Good information from the Points Guy on how planes fly, the impact of hot/cold weather on takeoff and flying, and many other facts frequent flyers will find interesting.. CLICK HERE

Start making your plans.. Five islands and their history and quality in cultivating the vine.. CLICK HERE

Καλημερα, good morning, bon gia, buongiorno, bonjour, buenos dias!

Well-researched piece on how brain copes with speaking more than one language. Click HERE to access article in BBC by Nicole Chang.

Short stories from the past …

A FESTIVAL IN NORFOLK, 17 September 1986

PARTY OF SCIENCE, 31 January 1986

ΚΕΝΟ

Μας λείψατε
μας λείπετε 
Στην μια στεριά
και στην άλλη
Αυτό θα πει
Φιλία

VOID

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

1 Nov 2015

To read other posted blogs, please CLICK HERE to access Daily Agora in menu.

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