025-05-08T02:52:03Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsgfqzc0uej0nkmt5mr3hxfxsz3wa8zhdnh3g40ay28n7avp67cuugzyz4wj3vvgullw2exx4tl669094yqchjh5uyxt9za6pvyzuvwnz49x8xrde5 Hello blue sky with little cloud things. #today we go to breakfast at river. Will walk home after a stop for a solitary iced americano. <br/><br/>Will be back I think on 11ty later today for writing. Just don’t feel like paying subscriptions for things that don’t satisfy me or make me want to write more. Some day I will adult. Just not today. I need the place I want to write at. Then maybe will stay there. Blot comes to mind too. It’s all markdown to me.<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.cupoftea.social/media_attachments/files/114/469/784/264/656/899/original/56de31059cca0112.jpeg"> 2025-05-08T02:15:09Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsv9470pwmlgssaesr5348sq8tfhuhtg4rt5gzs3chkg7xg30n7mlgzyz4wj3vvgullw2exx4tl669094yqchjh5uyxt9za6pvyzuvwnz49xm0xssj Taking moments from the queue <a href="https://mikesthoughts.blog/blog/Taking%20moments%20from%20the%20queue/">https://mikesthoughts.blog/blog/Taking%20moments%20from%20the%20queue/</a> 2025-05-04T23:32:25Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsvufsuzd2k2vfkeup0wdxl5cm6jw2apsskzx0wdh7h9fcduf0lq2szyz4wj3vvgullw2exx4tl669094yqchjh5uyxt9za6pvyzuvwnz49xheewyw I’m not sure why it’s important but I’ll send to my son in law visiting Hanoi from here. Maybe he and my daughter will find some use for it. I miss going to the one bia hoi there by the botanical garden. The beer cheap. The people fun. And they had food. <br/><br/><a href="https://flavorsofhanoi.com/blog/what-is-bia-hoi/">https://flavorsofhanoi.com/blog/what-is-bia-hoi/</a> 2025-05-04T16:49:10Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs2pyc5mdrakmjl2dvahrc879amqj5rwjcuucrtu30y8t79rflsslczyz4wj3vvgullw2exx4tl669094yqchjh5uyxt9za6pvyzuvwnz49x0fqnsf Writing the weekend <a href="https://mikesthoughts.blog/blog/Writing%20the%20weekend/">https://mikesthoughts.blog/blog/Writing%20the%20weekend/</a><br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.cupoftea.social/media_attachments/files/114/447/201/409/006/109/original/a99c6cd1eabd3e17.jpg"> 2025-05-04T02:28:26Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsvd9a0ctec2h8zzrdy0ftlznmyzg5fgk667ncxt7j7amaqmmx4sfczyz4wj3vvgullw2exx4tl669094yqchjh5uyxt9za6pvyzuvwnz49xs2q0nf Hello Sunday. #today I sit at the wonderful and peaceful Ur Cafe. I love coming here any old time but Sunday mornings seem best. There’s a cooler breeze sighing through and green all around. Coffee always good and the comfy chairs open up. Moving this old body is not optional. <br/><br/>Enjoying my Sunday doing time at a Cambodian coffee shop seems the thing to be done. Hope your timezone treats you well.<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.cupoftea.social/media_attachments/files/114/447/055/342/133/943/original/19daa391c4ad05f9.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://cdn.cupoftea.social/media_attachments/files/114/447/055/356/618/219/original/0e3d9bb9c6a4a170.jpeg"> 2025-05-04T01:55:26Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs979mykxh9xtaszqc96hrq8qh7qt3ygm0q8m36942tl3c2zcckqrgzyz4wj3vvgullw2exx4tl669094yqchjh5uyxt9za6pvyzuvwnz49xnrqspd travel and all and none <a href="https://mikesthoughts.blog/blog/travel%20and%20all%20and%20none/">https://mikesthoughts.blog/blog/travel%20and%20all%20and%20none/</a> 2025-05-03T00:20:09Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsgyez4mdtgg6mg5c2acuapt00lgwn2s76p6m27f0m4j6ttgu75qgqzyz4wj3vvgullw2exx4tl669094yqchjh5uyxt9za6pvyzuvwnz49xaqzf6a End of some day that ends in y. Oh. Beer day. That’s it. Back to $0.75 beer land. Drink for awhile. Until I stop.<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.cupoftea.social/media_attachments/files/114/437/536/284/374/591/original/997da131fecced88.jpeg"> 2025-05-02T09:31:13Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsq4jm954wlw63vwg2jhkt7n7l3l22xcwuglvz6f52jd6eqejp6j7czyz4wj3vvgullw2exx4tl669094yqchjh5uyxt9za6pvyzuvwnz49xl3pygx A little Taipei.<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.cupoftea.social/media_attachments/files/114/436/046/556/502/919/original/44fb9bcb2af35a62.jpeg"> 2025-05-02T03:12:32Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsgcwlh4aceqkx6ywk8ymmukxngmgll8puch88el5pkfy6yrjjen6czyz4wj3vvgullw2exx4tl669094yqchjh5uyxt9za6pvyzuvwnz49xa3hyez #today is another of the days where I decide doing nothing is enough. Now at some coffee shop where the only thing streaming is the ac. Also since being back on iOS I get serious and install more stuff that kinda does what other apps do. It’s been warming up and usually this month is known as the hot month before rainy season. <br/><br/>We also talk about going to Kampot or Battambang. Perhaps. Who knows. Better to just do today.<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.cupoftea.social/media_attachments/files/114/435/971/523/373/452/original/94e9bdb420de1b1a.jpeg"> 2025-05-02T02:56:18Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsvkjw48lmsqmeeggg6jvywdjn7ct3wwrvgkuy3prdpkdl3za7upcqzyz4wj3vvgullw2exx4tl669094yqchjh5uyxt9za6pvyzuvwnz49xpqd4jz Nice Story about one person finding themselves. I can understand why it&#39;s Vietnam. My memories there are of this wonderful feeling just being lost in Hanoi. When the men sat around in front of the barber shop waving and telling me hello. Walking around Hoan Kiem Lake on weekends. My daughter already tells me she has plans to return for longer. This person decided a lifetime would work.<br/><br/><a href="https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/education/harvard-graduate-walks-away-from-mckinsey-for-new-life-in-vietnam-4877436.html">https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/education/harvard-graduate-walks-away-from-mckinsey-for-new-life-in-vietnam-4877436.html</a> 2025-05-02T00:44:28Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsz0rqze55jmqgpwh4jq0kujmtnt85vfydujdd7m4rnutwlcq7ejqszyz4wj3vvgullw2exx4tl669094yqchjh5uyxt9za6pvyzuvwnz49x9ef6a4 losing my organization <a href="https://mikesthoughts.blog/blog/losing%20my%20organization/">https://mikesthoughts.blog/blog/losing%20my%20organization/</a> 2025-05-01T23:48:24Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsdtp3t8d867rpfpl6kh9cwvlr0h9xx6c6zz4ymfhjwuj6caj97qnczyz4wj3vvgullw2exx4tl669094yqchjh5uyxt9za6pvyzuvwnz49x25f8k0 Enjoying Hanoi vicariously as my daughter tours around on her scooter for the day and takes photos. She is just going slowly and was telling me she cannot wait until she comes back next time. It’s so easy to fall in love with Hanoi. Tonight they will go to Sapa on the bus. 2025-05-01T06:16:05Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsgpprfv8ucaktmtz20nwlhlj02gggk2dwr3xpul6huv2v8nvwd5uqzyz4wj3vvgullw2exx4tl669094yqchjh5uyxt9za6pvyzuvwnz49x7q92pe to Hanoi <a href="https://mikesthoughts.blog/blog/To%20Hanoi/">https://mikesthoughts.blog/blog/To%20Hanoi/</a> 2025-05-01T02:44:37Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsw08ytq22ycxhxvzf9ak62rcmxc5aha6alxsnmr7e3699vfr3sajqzyz4wj3vvgullw2exx4tl669094yqchjh5uyxt9za6pvyzuvwnz49xvgrtx8 On the walk and then arriving at the spot for the coffee reward. #today is nice. Warm. Sitting at La Latte coffee. My day off to this start with low music playing. Friendly Khmer people saying good morning. I’ll still take some respectful distance. That’s my wiring.<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.cupoftea.social/media_attachments/files/114/430/084/071/555/182/original/cff2ce1370dd9dcf.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://cdn.cupoftea.social/media_attachments/files/114/430/084/091/122/312/original/e72bbe6e6fdd918c.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://cdn.cupoftea.social/media_attachments/files/114/430/084/044/089/875/original/d79ade5e456b9912.jpeg"> 2025-05-01T01:58:06Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsvcxvsja4exf9gv2u4ujest4kh4fe382hwm2h4xwfzxp2hyf2ws8szyz4wj3vvgullw2exx4tl669094yqchjh5uyxt9za6pvyzuvwnz49x7yhcgc My writing and then writing simply. Hello to writing things. Getting the iPhone let me reboot some of the writing. <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpqy9wzmaa8742wku65zjhndyahvkmshxa8wdjzmjr7nu8v762sjelqtzy7q7" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpqy9wzmaa8742wku65zjhndyahvkmshxa8wdjzmjr7nu8v762sjelqtzy7q7</span> (<span class="italic">nprofile…y7q7</span>)</a></span> does the rest!<br/><br/><a href="https://mikesthoughts.blog/blog/Writing%20simply/">https://mikesthoughts.blog/blog/Writing%20simply/</a> 2025-05-01T00:58:58Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsdrlfmchtnjf6jgr7lwupn3pq5mcy75knsrk2vyseat5jhvhpmlcczyz4wj3vvgullw2exx4tl669094yqchjh5uyxt9za6pvyzuvwnz49x99yyrs It appears #today we are edging closer to an early start or rainy season here. Usually it’s about June when things start. May is usually hotter but the weather unsettled. <br/><br/>So I walk for coffee and sit at Ur cafe. Everyone deserves a coffee shop like Ur. It could be Ur place 😀. Cambodian coffee places always relaxing and nice. No hurry. So I don’t.<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.cupoftea.social/media_attachments/files/114/424/692/547/940/597/original/1f8f3f27addfa9b5.jpeg"> 2025-04-30T03:06:02Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsdlv38ne7hv6h93q6zndt6jqnz6wqcxddary0jksu89xf002eyn5szyz4wj3vvgullw2exx4tl669094yqchjh5uyxt9za6pvyzuvwnz49xkdzvq3 Mongrel Me <a href="https://mikesthoughts.blog/blog/Mongrel%20Me/">https://mikesthoughts.blog/blog/Mongrel%20Me/</a> 2025-04-29T08:52:27Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs9y8hevjh575rhaxgypfsmetjelk9vvyv46cchm2jxfh0dlqjed9czyz4wj3vvgullw2exx4tl669094yqchjh5uyxt9za6pvyzuvwnz49x3hghjd Clear Text Life <a href="https://mikesthoughts.blog/blog/Clear%20Text%20Life/">https://mikesthoughts.blog/blog/Clear%20Text%20Life/</a> 2025-04-29T08:52:27Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsyh92lw8f0lteafvsdt2vkt8cf2erlrzs279j6zmezx9pllzmkduczyz4wj3vvgullw2exx4tl669094yqchjh5uyxt9za6pvyzuvwnz49x48jd46 Enjoying the little things with my new old iPhone. From my place to have coffee and myriad thoughts. Family Cafe always peaceful. Sitting outdoors. Finding time to be. <br/><br/>Thank you Siem Reap.<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.cupoftea.social/media_attachments/files/114/418/925/965/352/295/original/bc5a0cbebcf88a2b.jpeg"> 2025-04-29T02:38:24Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs8e7c9yynkl5d7n4j7354euh7knlmejanm3mw8uglek6jn5ups37szyz4wj3vvgullw2exx4tl669094yqchjh5uyxt9za6pvyzuvwnz49xr9q5fx Hanoi dreams <a href="https://mikesthoughts.blog/blog/Hanoi%20dreams/">https://mikesthoughts.blog/blog/Hanoi%20dreams/</a><br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.cupoftea.social/media_attachments/files/114/418/135/539/542/497/original/6e048d05b14b749f.jpg"> 2025-04-28T23:16:35Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsw7edtu42j0l00z8u623qehqq92n4ry4mdzpzmhyvg77h69ra72xczyz4wj3vvgullw2exx4tl669094yqchjh5uyxt9za6pvyzuvwnz49x0uaedx #today is early. Unfortunately 330am early. Bad dream which means likely not much more sleep since it seems once I wake up that’s it. <br/><br/>It’s easy to just stay up. Wait until I want coffee and then go for walk. I never miss days no matter how lousy I feel. Being old means I can say I will just do less and my wife nods. She dislikes being awakened with my dreams. I guess she gets up soon to go walking herself. <br/><br/>Naturally I think on #Vietnam. <br/><br/>Some little #Hanoi scene I could always find. <br/><br/>Perhaps will try the whole sleep thing again.<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.cupoftea.social/media_attachments/files/114/417/507/992/990/462/original/caccab8dfa4f62d2.jpeg"> 2025-04-28T20:39:04Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsddfxnjl0w43fspsv5l279czzq4dqrhwfffv59pz97kv0sy0zqtpszyz4wj3vvgullw2exx4tl669094yqchjh5uyxt9za6pvyzuvwnz49xftrmhp Wow. So beautiful. <br/><br/>Mt. Fuji’s “field sakura” coming into bloom as Shibazakura Festival begins <a href="https://soranews24.com/2025/04/26/mt-fujis-field-sakura-coming-into-bloom-as-shibazakura-festival-begins/">https://soranews24.com/2025/04/26/mt-fujis-field-sakura-coming-into-bloom-as-shibazakura-festival-begins/</a> 2025-04-26T02:15:08Z