Sen. Dick Durbin tests positive for COVID-19 a third time – UPI.com

Sen. Dick Durbin said he has tested positive for COVID-19 for the third time in 12 months, which will force him to miss a pivotal vote on defense funding before Congress takes a monthlong break in August.

Source: Sen. Dick Durbin tests positive for COVID-19 a third time – UPI.com

Washington health experts agree COVID-19 isn’t going anywhere – The Columbian

“The thing that I fear moving forward is that people will forget about those lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic, and dismiss COVID as an ongoing threat in the community,” he said. “And I think that that would be a huge loss of all the knowledge that we had acquired during the pandemic.” Source: Washington health experts agree COVID-19 isn’t going anywhere – The Columbian

Open Thread | When People Tell You What They Intend to Do – LISTEN TO THEM

Mr. Trump and his associates have a broader goal: to alter the balance of power by increasing the president’s authority over every part of the federal government that now operates, by either law or tradition, with any measure of independence from political interference by the White House, according to a review of his campaign policy proposals and interviews with people close to him.

I Change Too

Kaushal Kishore

Time changes,
morning turns to evening
and then to dawn,
from darkness to light
and then back  to darkness…

Weather changes,
sometimes
the skies release raindrops,
while other times
they shine with golden rays,
and then arrival of spring
captivates the mind…

Trees and plants change,
they adorn themselves with
buds and blossoms at times,
and at others,
they stand dormant
like stoic stumps…

I change too,
I traverse the realms of time,
transitioning from childhood
to old age,
alternating between kidding
and adult-like thoughts…

I change too,
according to circumstances,
embracing moments
of both anger and love,
feeling an urge to roam around
as well as a desire for tranquility
in a cozy corner of home…

Shadows follow me
in slow motion,
reminiscences chase after me
with outstretched arms,
how can I stay away
from their inviting grasps?

Yes, I change,
akin to how snow transforms,
from solidification to…

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Going Home – soon

This was the Christmas card sent from Japan to Broad Channel, New York in December 1945. Anna Smith had been waiting to hear this news from her son Everett (Smitty) for over three years.

Pacific Paratrooper

Christmas card

This was the Christmas card sent from Japan to Broad Channel, New York in December 1945. Anna Smith had been waiting to hear this news from her son Everett (Smitty) for over three years. On the back, it reads:

“Dear Mom:
This is the best Xmas card I’ve sent to you since getting in the army. I figured this would be what you have always been waiting to see, here it goes.

“I’m finally on my way, so don’t send any more mail.
Love, Everett
“P.S. I’ll keep you posted on my various stops.

Everett Smith, aka “Smitty” or “Pops”

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