Turkmenistan president very much alive

He had been missing for a month and rumors swirled. So the government released this video to show that he is well.

Bear eating salmon

Chilean Carretera Austral Patagonia road trip documentary

Beautifully shot and chock-full of information. Let's go!

China Belt & Road documentary

You know all those huge infrastructure projects you read about built with Chinese loans in Pakistan, Oman, and Sri Lanka? You get to see them in the documentary. Needless to say, the locals are not happy.

Soyuz rocket launch (French Guiana)

Who knew these were launched by the ESA?

2019 Danville car show

While everyone else was in Pebble Beach, I attended a typical American car show last Sunday.

High suicide rate among Indo-Guyanese farmers

Just like their counterparts in India, they use pesticide to kill themselves.

Suriname travel documentary

I was hoping to find a Dutch travel show with subtitles, and I found one! Erica Terpstra is a former Olympic swimmer turned politician. If you are the least bit interested in Suriname, this is worth watching.

French Guiana today

I have decided to visit all the Guianas as a 50th birthday present to myself in five years. So I am researching the area.

Here is a news report about the overseas territory's current status. Not great.

Sikh truck drivers in America

Very informative video and article.

Chinese Communist Party-approved gangsta rap

CD Rev is a CCP-approved propaganda tool. It has sung about Hong Kong, the South China Sea, and the THAAD missile system.

Gaza rockets versus Israeli Iron Dome

Should I get a Jaguar XF Sportbrake?

I spotted one today at a car meet. I think it is the second one I've ever seen. Maybe it's the same car.

It is being discontinued, after just two years. I don't think they ever sold a thousand of these in America. Rumors are you can get one with a $30,000+ discount.

Distressed child spending the night in a gym after her parents were taken away by an ICE raid in Mississippi

Eating the Globe: Panama

The Burundian coffee from this company was not very good. This batch of Panamanian coffee is much better.

Countries tried so far:
Africa: Algeria, Burundi, DR Congo, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tunisia, Uganda, Zimbabwe
Asia: Afghanistan, Armenia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Burma, Cambodia, China, Georgia, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Nepal, North Korea, Pakistan, Palestine, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Syria, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen
Europe: Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, Vatican City
North America: Belize, Canada, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, St Kitts & Nevis, Trinidad & Tobago, USA
South America: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela
Oceania: Australia, Fiji, New Zealand, Samoa, Tonga

Full House (of Mustaches)

Eating the Globe: Slovenia

Last night, I went out with a few college friends and I started off with a glass of Slovenian rose. I'm not a big rose fan so I couldn't tell if it was good or not.

We ended up having a great time. We have all changed so much and yet not at all.

Countries tried so far:
Africa: Algeria, Burundi, DR Congo, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tunisia, Uganda, Zimbabwe
Asia: Afghanistan, Armenia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Burma, Cambodia, China, Georgia, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Nepal, North Korea, Pakistan, Palestine, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Syria, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen
Europe: Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, Vatican City
North America: Belize, Canada, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, St Kitts & Nevis, Trinidad & Tobago, USA
South America: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela
Oceania: Australia, Fiji, New Zealand, Samoa, Tonga

How to point a space telescope

1. I had always assumed it was thrusters.
2. I don't know how I passed AP Physics. This went over my head.

Chinese army warns Hong Kong protestors

This video was released by the People's Liberation Army's Hong Kong garrison.

World trigger map

This is brilliant. For Chile, it's the Chicago Boys.

Fictitious French weather map for 2050 (2014 film) versus last week's real map

Chinese Lego sets (Chinese New Year and Dragon Boat Race)

China is a big market for Lego now so it is selling these sets: