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Pain

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I succumb to pain 
It swirls my nerves
A wild calling of the senses
Burning force wrapped in gossamer
It’s screaming strength
Torches my skin
Nourishing my mind to evade

I cannot overcome

It catches me in my gut
Wrenches my breath
I try to deal with it
It transcends my mortal

I am a survivor till death tears me into vulnerability.

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Let’s Take This Outside!

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Image Credit: Elizaveta Dushechkina

Oh, the weather in our area is screaming with a desire so deep for us to step outside and spend time in the great outdoors. Honey, I am all in. The benefits are invaluable, and for those of us who can spend time outdoors, do so, because its effect on our mind, body, and spirit is immeasurable. I have heard stories from people who are confined indoors for various reasons, like those in nursing care facilities or dealing with long-term hospitalization stating that if they could only go outside, they think they would recover faster or feel so much better.

But research has shown that spending time outside is critical to our physical and mental states. First, according to Dr. Allison Edwards, MD, the medical director of Sesame, missing out on your daily dose of sunshine has several deleterious impacts—including offsetting your body’s circadian rhythms and…

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“Embarrassing”: Even Republicans fume at Michigan GOP for defending candidates busted for fraud | Salon.com

The Michigan Bureau of Elections released a report on Monday recommending that leading Republican gubernatorial candidates James Craig and Perry Johnson, as well as three others, be disqualified from the ballot after submitting too many fake petition signatures. The bureau said it had identified 36 petition circulators who submitted more than 68,000 fake signatures across 10 sets of nominating contests, including the governor’s primary. The state Board of Canvassers on Thursday deadlocked on whether to accept or reject the recommendation, effectively leaving in place the bureau’s decision to disqualify all five candidates, although Republicans have vowed to challenge the outcome in court.

Republican election attorney John Pirich told Salon that the fraud scheme uncovered by the election officials is “the largest I’ve ever seen.”

 

Source: “Embarrassing”: Even Republicans fume at Michigan GOP for defending candidates busted for fraud | Salon.com

California’s drought has caused entire towns to sink nearly a foot

In just one year, from October 2020 to September 2021, satellite-based estimates showed entire towns in the Central Valley, including in Kings and Tulare counties, sinking by nearly a foot. The maximum loss recorded during that time was 1.1 feet on the northwestern edge of Tulare County.

Source: California’s drought has caused entire towns to sink nearly a foot