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EPA Approved COVID-19 Disinfectatnts
EPA’s Registered Antimicrobial Products for Use Against Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, the Cause of COVID-19 This list was released 03/03/2020 and can be found on YouTube or as a PDF document on the EPA site. RTU – Ready To Use, DILUTA – Dilutable Registration Number Product Name Company Formulation Type 1677-129 COSA OXONIA … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Nature, Public Health
Tagged Antimicrobial, Coronavirus, CoVID-19, Disinfectant, EPA, Public Health, SARs, treatment
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GI Bill: A Crash Course in American History
For years I’ve heard the indignant screams of self-proclaimed patriots bellowing about how some people, for some irrational reason, don’t deserve certain benefits or respect bestowed to those other Americans who have “earned” them. These patriots have a growing list of privileges that other folks don’t deserve. Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Business, Citizenship, Ethics and Morality, labor, Politics
Tagged Altruism, Capitalsm, Earning Rights, GI Bill, Self-Reliance, Self-Respect, Veterans
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Two Deadly Viruses Are Loose in America
I’m following Trump’s handling of the growing Corona-virus, CoVid-19, pandemic. The virus is not Trump’s fault. Oddly, it provides him a unique opportunity to be a national hero, if he acts swiftly and effectively to protect Americans from this lethal … Continue reading
Posted in Being American, Blog, Citizenship, Ethics and Morality, OpEd, Politics
Tagged Carona-virus, CoVID-19, Elections, Freedom, Malignancy, MERs, Misinformation, National Emergency, Power, Rule of Law, SARs, Stiffling Descent, Stiffling Science, Trump, Weaponizing Information
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Writer’s Ecstasy
I find it difficult to do two things at once when I’m writing. I either look for other tasks and the writing rapidly fades away. Or, I’m in the zone, a state of mind where I’m oblivious to everything except … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Relationships
Tagged Brazil, ecstasy, Joa de Deus, John of God, meditation, Pilgrim, process, writing
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Weary Yet Unbowed
A few days ago, I sat at a table in my neighborhood Patisserie. It had started snowing during the night and by 7a.m. about 3” coated the world. Looking out the large windows, I could the see powdery flakes falling, … Continue reading
Posted in Being American, Blog, Ethics and Morality, Politics
Tagged Ben Franklin, Democracy, Document, Evidence, Fatique, Founders, Freedom of Speech, Giving Up, High Crimes and Misdemeanors, Investigation, Persistance, Rachel Maddow, Religious Freedom, Republicans, Revolutionary War, Rule of Law, Senate Trial, Senator Chuck Schumer, Witness
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United States and Its History with Democratic Socialism
The reality show, called the State of the Union, was the most frightening thing I’ve seen in my life and I’ve lived through the Cold War, the assassinations of John and Robert Kennedy and Dr. Martin Luther King, the Vietnam … Continue reading
Posted in Blog
Tagged 1934, 2020, Benefit, Caring, Common Good, Common Wealth, Deciet, Democratic Socialism, Democrats, February, GOP, Liberals, Lies, Nazi, Reality TV, Republicans, Rule of Law, Stalin, State of the Union Address, Trump
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