Sunday, April 21
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gottawonderI am going to do the entry for Saturday first, as I didn't make a post for yesterday.
Saturday April 20
Today I am grateful for:
A pleasant enough day weather-wise.
I made a point again of dressing with clothes I don't wear often. I almost have an issue with "owning" some of the interesting clothes I have; in that because they are a little different and interesting, it takes planning to make a complete outfit, and pick the right shoes and sometimes undergarments. It takes planning.
There is also something about being ready to look a little different; I can get lost in wearing jeans and an okay shirt like a uniform for going to the city. It's quick and easy and looks fine, but I LOVE wearing a quirky skirt or colors, they just take planning and a certain commitment to the execution of the look.
Anyhow, we managed to actually make it to the Witchery market this time, and it was fun. I got a wire wrapped pendant, and a "mystery box" (that was fairly cheap, and turned out to be another pendant that I also really like).
We didn't have much for strong goals otherwise, we walked around and popped our heads into a few places that were interesting, and found a coffee shop that sold board games and picked up something to try that is meant to be for two players (so many are meant for four or more to be fun).
We had a meal at one of the vegan places we've been frequenting, and that was nice.
Walked around a bit more.
I kind of enjoy these "loose" days without a ton of agenda where I get to dress up and we walk a lot. It's just different from my usual routine.
We did come home and watched more "Boardwalk Empire".
Saturday blended into Sunday, because I had to be up earlier to go to the "Love of Liberty" fundraiser for the horse rescue R works with.
I tried to sleep. I am a serious night owl and I typically get to bed in the very, very wee hours. I tried to go to bed about four hours earlier than I usually do, hoping it would help, but it did not. I just laid there. Then as I got closer to when we supposed to get up, I felt like if I did fall asleep then, it would be too hard to wake up after only two or three hours, so I just stayed awake.
Yes, that sucks as bad as you'd think. No, it won't magically reset my clock and "fix" me to stay up all one night. All that happens is I'm miserable for a day, and I end up going to bed not much earlier than before.
Anyhow. Sunday.
I am grateful for my Sweetie coming with me to the Liberty fundraiser, and in an enthusiastic manner.
We ended up being there WAY early, because the animal rescue posted the start time meant for the vendors, not the attendees. Oh well. We hung out with everyone in the barn with the horses at the venue, since we know everyone anyhow. It wasn't at my normal riding barn, but at another woman's place who is very wealthy and has her own private indoor arena.
The Sunday rider was in the show, and she brought a male friend with her, they are dating, maybe actual "boyfriend/girlfriend", and this is the first we've heard of him. He seemed really nice, and because the Sunday Rider was in the show, he sat with us the whole time and chatted. My husband and I both agree that he seems nice, and so far seems a decent fit with our friend.
The show itself was great. Very creative and a big leap in the level of sophistication in the type of maneuvers they were doing. My only criticism was that R had brought Quidley, a very very green and not certain horse to the event, and at one point had a novice rider on him. I was so worried for her safety as Quidley was very nervous and I thought that was not a responsible thing to do.
It was a good day, in terms of seeing lots of other people associated with the riding barn we knew, meeting a few of THEIR friends, and the whole thing helping out the rescue group.
I thought about going to see River afterwards, as it was only about 3 pm when we were done, but I was just wiped.
This whole day has been weird, as all my feeding schedules with the animals were off, and I had to do some "feed half now, half when we get back" kind of things to make it work. I hate having to make that kind of drastic change in my schedule, as it affects everything else in my life too.
We came home and I had a nap, and we watched some "Boardwalk Empire".
Turkey has been inhabited back to the Neolithic, with early tribes and farming. Those people became the Anatolians, who were then invaded by Alexander the Great. It continued to be under Roman influence through the Byzantine era (second Roman empire), so the region was "Hellenized" during this time period. By the 11th century, Seljuk Turkic people moved in from the East, and the region became more and more "Turkish".
The Mongol invasion of 1243 scattered the government until it was reduced to being small principalities instead of a nation. Then it became part of the Ottoman Empire for a few centuries.
"In the 19th and early 20th centuries, persecution of Muslims during the Ottoman contraction and in the Russian Empire resulted in large-scale loss of life and mass migration into modern-day Turkey from the Balkans, Caucasus, and Crimea.[27] Under the control of Three Pashas following a coup, the Ottoman Empire entered World War I in 1914. During the war, the Ottoman government committed genocides against its Armenian, Greek and Assyrian subjects.[28][29][30] After its defeat, the Ottoman Empire was partitioned.[31] The Turkish War of Independence resulted in the abolition of the sultanate in 1922 and the signing of the Treaty of Lausanne in 1923. The Republic was proclaimed on 29 October 1923, modelled on the reforms initiated by the country's first president, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. Turkey remained neutral during most of World War II,[32] but was involved in the Korean war. Coups in 1960 and 1980 interrupted the transition to a multi-party system.[33]"
It is interesting to note that the modern city of Antakya was the ancient city of Antioch, very often mentioned in the bible (and in Monty Python films a few times). Many biblical events took place in this region, which I didn't realize, but made more sense when you see that Turkey is pretty close to the Holy Land, but also very close to Greece, and all of them have Mediterranean coastline. Was also the site of the ancient city of Troy.
"Turkey is a presidential republic within a multi-party system.[193] The current constitution was approved by referendum in 1982, which determines the government's structure, lays forth the ideals and standards of the state's conduct, and sets out the state's responsibility to its citizens. Furthermore, the constitution specifies the people's rights and obligations, as well as principles for the delegation and exercise of sovereignty that belongs to the people of Turkey.[194] Turkish politics have become increasingly associated with democratic backsliding, being described as a competitive authoritarian system".
So, not REALLY democratic.
Not fantastic on human rights, either. "The human rights record of Turkey has been the subject of much controversy and international condemnation. Between 1959 and 2011 the European Court of Human Rights made more than 2,400 judgements against Turkey for human rights violations on issues such as Kurdish rights, women's rights, LGBT rights, and media freedom.[277][278] Turkey's human rights record continues to be a significant obstacle to the country's membership of the EU."
Turkey is kind of this interesting land bridge between the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea, and has mountains, lakes, as well as high plains and rare temperate rainforest. Because of the mountains (tectonic activity) there are hot springs and so on, but also earthquakes.
Since Turkey is also at the center of three "old world continents", it has very interesting and important plants and animals, many of which are the original wild predecessors of modern cultivated crops and domestic animals.
Turkey is considered vulnerable to climate change.
Turkey's economy is fairly diverse, but the largest sector is automotive manufacturing. They also have numerous ship yards that build the big oil tankers and shipping boats, as well as yachts. They also have steel production, other manufacturing, electronics, textiles, agriculture, and increasing tourism.
Turkey is innovative, and has a good tech industry, and is involved with in the aerospace industry.
Turkey struggles with it's huge population of refugees from many different regions. MILLIONS of refugees from Syria, and now from the Ukraine.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkey
https://youtu.be/BzMYQIo-0NA?si=Hcsb-WGENVEfVX-P
Saturday April 20
Today I am grateful for:
A pleasant enough day weather-wise.
I made a point again of dressing with clothes I don't wear often. I almost have an issue with "owning" some of the interesting clothes I have; in that because they are a little different and interesting, it takes planning to make a complete outfit, and pick the right shoes and sometimes undergarments. It takes planning.
There is also something about being ready to look a little different; I can get lost in wearing jeans and an okay shirt like a uniform for going to the city. It's quick and easy and looks fine, but I LOVE wearing a quirky skirt or colors, they just take planning and a certain commitment to the execution of the look.
Anyhow, we managed to actually make it to the Witchery market this time, and it was fun. I got a wire wrapped pendant, and a "mystery box" (that was fairly cheap, and turned out to be another pendant that I also really like).
We didn't have much for strong goals otherwise, we walked around and popped our heads into a few places that were interesting, and found a coffee shop that sold board games and picked up something to try that is meant to be for two players (so many are meant for four or more to be fun).
We had a meal at one of the vegan places we've been frequenting, and that was nice.
Walked around a bit more.
I kind of enjoy these "loose" days without a ton of agenda where I get to dress up and we walk a lot. It's just different from my usual routine.
We did come home and watched more "Boardwalk Empire".
Saturday blended into Sunday, because I had to be up earlier to go to the "Love of Liberty" fundraiser for the horse rescue R works with.
I tried to sleep. I am a serious night owl and I typically get to bed in the very, very wee hours. I tried to go to bed about four hours earlier than I usually do, hoping it would help, but it did not. I just laid there. Then as I got closer to when we supposed to get up, I felt like if I did fall asleep then, it would be too hard to wake up after only two or three hours, so I just stayed awake.
Yes, that sucks as bad as you'd think. No, it won't magically reset my clock and "fix" me to stay up all one night. All that happens is I'm miserable for a day, and I end up going to bed not much earlier than before.
Anyhow. Sunday.
I am grateful for my Sweetie coming with me to the Liberty fundraiser, and in an enthusiastic manner.
We ended up being there WAY early, because the animal rescue posted the start time meant for the vendors, not the attendees. Oh well. We hung out with everyone in the barn with the horses at the venue, since we know everyone anyhow. It wasn't at my normal riding barn, but at another woman's place who is very wealthy and has her own private indoor arena.
The Sunday rider was in the show, and she brought a male friend with her, they are dating, maybe actual "boyfriend/girlfriend", and this is the first we've heard of him. He seemed really nice, and because the Sunday Rider was in the show, he sat with us the whole time and chatted. My husband and I both agree that he seems nice, and so far seems a decent fit with our friend.
The show itself was great. Very creative and a big leap in the level of sophistication in the type of maneuvers they were doing. My only criticism was that R had brought Quidley, a very very green and not certain horse to the event, and at one point had a novice rider on him. I was so worried for her safety as Quidley was very nervous and I thought that was not a responsible thing to do.
It was a good day, in terms of seeing lots of other people associated with the riding barn we knew, meeting a few of THEIR friends, and the whole thing helping out the rescue group.
I thought about going to see River afterwards, as it was only about 3 pm when we were done, but I was just wiped.
This whole day has been weird, as all my feeding schedules with the animals were off, and I had to do some "feed half now, half when we get back" kind of things to make it work. I hate having to make that kind of drastic change in my schedule, as it affects everything else in my life too.
We came home and I had a nap, and we watched some "Boardwalk Empire".
Turkey has been inhabited back to the Neolithic, with early tribes and farming. Those people became the Anatolians, who were then invaded by Alexander the Great. It continued to be under Roman influence through the Byzantine era (second Roman empire), so the region was "Hellenized" during this time period. By the 11th century, Seljuk Turkic people moved in from the East, and the region became more and more "Turkish".
The Mongol invasion of 1243 scattered the government until it was reduced to being small principalities instead of a nation. Then it became part of the Ottoman Empire for a few centuries.
"In the 19th and early 20th centuries, persecution of Muslims during the Ottoman contraction and in the Russian Empire resulted in large-scale loss of life and mass migration into modern-day Turkey from the Balkans, Caucasus, and Crimea.[27] Under the control of Three Pashas following a coup, the Ottoman Empire entered World War I in 1914. During the war, the Ottoman government committed genocides against its Armenian, Greek and Assyrian subjects.[28][29][30] After its defeat, the Ottoman Empire was partitioned.[31] The Turkish War of Independence resulted in the abolition of the sultanate in 1922 and the signing of the Treaty of Lausanne in 1923. The Republic was proclaimed on 29 October 1923, modelled on the reforms initiated by the country's first president, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. Turkey remained neutral during most of World War II,[32] but was involved in the Korean war. Coups in 1960 and 1980 interrupted the transition to a multi-party system.[33]"
It is interesting to note that the modern city of Antakya was the ancient city of Antioch, very often mentioned in the bible (and in Monty Python films a few times). Many biblical events took place in this region, which I didn't realize, but made more sense when you see that Turkey is pretty close to the Holy Land, but also very close to Greece, and all of them have Mediterranean coastline. Was also the site of the ancient city of Troy.
"Turkey is a presidential republic within a multi-party system.[193] The current constitution was approved by referendum in 1982, which determines the government's structure, lays forth the ideals and standards of the state's conduct, and sets out the state's responsibility to its citizens. Furthermore, the constitution specifies the people's rights and obligations, as well as principles for the delegation and exercise of sovereignty that belongs to the people of Turkey.[194] Turkish politics have become increasingly associated with democratic backsliding, being described as a competitive authoritarian system".
So, not REALLY democratic.
Not fantastic on human rights, either. "The human rights record of Turkey has been the subject of much controversy and international condemnation. Between 1959 and 2011 the European Court of Human Rights made more than 2,400 judgements against Turkey for human rights violations on issues such as Kurdish rights, women's rights, LGBT rights, and media freedom.[277][278] Turkey's human rights record continues to be a significant obstacle to the country's membership of the EU."
Turkey is kind of this interesting land bridge between the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea, and has mountains, lakes, as well as high plains and rare temperate rainforest. Because of the mountains (tectonic activity) there are hot springs and so on, but also earthquakes.
Since Turkey is also at the center of three "old world continents", it has very interesting and important plants and animals, many of which are the original wild predecessors of modern cultivated crops and domestic animals.
Turkey is considered vulnerable to climate change.
Turkey's economy is fairly diverse, but the largest sector is automotive manufacturing. They also have numerous ship yards that build the big oil tankers and shipping boats, as well as yachts. They also have steel production, other manufacturing, electronics, textiles, agriculture, and increasing tourism.
Turkey is innovative, and has a good tech industry, and is involved with in the aerospace industry.
Turkey struggles with it's huge population of refugees from many different regions. MILLIONS of refugees from Syria, and now from the Ukraine.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkey
https://youtu.be/BzMYQIo-0NA?si=Hcsb-WGENVEfVX-P
