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Useful news for all to advance knowledge of the world and how it works

💐 Happy Birthday to My May Bouquet of Flowers — From Behind the Pen

To all of my friends and family members born in May, celebrate the month with passion and joy!

💐 Happy Birthday to My May Bouquet of Flowers — From Behind the Pen

Look at the Tipping Point of the Earth — Stigmatis News

As the powers of destruction fight over a piece of land to generate more destruction, the planet is reaching, if not already reached, its “point of no return”. Arctic permafrost is thawing fast. That affects us all. The Batagaika crater in eastern Siberia, half a mile wide and growing, is the largest of many across […]

Look at the Tipping Point of the Earth — Stigmatis News

Crisp Asparagus Radish Salad — snapshotsincursive

What’s Cooking in Gail’s Kitchen? Graze or Gobble: Crisp Asparagus Radish Salad! If you can justify the high cost of asparagus, savor every bite. My husband absolutely loves asparagus. When a restaurant offers it as a vegetable option over zucchini, he’ll swallow the up-charge every time and forge ahead like a mighty warrior. So, when […]

Crisp Asparagus Radish Salad — snapshotsincursive

Duck at Water’s Edge Art and Duck Symbolism — Ideas and Advice for How To Live a Joyful and Empowered Life.

Ducks symbolize laughter and happiness, good luck, nurturing and bonding, emotional stability, unlikely pairings, romantic love, travel, purification and transformation, intuition, and spiritual ascension. This art can be purchased here See my art shop here Warmly, Monica

Duck at Water’s Edge Art and Duck Symbolism — Ideas and Advice for How To Live a Joyful and Empowered Life.

Review: Falcó, by Arturo Pérez-Reverte — Context, Critical Thinking, Continuous Learning: Project Do Better

Since I still do not have the time or energy to review episode 2 of El Ministerio del Tiempo, I thought I’d give you a review of another one of the books by the author of the famous book series which inspired one of the favorite characters (Alonso) Alonso, por Omar R. La […]

Review: Falcó, by Arturo Pérez-Reverte — Context, Critical Thinking, Continuous Learning: Project Do Better

♫ Tears Of A Clown ♫ (Redux) — Filosofa’s Word

Okay, I’ve played a couple of Chicago’s songs, some Rod Stewart, some Elton, and of course a bit of Harry Belafonte, but now … it’s time for some … MOTOWN!!!  And who better to lead the way than Smokey Robinson? I always learn something new when I research the background of the songs I play […]

♫ Tears Of A Clown ♫ (Redux) — Filosofa’s Word

Historical Photos With No Theme

beetleypete

I found a selection of photos online that interested me. They have no particular theme, I just liked them.
(Some of them can be enlarged by clicking on them.)

Freed slave children in the 1860s.

An official measuring bathing suits in the 1920s to enforce ‘modesty regulations’.

Fashionable ladies in 1930s London.

An Edwardian picnic. 1902.

Holding on to your hat on a windy day in Philadelphia. 1947.

An American biker on his Harley-Davidson, 1950s.

A beauty contest, 1920s.

Smartly-dressed ice-skating, 1940s.

The Mexico-US border, early 1960s.

New York City. Date unknown.

Models showing off the latest fashions. London, 1960s.

Fashion in Harlem, New York City. 1975.

No disputing they are mother and daughter. 1980.

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Historical Photos With No Theme — beetleypete

I found a selection of photos online that interested me. They have no particular theme, I just liked them. (Some of them can be enlarged by clicking on them.) Freed slave children in the 1860s. An official measuring bathing suits in the 1920s to enforce ‘modesty regulations’. Fashionable ladies in 1930s London. An Edwardian picnic. […]

Historical Photos With No Theme — beetleypete

More Art Deco

beetleypete

I make no apologies for featuring more examples of my favourite architecture. These are from America, Britain, Italy, and Belgium. They include private houses, industrial buildings, offices, and public spaces like swimming pools.

Earl’s Court Exhibition Centre, London.

Former Kodak Offices, now a kitchen company.

The Daily Express Newspaper, London.

A land-drainage pump in Italy, 1934.

Saltdean open-air swimming pool, England.

An office block in America.

Private houses.

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कविता / Poetry

Kaushal Kishore

कविता तो मैं भी लिखता हूं,
पसीने से भरी कलम से,
मिट्टी और मशीन पर,
किंतु दुनिया उसे कहती है उत्पाद…

🕳️🕳️🕳️🕳️

I also write poetry,
on clay and machines,
with a pen filled with sweat,
but the world calls it a product…

P.S. On the occasion of International Labour Day

–Kaushal Kishore

image: pinterest

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