Do you feel the world is stepping off a cliff edge?
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| "Défi" by Nicolas Lavarenne, Antibes |
Or the invaders from outer space have landed.
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| "Invader" by Invader, Antibes |
Maybe you think it's better, instead of swimming against the tide, just to stick your head in the sand and hope it goes away.
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| "La Palme" by Thierry Trivès, Cannes |
Or just keep trying to find answers via social media.
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| "Blind" by David David, Antibes |
Whatever you do, it's hard to avoid seeming to step on a banana skin.
"Stupida sfortuna", stencil by Fulminacci, Sanremo
I'm carrying on with my plans. I'm in Milan this weekend partly to see how my sick relative is doing (OK, as it happens; could be better, could be a lot worse) and also to vote in a national referendum. Call me old-fashioned but I continue to find importance in democracy.
And I wonder if the whacky artists above aren't actually more grounded than our oh-so-competent, peace-prize deserving leaders. But, of course, it's the artists who are mad.
Next week I will be going to Rome, which I haven't visited in 20 years. You can't see Rome in a week so, as ever in a place with more history and culture per square metre than possibly anywhere else, I have planned an itinerary of preferred sights. But I hope to post some worthwhile items of trans interest when I'm back.
Chuck Norris
Chuck Norris's death was announced yesterday. He actually died 20 years ago ... but Death was too scared to tell him.
The passing of this star should see the near infinite Chuck Norris jokes (see above) fading away.
Moe importantly, I hope there might be a reduction in machismo after the passing of its most obvious icon.
Sue x
The artists might be mad, but probably not as dangerous as the idiots that rule our world at the moment.
ReplyDeleteI definitely won't miss Chuck Norris, who was a right wing hero. Rest in peace? Rot in purgatory seems more appropriate.
I hope you have a wonderful time in the Eternal City.
Dee xxx
Thanks for your good wishes, Dee.
DeleteChuck Norris is a typical example of what weak men think a strong man should be. There are a lot of weak men out there but I hope that, as they lose their icons, humanity can get stronger again.
Sue xx
(sarcasm) Oh, I'm not sure about artists. I mean, there was that time Constable rescinded a womens' right to abortion. Turner invaded a middle eastern country because his bestie, Bacon, said it was a good idea. And who can forget Banksy causing chaos to world trade and threatening to invade because he fancied their mineral supplies. Last week, Emin was captured criticising a gentlemen's shoes at a bus stop. When will this inhumanity end!?
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As to driving of a cliff edge... I would say it feels like there's a set of idiots at the front of the car. They're fighting over the steering wheel, zipping by the large warning signs about climate, one planet, tariffs do not work, warning: grifters ahead, etc. In the back seat there's their billionaire buddies and assorted shysters.
Still, it could be worse 😁
Ha ha, yes it's not like Banksy is head of the secret service and Constable is chief of police, is it?
DeleteMost of these billionaires are in this shitshow simply for the Monet!
Sue xx
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ReplyDeleteDear Sue, as you wrote in your last answer to my comment you will go to London and be there enfemme (with make-up, hair etc. I think). I am curious yet about your pics then. And the world´s situation....maybe it would really be the best to put your head into the sand....and wait till it is over....the only question is....how long will you keep breathing in the sand.....I sometimes think good old earth would be so happy if mankind disappeared....
ReplyDeleteHave a nice time in Rome - we were there years ago for a week...too litte time really...
All the best
Violetta
And thanks again for your ever sooooo kind visits to my blog.
Thanks for your comment, Violetta. Yes, I will post pictures of my and my friends in London.
DeletePersonally I don't think people should put their heads in the sand. I left Britain because I realised the situation there would become bad and I was right. The USA is going the same way but that may not be a bad thing because US policy is what is causing so much damage to the world, the environment and human society. I also think the human race won't last very long, not in evolutionary terms, but that is a big topic.
There's so much to see in Rome that you'd need a lifetime to see it all!
Sue xx