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Do We Know Ourselves

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We are always psychoanalyzing others, yet we don’t know who we are. When was the last time we asked of ourselves: Who am I? What makes me tick? How do I become more transparent in my life? Do I love and respect myself? Do I have values and principles? Can I be bought? If we are to live our truth we have to have a time of reckoning.

© Norma Bobb-Semple 2022

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Paraíso

Pensamentos.me/VEM comigo!

Ao tecer tua alma com fio de aço, tenha certeza de que tu mesmo, não irás desenrolar a trama da sua biografia com qualquer distração. Pois, se assim fizeres, a solidão será a sua melhor companhia. Cruel, ela te colocará diante de suas mazelas para mostrar-te que, a consciência é um paraíso.

Marii Freire Pereira. Paraíso

https://Pensamentos.me/VEM comigo!

Imagem: pinterest/ Voyage Privé/ Portugal Algarve

Santarém, Pá 13 de julho de 2022

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This car charges itself with solar panels

Made for US southwest!!!

Darcy Hitchcock

Lightyear is an EV that can charge its battery with the solar panels on its roof. It can add 44 miles a day, bringing its range to 388 miles. For daily driving, the panels might be enough to keep the car charged for months!

The Lightyear 0 will have curved solar panels in its roof, hood and trunk that top up the electric battery as it drives (or remains parked) and the first delivery in Europe could be as early as November.

In a hot county such as Spain or Portugal, if your daily commute is less than 22 miles, you won’t need to plug in the car for up to seven months

This self-charging capacity could come in handy in situations where people don’t have easy access to charging stations, like apartment dwellers or families on a camping trip. For typical in town and commuting routes, you might not…

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Basil Pesto Pasta

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What’s Cooking in Gail’s Kitchen? Enjoyable Eats: Basil Pesto Pasta! I’m tired. And I’m hungry. What in the world can I cook for dinner that doesn’t take forever? But I want the taste to make me feel like I’m someone special. First of all, go over to the wine rack and open a nice bottle of Cabernet Sauvignon. Pour a little into a stemmed glass. Swirl and take a sip. This will put you in the mood. The wonderfully sweet herbal notes of the fresh basil will complement the flavor of the wine. Plus, the olive oil and parmesan cheese in the pesto sauce enhance the richness of fruit in the Cab. Take another sip. Now let’s get started. (Footnote: Obviously if you already have a jar of your favorite Basil Pesto in the kitchen pantry, you’re one step ahead.)

BASIL PESTO PASTA

Ingredients:

10.5 ounce package of cherry tomatoes

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♫ Eye In The Sky ♫ (Redux)

Filosofa's Word

For no known reason, I have this song in my head and it is … digging into my heart, bringing tears.  Perhaps it’s the lateness of the hour combined with stress, depression, and lack of sleep, but this song popped in uninvited and isn’t leaving until I share it!


Oddly, despite the fact that The Alan Parsons Project was an English rock band, this song did not chart in the UK.  Released in 1982, the song hit the #3 position in the U.S., #1 in both Canada and Spain, and #6 in New Zealand, but did not fare so well in the band’s own country.  Alan Parsons didn’t think much of the song and had to be talked into including it on their upcoming album. He reportedly also made a bet with his guitarist that Eye in the Sky would never be a hit.

In one interview, Parsons said the…

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The Seven Gurus

Kaushal Kishore

First Guru was my mother
who gave birth to me,
and who delivered the first lesson
of my life in her lap…

Second Guru is Mother Earth
I grew up on
with her support and succour…

The third Guru was my father,
holding whose finger
I learned to walk…

Fourth Gurus were all those teachers
from whom I received
various types of knowledge…

Fifth Guru is my wife
who taught me
what nobody else could…

Sixth Gurus are my children
who give me fresh insight
and innovative ideas…

And above all,
seventh Gurus are my friends
including those on WP
and other social media,
who constantly enlighten me
with their knowledge, wisdom, wits
and creative thoughts
that enrich me every which way…

I consider all those persons
as my Gurus (teachers),
who came in my life,
from whom I learnt
something or other…

Today on the occasion of
Guru Purnima,

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We can Do Better Wednesdays, & the CCC for Modern Adulthood?

Context, Thought, and Learning: ShiraDest Offers Project Do Better

       How a new CCC and even a new Serving Adulthood cadre helps us all.  Updating the original mandate from that of the Roosevelt administration, to a modern setting, can help: eleanor_roosevelt_at_civilian_conservation_corps_camp_in_yosemite2c_california_-_nara_-_196548 Excerpt from the old chapter 8, now chapter 7:

Meeting and interacting with other cultures from a living and working point of view also provides a vastly different experience from that of tourism, and facilitates freedom of thought, freedom of worship, and new ideas for fuller interaction in governance mechanisms at all levels, by challenging received ideas.

Who would be interested in leading leading this challenge, do you imagine?

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FDA to authorize Novavax’s Covid-19 vaccine – POLITICO

Novavax, a biotech company headquartered in Maryland, still needs to complete a final round of quality testing for its vaccine over the next several days. But the Biden administration earlier this week purchased 3.2 million doses of the vaccine in anticipation of the shot soon receiving a green light from the agency.

The expected authorization comes after two years of setbacks for Novavax, once considered among the most promising Covid vaccine developers. The Trump administration in 2020 went as far as pre-ordering 110 million doses of the vaccine, investing $1.6 billion in the process.

Source: FDA to authorize Novavax’s Covid-19 vaccine – POLITICO

Minnesota Trump supporter faces federal fraud charges after burning his own camper and blaming it on BLM: report – Raw Story – Celebrating 18 Years of Independent Journalism

“Denis V. Molla, 29, has been charged in federal court with two counts of wire fraud. Molla lied about being targeted by anti-Trump vandals, according to federal investigators,” reported William Bornhoft. “On Sept. 23, 2020, Molla falsely reported to law enforcement that someone else had lit his camper on fire, authorities said. Molla reported that his garage door was vandalized with spray-painted graffiti stating, ‘Biden 2020,’ ‘BLM,’ and an Antifa symbol, according to investigators. Molla also that his camper was targeted because it had a Trump 2020 flag displayed on it, authorities said.”

According to the report, Molla had actually committed the vandalism and arson himself — and then made $300,000 in fraudulent insurance claims for the property he destroyed, $61,000 of which was paid out by his insurance company after he threatened legal action against them.

 

Source: Minnesota Trump supporter faces federal fraud charges after burning his own camper and blaming it on BLM: report – Raw Story – Celebrating 18 Years of Independent Journalism

Officials say they’re ready for BA.5 subvariant

What You Need To Know

    • Federal health officials stressed Tuesday they have the tools in place to manage the latest worrisome COVID-19 subvariant but called for all Americans to be up to date on their vaccines
    • The omicron BA.5 subvariant now accounts for an estimated 65% of all COVID-19 infections in the United States, Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said during a news briefing
    • While breakthrough infections happen, Walensky said vaccines have remained effective against severe disease with earlier omicron strains and “likely also for BA.4 and 5”
  • The White House on Tuesday announced its strategy, which includes ensuring easy access to vaccines, prescribing oral treatments at testing sites after someone tests positive, and continuing to provide free at-home tests and high-quality masks to the public

Source: Officials say they’re ready for BA.5 subvariant