THE MAIL

  Language is our vehicle of communication and the means by which life is fascinating for humans.  Kill the language and distort its meaning, then control of human beings becomes much easier for the sinister psychopaths attempting to take complete control of this planet.    If an injury is capable of causing death, one would think it needed urgent attention.    Not so in one major medical center that boasts a pharmacy, 20 medical practitioners, plus physio, dietician, and dentists; it also has surgery, radiology and pathology departments and is your one stop (ill) health shop.   In the entrance foyer near the reception desk is a large sign: We only treat "urgent" patients at this clinic. If your condition is life-threatening, we cannot help you, please call....   Evidently the word "urgent" no longer means "a requirement for compelling immediate action" as might be the case in a life-threatening situation.    If you are suffering from something capable of

Maria Mateiciuc just got back from Ukraine, where she was visiting some friends.  She writes : Everything we have heard about what’s happening in Ukraine is a lie. The reality is darker, bleaker, and unequivocally hopeless. There is no such thing as Ukraine "winning" this war. - By their estimates, they have lost over one million of their sons, fathers and husbands; an entire generation is gone.  - Even in the Southwest, where the anti-Russian sentiment is long-standing, citizens are reluctant or straight-up scared to publicly criticize Zelensky; they will go to jail. - In every village and town, the streets, shops, and restaurants are mostly absent of men. - The few men who remain are terrified of leaving their homes for fear of being kidnapped into conscription. Some have resorted to begging friends to break their legs to avoid service. - Army search parties take place early in the morning, when men leave their homes to go to work. They ambush and kidnap them off the

  The geopolitical complexity of what is happening today (with fear-porn narratives inflamed by headlines announcing threats of lockdowns, unjust incarcerations, the grim reaper’s portending "pandemic X", genocide, wars and the omen of WW3) is enough to jam a person's thinking to the extent that the neurons in the brain melt, fuse, and cease to function.    Overwhelmed One person has become so overwhelmed; he felt the need to inform me, "You need an education or a new brain." Maybe he's right on the second account but means "a thoroughly advanced education" on the first account.    Photographic One thing I do know, I no longer possess a photographic memory.  Kodak and Agfa went digital, and I was unable to obtain the requisite instant film—even from Fujifilm. Talk about a continuing non-event.   Hurricane In 2017, when Hurricane Irma neared St Maarten, located on an island in the Caribbean, the noise of objects crashing to the ground became too muc