All That Will Truly Remain!

Beyond The Lines

It’s not What you’ve earned It’s not Where you’ve been It’s not What you’ve accomplished When you finally depart! What will truly remain What will …

All That Will Truly Remain!

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Somos algo

google translation of title: We are something. Good thoughts to think on.

Santiago Galicia Rojon Serrallonga

Santiago Galicia Rojon Serrallonga

Somos gotas del manantial y de la tempestad que se funden en el océano, letras y palabras que surgen del abecedario y regresan al cuaderno y al libro, amaneceres y ocasos que coinciden en el horizonte, minutos y horas que aspiran ser infinitas. Somos coincidencia y diseño, encuentro y desencuentro, realidad y sueño. Somos cristales y rocas, nubes y estrellas, dulzura y amargura. Somos lo que imaginamos y lo que hacemos, lo que sentimos y lo que pensamos, lo que sabemos y lo que ignoramos, lo que apagamos y lo que creamos. Somos arcilla, barro, arena, y, principalmente, esencia, luz inextinguible, energía sin final. Somos hombre y mujer, bien y mal, paraíso e infierno, ángeles y demonios, todo y nada, y cada uno tenemos libertad de elegir. Somos, parece, más de lo que suponemos; pero no lo entendemos ni lo intentamos, aunque una voz interna, el…

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Nurses’ Union Is “Outraged” With the CDC’s Relaxed Masking Guidance – Mother Jones

“This newest CDC guidance is not based on science, does not protect public health, and threatens the lives of patients, nurses, and other frontline workers across the country,” NNU Executive Director Bonnie Castillo said. “Now is not the time to relax protective measures, and we are outraged that the CDC has done just that while we are still in the midst of the deadliest pandemic in a century.”Source: Nurses’ Union Is “Outraged” With the CDC’s Relaxed Masking Guidance – Mother Jones

Internal riots more concerning than rockets, says Ashdod hospital’s head – The Jerusalem Post

Riots that are pitting Jews and Arabs against each other in Israeli cities are even more concerning than rockets from Gaza, Dr. Erez Barenboim, general-director of the Samson Assuta Ashdod Hospital, has said. Some Arab workers at the hospitals had to be escorted out of their villages by the police and were offered housing in the city until the situation calms down, he added.
“I am more concerned about the riots in the mixed towns than from the missiles coming from Gaza,” Barenboim told The Jerusalem Post on Sunday. “Internal stability is crucial for the development and the security of Israel.”
“As a country, as a people, we can defend ourselves from rockets, but we need to be united,” he added.

Source: Internal riots more concerning than rockets, says Ashdod hospital’s head – The Jerusalem Post

A Dry Piece of Paradise

Love the desert – thanks.

Michael Stephen Wills Photography

A hellish shriek assaulted the cold 3 am darkness.

The scream was instantly recognizable. Anything but terrified, after a confused scramble I reinserted the pin into a personal security device hung from my backpack. Wrapped in a silly waffle weave blanket, tossing restless in the cold, the pin lanyard hung up then pulled free. Several minutes had passed with that sound flowing out over the canyon, calling all carnivores to breakfast.

I had drifted off with the wind shaking my tent like a drunken prankster and now all was totally and absolutely quiet. In spite of the cold, the inadequate blanket and the imaginary creatures looking for the source of that scream, the next two hours sped by in a fitful doze.

Agave Heart

At 5 am I crawled out to find the thinnest crescent moon imaginable gracing the eastern sky, kept company by a century plant silhouetted against the…

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30 Second Evictions

A Lawyer's Prayers

Legal gavel, Author Blogtrepreneur (CC BY-SA 2.0 Generic)

Since the coronavirus pandemic, health concerns have moved eviction hearings online.  At least 43 states now allow virtual evictions; 7 states mandate that eviction proceedings take place online.

Unfortunately, online evictions often deprive tenants of their rights [1].

CDC policy bans residential evictions for non-payment of rent through June 2021.  Many landlords have though continued to file evictions.

The CDC eviction moratorium can only be raised as a defense at an eviction hearing.  The CDC eviction moratorium (enacted under the Public Health Service Act of 1944) has, itself, been struck down at least four different times [2].  And CDC policy does not apply when a lease has expired (a fact unscrupulous landlords exploit).

During virtual evictions on video platforms like Zoom, internet connection issues are common; multiple tenants may appear on screen at the same time; and participants are often muted.

Depending on…

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A Few Coronavirus Thoughts …

Filosofa's Word

With some 156.2 million people in the U.S. partly or fully vaccinated against the coronavirus, there is much to be pleased about.  That is, after all, nearly half the population of the country.  But wait … it’s not quite time for cheering and bow-taking just yet, for there are still the other half that are not yet vaccinated.  A large number say it infringes on their “rights” and they do not plan on being vaccinated.  Others are still convinced by the conspiracy theories that the pandemic is a hoax, or that the vaccine is the government’s way of implanting a microchip in their body, though for what purpose is anybody’s guess.

The bottom line is that while at one point last month, 100,000 were being vaccinated every day, the number has slowed down significantly, and many states are requesting that the government send them less than originally requested.  I have…

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Crkva Svetog Georgija, Mažići, Srbija – Church of St. George, Mažići, Serbia

Google translation of introduction: Church of St. George, Mažići, Serbia – Mažići, Sveti Georgije u Dabru or Orahovica, as all historical documents call this important medieval monastery center in the lower course of the river Lim, is mentioned in the 13th century in a transcript of the famous Studenički tipik.

Myrela

Mažići, Sveti Georgije u Dabru ili Orahovica, kako sve istorijski dokumenti nazivaju ovaj značajni srednjovjekovni manastirski centar u donjem toku rijeke Lim, pominje se još u XIII vijeku u prepisu znamenitog Studeničkog tipika. Početkom XIV vijeka arhiepiskop Danilo II navodi srpskog suverena, znamenitog ktitora mnogih crkava i manastira, kralja Milutina, u svojstvu obnovitelja Manastira Svetog Georgija u Dabru. Dugo skriveni u maglovitim hodnicima vremena i malobrojnim sačuvanim dokumentima, među kojima ima i onih koji ukazuju na to da bi ovaj duhovni centar mogao biti jedna od najstarijih zadužbina Nemanjića, Mažići su poznati kao jedan od rijetkih manastira na tlu Srbije u kom je otkrivena srednjovjekovna bolnica s medicinskim instrumentima. Na lokalitetu Bare u Mažićima, nadomak Priboja na Limu, otkriveni su grobovi iz najrazličitijih epoha, koji nesumnjivo svjedoče o okultnom karakteru prostora na kom je u srednjem vijeku izgrađen manastir. Najtasrije nekropole datiraju iz ranog bronzanog doba i njihova starost se…

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