Mr Trail Safety Speaks!

One of an occasional series on Random Card Oracles. I found this lonely card somewhere below Barafo Camp in the clinker. One source suggests that Ten of Diamonds is "a responsibility or alliance." Maybe. Another source suggests  Diamonds are all about money and finance s, and that 10 of Diamonds:  Financial prosperity, good fortune. Well, I was there heading down from Barafo Camp, where I found this little nugget. Smokes Elsewhere on the 10-day trek, I noticed occasional cigarette butts. In my hypoxia state, I wondered about it for maybe a split-second, then went back to the business of breathing and not breaking myself tripping over something.   One day, our group was taking a break, resting on some fine-ass comfy rocks. I smelled a cigarette, and went to look. On the other side of the low rock wall, were a group of other porters taking their break. Being all sociable and curious, I walked around and introduced myself, at the exact moment one of them was rolling a j...

  Someone might get lucky, sometime. This is a continuation of last year's posts . This post has nothing to do with ultras, or any of that. Cartomancy, the four suits:     Spades represent challenging tasks or events coming in the future.     Hearts are about feelings, family, home, love, and relationships.     Clubs represent positive things that are coming in the near future.     Diamonds are all about money and finances. Nov 9 2023 8 of Diamonds: Surprise romance or travel later in life 9 of Clubs: New admirer or opportunities, warning against stubbornness 10 of Clubs: Unexpected money, travel I found these cards in the seasoning stacked-firewood yard of a traditional wood-fired ceramic factory we were visiting. Last year I found a discarded bong, used for smoking the "knock you on your ass" Thuoc Lao ; literally Laotian Tobacco. Its a Vietnam thing. When I tried it in 2019, I choked like a little girl. And I used to sm...

Flip it, flip it real good. In late May 2020, I became interested in Cartomancy, the Playing Card Oracle. Basically its a parallel reading of Tarot, as per one explanation . "Telling fortunes by using regular playing cards is commonly called cartomancy. This article is a basic overview of the symbolic associations of the suits (spades, hearts, diamonds, and clubs), and the numbers and royal court within Western cartomancy." I won't get into the weeds on this-- having wasted too much time in previous life-situations where somehow cards would answer complicated questions. They don't. At best they can offer a cryptic random comment on your situation. When in doubt, look up while driving. The Four Suits     Spades represent challenging tasks or events coming in the future.     Hearts are about feelings, family, home, love, and relationships.     Clubs represent positive things that are coming in the near future.     Diamonds are al...