We've had cloudy weather all summer long here in Berkeley Springs, so it hasn't really gotten hot, and with almost no need for air conditioning, just open windows.

A friend says the Trump passport, mentioned last time, is not mandatory, as you have to request it, so obviously I won't request it.

My younger daughter living in Hawaii regularly visits an older lady to bring her groceries. While I don't have my own daughter living nearby, I'm glad she is helping out someone else like me.

One of my readers has sent this comment:

Trump's vaccine plan would require millions of individual shots last used decades ago https://apnews.com/article/vaccines-trump-mmr-drugmakers-5a1d91e149feab99b18dd916412523ee?utm_source=Email&utm_medium=share The biggest obstacles to President Donald Trump’s order on vaccines may be the logistical challenges it poses for parents, health providers and drug makers.

Trump tries new line of attack on Democrats, calling them ‘jihadists’

Does he even know what that means?

Wash. Post, Trump administration set to spend at least $900 million on White House construction

The price tag is much larger than what has been previously reported, according to a Post review of confidential contracts, and taxpayers would cover most of it.

Trump is cutting way back on foreign aid--even on funds already promised--because, as he says, of the urgent need to economize. Yet regarding the cost of his own pet projects, like building a White House ballroom and gilding the Lincoln Memorial's horse statutes, the sky's the limit. He is prepared to start immediately on his favorites, whatever the cost to taxpayers.

Trump has amassed staggering wealth in ‘most openly corrupt’ presidency

How much money does one person really need? How much can one guy actually spend? Donald Trump is testing the limits. And when he leaves for the afterlife, he cannot take it with him.

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As pop stars grow older, their health issues are leading to show cancellations, as has been the case for ZZ Top.

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Wash. Post,

Covert CIA program said to be behind mysterious attacks on Galápagos boats

NY Times, He Was Deported to a Country He’d Never Heard of. He May Never Go Free

As the Trump administration sends a growing number of immigrants to countries that they have no connection to, some find themselves imprisoned with no way out.

Roberto Mosquera, an immigrant from Cuba, was deported to Eswatini (formerly called Swaziland) in southern Africa, a small country he had never even heard of. People are not being deported back to where they came from, rather to places

they never even knew existed.

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Now here's a villages you will see on a recommended walking tour of Great Britain.

And here is another village on that tour.

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People, Parents Want a Special Space for Daughters in Their Home. What They Build Next Is Nothing Short of Magical

Two sisters now have a hidden fairy garden in their home.
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After 50 Years, Physicists Find Strong Evidence For What Really Holds Matter Together

It's complicated, so best to read the article.

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Here now is a colorful salad that can be ordered from Goodness Co., the food service operated by my daughter living near Tampa on Florida's west coast. Her food is fresh, varied, nutritious, and delicious and I certainly enjoyed eating it when I was visiting there. But sending her food here to West Virginia through the mail just hasn't worked out, so I now can only enjoy it virtually. Folks living in that vicinity are able to buy it locally or order it online.

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I like this thrift store lamp, but had a lot of trouble getting rid of stuff when I moved here, so I'm not buying anything any more! I only buy food and possibly new underwear when it wears out. I don't need to join a Buy Nothing group because I'm already committed to its aims, but there's a link below in case readers are interested. Of course, buying and selling are what makes our economy tick, but at a certain point in life, we just need to stop! I've bought my last house, the one we are living in right now. My kids can sell it and divide up the proceeds.