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Flicker Of Hope For Environmental Justice In Ogoniland
• The Ogoni hold their breathe as they await the commencement of the clean-up of their land that was ordered by President Buhari
After years of resilient, and incontrovertibly torturous resistance against the despoliation of their ecosystem by oil companies, Ogoni appears to be on the path to attaining environmental justice, as the federal government moves to implement the United Nations Environment Programme report on Ogoniland.
For decades, indigenous people of Ogoni, who have lived under the yoke of environmental degradation that has adversely affected their health, drinking water, farming, hunting and fishing, which are vital aspects of their lives and identity, are finally heaving a sigh of relief by the prospect of having their community cleaned up by government and oil companies, which the United Nations Environmental Programmes (UNEP) said will take up to 30 years to restore.
Ogoni's initiative to get environmental justice began with the alliance of grassroots environmental activists such as Ken Saro-Wiwa, Ledum Mitee together with a few academics such as Professor Ben Naanen among others, who, under the auspices of the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP), outlined in the Ogoni Bill of Rights the need to guarantee their right of protection of Ogoni environment and ecology, as they began to demand an end to the unjust and non-sustainable environmental and development policies of the oil companies operating in Ogoni land.
After an uphill battle trying to convince government that the reckless activities of the oil companies, including Shell Petroleum Company and the Nigeria National Petroleum Company (NNPC) among others, have negatively impacted their lives, MOSOP decided to join the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organisations (UNPO), which turned out to be a veritable platform for the internationalisation of the Ogonis' quest to protect their environment and freely pursue their economic, social and cultural development.
Their approach of nonviolent resistance attracted the United Nations' attention, as it sent its special rapporteur to Nigeria in 1999, whose report recommended an environmental audit of Ogoniland. Thereafter, the Nigerian government, in adherence to the United Nation's demand for environmental audit, evoked the polluters pay principle, which compelled Shell to cough out $9.5million for a detailed study of the Ogoni environment. The outcome is what today is popularly referred to as the UNEP Report on Ogoniland.
And though the report was presented to former President Goodluck Jonathan, who also hails from neigbouring Bayelsa State, on August 4, 2011, but for inexplicable reasons, he didn't implement the recommendations contained in the UNEP report, despite the fact that his administration set up the Hydrocarbon Pollution Restoration Programme (HYPREP), which for close to two years now have not paid its staff salaries.
Expectedly, the inability of Jonathan's administration to implement the UNEP report was a blow to the Ogonis, they are, however, delighted by President Muhammadu Buhari's directive for the commencement of the clean up of the contaminated community.
When The Guardian visited threatened Eleme communities, which include Nisisioken Ogale, now known as the "Cancer Alley" by some environmentalists because UNEP had reported that families have, for years, been drinking from wells that are contaminated with benzene— a known carcinogen at levels over 900 times above World Health Organisation guidelines and Ebubu, there was palpable expectation for the remediation and restoration of the environment.
The king of Ebubu-Eleme, George Osarobo Osaro, told The Guardian that communities started complaining of unbearable oil spill that was destroying their farmlands, streams, leading to unusual headaches, asthma and other respiratory problems, as far back as 1970s, but no one paid attention to their plights.
"When I was younger, the soil fertility here was high. I remember that I was born at the same time Shell came to this region. Then, there was high yield of crops, but suddenly, the land started losing its fertility. After making so much effort to go to the farm or for fishing, at the end of the day you return with nothing because of the extent of the damage that has been done to our soil," he said.
He explained that prior to the UNEP report, growing health concerns raised by the residents had spurred the University of Port Harcourt to conduct a research between 1995 and 1997, which revealed extensive damage to the ecosystem. Yet, nothing was done to address the environmental crisis caused by oil exploitation activities. According to him, the people of Elele, who for years have been drinking contaminated water, were not surprised by UNEP findings, which revealed extensive corporate environmental recklessness that had gone unchecked for too long
"We thank God that the Buhari administration is now giving it attention and taking a step forward by announcing that the federal government will put action in place to see that the clean up recommended by UNEP commences, as soon as possible. In fact, we all received that announcement with high hope and joy. As the leader and one that has also been a part of the struggle, I feel delighted and I eagerly look forward to the commencement of the clean up exercise," he said.
Osaro regretted that HYPREP, set up by President Jonathan failed to even provide potable water, despite the UNEP report's stern warning that contamination in Eleme warrants emergency action ahead of all other remediation efforts. He explained that the Rivers State government tried to ameliorate the people's suffering by supplying potable water with trucks, which also ceased after a while. Since then, the people had returned to drinking contaminated water till date. Evidences of abandoned water tanks installed by Daewoo and Rivers State government abound all over the communities.
"We have been battling with this problem. As the people cannot afford water from vendors, majority has been living on the polluted water. Just because we adopted a non-violent approach in our struggle, we have suffered so much. And even as I speak to you, nothing has been done with regards to our request for compensation. We believe that the government will address the issue of economic empowerment of our people after the clean up exercise," he said.
Samuel Oguru, a former member of the old Rivers State House of Assembly, recalled that the concentration of environmentally destructive facilities in Eleme communities by Shell, which had over 20 oilfields in the area, created the environmental crisis facing the people today. Beginning from late 1950s, Shell had dug very large pits, where the waste from oil production was dumped.
"Industrials waste and chemicals, including spillover of oil that was being drilled, are dumped and all of these have combined to degrade the soil quality. Soil exploitation takes place mostly on virgin land. This land was the last reserved by the people for farming. It is, therefore, not surprising that we started experiencing low agricultural production over the time. And though we complained, but we did not get any response from government or Shell, which adopted the divide and rule tactics in dealing with community agitations. It is this strategy that caused Shell's problem. What stops Shell from providing people with good water? Their residential staff drink good water, but the people in whose land oil is found drink contaminated water," he lamented.
In Oguru's view, Ogonis' agitation stems from social deprivation. He explained that the objective of the people's resistance was primarily to raise awareness of, and to protest against, incessant pollution of their land. According to him, the aim is to fight for justice and equitable access to their natural resources, including clean air and water, as well as all the good things that would enhance their living standard.
"Initially, there was no bore hole in this community. It was the discovery of oil on Ochani stream, from where people sourced their drinking water that led to the drilling of bore hole. Since then, the vibrant aquatic life has been destroyed and the stream water became undrinkable till date. Drinking water from that stream or well is akin to deliberately committing suicide, but some of our people have resigned to fate and have continued to drink it. Initially, the agitations were not against the exploitation, but the misinterpretation of this by Shell and government led us to where we are today. People just had to organise themselves and demand for their rights through non-violent struggle," he explained.
Oguru, who described Eleme as fundamentally for peasants, where the people's major source of livelihood is farming and fishing, expressed optimism that if the clean up is properly conducted, it will restore the soil nutrients destroyed by chemicals that have seeped into the aquifers.
"If the soil is properly cleaned, the people will return to their occupation of farming. Agriculture is a huge industry. It will also encourage government's support for agriculture, leading to youth employment. We are tired of idle youths that are just wasting away. If they are engaged in meaningful ventures, they will not be involved in crime. When you abandon the youths, they seek vengeance from the society" he said.
Reacting to the directives for the commencement of the clean up exercise, former MOSOP Provisional Council Chairman, Professor Ben Naanen, who hails from Bodo, one of the worst affected community, told The Guardian that Ogoni people appreciate the federal government's commitment to restore the environment and create employment opportunities in the area.
Naanen would like to see the establishment of a social component that can take care of the livelihood and sustainable development issues in Ogoni. He observed that the clean up exercise would definitely create jobs, however limited it may be.
According to him, when the environment is eventually remediated and restored, the traditional means of livelihood, including fishing and farming, will begin to flourish again.
"When you destroy the environment of the local economy, you have eventually destroyed the livelihood. But once you restore the environment, the traditional livelihood will begin to spring up once more. So, we expect that the clean up will create some opportunities in the area of jobs and local businesses. Also the sustainable development aspect of it, which was built into the programme, will create more opportunities, as well as restore the environment, which will rejuvenate the traditional economy of the people. So, we expect that these three key areas will impact on the people economically," he said.
In K-Dere, a lot of the people are excited by the prospect of finally attaining environmental justice after years of bitter struggle to defend their environment through a collective commitment to non-violent resistance, which has been repeatedly put to the test by the government through its coercive security agencies.
MOSOP spokesperson, Bari-ara Kpalap, who is from K-Dere, said the general feeling of the people is that their land will eventually be cleaned up and they can begin to use it for farming and fishing again.
The scale of environmental degradation in K-Dere is extensive, as incessant oil spill has depleted the soil quality, leading to the community facing declining agricultural harvest. The creek is also badly polluted, to the extent that fishermen from the community have resorted to travelling hundreds of nautical miles into the Atlantic to have a good catch, because their own water is no longer suitable for such.
Although there is illegal bunkering in K-Dere, but it is very minimal. Kpalap believed it is the duty of the state and security agents to prevent this, as they have the power to do so.
Kpalap said the move to tackle the problem of environmental contamination is as a result of the Ogonis' interface with the government and the latter's commitment towards implementing the UNEP report. To corroborate this, he recalled that Ogoni people had advocated for the scrapping of HYPREP or alternatively, for it to be reformed. As mark of its commitment, he said the government has reformed HYPREP to include a governing council, a board of trustee and a project management secretariat. He believed these structures would enhance the effectiveness of HYPREP and the implementation exercise.
"With these steps, it appears to me that government is committed to a comprehensive implementation of the UNEP report on Ogoniland. But the package should also include some socio-economic component, which would help in the training of people to acquire skills, which enable them become self-employed. This would also enhance their economic wellbeing. It would generate employment in the agricultural sector, which is the mainstay of the local economy. It would go beyond just feeding the family to large-scale commercial ventures, which means those engaged in farming can contribute their quota to community development," he said.
Kpalap noted that while Ogoni people have, through a collective resolve, made "environmental justice" a national discourse and challenged the myth that Nigerians are not concerned about environmental issues, the government on its part must look at the environmental laws of the country, particularly the areas that are weak with a view to reforming and enforcing these laws in such a way that it will become extremely unprofitable for multinational oil companies to engage in environmental terrorism.
"The reason why the situation has gotten so bad is because government has failed to enforce environmental laws and so, the oil companies have had a field day in their reckless activities. If the laws are reviewed and effectively enforced and are able to put the companies in check, I believe the situation will not reoccur again. For instance, take the gas flaring law that says companies should pay an insignificant fine. But if government should review the law to make it tougher for the oil companies, they will find an alternative to gas flaring. The environmental laws need to be reviewed," he said.
era town has many flow stations, 12 oilfields and pipelines that crisscross every nook and cranny of the community. The King, Mene Magnus Adumene, said the community is happy by the government's renewed commitment to resolve Ogonis' demand for environmental justice and economic inclusiveness in the Nigerian state.
He, however, advised against the politicisation of the clean up exercise. He observed that though UNEP said it would take between 25 to 30 years to restore the environment, a lot of tangible progress that will result in the socio-economical wellbeing of the people could still be achieved within the next four to eight years of the present administration.
"The proper thing should be done. There are people that have been agitating that government should give them the clean up job. But many of these people don't have the interest of Ogoni at heart. Most of them are only after their selfish interest and not to better the lot of Ogoni people. Our people want compensation. The government should provide standard water for Ogoni people. Job creation is also key. If the government is consistent for 30 years, this will create jobs for the youths and women. We have qualified people to do the clean up job. Our people need economic empowerment," he said.
As Bera is predominantly a farming and fishing community, the king explained that the environmental degradation by oil companies, means that crops are no longer yielding quality harvest. He recalled that several years ago, farmers in Bera never used fertilisers, without which they cannot get good harvest now. In his opinion, if government ensures that the clean up exercise conforms to global best practices, Ogoni farmers will soon be reaping bountiful harvest.
"In the past, we were not buying fish. We were into trade by barter, but these days, fish is so expensive, because our people no longer fish in our river. Around here, there is nowhere to get fish, as our fisher men are now have to sail to the ocean close to Cameroon to fish. Today, the water that comes out from boreholes is contaminated with oil. But it was not like that in 2001, when I drilled a borehole. But by 2006, I started observing that there was oil on the water. So, we cannot use the water again. I spend a lot of money to buy bottled water. There are people still drinking water from the well. It is God that has been preserving our people. A lot of people here have died of cancer because of lack of proper care. Even those that find their way to the hospital, might not have money to buy the drugs for treatment," he said.
At Korokoro community, the people narrated the pain oil has inflicted on their land, and accessibility to potable water four years after the UNEP report.
A youth leader, who pleaded anonymity, said the community has since stopped fetching water from the borehole provided by the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) after it was discovered that it contained traces of oil, which is believed to have been the cause of someone's death.
On his part, MOSOP president, Legborsi Saro Pyagbara, lauded President Buhari for taking the initiative to end what he described as an environmental nightmare foisted on the Ogoni community by oil companies. He described the Ogoni and the rest of the Niger Delta people as endangered and whose predicament had been elucidated by the UNEP Report on the Environmental Assessment of Ogoniland, which showed the poisoning of Ogoni water sources through oil pollution and deadly chemicals.
"MOSOP appeals to President Buhari to act with a new sense of urgency and in a new generosity of spirit and fairness, particularly to muster the political will to declare a state of emergency on the Ogoni Environment (water crisis) and set up the machinery for the full implementation of the UNEP Report on Ogoniland. These are urgently needed to decelerate the current expansion of pollution and restoration of land and biodiversity in the Ogoni area," he said.
Similarly, the Council of Ogoni Traditional Rulers (COTRA) at the end of its one-day conference held at the Peace and Freedom Centre, Bori and attended by over 150 traditional rulers drawn from across Ogoni villages, towns and communities, applauded the federal government for the wide ranging actions taken to fast-track implementation of the UNEP Report on Ogoniland.
A statement signed by Chairman of COTRA, Mene Suanu T.Y. Baridam, appealed to the President Buhari and the Federal Government to ensure the full implementation of the report in accordance with the recommendations contained in it. The chiefs consequently called on all traditional rulers to work for peace and security of their respective communities to enhance progress, stability and the general wellbeing of their people.
The President of KAGOTE, an Ogoni socio-cultural organization, Dr. Peter Medee, said finance would not be an encumbrance to the clean up exercise. He explained that in one of the group's several engagements with Shell, the company had announced its readiness to provide $1billion for the implementation of the UNEP Report. According to him, every interested party is determined to kick start the implementation of the report and have only been waiting for the government to provide the institutional framework.
An independent scientific assessment by UNEP had shown that pollution from over 50 years of oil operations in Ogoni has penetrated further and deeper than many had thought. The assessment, which is unprecedented and which took over a 14-month period to carry out, had UNEP team examining more than 200 locations, and surveyed 122 kilometres of pipeline rights of way, while reviewing more than 5,000 medical records.
UNEP said detailed soil and groundwater contamination investigations were conducted at 69 sites, which ranged in size from 1,300 square metres (Barabeedom-K.dere, Gokana local government area (LGA) to 79 hectares in Ajeokpori-Akpajo, Eleme Local government area of Rivers State. Altogether, more than 4,000 samples were analysed, including water taken from 142 groundwater, as well as monitoring wells drilled specifically for the study and soil extracted from 780 boreholes.
UNEP said its key findings revealed that in at least 10 Ogoni communities, drinking water was contaminated with high levels of hydrocarbons. For instance, in a community at Nisisioken Ogale, it was discovered that families had been drinking water from wells that is contaminated with benzene- a known carcinogen-at levels over 900 times above World Health Organization guidelines. The site where this was discovered is close to an NNPC pipeline.
While the report provides clear operational recommendations for addressing the widespread oil pollution across Ogoniland, UNEP recommends that the contamination in Nisisioken Ogale warrants emergency action ahead of all other remediation efforts. While some on-the-ground results could be immediate, overall the report estimates that countering and cleaning up the pollution and catalysing a sustainable recovery of Ogoniland could take 25 to 30 years.
The then UN Under-Secretary General and UNEP Executive Director, Achim Steiner, said Ogoni clean up would require the deployment of modern technology to clean up contaminated land and water, improved environmental monitoring and regulation and collaborative action between the government, the Ogoni people and the oil industry.
"It is UNEP's hope that the findings would break the decades of deadlock in the region and provide the foundation upon which trust can be built and action undertaken to remedy the multiple health and sustainable development issues facing people in Ogoniland. In addition, it offers a blueprint for how the oil industry and public regulatory authorities might operate more responsibly in Africa and beyond at a time of increasing production and exploration across many parts of the Continent, |" Steiner said.
UNEP observed that control and maintenance of oilfield infrastructure in Ogoniland has been and remains inadequate: Shell's own procedures have not been applied, creating public health and safety issues. It added that the impact of oil on mangrove vegetation has been disastrous. Oil pollution in many intertidal creeks has left mangroves-nurseries for fish and natural pollution filters denuded of leaves and stems with roots coated in a layer of bitumen-type substance sometimes one centimetre or more thick.
The report recommended the establishment of three new institutions in Nigeria to support a comprehensive environmental restoration exercise.
UNEP also proposed that Ogoniland Environmental Restoration Authority should oversee implementation of the study's recommendations, as well as set up a Transition Phase, which UNEP suggests should begin as soon as possible. The Authority's activities should be funded by an Environmental Restoration Fund for Ogoniland, to be set up with an initial capital injection of US$1 billion contributed by the oil industry and the government, to cover the first five years of the cleanup project.
Government was requested to set up an Integrated Contaminated Soil Management Centre, to be built in Ogoniland and supported by potential hundreds of mini treatment centres, which would treat contaminated soil and provide hundreds of job opportunities. The report also recommends the creation of a Centre of Excellence in Environmental Restoration in Ogoniland to promote learning and to benefit other communities impacted by oil contamination in the Niger Delta and elsewhere in the world.
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3 years
I started this blog three years ago. I was pretty naive – I knew something was wrong, but we hadn't been trying to conceive for that long – about 10 months at the time. I thought I'd start the blog, pop a few clomid, and BOOM be pregnant.
I never thought we'd do IVF at that point. I just didn't think we'd need to go there. I thought we were too young, too healthy, too "normal". Silly, silly me. About 10 months later we started our first IVF cycle. And a year later, we were still at it.
Three years of blogging. I've never so much as kept a journal for more than a week, so it's quite the accomplishment. Some of the bloggers I started reading are still around, but many have either stopped blogging or have sort of just disappeared.
I plan to keep writing, though I know it's not the same as it used to be. It can't be. I can't write about how horrible infertility is – it's in the past. I can only be thankful for where I am and where this life is headed now.
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So glad you started this 3 years ago! You've helped so many by writing from your heart – me included.
Happy Blogoversary! I'm glad your blog has shifted gears and that you are able to write about new experiences with BabyHope.
Yes, please keep writing. Now, instead of sharing the pain of infertility, you share hope and the joy of motherhood. I've been having trouble TTC for a few months and reading your blog and looking at the pictures of beautiful BabyHope give me tons of hope. Thank you for that.
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When Bea pointed me to your blog I read it beginning to end in one sitting…with so many tears I had to keep waiting for the blurriness to go away. It inspired me to start a blog, which has been ever-so-helpful to deal with things. So thank you…for blogging, for advice, for beautiful posts about BabyHope, and for inspiring hope.
I think I am at the point you were at in the beginning. I started blogging when I found out we were pregnant, with the help of Clomid. I found your blog when I had a miscarriage and was looking for hope. You have helped me even though you don't know me.
Bone weighs less than fat…so given that her length has increased so much…that could account for why she isn't as heavy. If she's put a lot of energy and calories into growing recently…then it would explain why her weight is light. And chances are if she's able to grow in length that much, shes probably getting getting enough calories. That said just watch her carefully and see if it starts to level out. I've had 2 small babies but they were light and short…so their curve was always low but even with height/weight/head. But I know my niece was a light and long "snake"(and I say that lovingly!!! she is adorable)baby…all height and not much weight…and she's not levelled out and if totally perportional.
Sorry, I wrote "and she's not levelled out and if totally perportional." and I meant shes NOW levelled out and IS totally perportional."
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International management deals with understanding international economics and creating business strategies that are relevant on the global stage. This field of study fosters a positive change in international companies and organizations. Businesses and companies all over the world are facilitating a vast number of opportunities for graduate mobility. This makes knowledge of different business cultures along with their local languages more significant than ever before.
As a prospective international management student, you must consider studying this course in two languages as it will help you discover a completely new business culture and make you capable of forging new connections in the industry.
Given below are several other reasons for which you should consider studying international management in two languages:
- Although English is the international language, companies in some countries have a prerequisite or at least a strong advantage for candidates proficient in their local language. To model, proficiency in the German language is an advantage for those candidates who are looking at working in German companies.
- Employees who are equally comfortable in talking with their local office and international contacts are an asset to their organizations. They can help in saving their company a lot of money by making the workflow and task completion easier within an organization.
- When there are employees working in an organization who are proficient in a language that is spoken in a client's region, it enables direct engagement that is otherwise not possible if a company has to rely on translators.
- Bilingual graduates or MBAs get exposed to a vast number of exciting opportunities as they possess knowledge of two languages that makes them more employable in a market. Notably, the language deficit creates a significant number of vacancies unfilled. Thus, it gives bilingual graduates a greater chance for employment and better career opportunities.
- When individuals are capable of speaking more than one language, they have improved prospects for social and professional networking. For example, German and English are major business languages spoken across the world. For anyone who knows them both, it gets easier to develop his/ her business skills, thereby, offering that individual a distinct advantage.
Read Also: Attending a U.S. Community College as an International Student
Finally, you tend to expose yourself to a versatile model of learning when you opt to study international management in two languages. This field of study helps you gain a vast amount of exposure that can help you accomplish heights later in your career. Also, when you enroll yourself for this course in any of the reputed universities, you get to study in small groups and by experienced faculty members. The course, therefore, imparts all the skills and learning that are required become a broad-minded individual so as to be able to work flexibly.
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Ousama Game First Impressions (1): Plenty of death to go around
Published on October 6, 2017
I was surprised that this series added a pretty simple twist to standard setup to make things seem very different. There's nothing particularly special about a class having to work together to survive a death game. But what happens if one of the students has gone through the game once already? It's not a bad twist, but I'm honestly not sure it was handled well.
What does this change accomplish? Well, it adds an extra point of tension to the game. The class wants to know who is behind the Ousama Game, and they suddenly have a suspect who conveniently knows a little too much about the game. Plus, Nobuaki even admits that he's the only survivor from the previous game, which is pretty suspicious. As such, I'm still not sure whether I liked the death of the "bully" character at the end of the episode, because it partially exonerates Nobuaki.
My biggest hope for the twist is that it lowers the learning curve for the game. The class naturally has to figure out this game, but having someone with experience should make that a simple question and answer session rather than a series of trial and error. Nobuaki can tell everyone what kind of orders to expect, how many come at a time, and what the progression of the game is.
I'm pretty sure his name isn't "Tubasa".
The main criticism I have for this episode is how...dumb the characters seem. I wonder if this is foreshadowing of the kinds of deaths we should expect to see in this series. For example, Natsuko's friend claims to have some special knowledge that Natsuko is interested in Nobuaki, which is something that should have been incredibly obvious when Natsuko didn't object to the kiss.
In another scene, Nobuaki says that his girlfriend is "very far away", and then immediately asks Natsuko whether she believes in heaven. Maybe Natsuko was being polite, but that seemed pretty blatant to me.
Anyway, I think this series seems curious enough from this first episode. I'm interested enough to want to see where it goes. If I go by my standard rule, the first target is always the culprit, meaning it's either Nobuaki (which would actually make for a pretty cool twist) or Natsuko.
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Chef Frank
From his Nonna's kitchen to the mountain tops of Snowbird Mountain Lodge, Chef Frank's culinary repertoire is as diverse as his experiences and, much like our guests, that's just the way we like it.
Born and raised between the boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens and family's home in Sicily, Frank's early exposure to culinary arts was steeped in classic Italian roots with a bit of international flair. While others were out taking in city life as kiddos, Frank could be found in his family kitchen with an insatiable appetite for all things food. The son of a baker and grandson of a private Chef, the love for the art is deeply rooted.
His first "professional" cooking began during his service in the US Air Force. It was there his passion for flavor met his passion for military precision - a characteristic you're likely to catch onto quickly when walking into his immaculate, no-waste kitchen.
His military career led him to taste the world and explore a vast array of methods and techniques he infuses into his offering at Snowbird today. Most notably, Chef Frank's adept skill in fusing the fine culinary arts of Asia with the stick-to-your-bones fare of Appalachia keeps guests mystified and returning year after year for yet another moment of culinary delight.
Today, guests enjoy Frank's newest passion of no-waste, small-producer inspired preparation. More than simply farm-to-table, you can expect that each vegetable, meat, piece of fish, and herb in his kitchen not only has a story but one he can comfortable reflect on and share with his guests.
You see, for Frank, going to the market to meet butchers and farmers with his Nonna is more than a memory of days gone by. For Frank, that authentic relationship with purveyors is the cornerstone of quality and authenticity - a characteristic he aims to deliver in every bite.
Chef Frank's Southern Fusion cuisine has come to be a highlight for guests year after year. Join him for a walk in the lodge's vegetable garden, gather around as he collects eggs from the chicken coop, or make a trip to Stoney Hollow Farm for the evening's offering. Regardless of your time with Chef, we're certain your memories of Snowbird will be well inspired by his culinary passions.
Snowbird Mountain Lodge offers a fully inclusive experience for all overnight guests. Each reservation includes an Appalachian-inspired, made-to-order breakfast, picnic lunch, afternoon hors d'oeuvres, and four-course dinner. Each evening, Chef Frank prepares an entirely unique menu highlighting the bounty of the season with a variety of entree offerings for an array of palettes. All dietary restrictions and preferences are happily accommodated for upon request. Our guests are invited to enjoy our extensive wine offering, inspired bourbon list, local craft beer selection, and full cocktail bar.
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Council housing
Buy your council house (Right to Buy)
The Right to Buy is a government scheme which gives qualifying council tenants a chance to buy their homes.
If you are a tenant of Epping Forest District Council you will usually qualify for a discount from the full market valuation of your property if you have been a public sector tenant for at least three years.
The first step is to check that you meet these conditions:
- You have a secure or flexible (fixed-term) tenancy.
- The house or flat you wish to purchase must be your only, or principal, home and it must be a self-contained property.
You cannot purchase under the Right to Buy if any of the following exceptions apply:
- You live in sheltered housing or a home particularly suitable for occupation by older people;
- You live in temporary housing on land due to be developed; or
- An 'absolute possession order' has been granted against your property (usually due to rent arrears or other breach of the tenancy conditions).
The amount of discount you can receive depends on the length of your tenancy and the type of property. The maximum discount you can get is £82,800, unless your home is in London where the maximum discount is £110,500. Please note: if you buy your property, then sell it within 5 years, you must repay some of the discount to us.
Can you afford it?
Before you think about buying your property it is a good idea to think about the costs involved. There are other one-off costs besides paying for the value of your property, such as stamp duty, surveys and solicitors fees.
If you are buying a flat or maisonette you will become a leaseholder and you will be responsible for paying service charges, ground rent, repairs and maintenance fees. You must also consider major works. These are repairs and improvements that we make to your building that you may need to pay towards.
If you are buying a house, it is likely that you will become the freeholder. This means that you are responsible for paying all the repairs and maintenance work.
Applying for the Right to Buy
Buying a home can be a long process. The same applies when buying through the Right to Buy Scheme.
Once you have checked you are eligible and read the detailed guidance
After you have applied online you must contact us to complete our 'Right to Buy Additional Information Form' which must be submitted at the same time as the Government's RTB1 application form.
Alternatively, you can request an application pack directly from us.
Our home ownership team will explain the conditions of purchase and give advice on the whole procedure, from valuation to completion. The Council's service is completely free of charge – you will not be charged an application or valuation fee, or for our legal costs.
More information on the right to buy process can be found under section 5 the tenants handbook


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Hello you. I know you're there, somewhere, I can feel you. I'm sitting here less then a week after your passing, and I've been so knocked around since then that I'm now ill. And yet I sit here with this warm, encompassing feeling, my scalp tingling, my eyes half closed and I feel… held. Nursed. Encompassed.
(Passing is such a quaint word to use when someone was murdered in cold blood, isn't it?)
I miss you, altogether a lot more than I anticipated. I should've known I would when you moved out of town and I missed you then, even tho we didn't catch up often apparently just knowing you were there was enough. And now you're not there – you're not anywhere. You're gone.
And you take with you all the future memories to make, all the conversations, all of the text messages, all of the chances to get to know you better. You take with you all the potential and what ifs. You take with you all of the secrets and things people never got around to saying. It's all gone, just like that.
My blood ran cold when I read the news. I knew it couldn't have been anyone else. But why did it have to be you? Of all the people I've met in my life, very few were as gentle, as harmless as you. Everything you've worked for, everything you've done, all you've represented and protected was snuffed out in a second, and so violently. And so, so unnecessarily.
I can only pray to a God neither of us believe in that you didn't know it was coming, and that it was mercifully quick.
I will remember you for your easy laugh and your irrepressible flirtatious nature.
I'll remember your text message you sent me the night before you left.
I'll remember the last time we were out in public together, and you told me I looked gorgeous and was giving you inappropriate thoughts (with all due respect to you I did look pretty good).You followed me around like a puppy all day and I'm pretty sure everyone there thought we were either dating, or that you were angling for a relationship. In hindsight, maybe you were. Or maybe it was just the legs.
I'll remember down at the lake, when we would go for walks and discuss life and after I told you all about the most serious thing that had happened to me in my life, you offered to rub dirt on my coat so my mother would think we had been rolling around on the ground. (In other words I'll remember how much of a shit stirrer you were.)
I'll remember every time we caught up over Summer, you'd always try and get me to stand in the shade because of my fair skin, you didn't want to see me get burnt.
I'll remember sitting on my veranda and you trying to swat a fly that was hanging around me, and you put your hand on my leg to lean past me. And it was as clear as water that you weren't even trying to get the damn fly, you flirty shit.
I'll remember you having a tear when I showed you a photo of the kitten you rescued. Of you veering off mid conversation to look at lambs. Of how unashamed you were to tell me that you cried your head off when you had your dog put down. Of how much you loved animals.
I'll remember our shared love of quirky old crap. And I'll forever value the quirky old crap you gave me.
I'll remember walking up to the water supply with you in the stinking heat, both of us about to fall over in exhaustion and neither willing to admit it because you didn't want to look weak in front of me and I didn't want to look weak in front of you.
I'll remember how your blind and deaf dog couldn't see nor hear anyone else in the damn world but if I walked past she barked at me, every single time. What did she know or think?
I'll remember the first time you came up to our house, dressed up nicely and wearing aftershave and you blurted out "I didn't know there would be so many chicks here!" when you found three of us at home. I'm not entirely sure what you were expecting, but it's pretty clear you were keen to impress from the start.
I'll remember how you were a gentle soul but willing to defend those important to you from anything and anyone.
I'll remember how you told me my family were like family to you, how we were the only people you voluntarily saw around here. I always felt valued and important to you. I hope you felt valued and important to me too.
I'll remember that without fail, I always felt like you accepted me, and everything about me. You never questioned things about me that others did, you never asked why I made the decisions that I made. You never judged a damn thing, you were happy to take me at face value, no questions asked. You were easy to be around and came with no pressure or expectations (other than the ones I put upon myself).
It's easy to remember only the positives when someone dies, and to put on rose coloured glasses. So for the record I'll also remember when I felt intimidated by your manliness, when you told me I was looking 'sturdy' these days, when you were politically incorrect, when you admitted to me you did stuff I didn't agree with morally, and when you took a joke too far.
I have a million more memories, most have escaped me at this moment but I hope they all float back one by one. You were unique, crazy, strange, very much a star shaped piece in a world designed to only fit beige circles. I knew you resented Christmas for its religious connotations but i found out today you'd been donating the money people would usually spend on presents to an orphanage. Since you were in your late teens. What sort of teen looks outside their own immediate circle to consider others like that? One that understands the bigger picture and isn't afraid to step outside of the comfy little box built by society, that you're told to stand in and behave.
There's so many things like that, so many small aspects of your life that I'll never know because you'll never get to tell me. Because you're gone.
You were stolen away from the world by a selfish, disgusting thing (I wouldn't even call them a human, although to be called human would've been something you'd have considered an insult so it would be apt) who would be 10% of the person you were, but thought they had the right to take your life. Someone who proved beyond any doubt that the disdain you felt for most of society was correct. Someone who proved that your desire to just leave society and live off the land with as few connections as possible was the right one… your desire to sail away and be alone was strong and apparently appropriate. Because at least then you'd be alive. You finally got out to your block of land in the middle of nowhere with nothing but rates to pay to the council, you finally got away from this shitty little down which was still too big… for nothing. I wish you'd stayed here.
I'm still so… unsure of where I am. I know I've accepted you're gone but it's hard, because we caught up so erratically it's easy for my brain to just assume that somewhere in the next few months I'll see you again. Because that's how we rolled. It still feels surreal and like it's a strange story I read. I can talk about you now without it hurting but sometimes I still burst into tears. Those are the real moments that I think I'm truly understanding the gravity of the situation.
Next time I see something that reminds me of you, or I acquire another random piece of crap and I want to tell you about it… is when I think it's going to really strike home. I don't look forward to that day.
It's going to be hard coming to terms that someone I knew I could rely on when the going got tough has gone. Someone I meant enough to that they would defend me. Someone I might've meant something to, whatever the level. Someone where there was a strange potential connection with… one that I knew would never eventuate, but it was nice to know it was there.
Vale, Mountain Man. We will meet again. I'm relying on it.


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She Canada!!! – Featured!💚
Hi Guys – A few months ago – She Canada told me that they were going to feature me – They asked me a ton of questions- (Good Ones) wink and Guess what – it's out!!! SHE Canada is a bi-monthly Fashion, Lifestyle & Entertainment publication. It is affiliated with SHE Magazine from South […]Read More


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Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Call Somebody versus I'll Fix It
We've been married fifteen years. Our first home was an apartment; complete with a maintenance crew on the premises. Neither of us had to do anything beyond hammering nails or screws into the wall to hang pictures. The maintenance crew even came once or twice to plunge my overflowing defective toilet when I couldn't get it to cooperate. Husband painted a room once, but I think that's all we needed to do for the upkeep of our home.
The next home was a house…with a mortgage…ours. This is when the phrase "call maintenance" was replaced by "call somebody." Husband loves gardening and keeping the yard looking lovely, and is outside whenever possible, but if the refrigerator malfunctions, he doesn't touch it.
"Call somebody," he says - meaning the warranty people, a plumber, or whatever repair person that can do the job.
Me…I go to my files to look for the instruction manual.
"I may be able to fix this."
I'm thinking of saving us a few dollars.
The inspiration for this post came when having a conversation with two friends. Betsy was complaining about an incomplete job in her house that was started by her husband. "I'll fix it," her husband always says. And then he does, but it takes a month or more – a time of inconvenience, changing routines, and having to look at it day after day.
I told Betsy… "Oh, I have a 'Call somebody' husband," and Robin chimed in with "Me too!" and says, "If it involves a ladder, my husband is NOT going to do it!
When it snowed over a foot, our husbands were wondering where the "college boys" were. The driveways needed shoveling. When the boys appeared, it was "mission accomplished" – somebody else's back, their wallets.
Betsy then said, "Oh, I wish I had a 'Call somebody' husband." I wasn't surprised because she's loves neatness and order in her house.
In fairness to my husband, he works hard, and I appreciate him. Like everyone else, he prioritizes, and it doesn't always fit somebody else's idea of how the "list of things to do" should be ordered.
Is your spouse a "Call Somebody" person, or an "I'll Fix It" person? How about you?
34 comments:
Luckily I have an "I'll fix it husband"...hes really good at fixing most things! Even if he doesnt know how, hes a googler! If all else fails then the words "call somebody" escape his mouth.
I cant stand paying people ridiculous amounts of money to fix things! I guess whatever gets the job done!
- April 14, 2010 at 11:26 AM
- Cindy said...
My hubby is much like Trish's...can fix almost anything, will go online to find out what he doesn't know, and if that doesn't help he will let an expert take over.
- April 14, 2010 at 11:52 AM
- Judy Thomas said...
We are both "call somebody" people for the most part. But I admire people like my sister in law- I have seen or heard of her taking apart a freezer, a dishwasher, a table saw, even an electric pencil sharpener and fix them all!
- April 14, 2010 at 11:56 AM
Funny post, well, sort of :) Hubby usually can fix most things but upon occasion he runs into trouble. He took apart my vacuum cleaner and then told me I'd probably have to buy a new one because he couldn't get it back together. He figured it out, finally.
- April 14, 2010 at 12:34 PM
- Tabor said...
I can fix basic plumbing and painting stuff. Hubby does things that require a ladder. But most of the other stuff we have to call 'somone'
- April 14, 2010 at 12:50 PM
- yonca said...
Mine is call somebody person. But he never gives up to try fixing himself first:) Hope you're having a great week Anita!
- April 14, 2010 at 1:06 PM
- jiturajgor said...
Wife is lucky as I can do carpentering to toilet cleaning all by myself, instant.Problems;you name it and I can fix it, in no time.Being 'Fix it' person is not good for all time, you may become a person 'taken for granted',but I love doing work.Some times I wonder, how I became a doctor?
- April 14, 2010 at 1:59 PM
- Betty W said...
Oh, he´s definitely a "fix it" kind of guy. BUT it´s like you say, he does it on his time. Up till then....we wait. It is an annoyance sometimes, but we do save lots of money.
- April 14, 2010 at 2:20 PM
- One Photo said...
As you already know Anita after my post about my husband not being into chores, his response when anything major requires doing around the house is always "call somebody". Only in his case what that means is that I am expected to call somebody!! Apparently that is my job :-)
Minor repairs and tasks I do myself as I know he will never get around to them - he does offer "helpful" advice though, like when the new mosquito zapper arrived he said to me "you'll need to buy a bracket for the fence to hang that from".........
So I totally sympathize!
- April 14, 2010 at 3:02 PM
- Unknown said...
My husband is good for small repairs, and he can paint. He is a call somebody type guy. He is great with numbers (accountant) so I'm keeping him even if he isn't handy!
- April 14, 2010 at 3:39 PM
- Dori said...
Ugh...I have "C": "I know a guy". Then we have to wait for "the guy" to have time in his schedule to look at whatever (our lawnmower, poor oak trees in dire need of pruning). In the meantime--I usually take over and fix it (tearing apart the lawnmower tomorrow). Unless it's the computer. Then the former IT guru husband comes in real handy. :) However, after the nightmare 3 month long do-it-ourselves bathroom renovation, I think when it's finally time to start the upstairs bathroom--we're calling somebody. At least for parts of it. I do have my limits! :)
- April 14, 2010 at 3:53 PM
- Robin said...
Hes an "Ill fix it Man"..I mean cmon hes is a handyman on the sidejob....BUUUT....I am the one who waits for the new screen door and I am the one who learned how to put a faucet in because..after all he is an "Ill fix it Man"..but that means Ill fix it for a paying customer...Lolol...go look at my blog post today..what are we in sync or something..!
- April 14, 2010 at 5:10 PM
- One Photo said...
For a fellow sufferer from the call somebody syndrome I have an award for you over at my blog
- April 14, 2010 at 9:29 PM
- Georgiana Daniels said...
Funny how we fall into our routines. My hubby used to be a Call Somebody, but is lately turning into an I'll Fix It. He's getting good at it :D
- April 15, 2010 at 9:56 AM
OMG. My husband is an "I'll fix it" then he'll start it, won't finish it and then we have to call someone. HELP!!
- April 15, 2010 at 9:35 PM
- Tracie said...
Mine is def. a 'call somebody' husband. I was rolling at the 'if it involves a ladder' comment. That describes Hubs all the way.
- April 15, 2010 at 10:19 PM
- Tammy @BeatriceBanks said...
Your post has me chuckling. I'm married to a call somebody guy too. My best friend's husband seems to be able to fix anything and everything. One day when I was kind of whining about how I wish my hubby was like that, she told me, "some men make a living with their hands, some with their brains. Be happy that he has the brain he does." That has stuck with me and I don't feel so bad calling repairmen now.
- April 16, 2010 at 2:53 PM
- gayle said...
In our almost 40 years the only time anyone is called is when something is under warrenty. You name it he can do it!!! I mean anything!!
- April 16, 2010 at 11:28 PM
- Dorraine said...
Mr. fix it lives here. He does a great job, except for plumbing. We have fixtures in our bathroom that turn the wrong way. I'm thankful that he does what he does, but I did finally tell him, tenderly, that plumbing is not his gig.
Now, I call the plumber.:-)
- April 17, 2010 at 10:19 AM
- Anita said...
LADIES - The "I'll fix it" group is winning. I've enjoyed reading your funny comments and glad you got some humor out of mine.
The world needs balance, so I guess it's okay to be in either category - or as DORI mentioned, category C. :)
- April 17, 2010 at 12:56 PM
- Anita said...
Oops...JUTURAJGOR - I forgot I had your comment in the middle of "the girls."
Love getting the male input too!
- April 17, 2010 at 1:53 PM
- Nakamuras on Saipan said...
I've never depended on a man to do something I can do myself. If I can fix it-I do if I can't I ask for help and then usually DH steps in and helps out...but being raised in the country on a small farm, I've learned many skills and love to put them to use!
- April 17, 2010 at 6:39 PM
- Menopausal New Mom said...
I'm definitely a fix it myself or call dad kinda gal. My husband is usless with anything mechanical, I did a post on that, when I had a flat tire on one of his trucks, he read me the owner's manual while I tried to fix that damn thing Lol!
- April 17, 2010 at 8:52 PM
- Buckeroomama said...
My husband is an "I'll Fix It" person... Me, if it's simple enough, like changing the shower hose, I'll do it. I actually love going to the hardware store and getting the stuff. But when it comes to big things, I "call somebody." :)
- April 18, 2010 at 5:10 AM
- Annie Z said...
Everyone has their areas. I think it is wonderful that your husband loves being outside and keeping the yard looking lovely. My fiance is a not bad fix it guy, but hates working in the garden and only does it under much duress and after much time has passed eg. the weeds are taller than him!! LOL.
Me, I am more than happy to do all the cleaning, washing, housework, but hate to cook.
It all balances out in the end. Work to your strengths and rectify the rest some other way!!
- April 19, 2010 at 2:37 AM
- Hilary said...
We're a little bit of both. My DH's father is an electrical contractor, so DH learned a thing or two beyond screwing in lightbulbs. I don't mind getting out to shovel, but we have somebody do the yard and the big ticket appliances. Because we're renting, we've got a "maintenance" person to take care of things, too. Pretty good arrangement, I think.
- April 19, 2010 at 10:22 AM
- Abby said...
My husband and I both lean to the "I'll fix it". He's pretty good about these things - takes time to read the manuals, whereas I tend to just jump headfirst.
So far, we've managed to not do any MAJOR damage to anything.
- April 19, 2010 at 11:03 AM
- andrea said...
My husband loves to fix things which is great because I am totally unable. We have saved tons of money because he can fix most anything.
- April 19, 2010 at 2:31 PM
- Sharon said...
My husband never ceases to amaze me with his skills. But he hides them for a long time, until he decides he wants to do it. Just last week when I was trying to get an electrician to change light fixtures in the kitchen, he decided he would do it, and $68 in supplies and a couple of hours worth of work, he was done. So, I guess I would have to call him a "fix it man" but only when he "feels" like it! :)
- April 20, 2010 at 6:58 PM
- Nancy/BLissed-Out Grandma said...
My husband is great at fixing things, and also at knowing when he needs to bring in an expert. Best of all, he also helps our daughter and her husband figure out how to fix things at their house, and is willing to pitch in there, too.
- April 21, 2010 at 12:57 AM
- Jenny said...
My husband is a fix-it crisis guy.
When he tries to fix something we all go into crisis.
Definitely white collar all the way!
- May 1, 2010 at 7:33 PM
- Sohailah said...
I'm a want to fix it girl, but always call my dad who IS a fixer guy first to ask him if I can.
- May 11, 2010 at 2:57 PM
- Anita said...
SOHAILAH- Give yourself more credit...I saw the pictures of the cabinets that you are re-doing!
- May 11, 2010 at 5:07 PM
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"If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need".
September 30, 2018, France
"If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need".
September 30, 2018, France
That's an old tale : watch inside a home, or even a bedroom, and you'll guess a lot about the owner.
Then the contrary : hear the "judge" know-it-alling about it, and you'll guess a lot about his mind…
- If it's a mess, you too much easily could tell about a messy brain – maybe the owner's mind is not completely orderly. Maybe he suffers, or maybe he's a genius artist, maybe he's silly. See? You can say everything thus nothing, in fact.
- If the bed's done like a funeral one, and the pajamas are perfectly daily folded on "this" chair (and not another one), THEN you can tell…
Today with you, my reader, let's gossip the same way about a garden.
When I think about a garden, I think about peace and silence, butterflies and dragonflies, about the grass I could walk on post commuting evenings. I think flowers, curiosity, trying to plant and take care about unknown species, watering, welcoming birds, combining these green/colored friends together for harmony, I think breathing little winds and smelling roses (and the earth, the soil).
Soil Festivities is the title of a great album of Vangelis.
Then I hear some people about their garden. All they talk about is invasion of spiders and nasty caterpillars, chaos to be contained, trimming everything around and cutting/pruning trees. Everything's a enemy. They want order, taming, obedience, snapping scissors on short grass.
Tonight I realized they maybe want to repair, to fix, to contain nature, instead of repairing, fixing, containing events of their now life or past life, probably… right?
(Crummy psychology, I know. I'm sorry. I wish I had a garden to wander in. I'm jealous, that's it!)
Today I took this picture. I offer it to you. Thank you for reading!
Which one, dear?
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Who's Panurge? He is one of the principal characters in Gargantua and Pantagruel, a series of five novels by François Rabelais.
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In French, it's a very well know idiom. People who behave like sheeps – herd behavior, herding, flock mentality.
We call them Moutons de Panurge (Sheeps of Panurge) and their behavior as Panurgism.
Of course it's funny to see this in these fields : Fashion. Marketing ("cattle displacement"). Mainstream Medias. Consumers. Advertising.
It also leads to concepts to study : Discernment.
Wiki : Discernment is the ability to obtain sharp perceptions or to judge well (or the activity of so doing). In the case of judgment, discernment can be psychological or moral in nature. Within judgment, discernment involves going past the mere perception of something and making nuanced judgments about its properties or qualities. Considered as a virtue, a discerning individual is considered to possess wisdom, and be of good judgement; especially so with regard to subject matter often overlooked by others.
Herd Behavior the same : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herd_behavior
In animal behavior, panic movements, human societies, the Archetype of The Crowd, stock market bubbles, decision making, mass hysteria – there are many links to click at the bottom of this Wikipedia page.
One sure thing : if in a crowded store there's a bargain announced, you see many people running, and you see only a few watching the consequentially disgraceful and unworthy mess.
Let's have fun saying the one who claim they are NOT Sheeps of Panurge are herding in another way :
Asymmetric aggregation of animals under panic conditions has been observed in many species, including humans, mice, and ants. For example, when panicked individuals are confined to a room with two equal and equidistant exits, a majority will favor one exit while the minority will favor the other.
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Talking yesterday with a father, about jobs & choices – high valued big jobs like doctor, lawyer or financial jobs, and workers, like electricians and plumbers. With this observation in mind : good workers make big money, yeyyyy.
Then a category split appeared with a few examples we saw :
There, I have to put what a banker told me one day (which seams almost a law) :
most people live just a little OVER what they earn
I think it's true!
Now there's a huge difference between the US and other modern countries : health. In Europa you don't need to have millions of dollars in bank to pay all the treatments and cares needed after an accident. Everybody pays a little, every month. It's not made for poors and olds, but for everyone. It's NOT socialism. It's Left and Right. You won't ever hear about a personal bankruptcy because of health, in France!
OK let's imagine we're in Europa. You can :
So we talked about this guy, who works three weeks and takes 10 days off : holidays. Every fucking month.
He could make much more money, but what for? To have much more money?
…most people live just a little OVER what they earn.
What's smart, then?
Exhausted Rich or Happy Rich?
Thanks for reading!
…September morning
Still can make me feel that way
Neil Diamond
…therefore I walk to this park to take a few pictures, saw shadows and colors, ridiculously funny fluffy flowers, but a flowerstar at the end, for you my readers.
Have a great day