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Dubrovnik Drunkards

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Plans For the Living

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Dead $ Friends

While we had better seats Sat. July 15, 2023, I preferred Friday Night’s Show. For more than 75 minutes called Vivid Seats, since ticket was Never transferred to me? They had to ask Calvin, 3rd Party, to REsend to me. Fuckin clown NEVER sent ticket July 14, like expected. However, since it’s my first time using these other outlets (NEVER AGAIN), Old relic – since Ticket Master SUX Cocks ~ when…

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Head Checks: Off-road Biking Bela Vista to Faro, Portugal with Annalies

The people you meet in a hostel or larger Farmhouse AirBnB can often make it worth the while. Annalies, from Belgium, has been my Partner in Crime since she arrived a few days after I had, here in Bela Vista, a slice of heaven in Southeastern Portugal. Annalies and I trekking to Faro, from Bela Vista Wellness Center using alternative roads Nov. 12, 2022 Annalies, who was another Digital Nomad…

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Biking Topanga Canyon 2019 with Mario and NextGen

Step 1: Rent truck Step 2: Rent bikes The Climb Begins ~ Eagle Springs Fire Road with Mario and Noah Step 3: Head to Mario’s favorite areas in Southern California Step 4: Introduce NextGen Mountain Biking on wider, less aggressive trails More than 30 years ago I took Mario, [that time I was huffing and puffing up this medium steep portion) around Palos Verdes’ Portuguese Fire Trails, which…

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Chatting With Nephew Ky

Interviewed from Istanbul – May 2022 “Who Knows, It’s Just Life?” Free your mind… https://micaphonechex.wordpress.com/?p=65 View On WordPress @doepicshiiiiit4138 Shawn L. Carson

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Head Check #13 Martha Cooper | Do What You Love | Keep the End in Mind | Challenge Thyself - Nietzsche and Bradbury

Head Check #13 Martha Cooper | Do What You Love | Keep the End in Mind | Challenge Thyself – Nietzsche and Bradbury

“Having a why to live for – if you have a why you can overcome any HOW.” Nietzsche says this and this is one of the main tenets of Viktor Frankl’s Logotherapy. Here’s a funny little story: I was in Zagreb, Croatia about a year and two months ago, maybe mid-August late August 2021 and I was on the phone with my nephew, Kyle. I was like, “Early retirement, for me, just isn’t gonna work. I’ve…

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Transitioning Egypt to Ethiopia:

Transitioning Egypt to Ethiopia:

From Addis Ababa – Jan. 20, 2022 I made it here WITHOUT the extra $100 fine for overstaying my 45-day Upon Arrival Visa in Egypt. Makes up for the EXTRA $94 I spent on the Ethiopian eVisa. I asked the Immigration Officer how much it would’ve been had I done it the more drawn-out and last minute Upon Arrival way. She said, “$50.” People here and in Egypt keep warning me to worry about…

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Frankl's Logotherapy On CRACK

Frankl’s Logotherapy On CRACK

Continue doing exactly what you’ve been doing: No breaks, no regrets until absolutely necessary. We’re going to keep that accelerator pressed to the floor. So that brief five-minute scare of like oh shiiiiiiiiiiit – I might need to go home to get medical care and then, you know, rationale stepped in logic something – hey LOGOTHERAPY, thank you! Thank you world. Thank you common sense! Do Epic…

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Porto Femme International Film Fest 2022

Dateline: Sept. 2022 I just interviewed Portuguese Director, Catarina de Sousa (partnered with Nick Tyson) whose 27-min brilliant Short, “Tracing Utopia” aka “Em Todos os Tipos de Clima” about NY LGBTQ students having Safe Places before, during (and after) Da Ronas Pandemic. This was one of 118 films representing 31 countries playing here in Porto Femme (5th Festival). Fantastic series of Shorts…

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Who Knows, It's Just Life #25 Podcast?

Who Knows, It’s Just Life #25 Podcast?

@shawnlcarson – with Kyle and “Who Knows, It’s Just Life” https://open.spotify.com/episode/34TkudOZK91wK6sHqnNRtR “Do Epic Shiiiiit” Interview with my Nephew, Kyle. https://open.spotify.com/episode/34TkudOZK91wK6sHqnNRtR

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African Reflections

Arriving Nov. 17, 2021, and staying on this most fantastic continent for six months, [arrived in Istanbul May 11, 2022] here are some of my Mother Continent take-aways: Below is a rather lengthy interview my nephew, Kyle conducted as I was arriving to Istanbul, after several months loving 89% of my time in Egypt, Ethiopia and…

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Budget Traveler - Food Expenses March 10 - March 22 = $195 [$440 total since March 3, 2022]

Budget Traveler – Food Expenses March 10 – March 22 = $195 [$440 total since March 3, 2022]

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Serendipity = Do. Epic. Shit.

Serendipity = Do. Epic. Shit.

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Head Check #4

....and now...this!

Simple Pleasures – Frisbees in Zuway Bay, Ethiopia – Jan. 2022

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