May 15, 2022 Volume 14 Number 13
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TREATING OUR HOME PLANET RIGHT
Olya Bereza
Hi Rusty:
Sometimes it’s nice to get away from reality and plunge into the world of creativity as
Eurovision has always been. Even some hints what’s going on still affect even the song contest. Eurovision 2022: Why is Russia not competing this year?
You know I always watch Eurovision just because it gives me positive vibes remembering times of attending Eurovision 2005, the first time it was held in Ukraine in Kyiv after Ruslana’s Wild Dances victory in 2004.
Those were cheerful times indeed and sometimes I have nostalgia on this euphoria and atmosphere of international celebration in the heart of our country.
This year’s Ukrainian entry is a bit in Ruslana’s style. It again combines authentic tunes and very modern but this time rap bits KALUSH ORCHESTRA – Stefania . Quite interesting mix.
Also obviously as I live now in the UK, I couldn’t help paying attention to the UK entry Sam Ryder – SPACE MAN Great vocals and inspirational lyrics. Something Elon Musk would love.
Sometimes it’s good to be reminded of humankind’s dream searching the Universe but that even in space our homely Earth will call us back.
Shall we treat our home planet right?
Olya
Olya Bereza was born in the former Soviet Union and now lives in Ukraine. Fluent in Russian, Ukrainian, and English, she is a degreed psychologist with a background in international marketing and personnel management. She travels Europe in conjunction with a family intelligence technology business and is proactively involved in protecting the forests of the Carpathian
THE MOUNTAIN WHO INSPIRES ME
Hi again, from the shores of the Salish Sea. One of the more dramatic (but reversible) impacts of this pandemic is on landlords who – for whatever reasons good or bad — subdivided properties into human honeycombs. Collecting the rent now, when each of these tenants could be a pandemic carrier, is dangerous.
I’ve lived in places like this and most of them were of necessity and manageable. This was pre-pandemic. I was a lot more gregarious back then. I imagine we all were. Like Olya, I enjoy being a body in motion and that includes shopping and running other errands. Like the blonde with the eight million dollar brain, I too treasure the freedom of the open road including a mile walk to the nearest bus stop. And to twice monthly cab rides of about $25.00.
My street does not have sidewalks. My residence itself has a 200 yard drive way which leads to a large ranch style house and commercial garage situated on a three-acre forested bluff overlooking major transportation routes east and west, north and south. On a clear day, I can see the Amtrak trains across Interstate Five.
I also have a stellar view of the Seattle Tacoma International Airport Tower and am often regaled by airliners coming in for a landing. I can also see the Olympic Mountains which separate the Puget Sound from the Pacific Ocean.
Perhaps best of all, rising majestically, gracefully, beautifully and gently our iconic Mt. Rainier. She has seen a lot in her life time and she has not only survived, she has grown more beautiful.
In so doing, she inspires us all.
Rusty
Merritt Scott (Rusty) Miller is a Northern California born author, photojournalist and editor now living in Seattle, Washington. For comments, please go here
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WRATH OF THE USS TESTAMENT: A super power no longer, a resource hungry and repressive America faces a Latin American armada rampaging its west coast and a strong, silent and powerful Canada manning the North Wall. The fires of rebellion burn in the Pacific Northwest and it is into this crucible and forge that the cybernetic patrol boat Testament and her crew are thrust. A rollicking adventure for anyone who loves the sea, a good yarn and characters who spring to life even as Testament herself leaps the waves. For a $4.00 Kindle Book adventure you will remember for a lifetime, please go here.
ROCKY THE ROCKET by Olya Bereza/Holley Dovetail. This is one of several of short novels for the young and the young at heart. To preview and/or purchase on amazon.com, please go here.
RAINBOW RISING by Olya Bereza This little fairy-tale is dedicated to a pet friend gone chasing the rainbow and a child’s good-bye.. Yep, go here.
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