The Guardian for this meeting was Eden Haiku. The comments are by Eden Haiku.
Wardrobe issues
Eden Haiku: Hello Riddle :)
Riddle Sideways: was waiting for you to pick a cushion
Eden Haiku: Thank you :)
Riddle Sideways: Hello Eden
Eden Haiku: What a gentleman :)
Riddle Sideways: will take that, but also does not want to pick
Eden Haiku: No skirt issue this morning, but big boots with protruding feet :(
Riddle Sideways: the entire session would be based off which cushion
Eden Haiku: Ah, first decision of the day, not willing to make a choice?
Riddle Sideways: yes
Riddle Sideways: and the continual wardrobe issues
Eden Haiku: Interesting...
Eden Haiku: Are Chanukah celebrations still on?
Riddle Sideways: trying to remember vastly important things like whether Everybody has seen this ugly sweater of not
Riddle Sideways: last day
Riddle Sideways: mostly over, thanks
Eden Haiku: :)
Eden Haiku: Still likes Sven's sweater :)
Riddle Sideways: ㋡
Eden Haiku: With black scarf, you look sharp!
Riddle Sideways: nice to have things like 2 HUDs that have 5 sweater textures and 5 scarfs
Riddle Sideways: longs for RL options
Dressing for the collapse
Eden Haiku: Was trying to dress for the collapse this morning...
Riddle Sideways: collapse?
Riddle Sideways: did not get that memo
Eden Haiku:Willing to see my boots grow on me?
Eden Haiku: Collapse is my new thing
Eden Haiku: Environmentalists are saying it's already too late
Eden Haiku: We will change only after the collapse
Riddle Sideways: oh
Riddle Sideways: and all the stuff going on in France
Eden Haiku: Fires, epidemics, no food, no electricty, no networks, no water and so on
Riddle Sideways: ah that
Eden Haiku: What is going on in France is very telling...
Riddle Sideways: however, if we are charged more money for gas it needs a revolt
Riddle Sideways:people want the environment fixed, but not pay for it
Eden Haiku: People are rebelling about their life conditions, not only gas.
Eden Haiku: But yes, gas taxes made then furious.
Riddle Sideways: yes, it morphed
Eden Haiku: Back to these books who are made for walking [I meant boots obviously but Riddle liked my typo]
Riddle Sideways: the Paris Accord was great as long as no person sacrifice was needed
Riddle Sideways: ? walking books
Riddle Sideways: books made for walking
Riddle Sideways: it would be great if the Kindle type books giggled up and down with walking
Riddle Sideways: to keep in focus
Eden Haiku: telling typos :)
--BELL--
Drama queen
Riddle Sideways: (looks for typos)
Riddle Sideways: books-boots
Eden Haiku: wants to buy this book about "Collapsing consciously" by Carolyn Baker.
Riddle Sideways: now sees your boots-books
Riddle Sideways: a little large
Riddle Sideways: should get a photo
Eden Haiku: She seems to give tips to how to cope
Eden Haiku: Took snap shots
Riddle Sideways: book likes good. "one of those books that is not meant to gather dust, It is a book you will want to keep close"
Riddle Sideways: There are now so many of the 'how to survive' type books
Riddle Sideways: the Thursday PaB book club is about to start one in Jan.
Riddle Sideways: well, not how to survive
Riddle Sideways: more talking topics
Eden Haiku: Which book?
Riddle Sideways: sorry, can't open email or viewer will crash
Riddle Sideways: hmmm, has 21 in the title
Eden Haiku: oh, no problem Riddle. Let us be in this moment now.
Riddle Sideways: which moment is that
Eden Haiku: hehe
Riddle Sideways: ㋡
Eden Haiku: Our conversation
Riddle Sideways: can you stand? and see the boots
Eden Haiku: Me in my big boots and you in your wooly sweater
Riddle Sideways: ah, nice
Riddle Sideways: funny
Eden Haiku: reminds me of the cat with big boots in the fairy tale :)
Riddle Sideways: yes
Riddle Sideways: or walking with snow shoes
Riddle Sideways: AND they have the useful name "Drama Queen" on the soles
Eden Haiku: Was trying to make them tiny but the HUD doesn't work anymore :(
Riddle Sideways: ha, have had HUDs like that
Eden Haiku: Yes, noticed that, fits well will by collapse mindset :)
A powerful toddler
[Adams leaps in, wearing casts both on her leg and on her arm]
Eden Haiku: Ha! hello Adams :)
Riddle Sideways: Welcome, Adams
Riddle Sideways: what happened
Eden Haiku: is that a windpipe you are playing?
Riddle Sideways: or what is that
Eden Haiku:oh, you broke a leg?
Eden Haiku: And an arm?
Riddle Sideways: and arm
Adams Rubble: Good morning healhy people
Riddle Sideways: /listens to story
Eden Haiku: What happened? Did you have an accident on your long drive?
Adams Rubble: my rl person is very sick and I got sympathy pains
Eden Haiku: Oh no, so sorry to hear :(
Riddle Sideways: hope typist gets better
Riddle Sideways: was it too much weekend?
Adams Rubble: sorry to be a drag on the procedings
Riddle Sideways: what proceedings?
Adams Rubble: a very powerful nurovirous (???) spread by a toddler
Eden Haiku: No Adams, please tell us how you feel about this health issue
Riddle Sideways: ok, back to big shoe topic
Eden Haiku: Oh the little one was carrying a virus...
Riddle Sideways: oh those toddler inflections
Eden Haiku: Inflections of infections :)
Adams Rubble: yes, put four healthy adults out of commission
Eden Haiku: Oh wow!
Riddle Sideways: furry things loves typos
--BELL--
The light at the end of the tunnel has been turned off
Eden Haiku: So little yet so powerful...
Adams Rubble: yes and so cute
Eden Haiku: Sure :)
Riddle Sideways: such little virusi and little toddler
Riddle Sideways: doing such to big people
Adams Rubble: you seem to have a foot issue Eden
Riddle Sideways: ㋡
Eden Haiku: Do I Adams?
Riddle Sideways: a HUD issue
Riddle Sideways: was topic today, some
Eden Haiku:Collapse was topic:)
Riddle Sideways: oh yes
Eden Haiku:I needed big boots for that :)
Adams Rubble: If you want to get ahud, you must study and practice
Eden Haiku: To get ahud hehe...
Riddle Sideways: and how many books are being published on stress, collapse, issues, lying, etc
Riddle Sideways: ooooooo ahud
Adams Rubble: and that is just the ones about the administration
Eden Haiku: laughing mildly
Riddle Sideways: how to cope
Riddle Sideways: get out your "Don't Panic" buttons and stickers
Adams Rubble: Read some good novels
Adams Rubble: get ready for 2020
Eden Haiku: Yep!
Riddle Sideways: election of 18 made many changes
Eden Haiku: I realized very recently that I had a very bright outlook on things...
Adams Rubble: there will be some change in January as the new house stops a fraction of the nonesense
Riddle Sideways: great, Eden
Eden Haiku: But it changed :(
Adams Rubble: no more Atlas Shrugged
Riddle Sideways: :(
Eden Haiku: Now, I'm focusing on collapse.
Eden Haiku: It’s already too late...
Riddle Sideways: oh dear. when Eden collapses
Eden Haiku: smiles
Eden Haiku: and laughs
Riddle Sideways: "In an energy saving move, the light at the end of tunnel has been turned off"
Eden Haiku: Funny quote Riddle :)
Adams Rubble: nooo, the light is our sun which does not give a damn about what is happening on earth
Riddle Sideways: true
Adams Rubble: let alone north america
Adams Rubble: keep up your chins.It does not help anything to worry
Adams Rubble: stop reading the news and for god's sake don’t turn on the TV
Eden Haiku: Well isn'it better to prepare for the collapse?
Adams Rubble: I watched a football game yesterday and the ads and news was awful
Adams Rubble: The collapse is not ordained
Eden Haiku: Vipassana retreat maybe...
Adams Rubble: lots of good people fighting
Eden Haiku: Though I would hate that
Eden Haiku: Yes, I used to think we would tip the world back on its good foot
Adams Rubble: the baby boomers are going to collapse :)
Eden Haiku: So to speak...
Riddle Sideways: can't even watch youTube cat vids without seeing bad news down the right side
Eden Haiku: Cats are our saviors :)
Adams Rubble: ohhh, never look at the right side. You can size you screen so it is offscreen
Riddle Sideways: good advice
Adams Rubble: sorry my rler must go back to bed
Riddle Sideways: please get well Adams
Adams Rubble: I hope you find lots to be happy about today
Eden Haiku: Oh, poor Adams, we are not very helpful this morning. Take care.
--BELL--
Head up and cheery
Adams Rubble: now that is not going to help my cast [she was standing in the fountain]
Riddle Sideways: hahahha
Eden Haiku: In the fountain :)
Eden Haiku: have a good day Adams :)
Adams Rubble: bye bye
Eden Haiku: Bye dear
Riddle Sideways: have a great lay about day
Riddle Sideways: too late, gone
Eden Haiku: My new catastrophic persona isn't easy to wear :)
Riddle Sideways: no,
Riddle Sideways:it does not fit you
Riddle Sideways:all this Bad, is too big a pair of shoes to try to fill for you
Eden Haiku: If only I could find the HUD to make the boots smaller...
Eden Haiku: My youngest brother, who is an electronic engineer, has a very dark mind.
Eden Haiku: It's maybe the first time I truly understand him
Eden Haiku: may be
Riddle Sideways: oh dear
Eden Haiku: He's very quiet on Twitter, but yesterday he retweeted my very somber tweet about an environmentalist who says it's too late...
Eden Haiku: Our New Year party will be fun :)
Riddle Sideways: good, when all your family comes together
Eden Haiku: Never realized how easy it is to slide down...
Eden Haiku:I’m joking, yet..
Riddle Sideways: hope so
Eden Haiku: Drama queen stuff...
Riddle Sideways: giggles
Eden Haiku: How were the Chanukah celebrations at your home?
Riddle Sideways: mostly only two of us, last night out to friends was very nice
Eden Haiku: Nice. And today you light the eight candle?
Riddle Sideways:last night was eight candle
Riddle Sideways: holidays start at sundown
Riddle Sideways: and go to sunset
Eden Haiku: Oh, last night...Is the menorah fully lighted today?
Eden Haiku: Tonite?
Riddle Sideways:at sunset will be over
Eden Haiku: Oh, I see...
Riddle Sideways: the little LED bear is all lite
Eden Haiku: Do you celebrate a kind of Christmas?
Riddle Sideways: last night was also a tree trimming party
Riddle Sideways:shoes poofed in the water [I had let go of the boots]
Riddle Sideways: use to take the kids to friends house to put up their tree every year
Eden Haiku: Yep, discarded the boots. Too big for me.I will collapse barefoot :)
Riddle Sideways: kids grow and go away, tree trimming goes on
Eden Haiku: Nice:)
Eden Haiku: We are going to trim ours on the 20th.
Riddle Sideways: they have probably the most tacky xmas ornaments
Riddle Sideways: the funniest stuff
Eden Haiku: We have to get the fresh fir tree the day before and let it melt its icy branches before we can trim it
Riddle Sideways: we announce each ornament as put on
Riddle Sideways: the XMAS pickle, the XMAS burrito
Eden Haiku: tacky ornaments are fun...
Riddle Sideways: the California Raison Santa
Eden Haiku: funny
--BELL--
Riddle Sideways: even a Where's Waldo
Riddle Sideways: a santa mouse on a computer
Eden Haiku: Ours are mostly "cute"; crystal deers, white birds, angels, Russian dolls ornaments...
Riddle Sideways: the usual beautiful
Eden Haiku: I love remember the people who gave me ornaments throuhgout the years
Eden Haiku: Yes, it might change this year maybe. Should I suspend a pair of big ugly boots to remember the day I started realizing the world is about to collapse?
Riddle Sideways: yes, picking up a clothspin wrapped with tissue makes Marsha wilt, remembering her little student that made it
Eden Haiku: Oh, yes, that moment...
Riddle Sideways: she was a Special Ed teacher and has soooo many of those Special decorations
Eden Haiku: Always moved when I take out a pine cone with a lavender ribbon a friend's young daughter gave me...
Riddle Sideways: yes, those moments
Eden Haiku: Special Ed teachers are real angels
Eden Haiku: The world is filled with beauty and love and good will people
Riddle Sideways: She is a Very special angel
Riddle Sideways: has had 19 back operations
Eden Haiku: How nice to have such a friend!
Eden Haiku: oh!
Riddle Sideways: had to quit work because she could not pick up over 12 pounds
Riddle Sideways: and yet
Riddle Sideways: has the greatest outlook on life
Riddle Sideways:and people
Riddle Sideways:head up
Riddle Sideways: cheery
Riddle Sideways:like Eden [not much this morning :)]
Eden Haiku: Maybe being aware of the collapse coming up makes one more open to the beauty?
Riddle Sideways: yes
Eden Haiku: I feel like sitting between two chairs
Riddle Sideways:the nature of a dualistic world
Riddle Sideways: life
Eden Haiku: Young writers in Quebec are very very dark. I used to find them foolish....
Eden Haiku: Maybe they are right?
Eden Haiku: It's the end of the world in almost every novel I read...or poetry book as well.
Eden Haiku:The sun is shining outside right now though...
Eden Haiku: Dualistic world yes
Riddle Sideways:hey, you should go for that walk
Riddle Sideways: "The sun is going to come up, Tomorrow, Tomorrow..."
Eden Haiku: Yes, I will. Sorry for being like so sombre this morning. I started as a joke and now, I'm not so sure...
Riddle Sideways: it was very funny
Eden Haiku: hehe, you are a good fellow Riddle :)
Riddle Sideways: I might have been Lil Orphan Annie that said 'We gatta wipe that ol poopie frown off yout face'
Eden Haiku: My long to do list will help me sort outthese collapsing feelings :)
--BELL--
Eden Haiku: And walking in the cold
Riddle Sideways: was just thinking throughthe analogy of taking all the trash, garbage, used and bad stuff out of this house and down to the curb
Riddle Sideways: getting rid of it
Eden Haiku: Yes, getting rid of the junk...
Riddle Sideways: with all the other people in the neighborhood
Riddle Sideways: taken out to the Special place they put it
Eden Haiku: clearing our minds at the same time
Riddle Sideways: need to give those bad stuff taker people an extra gift this year
Eden Haiku: Nice :)
Riddle Sideways: they do a great service
Eden Haiku: The dignity of daily life
Riddle Sideways: yes
Eden Haiku: Gifts to people who facilitate our lives...
Eden Haiku: Smiles and conversations with neighbors, merchants, service people
Riddle Sideways: yes, tis that time of year
Eden Haiku: True
Riddle Sideways: whoops, is always that time of year
Eden Haiku: Darkening of the light and then the solstice and the light coming back
Eden Haiku: Heard an interesting thing about trees yesterday.
Eden Haiku: They seem to be sensitive to the moon
Riddle Sideways: in the darkest time of the year there shall be a holiday about lights
Riddle Sideways: tides and trees
Eden Haiku: They have a sort of "green tide"
Eden Haiku: Are responding to other planets too.
Eden Haiku: As were are influenced ourselves.
Eden Haiku: The Wood Wide Web and our inner world
Riddle Sideways: yes
Eden Haiku: Thank you for sitting at the fountain this morning Riddle.
Riddle Sideways: was a pleasure
Eden Haiku: You are always such a comfort talking too.
Riddle Sideways:now back to the day in progress
Eden Haiku: Have a very happy day
Riddle Sideways: and you too
Riddle Sideways: have the happiest day
Eden Haiku: Say hello to the cats
Eden Haiku: yes, thank you :)
Riddle Sideways: just did