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CALIFORNIA LIFE

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From the mighty Pacific Ocean to the gentle green hills of wine country to the ancient redwoods, there is no place like California.

California, a western U.S. state, stretches from the Mexican border along the Pacific for nearly 900 miles. Its terrain includes cliff-lined beaches, redwood forest, the Sierra Nevada Mountains, Central Valley farmland and the Mojave Desert. The city of Los Angeles is the seat of the Hollywood enter 

THE BIG CITY

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The World Urban Forum estimates some 10,000 cities worldwide and as many followed Shenzhen's trajectory as they did Rome's.

Of the 10,000 Cities on Planet Earth, half did not exist four decades ago A new research project aims to finally answer the question: What is a city? https://nextcity.org/urbanist-news/there-are-10000-cities-on-planet-ear…

Which are the top ten meanest cities on Earth?

NEW YORK’S CITY ISLAND

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My Little Town was written by Paul Simon, along with Art Garfunkel and Phil Ramone. Later, I found mine. 

8 BILLON OF US

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The Voice of America reports It is beginning to look a lot like crowded everywhere we go on Earth as humans topped 8 billion people.

And with longer lifespans offsetting fewer births, world population growth continues a long-term trend of slowing down.

The scientific estimates are that our global population exceeded the threshold near the end of September. The United Nations estimated the number was passed 10 months earlier, having declared Nov. 22, 2022, the "Day of 8 Billion," the Census Bureau pointed out in a statement.

TRULY THANKFUL

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As we approach the Thanksgiving holiday, it should remind all of us how lucky we are to be citizens of The United States of America.

I am thankful for my continued health, as well as that of my family and loved ones. For friends whom I have kept in touch with over the years as well as newfound ones. For my late parents and ancestors as well as lost friends. 

BYE OLLIE

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This is the first era of human history when more of us live in cities than not. That’s what we’ve often been told in recent years,

CITY ISLAND PARADE

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The Halloween Parade on City Island - A Slice of New York City Paradise just a short subway ride to Manhattan and  The Big Apple.

When I moved here from Los Angeles, California to New York City. New York two decades ago, I was lucky to meet a little old lady named Gloria while riding the #6 Subway who took me to City Island: A ‘Little Magical Wonderland’ in The Bronx
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/25/realestate/city-island-bronx.html