Bi Polar People

The winds of time fill your ship's sails While the soul rudder gently directs  desires Finally, a port in sight for both sorrow and success Not of your choosing you say? Any port in a storm or lush island destination Only for fortitude, not procrastination. All poems and aerial photos are from the blogger

Some say he was a good egg but now it's over...  

The people   Люди The Czar    Цар Очі - це вікна вашої душі

No, but I should do something about these narrow stairs they will be the end of me  

"China, which distanced itself from Russia at the outset of the full-scale invasion, is now considering supplying Russia with weapons. As Biden got on a train out of Kyiv, China’s top diplomat headed to Moscow after 10 days of meeting with leaders across Europe. China is clearly trying on the new role of international peacemaker, but Beijing’s deepening partnership with Moscow is raising alarms in Western capitals. Meanwhile, Putin’s focus on Asia is resonating. As he spoke in Moscow today, his speech was broadcast live by most major television stations in India." Source      https://www.codastory.com/newsletters/biden-visits-kyiv/

Pond, dock in the back yard St. Petersburg Florida WTF Welcome to Florida - How many states have their own police force

Killer drone lurks above Russian Ostrov National Park This one does not have a propeller Sorry Ruski "Moscow authorities have begun cutting down forests to deploy air defence systems in the Russian capital. Source: The Insider's investigation Details: As the news agency states, active deforestation started after the New Year in several districts of Moscow. S-400 anti-aircraft missile systems have been deployed in Losiny Ostrov National Park and on the research grounds of the Timiryazev ..."

“Russian population: The life expectancy for young men is now as low as for men in Haiti—and lower than in Bangladesh. The overall population is tumbling. By the estimates of our data colleagues, the covid-19 pandemic has taken a deadlier toll in Russia than in almost any other country. Add the effects of war—both the tens of thousands of men killed in Ukraine and the hundreds of thousands who have fled into exile—and the population looks terribly skewed. Women now outnumber men in Russia by the millions, for example.” “For the long-term health of Russia, this matters. Other countries such as Japan have seen a slump in their population size or fertility rates, and managed the decline. But the sudden loss of young people, especially highly educated ones, is acutely painful for economies to deal with. To me, this again highlights how little Vladimir Putin cares for the fate of his own people. Whatever motivates him—some deluded sense of his place in Russia...

A man from Alepo is outraged by Russian airstrikes that cause intense devastation ...photo credit news service Link > Delhi audience laughs as Russian foreign minister says Ukraine war 'was launched against us'

Black birds don't fly in formation How they are able to amass in the sky without crashing into each other is a wonder

Men construct a house at the end of the pond in our neighborhood Watching them work from afar and on high might be interesting It all depend on your out look :) An inlet waterway reflects low hanging clouds with Tampa bay in the distance Wheels on the road that bisect Pinellas country Flordia On the right is Sawgras Park to the left is a residential district There are backyard pools everywhere but they are always vacant Westward view to Tampa bay Docks and boats are ready to be enjoyed however they are like pools hardly ever ocupied This is a community designed for families

The war that should have never been continues because of this man Война, которой не должно было быть, продолжается из-за этого человека

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On Thursday morning, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a special military operation based on a request from the heads of the Donbass republics. The Russian leader stressed that Moscow had no plans to occupy Ukrainian territories. Russia’s Defense Ministry reported later that the Russian Armed Forces were not delivering strikes against Ukrainian cities. The ministry emphasized that Ukrainian military infrastructure was being destroyed by precision weapons and there was no threat to civilians. RUSSIAN NEWS AGENCY TAS

Putin and the Presidents Season 2023: Episode 10 DIRECTED BY: Michael Kirk PRODUCED BY: Michael Kirk Mike Wiser Vanessa Fica

В этом выпуске: США и Япония объявили об активизации сотрудничества в области безопасности. У первой леди Джилл Байден удалили онкологические образования.  Сенатский комитет рассмотрит причины сбоя в компьютерной системе FAA.  США заявили, что перехватили партию иранского оружия.  Министр обороны США Ллойд Остин не подтвердил падение Соледара.   WSJ: США обсуждают новые санкции против российской нефтяной промышленности.  Папа Франциск назвал войну в Украине «преступлением против Бога».   Евгения Кара-Мурза: «Не имею права опускать руки как жена политзаключенного и гражданка России». Ценовой потолок на нефть обрушивает доходы России.   Эстония потребовала от России сократить персонал посольства в Таллинне.  ЕС введет новые санкции против Беларуси.  В Беларуси задержали бывшего оппонента Лукашенко на выборах.   Вячорка: решение по Сапеге – «месть Лукашенко». ...

The Biden couple went to the Virgin Islands. The House of Representatives banned TikTok on officially used hardware. The US may impose restrictions on travelers from China due to COVID-19. Blinken reaffirmed the United States' support for Ukraine. General James Jones: Russia has been defeated today. Ukrainian soldiers are being trained in the UK. The Minister of Defense of France arrived on a visit to Kyiv. Will Russia be held accountable for war crimes? Colonel-General of the FSB Eduard Chernovoltsev, who oversaw the research institute where poisons were developed, was fired. The Pope said his predecessor was "very ill". Serbs and Kosovars are once again on the brink of conflict.

They called Мама, не смотри телевизор (Mama, Don’t Watch TV), which comes 10 months after Russia invaded Ukraine: “ The music of our anger , indignation, disagreement, a reproachful desperate cry against Putin’s bloodthirsty puppets, led by a real cannibal monster, whose place is in the infinity of fierce hellish flames on the bones of the victims of this terrible war.” By Laura Snapes The Guardian Sat 24 Dec 2022 04.00 EST

A brave man from a brave country extends his appreciation for American assistance during the war with Russia.

As a student teacher, I met children who had very little.  Of course, there were those who had a sufficient life.  That made an impression on me and it prompted this poem.  Values are created in part by what we have and don't have. Santa Claus makes all children happy, the ones who have and those who have not - at least in this poem.    SANTAHOOD IS COMING TO TOWN a strange and wondrous tale by charles mistretta 93'     ONCE UPON A MIDNIGHT DREARY, I GRABBED MY BAG IN SUCH A FURY, WANTING TO PLEASE LITTLE GIRLS AND BOYS. THOSE REINDEER GROANED AND MUSED WITH RANCOR, THEN NEVER WAS HEARD SUCH SNORTS OF BANTER, QUIVERING I FILLED MY SACK WITH TOYS. THE NIGHT SO FULL ANTICIPATING, WONDROUS DONATIONS COMMISERATING, DID I DESERVE THIS GIFT TO PLEASE? ...

Keep it up. People will die of boredom while Putin plays the fool to people who are stronger than he is.

“The San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted on Tuesday to halt a plan to allow police robots to use lethal force following a backlash.” “The board voted unanimously to pause the plan for now, but sent the issue back to committee for discussion and may vote to allow it in limited cases in the future.” See article from THE HILL

Some blind people seem to be able to see without being conscious of it. “So, what does blindsight tell us about consciousness? Exactly how you answer this question will heavily depend on which interpretation you accept. Do you think that those who have blindsight are in some sense conscious of what is out there or not?” ‘If they’re not, then blindsight provides an exciting tool that we can use to work out exactly what consciousness is for. By looking at what the brain can do without consciousness, we can try to work out which tasks ultimately require consciousness. From that, we may be able to work out what the evolutionary function of consciousness is, which is something that we are still relatively in the dark about.” “On the other hand, if we could prove that people with blindsight are conscious of what is in front of them, this raises no less interesting and exciting questions about the limits of consciousness. What is their consciousness actually like? ...

Early computing A primitive processor run home computer and a three hundred baud modem were all that was needed to communicate over the internet in the beginning of what became social media. Ascii graphics, not fancy colored video were the pictures of the day. This was all line by line stuff using software which wasn’t always forgiving. In the 90’s and before, it was just nerd stuff for the few interested in computer technology, something that has become every day life for most of our needs. I exchanged email with a family who lived on the Iditarod trail, an annual long distance sled dog race from Anchorage to Nome Alaska. Another person of interest was a Russian engineering student, and a biology teacher from Turkey. As graphics improved we exchanged pictures. My vision expanded to places I could never have traveled to. It was spectacular. While working as a computer tech for IBM I spoke to people from all over the...

Controller in hand One hundred feet of fog