I once spent some time in northern Europe, between Russia and the Baltic Sea, in a little country called Latvia. Latvia became independent after the break up of the Soviet Union and has had a fairly successful transition to a free-market economy.
"He is a child of realism who is not on speaking terms with his father."
-- Oscar Wilde, The Decay of Lying
Oscar Wilde once wrote a paper on "The Decay of Lying" in which he bemoaned the failure of artists to make up "beautiful untrue things.
I was exiting one of the most horrendous examples of modern architecture the other day: the Paramount cinema. For those that haven’t seen it, this is the ultimate abomination that sprouted in the fashion district of Toronto, to ensure that multiple servings of the latest Hollywood shite can be enjoyed by insane amounts of people.
I went to New Orleans for the weather.
That was my joke, anyway, the weather being about thirty degrees Fahrenheit. Apparently they get one week of cold in New Orleans, and it just so happened to be the one week I was there.
This is a re-write. Leo told me that what I originally submitted to him was the worst thing I've ever written. Boo hoo! I'm not changing the stupid headings though.
There are some interesting things going on in the world today, are there not? Before I go any further I want to emphasize that the violent actions of any group of men and women which result in pain and death to other people sickens me.