man of war

Saw Billy Bud at the Met. Opera without aria cannot be moving. the program notes describe a more moving action than one sees on the stage.  What kept me captivating was the nautical terminology. Thought that sailing kept old traditional words. Not so. Larboard?? Yardarm? Man-of war. Pressed sailor.

death of the world

Oh yeah.So the predictions were wrong. There might ave been a mistake in interpretation. The Maya at Xultún were likely less concerned with the end of the world than the end of their world, according to Mayan-writing expert David Freidel of Washington University in St. Louis.
Like the end of my world  is not really the end of the world. You bet, it is. Like the end of the world is not the death of the world.

Arthur, le phantome.

They are voting in France. I have been following french politics since I was eigth , nine. Grew up with Vaillant - Yves le Loup and Pif. Every week was waiting for Ragnar le Vikling and all the others. The postman who was late or hiding my issues or circulating them before delivering. Oh? these were not French politicians? They were exciting.  Wha? They were not even french people?  Doing the right thing. Generous and courageous.
Now they are all fighting for the Le Pen voters.