i still have a few monumental posts ahead of me, i fear. and this won't be one of them.
i just wanted to reflect on a few things:
there's no such thing as global warming. no such thing. i mean, it's not like the Vltava River freezes every winter like it used to a decade ago. i mean, it's not like the hurricanes savaging the Atlantic aren't becoming stronger on average. i mean, it's not like the past three weeks in the Czech Republic haven't been t-shirt or sweatshirt weather even though as recently as five years ago it was consistently freezing at this time of year. i mean, it's not like the open-topped antique cars that ferry tourists around prague are not in the streets still when they are normally sheltered for the winter beginning in September. give me a break. no such thing.
the weather outside at this moment is getting colder. there is this intense fog that makes it impossible to see forty yards away. it's simultaneously eerie and fantastic. it makes for a wonderful mood...
i got back from a mini-paid vacation today. as i mentioned before, i took a man from the states back to find his grandfather's hometown. i'll write more about the experience when i post the photos i took...
tomorrow is a holiday in the CR. October 28th was the day that the First Republic of Czechoslovakia was established in 1918 - Czechoslovakia at the time was one of the most progressive democracies in Europe. that is, of course, until the French and English P.M.s appeased Hitler...
on top of tomorrow, i'll be participating in a hat tournament here in Praha. immediately afterwards, i'll be hopping in a car and skedaddling to Hungary for the rest of the weekend and more ultimate frisbee...
halloween is an american holiday through and through, so why do we have to export the commercialization associated with it to countries that didn't used to celebrate it (and still, really, don't celebrate it in the way it is in the states)?
i have a lot to say regarding my recent past and an important decision that was made, but that will have to wait until next week. i have photos from Budapest, Vienna and the trip with Ron Matus to put online and as i do so i will have to post my recollections of each.
happy halloween!
Posted by iain at October 28, 2005 01:05 AM