Professing

One of my father's teachings- the shoemaker does not know how to make good shoes, the tailor doesn't know how to fit a suit, the doctor is bad at  prescribing medication. How true!
Bush and the republicans waged a bad war and led the economy to collapse. The democrats and Obama cannot design properly a social program.
I know nothing.

Call in the desert

At the spa, I pitied this very fat woman that was collapsing under the regime imposed by her trainer. Probably would have collapsed even without a trainer.  At some point I walk past her and she calls: Wait. Wait. Let me read.   Don't bother I said. It was the text on the T-shirt brought by my wife from Scottsdale. If a man speaks in a desert where no woman can hear is he still wrong?  

Collapse

I asked this old Russian civil engineer about the roof collapse in Riga. He answered - Capitalism! Now people use software to design.
He missed one more issue. This was a green roof.

Easy to notice

In 1976, without  money and alone in Paris, all I could afford was visiting galleries. In a window I saw three amazing paintings. At least  amazing by my taste. The figurative was back in a shocking way.  This is the guy I said. It was Bacon. Yesterday a triptic of his beat all records.  Irony of ironies - representing his friend and competitor, Freud.

Police under surveillance

This blog has been under surveillance since the beginning. Remember how my only visitor was from England. A daily visitor. In fact I felt honored. Someone was taking me seriously.  So everybody is observed by one or several agencies. Like in the former Soviet Union.  They, the Russians,  were always at the forefront. They still are. When a comet struck, they, the regular civilians, produced hundred of photos! Why? Everybody drives with cameras on. Just in case they are stopped by police.

Princeton college visit

Wall Street is only miles away

Young girls pondering future during visit at Princeton. As for myself, I did not go in the free admission art museum. Had still half cup Starbucks grande coffee to finish.

Hanging

Noticed a TJMax store had never visited before. After five minutes had enough and was waiting for my wife when I noticed a jacket that seemed nice. The price made even more attractive. Fit me perfectly. A Brooks Brother label. Bought it. Not believing my luck checked the label again. It was Brooks Brothers all right. 2004 Spring collection. Imagine! hanging around so many years! My Sleeping Beauty. Home did not have the heart to hang it in the closet. Dropped it on the armchair.

Softly killing

Softly killing everything I love.  For instance the Onion. Haven't leafed one in years. Just following on twitter. And now it is abandoning printing. Makes me laugh and cry. My abandonment killed it. Like Blockbuster. Like Barnes & Noble at Lincoln Square.  NYTimes are you following?

finished work

Know yourself. Wisdom from deep antiquity. But they did not have mirrors?  How did they  see their own faces? In still water? In polished silver?    Don't recognize myself in photos. When I am forced to admit it is me, am totally horrified.  In fact not sure I remember how I should look. When did I ever look presentable?  For a long time I considered myself as a work in progress....
And now I cannot make this claim nor can I hide this finished work as we live in this age of incessant photo shooting. Hope the sage  meant know your inner self.