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Truly,tho our element is time,we are not suited to the long perspectives open to us each moment of our lives.Worse,they link us to our losses,& show us things as they once were,blindingly undiminished,as tho by acting differently,we could have kept it so.

I have figured out the "enigma". A line from Epstein’s birthday card from DJT. “Donald: Enigmas never age, have you noticed that?” Anagram for enigmas: Gamines.

Definitions For Gamine
 noun
 • A girl of impish appeal
 • A homeless girl who roams the
 streets
 • An attractive and usually thin and
 small woman or girl who often
 shows a playful desire to cause
 trouble

Padilla: From the moment I entered the building, I'm being escorted by a member of the National Guard and an FBI agent. I asked, well, since we're waiting, can we go listen in to the press conference? They escort me over to the press conference. They opened the door for me.

Sen. Patty Murray on the Padilla incident: "I have been here for more than 32 years. I have come to this floor often to speak out, to be angry, to be a voice for my people. I have never come this close to having tears in my eyes … We are a democracy, but we can lose that democracy."

#MacroMonday Wiegela florida. Weigela honors German scientist Christian Ehrenfried von Weigel. The term 'florida' is derived from the Latin 'floridus', meaning flowering. Photo taken 32 years ago with a 35mm film camera. Scanned in, no editing.

Wiegela florida. Weigela honors German scientist Christian
Ehrenfried von Weigel.  The term 'florida' is derived from the Latin 'floridus', meaning flowering.

LUNA: A video experiment.The music is a piece completely created on the fly one day. I was sitting on my recliner, tenor ukulele in hand, & decided to record something on my phone. I was amazed with the result; added some reverb to it. A week later, I found some public domain video clips. Here 'tis:

They’re too busy raking in the dough right now. Meeting tomorrow to create a Department of Forest Raking to replace the US Forest Service, no doubt.