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Momentous Eventus: Lupercalia Edition
“Look, there’s no metaphysics on earth like chocolates.”
Fernando Pessoa.

Momentous Eventus: Marmota Monax Days Edition
“Well, what if there is no tomorrow? There wasn’t one today.” Phil Connors, ´Groundhog Day.’

Momentous Eventus: Disassembling The Republic Edition
“A vote is like a rifle; its usefulness depends upon the character of the user.”
Theodore Roosevelt.

Momentous Eventus: Restricted Restrictions Edition
“Everyone is a moon, and has a dark side which he never shows to anybody.”
Mark Twain.

Momentous Eventus: Old New Year Edition
“The only reason for time is so that everything doesn’t happen at once.” Albert Einstein.

Expired COVID Certificate in Portugal? Here’s How to Renew It
The digital COVID certificates issued in Portugal originally had a six-month validity, but that was extended by three months in December. If you received your certificate more than six months

Momentous Eventus: Here, Now* Edition
“The meeting of two eternities, the past and future….is precisely the present moment.”
Henry David Thoreau.

Portugal’s New Covid Rules Starting Jan. 10, And Where’s My Booster?
Good news, especially if you’re lucky enough to have a booster shot, which also means you’re old, so there.

Momentous Eventus: Feliz 2022 Edição!!!
“And now we welcome the new year. Full of things that have never been.”
Rainer Maria Rilke.

Momentous Eventus: A Very Merry, Wary, and Lazy Xmas Edition!
“Do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Let the day’s own trouble be sufficient for the day.”
Jesus Christ.

Momentous Eventus: Basically Christmas Edition
“Christmas is built upon a beautiful and intentional paradox; that the birth of the homeless should be celebrated in every home.”
G. K. Chesterton.

Momentous Eventus: Humans, Animals, Divas, Gods, and Books Edition
“People speak sometimes about the “bestial” cruelty of man, but that is terribly unjust and offensive to beasts, no animal could ever be so cruel as a man, so artfully, so artistically cruel.”
Fyodor Dostoyevsky.