Sunday, February 4
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gottawonderToday I am grateful for:
A lazy start to the day, since we were in no rush to go anywhere.
The guy who wanted those wooden chairs actually showed up! He took four old wooden chairs. I have had three of them FOREVER, always thinking I was going to repair them, but I haven't in something like 15 years. The fourth I saved from the dump, and really it only needs gluing, but I don't need it. This guy likes to fix things up and sell them, so I hope it works out for him.
He gave me a nice birdhouse he made, and I think I might buy some more from him.
My husband found a few things to give to this guy too, once again things that were potentially useful but maybe not really to us.
He didn't want the reclaimed laminate flooring. I don't know what we're going to have to do to get rid of it, but I hate to send it to the landfill, as it really could be used again.
Anyhow, more things moved on to where they can do more good than sitting in our sheds.
Then I went to see River, and my Sweetie stayed home to try to unravel the electrical system downstairs.
I don't really understand how it can be so bad that it has taken him hours and hours to sort it out. How bad can it be down there? It's NEW WIRING!
Part of me thinks that if that contractor did such a weird job of it, that he should have to come back here and help my husband sort it out for free, but that's not going to happen, is it.
It started snowing, and while that has its hazards, I'm glad it is. We have had so little precipitation of any kind this year, not much rain this past summer, hardly any snow this winter. We likely need four feet of snow or more just to have a normal spring.
At least it was the dry, grainy snow, so it's decent traction.
River was a little distracted at first, but settled in just fine once we got to work. He was just hungry, they hadn't been fed yet.
Since we didn't have a specific pattern we were working on, I went back to some of the obstacle stuff. Backing up through poles, side pass, turn on hindquarters, and still worked on our Liberty circles. He did a nice canter today both directions.
It was nice to work by ourselves today, with the music on.
One of R's horses had something going on with one of her eyes, but R was already aware of it and dealing with it. Poor thing.
I came home, we ate and watched more of "The Expanse".
Brunei is a small country (5,765 km2 /2,226 sq mi) on the island of Borneo. Most of Borneo is Indonesian territory and Malaysian territory.
The country of Brunei is entirely within the Malaysian state of Sarawak, which was once a region that belonged entirely to James Brooke, who made himself a Raja (more on that later).
This small area is what is left of the Bruneian Empire, at it's height (1485–1528), the state is claimed to have had control over the most of Borneo, including modern-day Sarawak and Sabah, as well as the Sulu archipelago (part of the Philippines now) and the islands off the northwestern tip of Borneo. There are also claims to its historical control over Seludong, the site of the modern Philippine capital of Manila, but Southeast Asian scholars believe the name of the location in question is actually in reference to Mount Selurong, in Indonesia.(from wikipedia).
Brunei lost a lot of territory to Spain during the Castilian War, then there was a great deal of civil war within the remaining territory.
Britain intervened on many occasions to stabilize the country, not sure why. Likely for reasons of trade.
One single family actually took another considerable tract of territory from the country of Brunei:
In the 1880s, the decline of the Bruneian Empire continued. The sultan granted land (now Sarawak) to James Brooke, who had helped him quell a rebellion, and allowed him to establish the Raj of Sarawak. Over time, Brooke and his nephews (who succeeded him) leased or annexed more land. Brunei lost much of its territory to him and his dynasty, known as the White Rajahs.
Eventually Britain itself got involved to stop the Brooke family from gaining more ground, so to speak.
That led to Brunei being a British Protected State until 1984 (interrupted by Japanese occupation during WW II). Now it is it's own country (probably they had to trade a lot of fossil fuel future deals for it, too).
The government of Brunei is an absolute monarchy ruled by the Sultan of Brunei, and it implements a fusion of English common law and jurisprudence inspired by Islam, including sharia (dominant religion is Sunni Islam).
It has a strong economy, and it is driven almost entirely by fossil fuels.
Human rights: still not so good for women and homosexuality is illegal and punishable by caning, imprisonment, or death by stoning.
Many other crimes such as theft are also punishable under Sharia law by amputation of limbs or death by stoning, but have been reviewed and suspended (in 2019!). Not sure what they are doing instead.
There are still fines/imprisonment for things like not attending Friday prayers or drinking alcohol.
Other religions may practice, but kinda do it in your own home/place of worship.
Lots of murder/fines/other horrible things if you do ANYTHING to blaspheme against Mohammed or scripture etc.
Was the first country to ban shark finning, so there's that.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brunei
This is a video of James Brooke and his legacy, the state of Sarawak.
https://youtu.be/niN6NH2ACOs?si=wNNYv2GWoLPqFimR
A lazy start to the day, since we were in no rush to go anywhere.
The guy who wanted those wooden chairs actually showed up! He took four old wooden chairs. I have had three of them FOREVER, always thinking I was going to repair them, but I haven't in something like 15 years. The fourth I saved from the dump, and really it only needs gluing, but I don't need it. This guy likes to fix things up and sell them, so I hope it works out for him.
He gave me a nice birdhouse he made, and I think I might buy some more from him.
My husband found a few things to give to this guy too, once again things that were potentially useful but maybe not really to us.
He didn't want the reclaimed laminate flooring. I don't know what we're going to have to do to get rid of it, but I hate to send it to the landfill, as it really could be used again.
Anyhow, more things moved on to where they can do more good than sitting in our sheds.
Then I went to see River, and my Sweetie stayed home to try to unravel the electrical system downstairs.
I don't really understand how it can be so bad that it has taken him hours and hours to sort it out. How bad can it be down there? It's NEW WIRING!
Part of me thinks that if that contractor did such a weird job of it, that he should have to come back here and help my husband sort it out for free, but that's not going to happen, is it.
It started snowing, and while that has its hazards, I'm glad it is. We have had so little precipitation of any kind this year, not much rain this past summer, hardly any snow this winter. We likely need four feet of snow or more just to have a normal spring.
At least it was the dry, grainy snow, so it's decent traction.
River was a little distracted at first, but settled in just fine once we got to work. He was just hungry, they hadn't been fed yet.
Since we didn't have a specific pattern we were working on, I went back to some of the obstacle stuff. Backing up through poles, side pass, turn on hindquarters, and still worked on our Liberty circles. He did a nice canter today both directions.
It was nice to work by ourselves today, with the music on.
One of R's horses had something going on with one of her eyes, but R was already aware of it and dealing with it. Poor thing.
I came home, we ate and watched more of "The Expanse".
Brunei is a small country (5,765 km2 /2,226 sq mi) on the island of Borneo. Most of Borneo is Indonesian territory and Malaysian territory.
The country of Brunei is entirely within the Malaysian state of Sarawak, which was once a region that belonged entirely to James Brooke, who made himself a Raja (more on that later).
This small area is what is left of the Bruneian Empire, at it's height (1485–1528), the state is claimed to have had control over the most of Borneo, including modern-day Sarawak and Sabah, as well as the Sulu archipelago (part of the Philippines now) and the islands off the northwestern tip of Borneo. There are also claims to its historical control over Seludong, the site of the modern Philippine capital of Manila, but Southeast Asian scholars believe the name of the location in question is actually in reference to Mount Selurong, in Indonesia.(from wikipedia).
Brunei lost a lot of territory to Spain during the Castilian War, then there was a great deal of civil war within the remaining territory.
Britain intervened on many occasions to stabilize the country, not sure why. Likely for reasons of trade.
One single family actually took another considerable tract of territory from the country of Brunei:
In the 1880s, the decline of the Bruneian Empire continued. The sultan granted land (now Sarawak) to James Brooke, who had helped him quell a rebellion, and allowed him to establish the Raj of Sarawak. Over time, Brooke and his nephews (who succeeded him) leased or annexed more land. Brunei lost much of its territory to him and his dynasty, known as the White Rajahs.
Eventually Britain itself got involved to stop the Brooke family from gaining more ground, so to speak.
That led to Brunei being a British Protected State until 1984 (interrupted by Japanese occupation during WW II). Now it is it's own country (probably they had to trade a lot of fossil fuel future deals for it, too).
The government of Brunei is an absolute monarchy ruled by the Sultan of Brunei, and it implements a fusion of English common law and jurisprudence inspired by Islam, including sharia (dominant religion is Sunni Islam).
It has a strong economy, and it is driven almost entirely by fossil fuels.
Human rights: still not so good for women and homosexuality is illegal and punishable by caning, imprisonment, or death by stoning.
Many other crimes such as theft are also punishable under Sharia law by amputation of limbs or death by stoning, but have been reviewed and suspended (in 2019!). Not sure what they are doing instead.
There are still fines/imprisonment for things like not attending Friday prayers or drinking alcohol.
Other religions may practice, but kinda do it in your own home/place of worship.
Lots of murder/fines/other horrible things if you do ANYTHING to blaspheme against Mohammed or scripture etc.
Was the first country to ban shark finning, so there's that.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brunei
This is a video of James Brooke and his legacy, the state of Sarawak.
https://youtu.be/niN6NH2ACOs?si=wNNYv2GWoLPqFimR
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Date: 2024-02-05 05:32 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2024-02-06 09:01 am (UTC)I used to ride in snow a lot growing up, and during snow fall was often very beautiful.
I'm not a fan of how icy it can be, though.
I do love new powder snow, making everything sparkle.