“Disease prevention is a public good. [however] from the point of view of the American culture the problem was, in disease prevention there was no money in it. Thus, find a way to make it pay. We are going to do privately the government business as did Blackwater. As a local health officer I was …
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Click on the Masthead
If it was impossible to see the entire post, that is due to the YouTube embedded info about the flock. Just click on the words on the bridge and it will take you to the posting…..
Invasion of the Cormorants -also known as Shags
This huge flock catches me by surprise each year, I seem to forget they were here exactly one year ago. It is not the floating around in the cold water, in such large groups I find enchanting, it is when they all take flight when I come out the door for my bicycle. They take …
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The Beginning
It’s a new year, and the new year begins with: As stated: choice between tulips and groceries? There will be a continuous six months of beauty!
Fish Egg
Always wondered if these ‘egg separators’ work. Do they ever, and such fun! Have a refrigerator shelf of separated eggs.
Thule Rack
You know the excitement when you buy a new rack for your automobile. I am assuming there is some excitement. Today I purchased new saddle bags for my bicycle. Same thrill. This is no simple procedure. I had ordered a ‘set’ on line, but they proved to be smaller than I thought 30 liter was. …
Bar’d
The seemingly innocuous reflector bars on the rear doors of trucks, actually relay information regarding the exact size and type of truck.
The New Year!
It is anyone’s guess what is in store for 2022. There was the hindsight of 2020, the confusion and violence of 2021, Will we gather our acts to save each other and the planet? That is my wish and hope. May you find peace in the process and among the pieces.
Tossed Aside, tossed in!
There it lay; sewn up at the sides, top and bottom, apparently someone’s attempt to make a pillow front. Again, discarded handiwork. The image is of the most descriptive building in the City. it didn’t beg to be rescued, I was on it the minute it poked up from under all the balls of yarn. …
Reminiscent of Van Gogh
One of the many aspects of Brussels that I adore!