*Announcing the passing of one of our regular contributors who loved music and travel:
Elizabeth Schotten Merklinger

Israel - Travel in a time before the virus - Tabytha Towe
I was astonished at every crevice and intricate detail built. Masada at dawn is an extraordinary place to visit...

Kyrg Republic, a wonderful contradiction in terms. Part #1
Bradley J. Thornton - a wonderful hidden jewel in Central Asia. 8.1.20
One Bus Short
of a Nightmare
Erik Van Bommel in Florence
Up to one's neck in tourists in Italy.
Cape Breton Island
Eric D Lehman
Our first night on the peninsula had been a disaster, a tremendous summer
storm forcing us out of the woods, only to find that every single motel
along the Trans-Canada Highway had been booked solid
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This Is Not 2016
James Campion
A Stroll Through The Difference Four Years Make - Trump is the status quo ... The nation is suffering its worst economic collapse because of a deadly pandemic the president still does not admit is even happening.
The Kamala Harris Factor
James Campion 8.14.20
Strategic, Historic VP Choice - Harris has media chops, an engaging personality and bulldog debating skills.
Vote! 8.8.20
James Campion
Forget the Excuses, Ignore the Noise, Bring the Pain
Donald J. Trump has to go. Thus, I have spent and will continue to spend all of my energy in this space and beyond to help make that happen.
Trump & Russia - The Last Chapter
James Campion 8.1.20
The weird, bizarre and dangerous history between the current president of the United States and Russia, specifically its tyrannical president Vladimir Putin, took another odd turn this week ...
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Build
Your Own Ray Gun
Brian
Runciman
On building the personal hand-held integrated light actuated neon
defence
energy rifle

Time Management Skills
for Writers
Indiana Lee 8.6.20
Writing consists of many things. It’s a way to record personal thoughts, communicate with the world, make a living, voice opinions, report facts — but above all, writing is a lifestyle.
Memories of my mother & Mexico - Tyrel Nelson in Chicueyaco 8.1.20
The humidity hangs onto me like a hiking pack while slogging up and down the wooded slopes.

The Jaffa Cake Diet
Jim Johnson
I
feel like a complete hypocrite and slightly embarrassed too. My sin?
Ive recently started to think about my calorific intake.
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