I'm fine as always

How could I feel otherwise with so many lovely friends around me

I know...it's quite wonderful....and Oceans thank you for your last
post...

I hope Oceans doesn't mind us hijacking his thread now, peaceful as we
may be.

I hope he doesn't either, I guess I'll behave now and wait to read, as I
know so little of the subject....

JJ! Invisible! Fanta (you trouble-maker)! KariZ! Alex! Jerry! Who else
is still on?

Anti-gravity coffee coming up!

One of the great things about the Middle East, or Paris for that matter,
are the coffee and tea shops. Man! What I wouldn't give to be sitting in
one with you all right now, sipping coffee, talking like a bee hive or
enjoying the sun playing down through the trees....

Love you all!

Sssiiiiiiiiip!

Oceans

For taste, I fell in love with the German coffee while there. I cant
find anything like it here.

Thank you Oceans! And what I wouldn't give to be doing the
same.....sitting and sipping and learning! It's my evening, but will
drink the wonderful cup of coffee anyway!

Harry! Lee!

Whew! I've got to read all the posts before replying. Welcome to the
coffee shop!

Lee, I sometimes wonder how odd it must be to receive a posting in the
evening and see it starting with 'Good morning everyone!'

Maybe we should start wearing multiple watches on our wrists...

More coffee?


Oceans

Good morning Fanta...Ecuador has some awesome coffee too...now I am
going to keep my mouth shut...in hopes of getting more good information
to read

I'm at lunchtime here and would so love the coffeeshop.
Wouldn't it be nice to sit together and chat from sunrise to
sundown????????
And we would have so many things to talk about

Wow! Think about it!

China, Australia, Canada, Amsterdam, Washington, Malta...where else do
we have around the table?

This world can be a great place, and we are so fortunate to be able to
meet this way. I so wish it could be face-to-face.

No problems with the friendly digression, here, JJ. We are social beings
as well, no? In fact, I think my ideal is to be with friends,
laughter and joy mixing with discussions of serious things with friends
who have different points of view and different areas of expertise, and
with the comings and goings of friends who go off into the world to make
good things happen....

<sigh>



Oceans

Jerry, old friend!

I enjoyed your post and hope I responded to it well. And I look forward
to continuing the discussion.

Rest assured....



Oceans

I was hoping to learn from you today, but this thread is not about
China. Ill save it for later it has to do with the conflicting reports
about the enviornment Ive been reading.

45 mins and I do some save the enviornment activity of my own.
I make the 3 mile bike ride to the city bus stop to go to school.
Coffee?

Oh thank you Oceans...was really having a hard time keeping my mouth
quiet!
Yes it really is a wonderful thing....I have found some of my favorite
people in so many different countries....What a joy it is!

Xootbx: A couple of things. I think I responded to another one of your
posts some time ago, but got no answer, so I am not going to spend any
time responding until I have a sense that you are really in the
discussion.

Second: I don't like your rudeness. Please strip out the rudenes and
re-post if you want a response from me. I don't know if you perceive
your rudeness; it is possible that you don't. If you don't let me know
and I will point out the instances.

Sincerely,

Oceans

yes please, and oh! To see so many lovely lovely faces,
...feels like home...

(I think Oceans, you will find, AB is not a Christian fundamentalist, a
man of God, but not a man of Christ)

And coffee...so wonderful to share amongst friends..

Hey, I didnt see Southern Appalachia in there!

Well Fanta anytime you wish to talk about it , let me know, all I can
really talk about is where I am, but do have some good knowledge, as I
have done lots of research while here...
have a great bike ride!

Well, it's Ireland here and a bit German

2 cars in the driveway. Everyone asks why I ride my bike.
Its self therapy really, more than enviornmental. I have 2/3 of the good
part of a bad lung on my right side. Add to that 46 yrs old and these
hills and its hell. Im getting used to it though. Stronger and stronger
I get. Ive been about killed several times by the tandem dump trucks,
but if they dont get me Ill be ok!