Valentine’s Day

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14 February: It is my 62nd birthday, and I still feel like an 18-year-old – except for the aches and pains. I went for a march in the midday sun and returned drenched in sweat and a bit sore. I must remember to stretch more carefully before going out.
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Listened to the radio play Richard Strauss’s Also Spake Zarathustra, which he wrote in homage to the philosophical genius of Friedrich Nietzsche. This music is known by many as the opening music in the Stanley Kubrick film 2001: A Space Odyssey. That sure stirred up the heart of this old romantic!
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15 February: There has been yet another travel warning for Bangkok after a few explosions in town yesterday. As always, we are cautious and keep a low profile. This latest episode seemed to involve amateurs, as one of them blew his own legs off.
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Late afternoon: It just rained briefly, but not enough to bring coolness. It rained just enough to dampen everything so that, as the sun comes back out, steam rises. H-U-M-I-D-I-T-Y-!-!-!
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-Zenwind.
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