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@Bunks said:
I’m going to watch Man United in Melbourne in July which should be fun. Hopefully Newcastle will visit some day…

I was going to go see Man U play as a fan. Now I think I'll go to sledge sighs

Not only are the red sox losing now, they’re even getting swept. By the white sox.

Letting my own boys out for a little tanning at Vancouver's (clothing optional) wreck beach, used to be my yearly ritual welcoming of the summer.

They’re doing worse than the Orioles! Foot of the division! Nine games behind the yankees already. Sigh. Good for practicing detachment.

@federica said:
When you say "skinny dip" I take it you mean you swam naked, yes? because that's what a skinny dip is, in the UK.

The 10 best ones are:
Brighton Naturist Beach, East Sussex.
Studland Naturist Beach, Dorset.
Rye Harbour Nature Reserve, East Sussex.
Druridge Bay, Northumberland.
Pedn Vounder and Treen, Cornwall.
Rhossili Bay, Wales.
Holkham Bay, Norfolk.
Winterton Dunes Nature Reserve, Norfolk.

There are in fact, over 40 Naturist beaches in the UK.

There are a couple of beaches on the island known for their nudity...Little Palm Beach and the far end of Onetangi Beach (past the rocks), and quite a few nude beaches around Aotearoa, however all Aotearoa's beaches are clothes optional, but this doesn't mean one should stripe naked on any beach...I guess it comes down to being socially responsible..

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naturism_in_New_Zealand

When you say "skinny dip" I take it you mean you swam naked, yes? because that's what a skinny dip is, in the UK.

The 10 best ones are:
Brighton Naturist Beach, East Sussex.
Studland Naturist Beach, Dorset.
Rye Harbour Nature Reserve, East Sussex.
Druridge Bay, Northumberland.
Pedn Vounder and Treen, Cornwall.
Rhossili Bay, Wales.
Holkham Bay, Norfolk.
Winterton Dunes Nature Reserve, Norfolk.

There are in fact, over 40 Naturist beaches in the UK.

@federica said:
I have 70 houseplants... Kew Gardens ain't got nuthin' on me!

Lemme see. Mine need penpals and don't get out much.

I took a sound meditation class once. We were instructed to lay down on our yoga mats, relax and close our eyes. The instructor had a box of noise making instruments and items, drums, gongs, feathers, cymbals, wood blocks, fans, shells, a fishing pole thing, and proceeded to use them.

All the noises were very nice and peasant creating a gentle relaxing atmosphere except one. This one noise was downright terrifying. Sort of a repetitive squeaky shrieking. Afterward I approached her and asked about the terrifying noise maker she used and thanked her as it helped reveal some difficult mental formations which I could then address. She said she had no idea what I was talking about. When I described the noise to her she said something to the effect of "Oh, that's this broken one here. I broke it a few classes ago and haven't fixed it yet."