6/27 Check In (a day late)

[aves0708]

Sorry this is late!  I was distracted yesterday and completely forgot!

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AW/Vents/ Encounters this week:



QOTW: I have nothing really this week, so I'll just do a general GTKY.  You've probably answered this one a bunch but it's my favorite.....Where is your favorite place you've traveled to?

[ovenrack]

My husband went to a cousin's kids christening over the weekend (the kids and I are away). I asked on my other board if it was a gift-giving occasion, and if so, what an appropriate gift...

It seemed to vary widely, but generally most people give gifts - a small religious token, book, keepsake, or rosary. I laughed. I don't think they would appreciate that from me, the atheist.

I think I will send along a card and some money. Hah.

I don't think I can choose a favorite but I really like traveling in Canada. I would love to go really far north.

Oh, probably Nova Scotia.

[cavewmn]

AW/Vents/ Encounters this week: None that I remember.



QOTW: I have nothing really this week, so I'll just do a general GTKY. You've probably answered this one a bunch but it's my favorite.....Where is your favorite place you've traveled to? Eugene, Oregon. We were crazy to pick another desert to live in. Totally should have picked a green state.

[namastebiotches]

No encounters this week that I could remember.

Top of the list for me is SW Florida.. Marco Island/Naples/Bonita Beach area. Loved it so much & it's on a very small list of places that I would want to go back to. We usually prefer traveling to new locations.

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No specific encounters this week.

QOTW: Some of my favorite places so far have been Fiji and Croatia (esp Dobrovnik). I also loved Amsterdam.
I've only been to two places in the US, but one of them was Hawaii so I'm not complaining It was also amazing.

Question: Do you think people really pray for random people on the internet?
**possible trigger?**
On another forum that I frequent a lady used her first ever post to ask for prayers for one of her twins that was measuring a bit behind. I'm all for supporting someone who needs it - this lady was clearly scared and needed some reassurance - but a lot of people responded with "praying for you". Do people really ask their deity to watch over "sweetgirl63 on that internet forum"? I can understand this for an established member of a community, like people on a BMB, but for a random noob? What do you think?

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ovenrack We always give gifts if we attend a christening, but so far none of them have sported any religious subtexts. Usually we give a card and a bit of cash for a savings account, sometimes accompanied by a small gift like a soft toy, clothing or a piece of jewlery (depending on how well we know the kid/parents).

[ovenrack]

Jun 29, 2016 4:05:17 GMT -5 @alyllyra said:

No specific encounters this week.

QOTW: Some of my favorite places so far have been Fiji and Croatia (esp Dobrovnik). I also loved Amsterdam.
I've only been to two places in the US, but one of them was Hawaii so I'm not complaining It was also amazing.

Question: Do you think people really pray for random people on the internet?
**possible trigger?**
On another forum that I frequent a lady used her first ever post to ask for prayers for one of her twins that was measuring a bit behind. I'm all for supporting someone who needs it - this lady was clearly scared and needed some reassurance - but a lot of people responded with "praying for you". Do people really ask their deity to watch over "sweetgirl63 on that internet forum"? I can understand this for an established member of a community, like people on a BMB, but for a random noob? What do you think?

I always think of it like I would be "thinking of her," like, having her in my thoughts a la "I hope everything turned out okay for that sweetgirl63 woman."

But yeah. When you think of people specifically saying "God, will you please take care of sweetgirl63 and make her twins okay," it's a little funny.

Though I can definitely comprehend a familiar relationship with a deity better than a formal relationship with one...

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Nothing much going on here in terms of Vents or AWing.


I've loved the times I've been to Sweden. We live in a crowded part of the world (near Amsterdam, @alyllyra) and the times I've been in Sweden I loved the vastness of the landscape, the quiet etc.

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Where near Amsterdam @dutchkatie?
And also, where have you been in Sweden? I currently live in Stockholm but was born more inland.