@orlbucfan

Our weather here where we are north of Tampa is strange. Can be cloudy all day, then some of occasional thunder and lightning, then just a few drops of rain. A fair amount of newly planted landscaping is dying because it's not enough. The county has water restrictions including the reclaimed water. There could be storms clouds moving through all day long, and we'll get O.14 inch of rain, which in this heat, dries up right away. Heat advisories almost every day. The dust here is pretty bad too.

I hear ya on the prospect of increased longevity. What you posted OBF reminded me of an old Teresa Teng song from 1983. The link below and just a few lines. I recall vaguely that the songs on her 1983 album with this track were variations on old Chinese classical poems.

Wishing you a long life

鄧麗君 但願人長久的 歌詞 May you have a long life

轉朱閣，低綺戶，照無眠。
Zhuǎn zhū gé, dī qǐ hù, zhào wúmián
Round the red Pavilion, beneath the beautiful gate, the glow never ceases

不應有恨，何事長向別時圓。
Bù yìng yǒu hèn, héshì zhǎng xiàng bié shí yuán
Have no regret, what matter that we part forever

人有悲歡離合，月有陰晴圓缺
Rén yǒu bēihuānlíhé, yuè yǒu yīn qíng yuán quē
People have joys and sorrows, partings and reunions, the moon waxes and wanes

此事古難全。
Cǐ shì gǔ nán quán
An ancient affair difficult to finish

但願人長久，千里共嬋娟。
Dàn yuàn rén chángjiǔ qiānlǐ gòng chánjuān
May you have a long life, we'll share the moon's beauty a thousand li apart

party, yet again. The strength, dexterity, and skill needed just to do that intricate woodcarving would take me a million lives to achieve. Add in the creativity. Those pieces are beyond amazing! Thank you (!) for posting them. "Norwegian Wood" was John Lennon just starting to flex his writing/bard muscles. Jazz guys like Buddy Rich and Wes Montgomery were no slouches, either. Great cover. And thank you, jb, for the peaceful lovely seashore images. Always needed and appreciated. soryang, I do not want to live another 40 years! 70+ have been plenty interesting and enough! Anywho, ECFL atmosphere has been full of Sahara desert dust. Hurricanes hate it. So far, so good this storm season though it has been intense: heat, humidity, and t-storms. Nothing new about the normal. Climate change, mebbe? Snort! And on that note, Rec'd!!

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party, yet again. The strength, dexterity, and skill needed just to do that intricate woodcarving would take me a million lives to achieve. Add in the creativity. Those pieces are beyond amazing! Thank you (!) for posting them. "Norwegian Wood" was John Lennon just starting to flex his writing/bard muscles. Jazz guys like Buddy Rich and Wes Montgomery were no slouches, either. Great cover. And thank you, jb, for the peaceful lovely seashore images. Always needed and appreciated. soryang, I do not want to live another 40 years! 70+ have been plenty interesting and enough! Anywho, ECFL atmosphere has been full of Sahara desert dust. Hurricanes hate it. So far, so good this storm season though it has been intense: heat, humidity, and t-storms. Nothing new about the normal. Climate change, mebbe? Snort! And on that note, Rec'd!!