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Pimped up sausage spaghetti, baked spinach, Pizza. Daughter's seafood cream spaghetti still on the way.

Few pics from wat thang sai.

We used the resorts free bicycles and made our way to one of the restaurant s on beach Rd,about 7 or 8 to chose from,seafood green curry,shrimp red curry pasternak,morning glory,fried rice chicken, fried rice pork,bill came to about 640bht,good value,plenty of squid fish and big shrimp in the dishes. Had rain last night,tho I never heard it,thankfully cloudy today so will hire scooter and go to the magnificent temple on the hill. American breakfast this morning,with cereals,toast,fruit and strong coffees.

I have a bit of house envy. My brother's house. On the other hand, he has to spend most of his waking hours mowing the grass. His neighbor's apple trees are blooming. Which is making the bees happy. Local park had them dancing in the aisles with polka music.

Just got back from the hospital and another meeting with internal medicine. All looks great, except for me feeling like shite. She said I have to re-introduce exercise, and my lower pulse/BP point to maybe even being off the beta-blocker soon……maybe still a chance at a normal life I even decided to drive home, first time behind the wheel in 2023. Went OK, a little nervous though

Home made meatball and salad wrap

I enjoyed the butter mash yesterday so much I decided to have it again, this time with mushy peas and pimped up chicken chasseur.

I took a lady friend out for a drink at a bar last week. As she was sitting down, I asked her if she would like me to push in her stool . She replied "let's have a few drinks first and see how it goes"

Just half way through giving my bathroom and toilet a deep clean. I stink of bleach and I hate it. But I have guests coming round tomorrow for the day and I don't want them to think that I am a lazy slut. It's not that bad anyway. Not as if the walls are caked with shit😁😁😁

Probably only those who haven't bothered to do any research think the vaccines appeared out of nowhere. In fact mRNA vaccines were 50 years in the making. In the 1970s it was demonstrated that introducing foreign mRNA into a cell would cause the cell to express the foreign protein encoded by the mRNA. In 1989 Robert Malone showed how mRNA could be transfected into cells and being translated into foreign protein. Unfortunately the direct injection of mRNA caused a severe inflammatory response. In 2005 after 7 years of research Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman published a paper describing how modifying one of the nucleosides of the mRNA eliminated the inflammation problem. That paper was read by Derrick Rossi who in 2007 with his own lab at Harvard Medical School asked one of his postdoctoral fellows to investigate. By 2009 he had the answer, it worked. In 2010 Rossi and others formed Moderna to commercialise the findings. In 2015 Moderna produced a candidate vaccine for the H10N8 influenza virus. In 2017 Moderna produced a polyvalent candidate vaccine for hMPV virus and parainfluenza virus. In 2019 Moderna produced an mRNA encoded antibody therapeutic. In 2013 Karikó joined BioNTech heading up their mRNA division. Across the pond the Jenner Institute at Oxford University had been working on their CHADOX viral vector vaccine program since 2010. At the end of the day mRNA and viral vector vaccines have the same aim. To produce a strand of mRNA which is translated by a cell into a desired protein. In the case of Covid-19 the desired protein is the spike protein of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. In 2012 Oxford had a candidate vaccine for Rift Valley Fever using their CHADOX system. In 2018 a MERS candidate vaccine. So by 2020 all the mRNA and viral vector vaccine makers had to do was change the template for the desired protein, the rest of the system was in place. And they received that template on 10/11 January when the Chinese put the full genome of the SARS-CoV-2 virus online. Within a month Moderna had their first candidate vaccine and within 2 months it was going into arms for clinical trial. And all it took was 50 years.

The weather gods have finally taken pity on me and brought sunshine and warmth to my son's backyard near Milwaukee, Wisconsin. 21C

OMG enjoying the freedom of driving again….Hit this hamburger joint, grabbed the club, they must not have gotten the news I don’t weigh 335 anymore….

NFL Europe games announced, 3 in England, 2 in Germany. Jags playing back to backs games in London. Atlanta Falcons v Jacksonville Jaguars (1 October, Wembley Stadium) Jacksonville Jaguars vs Buffalo Bills (8 October, Tottenham Hotspur Stadium) Baltimore Ravens vs Tennessee Titans (15 October, Tottenham Hotspur Stadium) Miami Dolphins vs Kansas City Chiefs (5 November, Frankfurt Stadium) Indianapolis Colts vs New England Patriots (12 November, Frankfurt Stadium) https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/american-football/65543524

Ya can't beat a bit of pimping up!

Toilet looks so much better since I scraped the worst off 🤪

Just finished a 1hr session in the gym after a 1 month break. Felt great but will probably feel it tomorrow or more likely Friday. Going to plan for twice a week but try to make that 3 times

Beef and onion stew Cooked in the slow cooker on a bed of buttery mash.

That was my best guess too. 555555 Thanks guys, just got home at 3pm absolutely starving, I didn't eat this morning in case I had to have an op. Good news - turns out my urine was clear of everything they tested for. Bad news - My stomach just below my belly button is very tender and the prognosis is I may have a hernia. Got to visit my doctors surgery tomorrow to insist on getting it examined and hopefully scanned to make sure! I could of gone on my way home, but didn't want to have to sit and wait for hours to see a doctor with no food inside me.

One for the Brits. ’Can I have a H please Bob’. 😀 For those who don’t know, there was a British game show in the 80’s / 90’s called Blockbusters, and the presenter was Bob Holness, and people would select letters saying ‘Can I have a (insert letter) please Bob. Remember back in the rave days having a t-shirt with’Can I have an E please Bob’ on it.😀

Mangosteen stirs in his dungeon...

Tea total for me all week.

House cleaning finished after nearly 5 hours hard labour. Now fit for Royalty. I might invite Charles and Camilla for tea on Sunday. I feel a real.sense of achievement 🤪🤪

Thanks guys. Had a good nights sleep last night and am in a less pain today which is good. I visited my doctors surgery as instructed and explained the situation to be told, "sorry, no appointments available today" I again stressed the fact that the Emergency unit had told me I needed to see a doctor ASAP for follow-up. Can you book me in for tomorrow. "Sorry sir, you can try calling after 8am for tomorrow's appointments." So what happens if I don't get one tomorrow? "Try the next day." Just as well it appears to be improving. The current position regarding seeing a Doctor is disgraceful.

Had a drive along the beach Rd late afternoon,almost to bang saphan been there before and nothing much there so came back,just acres and acres of coconut trees and small farm houses,but a Lovely drive. Ate at sane restaurant again as was very busy,Tom Yum gung,morning glory,rice,we had stopped off for a large chang chips and squid 1 hour earlier on brach so wasn't to hungry. Ao manao tomorrow,hopefully a sea view room at the usual hotel,and if the mountain is open I may well head up again,13 bht each on train from here 1 hour journey,looking forward to feeding the langurs anyway and some more good food.

At home for lunch break. Love living an 8 minute walk from work.😀

Back again in dear old Blighty…..sigh! Anyway, yesterday morning at Swampy was busy but not the clusterfuck I experienced back in January. Took around 40 mins to get from domestic arrivals through to the Miracle lounge (or whatever it’s called) at international departure. Was relatively painless and even included a ciggy stop, fast track would have been a waste of money. Thai Air TG916 was a way past its sell by date plane, 3x3x3 seating but as luck would have it had an empty one next to me, which makes all the difference. The food was meh as was IFE but the red wine was quite nice. landed at Heathrow a couple of mins early with hopes of getting the 8pm bus to Bournemouth but unfortunately and very annoyingly, we were given some BS about another plane on the stand and had to wait 30 mins. Turns out 6 police boarded and arrested a couple…….. so that was the real reason for delay. No wait at all at the border and I didn’t have checked luggage so it took just 15 mins after leaving the plane to get to central bus station.

I don't think anyone is being silenced at all. There are lots of theories out there on Social Media platforms, especially. To disagree is equally valid, it's not silencing I consider myself as a reasonably responsible person and had I caught the virus, I would Not have spread it knowingly to others. As far as I am aware, the vaccines I received have not damaged my health. If it were a tiny drop.of pee, that would not be harmful either. Whatever the rights or wrongs, governments had little choice. If they were slow to act, then they would have been criticised for that. What's done is done. Personally I am happy that I have not knowingly had the virus and that if I had, I would have isolated until I was no longer contagious I don't blame people for getting vaccinated. Some refused, it wasn't mandatory. I didn't see it as a magic bullet but part of a package to fight against the Pandemic, along with testing, masks, social distancing etc. If people had not started dying in the numbers that they had or beconing seriously ill, then I suspect that government responses would have been different. I don't particularly feel like a sheep or blame the government. I do blame top ministers who flaunted the rules that they had made for the public, but that is a slightly different matter. Everyone is entitled to their opinions relating to vaccines and the C19 pandemic and usually based initially on their own experiences. Unfortunately the dead cannot speak. I was advised by my Doctor to get vaccinated. I am not a scientist nor a health professional, and I took his advice. I could have equally rejected that advice if I had chosen to but at the time there was little evidence to suggest otherwise Neither did I buy into the conspiracy theories that were being circulated by ativaxxers. My question, which none of us really know the answer to, is what would have happened if we had done NOTHING? We simply don't know how long the Pandemic would have lasted, how many would have become hospitalised, how many deaths there would have been That is impossible to know. I don't have a problem with anyone who having their opinions about the vaccines and its too late anyway, what done is done. I just want to move on like most people and get back to normality. I can't change the past Hopefully, the world maybe be better prepared should there be a similar Pandemic in the future and that the advances in science will play a big part.

Bread Bake. I buy packs of eight partly baked rolls at Aldi and then bake them in a mini oven. Always fresh bread.

Sounds like you have been over enthusiastic with your rod!.

Few more pics from our walk to the bike shop,hired a scoopy for 250bht 1 day. Looks like there building another new resort,and one that looks abandoned maybe due to covid,house for rent ? Couldn't resist the staircase.

Helped my son this afternoon de-winterize his camper.

This guy had confidence in the weather…..

Pork & leek sausages from our butchers with a nice Merlot....then my next door neighbour wants to come in & watch the Real vs City match so I say OK & he comes in with a bottle of Merlot.... Pissed as a cu*t now....🥳

Just switched on the TV and watched first 10 minutes of the Eurovision semifinals 1. What a load of bollox. I felt embarrassed to watch and listen. They should all be arrested and charged with crimes against music 😄the very worst of European music. Its all political in the end and a complete waste of money IMO. Croatia's entry is frighteningly awful, both visually and musically. Aresholes jumping around on stage wearing ridiculous costumes making a diabolical racket Absolute bollox Sweden's entry looks like a female version of Edward Scissorhands I've lost the will to live 😁😁

Went to Drifters instead. A couple of beer Lao, a pizza and some Margaritas....who needs electricity? Now back home, the PEA truck just left but still 120 V only, they don't pick up the phone and the deep freezer is at -4°C.

Sorry to hear that mate. I hope it is something minor and easily treatable... If not can my son have all your outdoor camping and fishing gear ??

Arriving in ban krut was quicker than expected,the train made up time,we caught a small motorbike sidecar taxi 60 to our resort. Staying at ban krut resort the same resort we stayed at about 5 years ago,but chose the upper balcony room instead of bungalow as bigger. Ban krut still looks the same as it did all those years ago,maybe 1 or 2 more restaurants along the beach road now,and the resort has a big pool in place of the road that led to bungalows

Over the years I've seen about 8 of the Wembley games and 1 at Spurs. Saw the Bears play once in Chicago as well. Given the way the pound has gone, couldn't see myself doing another U.S trip anytime soon

I thought I would post this here, as it may begin to affect what you are not watching on Netflix or anything else. This is occurring in the US at this point. The Screen Writer's guild have gone on strike. The main reason for this is that the writers are receiving less money due to the way that streaming service contracts are structured. Here is a recap. https://edition.cnn.com/2023/05/03/media/writers-strike-reliable-sources/index.html The main take away IMO is that neither party is going to give ground in the near future. As the article said the last strike of this nature that occurred about 15 years ago lasted 100 days. So what is the immediate effect, if any: The Late Night Talk Shows (Colbert etc.) have halted production. SNL has suspended the rest of their season. Network execs appear unwilling to negotiate because they feel they have enough in the can to go a long way. I suspect we will be seeing crap in the can soon. The last season of "Stranger Things" has halted production. Now wait a minute here. Some news articles are calling the strike a fear of AI reaction. I disagree. I would call it an outrage of being ripped off by big business. Ok, I am on the writer's side.

About to take my sister out to lunch at an Italian restaurant near her house. It’s a nice place and what she can’t eat they package up to take home. Went there with her before a few times.

13C and cloudy here in Montreal, 24C forecasted tomorrow. What a change, a week ago half the city including some streets close to us lost their power, 1.2 million households total. Freezing rain… Believe 45,000 were still without as of yesterday….

While in Vung Tau a week or so ago found out they have the only dog racing track in the country. But it will be closing end of the month. It was fun to visit I made 1 bet 20000 Dong less than a dollar and the dog i bet on is still running

I used to love dog racing when I was a kid, our local track was at Cardiff Arms Park and my dad ended up owning half a dozen greyhounds, including the track champion for several years running, Aladdin. Once we got into it, our holiday every year was to head over to Dublin to have a look at the latest blood there and see if there was anything worth buying. That involved lots of trips out to farms in the countryside to meet breeders, and inevitable we ended up down the pub getting blottoed. We'd go to the races at Shelbourne Park and Harolds Cross, and got to know a lot of the local greyhound racing community, a lovely bunch they were too. A shame that the sport has dropped out of fashion, in terms of a fast-paced, fun night out there was nothing to beat it. Here's Aladdin, and another of our prize winners, Lisa's Treasure