TRAVEL TIPS

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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USDOJ FILES SETTLEMENT WITH UBER REGARDING DISCRIMINATION/OVERCHARGING

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

NORWAY

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

ECHOES

LIGHT

We bathe in it
as morning beckons,
penetrating darkness,
we unwittingly succumbed to;

Inspiring to persevere,
setting our goals in perspective,
as we seek,
following its path;

Not the consuming power of fire,
but embracing positive energy,
of karma we long


CONVERGENCE


Colors converge
in a sea of diversity,
displays of humanity
in impersonal building;

Coffee shop,
allowing one to digress
from bureaucratic morass;
Sounds of Brubeck,
jazz beats beckon to life;

Energy emanated in positive way,
celebrants of life
continue on their way ...



BLINDERS


Disciples of luminaries,
blinded by the light,
oblivious to essence;

Poetry, music
melody through lyrics
When will you listen,
balance your life?



HarmonoTherapy


No need for tablets and medicine;
Psyche and body
in need of realignment,
to synchronize energy;

Harmonies played on keyboard,
accordion, voyage around the world;

Time has stopped,
feelings of elation,
memories triggered by melodies,
melodies kindled by memories,
evoking life;

Re‐energized and re‐enhanced spirit


ONE STEP AT A TIME

Half‐centenarian
climbing steps
after a workout

Passing him,
ladies of fitness leisure,
with trainers in tow,
serving more as marital therapists;

Exercising to rid bodies
of toxic buildup,
incrementally achieving
union of mind with body


LOST SOUL

Lost soul,
in a cube,
self-importance;
Don’t let us
into your sequestered world,
lest we let in light,
and ice melts
STEP BACK

Reflecting on life’s tracks,
synapses, result of multi‐tasking;
Stress abating,
how pleasant;
Breathing nourishing oxygen,
while not on the treadmill


SCORING

Standardized tests,
measuring chidren,
beneficiaries and victims;
System manufactured by dataphiles

Slipping through the cracks,
not in the box,
creative spirits
who defy convention

LABOR OF LOVE

In memory of David Willis, who had so much to offer. His departure leaves a void…

Lakkia, photo taken from David and Christine Willis’ homestead (click HERE for video, narrated by David).
Piano interlude (at David and Christine Willis’ home in Lakkia (“Pame Mia Volta sto Feggari” by Manos Hatzithakis)…. Odysseus, 2013

Lakkia

Wind gently wrapping my body
as my soul unwinds;
Marveling at nature’s majesty,
fields of wheat, fig and olive trees, swaying to rhythm;

Lone tzitzikas setting 4/4 time,
where time has given way to music,
the music of nature,
harmonizing with surroundings,
built with dedication and love, synthesizing with the mountains

Its inhabitants,
active participants in a life balanced,
by lyric symmetry and fruit
of the untiring land

Not letting the hyphen
after year of birth,
reflect a void,
but a vibrant tribute to moderation


OM
26 June 2013