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“Learn the rules like a pro, so you can break them like an artist.”
Pablo Picasso

Been a fan of masks since discovered as a small child I would not loose my place by the campfire if the t-shirt collar was pulled up to cover the nose when the smoke drifted in my direction. In severe smoke related events covered the eyes. NOTE - SHOULD NOT WALK OR RUN WHEN EYES COVERED BY SHIRT.

I have been advocating the use of a mask for several months and will continue to use one when it fits my criteria.

Colombia's nationwide General Strike enters Day 5

I know that I just did an essay about South Americans elections, but this is different and deserves it's own essay.
The consistently right-wing nation of Colombia (that I've heard referred to as "America's Israel in South America") is suffering from a worker's revolt that continues to spread and pick up intensity.

Bill Gates: Schadenfreude by Gossip

I’ve been guilty of the sin of ♥ing Schadenfreude for a long time, but these smears by innuendo (in many cases) tickle my innards purple.  I’d been trying a 2 Photos Caption Contest for fun to deflect a bit from the current troubling zeitgeist.

‘Melinda Gates ‘warned’ husband Bill about meeting sex predator Jeffrey Epstein, divorce reportedly ‘not friendly’ – reports’, 7 May, 2021

“It’s not clear why Gates’ meeting with Epstein in 2013 was so objectionable when their earlier gatherings had apparently gone down without any drama, though it’s doubtful that Melinda would have wanted to make a scene in a room with her husband and several business prospects. Gates and Epstein have a history dating back into the 1990s, according to an Evening Standard article from January 2001 that – while focusing on Prince Andrew’s own relationship with Epstein – also mentioned the financier as someone to whom he had entrusted “many millions”.

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