GETTING CLOSER
December 13, 2013
Only nine day left and like I said I don’t count Sundays there for football not shopping. Jeff keeps getting people sending him pictures of train displays and light displays, which is cool but we do have that stuff down here. As a matter of fact the lights along the river in Medellin rate in the top five in the world. We’ll try to get there again this year but it’s very crowded. So have you guys got my present yet, you better hurry before all the good stuff is gone. Well time to get the ear plugs out for the weekend big soccer game Sunday the final, final between Cali and Nacional and the game is in Medellin. So people wills start Saturday and keep the party going to game time if Nacional wins no sleep if Cali wins you’ll hear a pin drop. So just let me say have fun be safe this weekend this is Flounder saying CIAO from Colombia.
ALMOST TIME TO PANICK
December 12, 2013
Wow my head hurts I might have overdone the catnip last night. Well 10 shopping days left Ruby and Jeff will be headed into the city this weekend to get Hari his Christmas present and the better be getting mine whale they’re at it. Nacional and Cali tied last night they play the final, final on Sunday at 7PM I think. The weather was nice all day yesterday hope it stays that way I’ve seen enough rainy days for this year. Hari was here yesterday which was nice he loves trains but I think everybody has exhausted the Thomas the train toy line and now will have to start him on another obsession. Well I have to go find some Alka- Seltzer to get rid of this hangover so this is a hurting Flounder saying CIAO from Medellin, Colombia.
11 DAYS LEFT TO BUY MY PRESENT
December 11, 2013
There are 11 shopping days until Christmas (I don’t count Sundays) the time to start panicking is almost here. There’s a ton of soccer on TV today you have the Championship league from Europe and the Championship game between Nacional (From Medellin) and Cali. If Nacional wins it will get very noisy around here tonight. So do you guys go to the mall to shop or just look around and enjoy the craziness Jeff and Ruby go to look at the decorations and all the stuff they can’t afford? This is beyond a doubt my favorite time of year watching humans actually being nice to each other when we know the rest of the year they don’t talk to one another. Well it tis the Season to be Jolly and speaking of Jolly I’m going to go do a little cat nip so this is Flounder saying CIAO from where am I again Colombia man this is some good shit.
13 SHOPPING DAYS LEFT TILL YOU KNOW WHAT
December 10, 2013
Jeff got up about a quarter to six today to go help babysit Hari for an hour or so and of course I had to get up to. I took a nap while he was gone and as soon as I’m done with this I’m going back to sleep. It looks like Nelida’s daughter Maritza might be coming to visit for Christmas she live in Switzerland I think any she’s a lot of fun. There Christmas Eve plans are still up in the air. It’s much harder to get everyone together now because all the kids have their own families to deal with. All I know is it’s going to be loud and late so like I said I’m going to sleep as much as I can till then. Hey I heard from one (probably the only one) of my reader and the pretty much like all kinds of Christmas music depending on the situation which is how me and Jeff go too. That’s it for today, this Flounder saying (YAWN) CIAO from Medellin Colombia.
14 SHOPPING DAYS LEFT TILL CHRISTMAS
December 9, 2013
Here’s Monday as I’ve said before it’s just another day for us down here, just another rainy day. The weekend was loud as the idiots from a couple blocks over decided to throw a party and see how loud there stereo could go. But this is not a time to complain our nephew Camilo had his conformation yesterday, a little late since 20 I think. It was nice to see the family there and not have to listen to a lot of very loud music. Jeff’s father in law Manuel (also known as El Jefe) was there with John, Vanessa, Hari, Hader, Nelida, Mauricio, and his Girl friend and Eliana were all there. The neighbor hood around Olga’s house is one of the prettiest decorated areas we’ve seen this year, everybody was pitching in to make it look beautiful. Here’s a question for you guys what’s your favorite Christmas music tell me in the comment section and we’ll discuss it tomorrow this is Flounder saying CIAO from Medellin.
IMAGINE
December 8, 2013
Boy I’m sorry again because here comes another heavy post but today is 23rd anniversary of the assassination of John Lennon. I’m going to assume you all know who he was his song Imagine will always be associated with this tragedy. And people will always wonder as they have with others what would have been had he survived. Well he would seventy three now and I think he would still be an activist for peace. He would have cried at the death of Nelson Mandela, horrified by 911and probably leading the youth of this country in protests against our do nothing congress. But could he have really made changes I don’t know you humans are inheritably self destructive and greedy so the possibility of him being able to change the world, I don’t know. I think he could have changed some things on a small scale but not on the world stage because you know how you humans are you say great idea yeah let’s do it and then your wife or parent or boss tells you, you need do this if you want to survive and things get but aside. You might still say yeah that’s right but taking action will be a lot harder. I’m sorry I came out on a Sunday during Christmas with this kind of post put it was needed. John Lennon lived his life the way he told others to live there’s and very few people do that. This is Flounder saying CIAO from Medellin Colombia.
A GREAT MAN HAS PASSED
December 6, 2013
I know I said we would keep the posts light but sometimes events take place the dictate otherwise. Such an event happened yesterday with the passing of a great man in Nelson Mandela. Jeff is lucky enough to have been able to watch how he changed a country. Very few people have the opportunity to be great and even fewer are willing to make the sacrifices necessary to do so, Nelson Mandela was one of the few. The world is honoring him today, as it should, but how many people know what he gave up to get freedom for his country and better yet how many are willing to be tortured separated from family and friends and the world for their country. Oh I can hear lots of people saying they would gladly do it and maybe some would. But when the whip comes out and the door calms shut on their cell, I’m not so sure many men would not break down. Nelson Mandela did not break he fought back until his people could be free and once he was free he continued that battle up to the end and not just for South Africa but for people all over the world. Even in death his struggle will continue as people look to his memory and see what determination can do. I may only be a cat writing a stupid blog but even I can get sad at the passing of greatness. This is a very sad Flounder saying CIAO from Medellin Colombia.
16 SHOPPING DAYS LEFT TO CHRISTMAS
December 5, 2013
Sorry didn’t get the outdoor pictures last night will work on it for tonight. When you think of the holiday season do you want to spend at home or do you want to go away someplace? I guess the answer would depend how close you are to your family and where they are in relation to you as far as travelling is concerned. I spent on e Christmas in California one and I have to tell you they decorate outside more than the east coast. It almost looks like they’re trying to compete with Disney land. I prefer to spend Christ at home and do as little traveling as possible but down here it’s a party week not just day so we’re always having people stop by or were going to some ones house. But seeing as I’m the resident cat I get to lay around the house and do nothing. I do get to wake Ruby in the morning and she’s usually not to happy about it but she doesn’t bother me she takes out on Jeff LOL. Well like I said we keep the posts short at this time of year so this in Flounder (glad I’m a cat) saying CIAO from Colombia
TIS THAT TIME
December 4, 2013
Well it’s the Christmas season and every year at this time we like to keep our stories a little on the lite side and stay away from politics and crime. Later in the month we’ll b reprinting some Christmas stories and poems maybe recommending some music just generally trying to keep a happy mode now if it would only stop raining thing would be perfect. Hers what our train layout looks like this year and we’re going to try and get some picture of the outside of our building IF and it’s a big IF the rain will stop long enough. You can expect the post to be short unless it a reprint so for now this is Flounder saying CIAO from Medellin Colombia.
MORALTY THE GREAT QUESTION
December 3, 2013
Jeff and I are continually surprised by the internet’s comments on what a particular celebrity is wearing and how conservative or outrageous it is. You also have the comments that will too much cleavage or the skirt is too short or her shoes are awful. The surprising thing is most if not all these comment are aimed at women and are made by women. Now we live in a country where if a young woman goes out wearing shorts and her ass cheeks aren’t showing the shorts are too long it is also a country where women are killed or attacked at an alarming rate. Now we don’t know this for sure but we think the emergence of women in politics and the work place is threatening to the machismo of the Latin man. We don’t think a strict dress code or a forced morality will change anything about the attitude of men toward women. Believe it or not many men become Muslims because of the subservient roll women have in that culture. Now America is a funny place when it comes to morality it usually depends on who you’re listening too, but like other countries crimes against women go largely unreported. This is because if a woman dresses a certain way she is asking to be harassed or attacked sexually. We think this is bullshit; do some women make mistake in their choice of a date? Yes! But that doesn’t mean she should be held responsible for an attack on her. When women go to report this especially down here they are made to feel guilty and they should just go home and clean the house. Spousal abuse is very common down here and it can be against the husband as well as the wife. This is a Catholic country where the church supports the man in cases of marital abuse. I don’t have any answers to these questions of morality I only have opinions. These opinions are that women shouldn’t have to worry about what they ware but they should be careful of the places they go. Remember the celebrities that you see walking around in very sexy clothes or what some people would call half naked are protected by security personal. They don’t show up in most photos but try to grab one and see what happens. Here’s wishing that things change so women can be themselves the same way men can without worrying about what others will think or do. This is a very liberal Flounder, saying let everybody go naked probably would be less conflict in the world, CIAO from Colombia.
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