I just finished Listening to "Blood River" by Tim Butcher. It isnt the best wriiting in my mind, but it gave me some interesting insights on The #Congo and #Africa. Another general obserservation worth note, is how somewhere can have experienced technological advances railways, roads, communications, etc... But in the course of 50 years see an almost complete reversal.

Most modern church buildings are depressing. I was visiting a church for Christmas eve. While singing carols I looked toward the heavens and was not confronted rudely by giant speakers where I hoped to see vaults and stain glass drawing me heavenward.

Visiting #DFW for the first time in years and I don't get how anyone thrives in the urban jungle. I'm less than a week in and I feeling a bit of me is fading.

Getting to enjoy the Atlantic beaches today. The water was chilly.

No place like #idahome

Looking at the deman side, but not the supply of dollar side.

My shotgun skills are abysmal, but it was wonderful chasing chuckers in for a day. #hunting

Does #nostr activity go down when #BTC dips?

#China helping out in Zambia. It think building infrastructure and treating Zambia as a legit trading partner is probably better for Zambia than Aid. https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/china-signs-agreement-revamp-tazara-railway-zambia-2025-11-20/

At the Oregon coast today and found this cool mushroom growing out of the sand. #Fungi are amazing.

This was great. The conversation on the privlage of self custody was great.

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Own your own energy. #energy in hoping to get an electric or plug in hybrid soon to avoid being dependent on fossil fuel supply chains.

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Farwell for now Zambia. Can't wait to be back.

Crazy looking mantis in the yard.