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Handling The Handlebar

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I met a moustache aficionado 
A pedigree handlebar signified his bravado

It rode on his upper lip like an overhang
Flowing, curling like a spaghetti flank

A style statement for this self respecting desperado .

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Saturday Surprise — For The Birds!

Filosofa's Word

Well, folks, it’s Saturday and time to give our brains a brief respite, to relax and find something enjoyable to focus on.  In that vein, I have discovered a wildlife photographer, Tim Flach, who has done some truly amazing work.  He has photographed endangered species, does commissions to photograph family pets, but the collection I want to share with you today is … birds!  Not just any ol’ birds, mind you, but some very unique birds that Flach has captured to perfection. 

For more about Tim and his other works, including his two books, Endangered and More Than Human, visit his website

Meanwhile … take a look at these gorgeous birds!

The Himalayan Monal is the national bird of Nepal.
Blue Tits are a common sight at bird tables in the U.K. Researchers found that the British put double the food in bird feeders than our European neighbours, which…

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PT Boats – August 1945

Pacific Paratrooper

PT boat operating at Guadalcanal

In mid August, 30 squadrons of PT’s were in commission.  Nineteen were in the 7th Fleet.

Admiral Kinkaid could not foresee a need for patrol boats around Japan and Korea, so The 7th Fleet boats became the Motor Torpedo Boat Squadrons Philippine Sea Frontier.  The shooting was over but there were still jobs where they could be useful.

25-26 August – at Morotai, 16 PT’s under Lt.Comdr. T.R. Stansbury and Gen. Johnson got underway for a rendezvous with the commanders of the Japanese forces on Halmahera.  The Japanese commanding general was not there. That was unacceptable.

PT boat w/ native scouts aboard
(possibly PT-171)

The following day, BGen. Warren McNaught went with 6 PT boats and this time Lt.Gen. Ishii and Capt. Fujita, IJN commander were waiting.  The boats carried them to the 93rd Div. headquarters on Morotai.  It was here that they surrendered 37,000…

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 Transcript: The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell, 4/22/21 (with TOLOKONNIKOVA of Pussy Riot)

O`DONNELL: Nadya, I`ve discussed this with you on this program. I`ve discussed it with you privately. Your bravery, Alexei Navalny`s bravery is just stunning to watch. It`s not something that I can comprehend. It`s not something that I can imagine feeling myself and acting on. Where does it come from? What in the Russian character or in Russian life takes you to this point? TOLOKONNIKOVA: I bet you would do the same in our place. We just want to be on the right side of history and we are driven by ethics. And we all, at the bottom of our hearts, we all want to be good human beings. So it`s just — we want to see better Russia. We see amazing talented people who are not able to fulfill their full potential. A lot of them are leaving. And there is whole generation of young Russians and a generation of my kid and a little bit older who are growing up seeing just Putin. And most of them, they don`t like him because they see that — they don`t have — they don`t have a lot of chances in their life just because of one person who holds the power for 21 years.

Source: Transcript: The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell, 4/22/21

VEM comigo!

My way of writing, of helping, is to bring information …

Pensamentos.me/VEM comigo!

” Eu queria escrever. Mas, eu queria escrever algo que servisse para a mulher despertar, para trazer ela a realidade, porque a verdade é que, muitas mulheres ainda não despertaram para os seus direitos. Então, o direito tá ali, ele existe. Mas, se você não lutar, ele deixa de ter serventia pra você. A minha forma de escrever, de ajudar, é trazendo informação…”

Marii Freire Pereira

https://pensamentos.me/ VEM comigo!

Santarém, Pá 23 de Abril de 2021

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VEM comigo! — Pensamentos.me/VEM comigo!

“Em qualquer ocasião, o livro é sempre um bom amigo, porque ele nos ancora nas situações concretas.” #DiaMundialDoLivro. DiaMundialDoLivro Marii Freire Pereira https://pensamentos.me/ VEM comigo! Imagem ( Autoral) Santarém, Pá 23 de Abril de 2021

VEM comigo! — Pensamentos.me/VEM comigo!

“At any time, the book is always a good friend, because it anchors us in concrete situations.”

Biden formally recognizes killing of Armenians as genocide – Los Angeles Times (Me: long overdue – thank you Mr. President)

President Biden on Saturday formally recognized as a genocide the killing of more than 1 million Armenians starting in 1915, a label long used by historians but resisted by U.S. presidents to avoid angering Turkey, an important ally.

The decision is a victory for Armenian diaspora communities, notably in Southern California, that have spent decades fighting for such recognition only to be repeatedly disappointed by previous presidents. It will buoy Armenia as well, with the announcement coming months after the nation lost territory to its neighbor Azerbaijan in a bloody conflict over a disputed border region.

“Each year on this day, we remember the lives of all those who died in the Ottoman-era Armenian genocide and recommit ourselves to preventing such an atrocity from ever again occurring,” Biden said on the same day as the annual commemoration of the beginning of the genocide.

Source: Biden formally recognizes killing of Armenians as genocide – Los Angeles Times

Admirer les fleurs

Time is precious and if you get lost along the way, open your eyes wide. And breathe, breathe all the gold in the world in pieces of confetti. And breathe out, breathe out the anger, the hatred, hitting your fists on the ground if necessary, not forgetting to reconnect to her. She, who endlessly blooms her flowers to fill your life with soft colors. Do you know how to look at them? And yes… do you know how to watch them….

Clarke Words

Recherche au fond de toi les trésors cachés. Tu peux y trouver beaucoup d’amour, quelques voyages dans les yeux, les paysages qui défilaient serviront à te guider. Tu sais, ce qui est étrange est la façon dont tu es capable d’interpréter, toutes ces choses que la vie t’envoie pour te défier. Être héros, dans son histoire est la clef du succès. Tu as vu que les tempêtes finissent toujours par s’arrêter, en relevant la tête, tu deviens ce que tu souhaites et en regardant plus loin dans tes rêves, tu sauras arranger ton échiquier, tous les pions t’emmèneront là où tu l’auras désiré. Rien n’est facile, tu le sais. Et rien n’est rapide, jamais. Il faut te battre sans cesse, sans avoir le goût amer d’une possible défaite. Il faut savoir respirer dans les eaux profondes sans avoir peur de perdre la vie. Vivre pleinement chaque instant et puis si…

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