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Wilfred Thesiger Thursday
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Kittykatt
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Sir Wilfred Patrick Thesiger (3 June 1910 – 24 August 2003, also known as Mubarak bin Landan ("the blessed one of London"), was a British military officer, explorer, and writer. Thesiger's travel books include Arabian Sands (1959), on his foot and camel crossing of the Empty Quarter of the Arabian Peninsula, and The Marsh Arabs (1964), on his time living with the Marsh Arabs of Iraq.
Thesiger was born in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. He was the son of Wilfred Gilbert Thesiger, who was British consul-general in Ethiopia from 1909 to 1919, and his wife Kathleen Mary Vigors.
Wilfred Thesiger and his younger brother were the only European children for most of his early years in Addis Ababa. He later recalled how impressed he had been on the day in 1916, when following the overthrow of the Emperor Lij Iyasu, the army of Ras Tafari "armed with swords and spears, some of them carrying rifles, but all of them with shields", followed by bands of wild tribesmen on horses, hurried past the British Legation on their way to give battle to Negus Mikael, the father of Lij Iyasu.
Thesiger was educated at St Aubyn's School in Rottingdean, Sussex, followed by Eton College and then Magdalen College, Oxford. Between 1930 and 1933, Thesiger represented Oxford at boxing and later (in 1933) became captain of the Oxford boxing team. He was awarded a boxing Blue for each of the four years that he was at Oxford. Whilst at Oxford, Thesiger was also elected Treasurer of the Oxford University Exploration Club (1931–32).
In 1930 Thesiger returned to Africa, having received a personal invitation from Emperor Haile Selassie to attend his coronation, and joined the Order of the Star of Ethiopia. He returned again in 1933 as the leader of an expedition, funded in part by the Royal Geographical Society, to explore the course of the Awash River. During this expedition, he became one of the first Europeans to enter the Aussa Sultanate and visit Lake Abbe.
Between 1935 and 1940, Thesiger served with the Sudan Political Service, stationed in Darfur and the Upper Nile.
At the outbreak of the second world war, Thesiger joined the Sudan Defence Force, helping to organise the Abyssinian resistance to the occupying Italians. He was awarded the DSO for capturing Agibar and its garrison of 2,500 Italian soldiers.
He later served with the Special Operations Executive in Syria and the Special Air Service during the North African Campaign, attaining the rank of Major. From 1943 to 1945 he acted as political adviser to Crown Prince Asfa Wossen of Ethiopia.
After the Second World War, Thesiger travelled across Arabia, lived for some years in the marshes of Iraq, and then travelled in Iran, Kurdistan, French West Africa and Pakistan. He lived for many years in northern Kenya.
He is remembered for his Arabian expeditions. In 1945, an entomologist, O.B. Lean, acting on behalf of the Middle East Anti Locust Unit (MEALU), hired Thesiger to search for locust breeding grounds in southern Arabia. This led to two crossings of the great Arabian desert, the Rub' al Khali or Empty Quarter, and travels in inner Oman. He rode camels in the company of Bedu guides through remote areas that were potentially dangerous on account of tribal tensions and the opposition of local rulers to the presence of foreigners.His first camel expedition began in Salala (Oman) on 13.10.1945 and ended in Tarim (Yemen) on 22.02.1946.
Thesiger's first large desert crossing began in October 1946 when, with his Bedouin companions, he left Salalah in the Dhofar province of Oman and travelled to the Mughshin Oasis. From there, he entered the sands but there was dissent among his party, some of whom were unwilling to travel any farther. Thesiger continued with four members, two from the Rashid and two from the Bait Kathir tribes. He reached the Liwa Oasis in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi in mid-December, visited the town of Abu Dhabi, then crossed into Oman, heading back towards Salalah via Dhofar and ending his journey at Salalah on 23 February 1947.
His second crossing began in December 1947, at Manwakh well in Yemen. The king of Saudi Arabia did not agree to Thesiger entering his territory, and imprisoned Thesiger and his party when they arrived at Sulayil. Soon released, they travelled to the Liwa Oasis and then to Abu Dhabi town, arriving on 14 March 1948.
He is known for two travel books: Arabian Sands (1959), which recounts his travels in the Empty Quarter of Arabia between 1945 and 1950 and describes the vanishing way of life of the Bedu; and The Marsh Arabs (1964), which is an account of the Madan, the indigenous people of the marshlands of southern Iraq.
Thesiger returned to England in the 1990s and was knighted in 1995. In 1998, he published his travel memoir, Among the Mountains detailing his travels across Afghanistan and Northern Pakistan.
Thesiger took many photographs during his travels and donated his vast collection of 38,000 negatives to the Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford.
Thesiger's reputation in England was built on his travels, writings and military service. Those who met him found him traditional and old fashioned. Among the Arabian people, his reputation was based on their personal knowledge of him as an adventurer. Salim bin Ghabaisha described him, fifty years after their travels together, as "loyal, generous, and afraid of nothing".
Thesiger was born in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. He was the son of Wilfred Gilbert Thesiger, who was British consul-general in Ethiopia from 1909 to 1919, and his wife Kathleen Mary Vigors.
Wilfred Thesiger and his younger brother were the only European children for most of his early years in Addis Ababa. He later recalled how impressed he had been on the day in 1916, when following the overthrow of the Emperor Lij Iyasu, the army of Ras Tafari "armed with swords and spears, some of them carrying rifles, but all of them with shields", followed by bands of wild tribesmen on horses, hurried past the British Legation on their way to give battle to Negus Mikael, the father of Lij Iyasu.
Thesiger was educated at St Aubyn's School in Rottingdean, Sussex, followed by Eton College and then Magdalen College, Oxford. Between 1930 and 1933, Thesiger represented Oxford at boxing and later (in 1933) became captain of the Oxford boxing team. He was awarded a boxing Blue for each of the four years that he was at Oxford. Whilst at Oxford, Thesiger was also elected Treasurer of the Oxford University Exploration Club (1931–32).
In 1930 Thesiger returned to Africa, having received a personal invitation from Emperor Haile Selassie to attend his coronation, and joined the Order of the Star of Ethiopia. He returned again in 1933 as the leader of an expedition, funded in part by the Royal Geographical Society, to explore the course of the Awash River. During this expedition, he became one of the first Europeans to enter the Aussa Sultanate and visit Lake Abbe.
Between 1935 and 1940, Thesiger served with the Sudan Political Service, stationed in Darfur and the Upper Nile.
At the outbreak of the second world war, Thesiger joined the Sudan Defence Force, helping to organise the Abyssinian resistance to the occupying Italians. He was awarded the DSO for capturing Agibar and its garrison of 2,500 Italian soldiers.
He later served with the Special Operations Executive in Syria and the Special Air Service during the North African Campaign, attaining the rank of Major. From 1943 to 1945 he acted as political adviser to Crown Prince Asfa Wossen of Ethiopia.
After the Second World War, Thesiger travelled across Arabia, lived for some years in the marshes of Iraq, and then travelled in Iran, Kurdistan, French West Africa and Pakistan. He lived for many years in northern Kenya.
He is remembered for his Arabian expeditions. In 1945, an entomologist, O.B. Lean, acting on behalf of the Middle East Anti Locust Unit (MEALU), hired Thesiger to search for locust breeding grounds in southern Arabia. This led to two crossings of the great Arabian desert, the Rub' al Khali or Empty Quarter, and travels in inner Oman. He rode camels in the company of Bedu guides through remote areas that were potentially dangerous on account of tribal tensions and the opposition of local rulers to the presence of foreigners.His first camel expedition began in Salala (Oman) on 13.10.1945 and ended in Tarim (Yemen) on 22.02.1946.
Thesiger's first large desert crossing began in October 1946 when, with his Bedouin companions, he left Salalah in the Dhofar province of Oman and travelled to the Mughshin Oasis. From there, he entered the sands but there was dissent among his party, some of whom were unwilling to travel any farther. Thesiger continued with four members, two from the Rashid and two from the Bait Kathir tribes. He reached the Liwa Oasis in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi in mid-December, visited the town of Abu Dhabi, then crossed into Oman, heading back towards Salalah via Dhofar and ending his journey at Salalah on 23 February 1947.
His second crossing began in December 1947, at Manwakh well in Yemen. The king of Saudi Arabia did not agree to Thesiger entering his territory, and imprisoned Thesiger and his party when they arrived at Sulayil. Soon released, they travelled to the Liwa Oasis and then to Abu Dhabi town, arriving on 14 March 1948.
He is known for two travel books: Arabian Sands (1959), which recounts his travels in the Empty Quarter of Arabia between 1945 and 1950 and describes the vanishing way of life of the Bedu; and The Marsh Arabs (1964), which is an account of the Madan, the indigenous people of the marshlands of southern Iraq.
Thesiger returned to England in the 1990s and was knighted in 1995. In 1998, he published his travel memoir, Among the Mountains detailing his travels across Afghanistan and Northern Pakistan.
Thesiger took many photographs during his travels and donated his vast collection of 38,000 negatives to the Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford.
Thesiger's reputation in England was built on his travels, writings and military service. Those who met him found him traditional and old fashioned. Among the Arabian people, his reputation was based on their personal knowledge of him as an adventurer. Salim bin Ghabaisha described him, fifty years after their travels together, as "loyal, generous, and afraid of nothing".
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Kittykatt
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Good morning everyone and happy Thursday!
Lots.to do today, and I need to leave early as one of the main roads is closed (again!
). Fortunately I have perfected.y own personal detour through side roads 
Lots.to do today, and I need to leave early as one of the main roads is closed (again!
). Fortunately I have perfected.y own personal detour through side roads -
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Re: Wilfred Thesiger Thursday
Thursday:
DH WFH
10.30 am church
(No communion wine for me)
Any errands to run?
Pickup cat food and meds from vet - remember Petplan!
Can I book Jude's 6 month check up and Fred's 6 month bloods?
Drop flapjack off at the Y
Can I hoover the car?
3.30 pm podiatrist (again!) - me (check time!)
Can I clean the fridge before Waitrose arrive?
6-7 pm Waitrose delivery
DH WFH
10.30 am church
(No communion wine for me)
Any errands to run?
Pickup cat food and meds from vet - remember Petplan!
Can I book Jude's 6 month check up and Fred's 6 month bloods?
Drop flapjack off at the Y
Can I hoover the car?
3.30 pm podiatrist (again!) - me (check time!)
Can I clean the fridge before Waitrose arrive?
6-7 pm Waitrose delivery
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Doggedly
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Re: Wilfred Thesiger Thursday
Good morning, Kittykatt. Thank you for starting us off. What an adventurous life that man led! Good luck with the roads. May they close behind you and not before.
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helia
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Re: Wilfred Thesiger Thursday
Wilfred Thesiger is a new explorer to me! Have a good morning at church, Kitty.
Sleep well and see you soon Doggedly.
Kitkat, did you avoid a build up of ice?
It's almost 8 a.m. - where is everyone? Maybe everyone is busy doing things rather than writing about them!
Yesterday was really not very productive considering all the open time I had. I seem to be having more unscheduled days, and I need to use them better. I did get some things done for payroll - GGT spreadsheet, edited reading exam checklist, some small edits on the general exam checklist, found some resources I'll use for the project I'm going to introduce to my class today, graded the single HW assignment turned in last night. I also washed towels and got in a walk -- it got up to 66*F yesterday. 
Very unusual. Very nice! Even with those temps, there's still a little snow left on the ground at the edges of properties where there were snowbanks. It will soon be completely gone.
Today, unlike yesterday, is fairly scheduled. I need to:
- finish prep for AR D3
- 11-1 teach AR D3
- 2:30 - 3:30 CA check in mtg
- 4-5 work out with AS
The volunteer ESL class I help with has been moved to next week. Dh comes home this afternoon. He has an early evening coffee date with friend BG, the ex-pastor of the church we used to attend.
Next:
- payroll: finish prep AR D3
- payroll: grade HWs turned in
- payroll: set up HW3 for Tuesday
Later:
- some qt
- back exercises
- s2s and self care
- squeegee and wipe shower
- make the bed
- reclaim the kitchen
- towels: folded and p/a
- 11-1 payroll: teach AR D3
- lunch
- after lunch clean up
- WF errand??
- 2:30 - 3:30 payroll: CA ci meeting
- 4-5 work out with AS
- dinner: chicken chili (from freezer), rice, roasted veggie mix
- after dinner clean up
- duolingo
- update health apps
- read for fun
- one thing from brain dump
TaDas!
- up; weighed self - trending down
- checked in with SS re: Vol ESL class
- coffee
- email deletions + weather website
Sleep well and see you soon Doggedly.
Kitkat, did you avoid a build up of ice?
It's almost 8 a.m. - where is everyone? Maybe everyone is busy doing things rather than writing about them!
Yesterday was really not very productive considering all the open time I had.
I seem to be having more unscheduled days, and I need to use them better. I did get some things done for payroll - GGT spreadsheet, edited reading exam checklist, some small edits on the general exam checklist, found some resources I'll use for the project I'm going to introduce to my class today, graded the single HW assignment turned in last night. I also washed towels and got in a walk -- it got up to 66*F yesterday. Very unusual. Very nice! Even with those temps, there's still a little snow left on the ground at the edges of properties where there were snowbanks. It will soon be completely gone. Today, unlike yesterday, is fairly scheduled. I need to:
- finish prep for AR D3
- 11-1 teach AR D3
- 2:30 - 3:30 CA check in mtg
- 4-5 work out with AS
The volunteer ESL class I help with has been moved to next week. Dh comes home this afternoon. He has an early evening coffee date with friend BG, the ex-pastor of the church we used to attend.
Next:
- payroll: finish prep AR D3
- payroll: grade HWs turned in
- payroll: set up HW3 for Tuesday
Later:
- some qt
- back exercises
- s2s and self care
- squeegee and wipe shower
- make the bed
- reclaim the kitchen
- towels: folded and p/a
- 11-1 payroll: teach AR D3
- lunch
- after lunch clean up
- WF errand??
- 2:30 - 3:30 payroll: CA ci meeting
- 4-5 work out with AS
- dinner: chicken chili (from freezer), rice, roasted veggie mix
- after dinner clean up
- duolingo
- update health apps
- read for fun
- one thing from brain dump
TaDas!
- up; weighed self - trending down
- checked in with SS re: Vol ESL class
- coffee
- email deletions + weather website
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L.Ann
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Re: Wilfred Thesiger Thursday
Morning helian.Looks like you have a busy day kittykatt. Nothing on my list excites me. So I think I’ll just read until it’s time to take Little Bit school.
1-breakfast for Little Bit
2-walk
3-take Little Bit to school
Menus
Thursday-pasta
Friday-chicken burrito bowl
Saturday-turkey and Greek salad lettuce wraps
Sunday-pizza
Events
Thursday-Little Bit 7:40-6:30, Little Bit school 9:15-3
Friday-Little Bit 7:40-5, Little Bit school 9:15-11:15
Saturday-bball practice 9:30
Sunday-walk with friend@9, Little Bit 12-4
Weekly House Blessing-mop dining room
Detailed cleaning of living room- toy declutter, polish furniture, detailed vacuuming, wash window, windex pictures, was doors, sweep off outside stoop, wipe down baseboards, put away all the no power stuff
Death book-update DD33’s pages, call lawyer for appointment to review will and DD33’s POAs
Phone calls-
Taxes-
Accomplishments
-stretching and knee exercises
-breakfast for me and dog
-diet site
-meds and temp for DD33
-dress and pick up bedroom
-walk a mile
-pick up Little Bit
So I think I’ll just read until it’s time to take Little Bit school.1-breakfast for Little Bit
2-walk
3-take Little Bit to school
Menus
Thursday-pasta
Friday-chicken burrito bowl
Saturday-turkey and Greek salad lettuce wraps
Sunday-pizza
Events
Thursday-Little Bit 7:40-6:30, Little Bit school 9:15-3
Friday-Little Bit 7:40-5, Little Bit school 9:15-11:15
Saturday-bball practice 9:30
Sunday-walk with friend@9, Little Bit 12-4
Weekly House Blessing-mop dining room
Detailed cleaning of living room- toy declutter, polish furniture, detailed vacuuming, wash window, windex pictures, was doors, sweep off outside stoop, wipe down baseboards, put away all the no power stuff
Death book-update DD33’s pages, call lawyer for appointment to review will and DD33’s POAs
Phone calls-
Taxes-
Accomplishments
-stretching and knee exercises
-breakfast for me and dog
-diet site
-meds and temp for DD33
-dress and pick up bedroom
-walk a mile
-pick up Little Bit
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Lauralind
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Re: Wilfred Thesiger Thursday
Morning all. Yikes on all the blocked roads kittykat. I suppose it is good learning the way around. You must live in a good size city. I am very unfamiliar with England and you are giving me lots of learning watching your life.
Helian you and me both on using free days. Down time is good but I think the lack of plan makes it feel like we didn't get anywhere. And like yesterday I got stuff done but minimal completed. Odds and ends to finish up this morning. But everything is scattered.. till I list off my accomplishments. I did get stuff done.
Lann I am with you. Dowanna....
One major task to do this morning. Go brave the chilly morning which Casper hardly notices. Check on him. He was showing signs yesterday he probably has a uti? I called the vet and she said I could bring in a sample. How do you do that when he's not making a lot? I'm going to get my warm stuff on and hopefully wake him up from sleep in the shed and follow him around for a bit see if he obliged and I can catch it. Bring it in on the way to work. Hopefully some antibiotics will help..
Any dog people familiar with it? I'm getting way more vet experience from the cats. If I have to bring him in it's a 5 minute walk at least.
Helian you and me both on using free days. Down time is good but I think the lack of plan makes it feel like we didn't get anywhere. And like yesterday I got stuff done but minimal completed. Odds and ends to finish up this morning. But everything is scattered.. till I list off my accomplishments. I did get stuff done.
Lann I am with you. Dowanna....
One major task to do this morning. Go brave the chilly morning which Casper hardly notices. Check on him. He was showing signs yesterday he probably has a uti? I called the vet and she said I could bring in a sample. How do you do that when he's not making a lot? I'm going to get my warm stuff on and hopefully wake him up from sleep in the shed and follow him around for a bit see if he obliged and I can catch it. Bring it in on the way to work. Hopefully some antibiotics will help..
Any dog people familiar with it? I'm getting way more vet experience from the cats. If I have to bring him in it's a 5 minute walk at least.
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Bama
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Good morning, everyone. I tried to post yesterday but things just got too busy with phone calls, dfriend chat about cruise and having adult children, almost like therapy lol, then dd2 called and chatted awhile, very unusual, but it was mostly about how the adjuster is approving her more funds than the car is worth (praise the Lord!) and getting her a car this weekend. After all of that mental activity I took a nap lol. What an odd year this is. I hope I’m growing mentally, spiritually, mindfully but I feel so weird sometimes. Idk if any of that makes sense.
It’s a “triple dog dare” day so I will catch up with you all as we go along.
Enjoy your day!
Weigh - see if scale is working or order new one, I replaced batteries and it worked Tuesday then totally ignored me standing on it yesterday
Wipe down kitchen counters
Unload and load dw
♥ Wake each day expecting good things to happen! ♥
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Bama
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Re: Wilfred Thesiger Thursday
Laura, I used to see a vet that would carry a ladle to catch any liquid when they needed a sample, hold it under the body as they do their business…
My vet now can get a sample from a cat so I don’t see why they can’t “extract” one from a dog although I really don’t know as we haven’t done that (yet).
My vet now can get a sample from a cat so I don’t see why they can’t “extract” one from a dog although I really don’t know as we haven’t done that (yet).
♥ Wake each day expecting good things to happen! ♥