Thank you to those who stuck with me over the years;, the loyal, the loving, the caring.

Happy New year to eveyone.
Love,
Benjie

We have so much to be thankful for. I thank you for YOU.

It is always so meaningful and joyous to see old friends in the chat room or to see their comments on the blog. They are getting to be a rare breed. Love to them and to new lovely people too.

I was going to pay another tribute to veterans and I do salute them all.

But sadly, on this Veterans' Day, I would like to pay a special tribute to those who sacrificed at Fort Hood.

Also, please let me speak of one. U.S. Army Private First Class Kham Xiong was a Hmong refugee born in Thailand.

Xiong, 23, of St. Paul, Minn., was a father of three whose family had a history of military service. Xiong's father, Chor Xiong, is a native of Laos who fought the Viet Cong alongside the CIA in 1972; Chor's father, Kham's grandfather, also fought with the CIA; and Kham's brother, Nelson, is a Marine serving in Afghanistan.

I very much appreciate those who remember me. I do not forget my friends either.

LB and I are fine.

Bless you all.

We are well. LB, in particular, is looking forward to Halloween.

From Wiki:
On All Hallows’ eve, many Irish and Scottish people have traditionally placed a candle on their western window sill to honor the departed. Other traditions include carving lanterns from turnips or rutabagas, sometimes with faces on them, as is done in the modern tradition of carving pumpkins. Welsh, Irish and British myth are full of legends of the Brazen Head, which may be a folk memory of the ancient Celtic practice of headhunting[citation needed]. The heads of enemies may have decorated shrines, and there are tales of the heads of honored warriors continuing to speak their wisdom after death. The carving of pumpkins is associated with Halloween in North America where pumpkins are both readily available and much larger- making them easier to carve than turnips. Many families that celebrate Halloween carve a pumpkin into a frightening or comical face and place it on their doorstep after dark. The American tradition of carving pumpkins preceded the Great Famine period of Irish immigration and was originally associated with harvest time in general, not becoming specifically associated with Halloween until the mid-to-late 1800s.

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The racially segregated 442 battalion became the most decorated unit of its size and length of service in the American Army during WWII.

Thank you to the Massachusetts House of Representatives for honoring our beloved King who was born in Brookline. Thank you for honoring all royal family members who lived there.

"Cats may copulate over 30 times a day. While a male feline may stalk a female for days at a time. Once they mate, the entire sexual act only lasts a few seconds — not unlike certain humans!"

Yep, winter will be here soon. Hope to get my pellet stove fixed before it gets serious. Getting darn cold even here in the house.

Maybe I will take a few pics of the Thai Mountain Girl this year

Here's a lotta love just for YOU.