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Φιλία

VOID

You are missing,
you are missed;
On one shore,
and the other;
Definition of friendship

1 Nov 2015

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I welcome technology 
enabling ease of communication 
Where thoughts don’t linger
and energy bursts on to paper

What is Life
without expression?

6 Feb 2021
OM

Around 18.40 on 19 July 2022, we started reading about fires on the Penteli mountain range, situated within view from our back balcony. The Civil Protection Authority sent out a bulletin on SMS shortly thereafter, informing us of endangered areas, including Ntaou Penteli and Ntrafi (where we have friends). Some of our friends are out of danger (for now) in Kallitechnoupoli, while other friends vacated their home in Ntrafi, hoping that the fire does not devour the homes in their area. Firefighters and firefighting planes/helicopters are dealing with high winds.

The events triggered anxiety, as it was less than a year ago when our family was facing a fire in Evia (described HERE), which turned out to be one of the most destructive in 2021.

Latest on Lesvos fires, 24 July 2022. Click HERE

Four years ago (18 July 2018), the nearby village of Mati was surrounded by fires fanned by uncharacteristic westerly winds. Over 100 people perished. A few degrees change in wind direction would have placed our neighborhood in catastrophic trajectory.

Rafina suffered substantial fire damage not only in 2018, but in 2005.

INFERNO, FATE, NUMBNESS

Reflecting,
on past;
Events of magnitude,
impacting paths;

Future ahead,
denial obstructing,
initiative evolving;

Looking behind,
our minds are frozen;

What if
other trajectory?

OM
6 Aug 2021

Reflecting on Evia

ΡΟΒΙΕΣ
Το Χτες που μας Έμεινε

ROVIES
Yesterday We Remember

Πρόσωπα χαμογελαστά
ο ήλιος να λάμπει
που είναι τώρα;

Smiling  faces,
sun shining,
where are they now?

Το δέντρο έγινε στάχτη
το χαμόγελο κενό 
το χωριό, τάφος ονείρων

The tree now ash,
smile is void;
the village, graveyard of dreams


5 Αυγούστου 2021
ΟΜ

“112 is an integrated emergency communications service, which includes an inbound and an outbound component. You may dial 112 for free in any emergency anywhere in Greece and the European Union…” Read/register HERE

UV-PROTECTION ROLLUP SUNGLASSES

Very convenient on beach, or any other environment where you need extra UV protection.. CLICK HERE …

220-240V POWER STRIP

While traveling, I have encountered a number of hospitality establishments with an absence of sufficient wall outlets.. This is to bring to your attention this handy power strip. Whether phone chargers or laptops, this power strip comes in handy while traveling throughout the world (with six universal wall outlet adapters).

Click HERE to see Krieger Universal Power Strip.

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The United States Department of Justice filed in court a multi-million dollar settlement resolving its lawsuit against Uber Technologies Inc. The lawsuit alleged that Uber was in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act by charging wait-time fees to individuals with disabilities who may need additional time finding and getting into their car. Under the agreement, Uber will compensate riders with disabilities who were charged wait-time fees due to their disability. Additionally, Uber has committed to waving wait-time charges for riders who certify that they, or a person they frequently travel with, have a disability and need additional time to get into their car due to the disability. Read the full press release HERE

Good article addressing ways to plan for travel to Greece. Click HERE

CLOUDED PARADISE
ΠΑΡΑΔΕΙΣΟΣ ΣΥΝΝΕΦΙΑΣΜΕΝΟΣ

Beautiful vistas
Ωραία θέα
water defining horizons and boundaries;
Τα ύδατα τονίζουν τα οριζόντια και σύνορα
Waterfalls, fjords, dramatic precipices,
Καταρράκτες, φιόρδ, γκρεμοί απότομοι
countless inlets, leading to stoic villages,
αμέτρητα κολπάκια, οδηγωντας σε χωριά στωικά

Roofs with grass to insulate,
Ταράτσες με μόνωση από γρασίδι
as if ancestors of millennia ago will be returning
σαν οι πρόγονοι πριν από χιλιετία να επιστρέφουν
from lands, foreign and domestic
από τόπους, ξένους και ντόπιους

Vikings of lore,
Φημησμενοι Βίκινγκς
DNA apparent in Norway's children
Το DNA φανερό στα
τεκνα Νορβηγίας

Time has sculpted the rough edges,
Ο χρόνος έχει διαμορφώσει την αγριάδα
leaving a politically-correct politic,
αφήνοντας αποστειρωμένη κατάσταση
where fork and knife are used,
που το πιρούνι και μαχαίρι
χρησιμοποιούνται
regardless of food on plate
άσχετος με τι σερβίρεται

Socially insured, cared for by parental state,
Κοινωνικά ασφαλισμένοι,
Πάτερ φαμίλιας το κράτος
nothing to worry for, about;
καρφί δεν τους καίγεται

Cradle to grave,
Από γέννηση ως τάφο
blessed be the Norway Oil Fund
ευλογημένο το Αμοιβαίο Πετρελαίου Νορβηγιας

Winners are the citizens
Κερδισμένοι οι πολίτες
who need not worry about self-responsibility;
που δεν νοιάζονται
για προσωπική ευθύνη

Losers are free expression, thinking, vibrancy,
Στην ήττα η απεριόριστη έκφραση, ελεύθερη σκέψη,
ζωηρότητα,
energy enabling the soul to recharge
ενέργεια να φορτώνει την ψυχή

Helios awaits to shine
on this land of enigmatic synthesis and beauty
Ο Ήλιος ανυπομονεί να λάμψει
σ'αυτη τη χώρα
αινιγματικής σύνθεσης και ομορφιάς

OM
25 September 2017