Saturday, April 27
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gottawonderToday I am grateful for:
Okay weather. Moderate for this time of year.
My Sweetie got up early to go help our friends. I've mentioned their situation before; they are cleaning out their mother's (now in a care facility) home, and it is VERY hoarded. They've been throwing out garbage and unwanted items all winter long, and there's still a lot left in it. They have to go through it thoroughly, because among the trash is a few valuable things. There are also lots of "white elephants", things that are kind of antiques, not really useful but interesting, but does anyone actually want them?
My husband was helping them to bring old furniture out of the basement. Chairs, couches, more bags of clothes. All pretty much ruined.
They also found several sheets of silver dollars under a pile of old clothes jammed behind a dresser probably worth close to a thousand dollars. There's valuable things like that layered with crap. They have to go through everything.
When he came home we did chores and such, and then went to the city.
We went to the equestrian store because I needed to replace my riding helmet (they're only considered okay for a few years, and R wanted me to replace mine to keep up with what insurance needs for standards of safety), and I also found a nice riding vest on sale for next winter.
Then we went to a Goodwill and I found some shirts, and my Sweetie found a graphic novel that I was looking for! The first book to a series called "Fables". Yay! You usually don't find specific things like that.
Then we grabbed a burrito, though I felt like that locations was not very clean. There was a rail by the "food bar" where you pick your food choices, and I noticed that it was really gross. So was the bathroom. Not very appealing.
Then we went to the theater to see the newest "Godzilla/King Kong" movie. It was a nice theater in that it had those recliners, very comfy. What ticked me off was that one family had a kid of about ten or so that had removed his socks and shoes. GROSS!
I had some time before the show started, and I talked to one of the employees, and was told that they had no policy about shoes and socks, so they weren't going to do anything.
That's a load of BS. There are health codes about people wearing socks and shoes in all public spaces, and that kid is sitting in a chair with his feet on it, and someone else is going to sit in that chair probably the same night for the next showing.
If a health inspector knew about that, it would be a serious issue.
There was a way to give feedback online, which I doubt will matter at all.
The movie itself was good CGI and pretty much nothing else. The story was very undeveloped, you didn't care about anyone at all, didn't even care what was happening. I probably would not have gone to see it at all, but my husband likes Godzilla movies.
It was crap. How about that. Crap. Other than the visual aspect
Anyhow, after that we came home.
I had a nice day, and it was kind of for my husband's birthday (not today, but the movie was for him) and I hope it was enough for him.
He doesn't seem to care about getting presents (I couldn't come up with anything he needed anyhow, he never says that he wants anything, or he just goes and buys it for himself). It's kind of maddening, but I won't drive myself nuts trying to come up with something if he doesn't want anything.
Morocco is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa, and has the Mediterranean Sea on one coast, and the Atlantic along the other, and shares a border with Spain, thus is heavily influenced by Spanish culture.
"The region constituting Morocco has been inhabited since the Paleolithic era over 300,000 years ago. The Idrisid dynasty was established by Idris I in 788 and was subsequently ruled by a series of other independent dynasties, reaching its zenith as a regional power in the 11th and 12th centuries, under the Almoravid and Almohad dynasties, when it controlled most of the Iberian Peninsula and the Maghreb.[19] Centuries of Arab migration to the Maghreb since the 7th century shifted the demographic scope of the region. In the 15th and 16th centuries, Morocco faced external threats to its sovereignty, with Portugal seizing some territory and the Ottoman Empire encroaching from the east. The Marinid and Saadi dynasties otherwise resisted foreign domination, and Morocco was the only North African nation to escape Ottoman dominion. The 'Alawi dynasty, which rules the country to this day, seized power in 1631, and over the next two centuries expanded diplomatic and commercial relations with the Western world. Morocco's strategic location near the mouth of the Mediterranean drew renewed European interest; in 1912, France and Spain divided the country into respective protectorates, reserving an international zone in Tangier. Following intermittent riots and revolts against colonial rule, in 1956, Morocco regained its independence and reunified."
If you look on maps of the world, there is an area at the top of Mauritania, below Morocco, that is a disputed territory of the Sahara desert. It was controlled by France, who withdrew, and it was turned over to Morocco and Mauritania, but it is not cleanly determined who controls the region.
Morocco fought with France (Allies) during WWI.
"During World War II, Morocco, which was then occupied by France, was controlled by Vichy France from 1940 to 1942 after the occupation of France by Nazi Germany. However, after the North African campaign (June 1940 – May 1943), Morocco was under Allied control and thus was active in Allied operations until the end of the war."
Morocco gained independence in 1956, and is to this day a kingdom. It is considered a Hybrid Regime, one of incomplete democracy. There is a Prime Minister.
There are periodic conflicts over land claims with Spain and Algeria, and internal conflicts over political reform.
There are the Atlas and Rif mountain ranges, still occupied by Berber tribes people. Everything else is part of the Sahara Desert. The climate is rainier and more temperate along the coast, and very hot in the desert areas. The simple change of direction of the wind can create great temperature differences in the inhabited coastal areas, depending on whether it is coming from the ocean or the desert.
Well known cities include Tangiers, Casablanca, and Marrakesh.
"Trade of animals and plants for food, pets, medicinal purposes, souvenirs and photo props is common across Morocco, despite laws making much of it illegal.[102][103] This trade is unregulated and causing unknown reductions of wild populations of native Moroccan wildlife. Because of the proximity of northern Morocco to Europe, species such as cacti, tortoises, mammal skins, and high-value birds (falcons and bustards) are harvested in various parts of the country and exported in appreciable quantities, with especially large volumes of eel harvested – 60 tons exported to the Far East in the period 2009‒2011."
Not fantastic for human rights, as homosexuality or pre-marital sex are both illegal with fines and prison terms. It is illegal to proselytize any religion other than Islam. On the plus side, violence against women is finally illegal (shudder, just recently).
"The services sector accounts for just over half of GDP and industry, made up of mining, construction and manufacturing, is an additional quarter. The industries that recorded the highest growth are tourism, telecoms, information technology, and textile."
Efforts are being made to improve education, as the science and technology industry are an area of opportunity.
Lots of agriculture such as vegetables of all kinds, grain, and vineyards, as well as cork trees.
Marijuana is a big crop too, not sure about legality of it.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morocco
https://youtu.be/9iqBeJnsq8U?si=YZdB6yKjCec0Mg6p
Okay weather. Moderate for this time of year.
My Sweetie got up early to go help our friends. I've mentioned their situation before; they are cleaning out their mother's (now in a care facility) home, and it is VERY hoarded. They've been throwing out garbage and unwanted items all winter long, and there's still a lot left in it. They have to go through it thoroughly, because among the trash is a few valuable things. There are also lots of "white elephants", things that are kind of antiques, not really useful but interesting, but does anyone actually want them?
My husband was helping them to bring old furniture out of the basement. Chairs, couches, more bags of clothes. All pretty much ruined.
They also found several sheets of silver dollars under a pile of old clothes jammed behind a dresser probably worth close to a thousand dollars. There's valuable things like that layered with crap. They have to go through everything.
When he came home we did chores and such, and then went to the city.
We went to the equestrian store because I needed to replace my riding helmet (they're only considered okay for a few years, and R wanted me to replace mine to keep up with what insurance needs for standards of safety), and I also found a nice riding vest on sale for next winter.
Then we went to a Goodwill and I found some shirts, and my Sweetie found a graphic novel that I was looking for! The first book to a series called "Fables". Yay! You usually don't find specific things like that.
Then we grabbed a burrito, though I felt like that locations was not very clean. There was a rail by the "food bar" where you pick your food choices, and I noticed that it was really gross. So was the bathroom. Not very appealing.
Then we went to the theater to see the newest "Godzilla/King Kong" movie. It was a nice theater in that it had those recliners, very comfy. What ticked me off was that one family had a kid of about ten or so that had removed his socks and shoes. GROSS!
I had some time before the show started, and I talked to one of the employees, and was told that they had no policy about shoes and socks, so they weren't going to do anything.
That's a load of BS. There are health codes about people wearing socks and shoes in all public spaces, and that kid is sitting in a chair with his feet on it, and someone else is going to sit in that chair probably the same night for the next showing.
If a health inspector knew about that, it would be a serious issue.
There was a way to give feedback online, which I doubt will matter at all.
The movie itself was good CGI and pretty much nothing else. The story was very undeveloped, you didn't care about anyone at all, didn't even care what was happening. I probably would not have gone to see it at all, but my husband likes Godzilla movies.
It was crap. How about that. Crap. Other than the visual aspect
Anyhow, after that we came home.
I had a nice day, and it was kind of for my husband's birthday (not today, but the movie was for him) and I hope it was enough for him.
He doesn't seem to care about getting presents (I couldn't come up with anything he needed anyhow, he never says that he wants anything, or he just goes and buys it for himself). It's kind of maddening, but I won't drive myself nuts trying to come up with something if he doesn't want anything.
Morocco is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa, and has the Mediterranean Sea on one coast, and the Atlantic along the other, and shares a border with Spain, thus is heavily influenced by Spanish culture.
"The region constituting Morocco has been inhabited since the Paleolithic era over 300,000 years ago. The Idrisid dynasty was established by Idris I in 788 and was subsequently ruled by a series of other independent dynasties, reaching its zenith as a regional power in the 11th and 12th centuries, under the Almoravid and Almohad dynasties, when it controlled most of the Iberian Peninsula and the Maghreb.[19] Centuries of Arab migration to the Maghreb since the 7th century shifted the demographic scope of the region. In the 15th and 16th centuries, Morocco faced external threats to its sovereignty, with Portugal seizing some territory and the Ottoman Empire encroaching from the east. The Marinid and Saadi dynasties otherwise resisted foreign domination, and Morocco was the only North African nation to escape Ottoman dominion. The 'Alawi dynasty, which rules the country to this day, seized power in 1631, and over the next two centuries expanded diplomatic and commercial relations with the Western world. Morocco's strategic location near the mouth of the Mediterranean drew renewed European interest; in 1912, France and Spain divided the country into respective protectorates, reserving an international zone in Tangier. Following intermittent riots and revolts against colonial rule, in 1956, Morocco regained its independence and reunified."
If you look on maps of the world, there is an area at the top of Mauritania, below Morocco, that is a disputed territory of the Sahara desert. It was controlled by France, who withdrew, and it was turned over to Morocco and Mauritania, but it is not cleanly determined who controls the region.
Morocco fought with France (Allies) during WWI.
"During World War II, Morocco, which was then occupied by France, was controlled by Vichy France from 1940 to 1942 after the occupation of France by Nazi Germany. However, after the North African campaign (June 1940 – May 1943), Morocco was under Allied control and thus was active in Allied operations until the end of the war."
Morocco gained independence in 1956, and is to this day a kingdom. It is considered a Hybrid Regime, one of incomplete democracy. There is a Prime Minister.
There are periodic conflicts over land claims with Spain and Algeria, and internal conflicts over political reform.
There are the Atlas and Rif mountain ranges, still occupied by Berber tribes people. Everything else is part of the Sahara Desert. The climate is rainier and more temperate along the coast, and very hot in the desert areas. The simple change of direction of the wind can create great temperature differences in the inhabited coastal areas, depending on whether it is coming from the ocean or the desert.
Well known cities include Tangiers, Casablanca, and Marrakesh.
"Trade of animals and plants for food, pets, medicinal purposes, souvenirs and photo props is common across Morocco, despite laws making much of it illegal.[102][103] This trade is unregulated and causing unknown reductions of wild populations of native Moroccan wildlife. Because of the proximity of northern Morocco to Europe, species such as cacti, tortoises, mammal skins, and high-value birds (falcons and bustards) are harvested in various parts of the country and exported in appreciable quantities, with especially large volumes of eel harvested – 60 tons exported to the Far East in the period 2009‒2011."
Not fantastic for human rights, as homosexuality or pre-marital sex are both illegal with fines and prison terms. It is illegal to proselytize any religion other than Islam. On the plus side, violence against women is finally illegal (shudder, just recently).
"The services sector accounts for just over half of GDP and industry, made up of mining, construction and manufacturing, is an additional quarter. The industries that recorded the highest growth are tourism, telecoms, information technology, and textile."
Efforts are being made to improve education, as the science and technology industry are an area of opportunity.
Lots of agriculture such as vegetables of all kinds, grain, and vineyards, as well as cork trees.
Marijuana is a big crop too, not sure about legality of it.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morocco
https://youtu.be/9iqBeJnsq8U?si=YZdB6yKjCec0Mg6p
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Date: 2024-04-28 09:04 am (UTC)Interesting about the sockless shoeless kid. I think that kind of thing would happen often. If there was a smell, then I could understand people being concerned, but otherwise I would think it was normal. I'm a total germaphobe at this point. Have to be with my immune system. So I noticed all sorts of things quite often, but I also noticed that most people don't give a care. You seem pretty normal health-wise, so it's nice to know someone else was that upset about it. The only people I would know being upset about bare feet on anything they would have to touch would be Asians. Otherwise, my AIDeS are always putting things right on my pillow. I don't want anything touching that pillow by my face. Or if I need something to cover my ears because the sound is too loud from a hair dryer, they grab a pair of clean socks. I get that they're clean, but still I get weirded out. There's just something about it that you don't do.
I'm glad you have an overall good day.
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Date: 2024-04-29 07:03 am (UTC)We paid a bit extra for the reclining chairs in the movie theater, and I bet if I took off my socks and shoes someone would have a fit. Why would it be any different for a kid?
I would likely feel the same way about my pillow. If people are setting things on my bed like clean laundry or something that would be fine, but I wouldn't want them putting their purse or a backpack on my pillow. Part of it would just be kind of a "territorial" feeling, like a person deserves something for personal space. My bed and pillows would be "personal space".
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Date: 2024-04-29 07:13 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2024-04-29 08:08 pm (UTC)There is food at theaters, and it would be a violation for the staff to be barefoot, so why wouldn't it also be an issue for the patrons to be barefoot? You definitely have to wear shoes in a restaurant.
Maybe I'm over reacting, but to me, bare feet in a public place is GROSS!
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