Today I was thinking to myself, humans are so stupid.
We all know that history repeats itself, right? So, maybe we should consider adding something to the No Child Left Behind curriculum. Maybe we should have a "How History Repeats Itself and Repetition Prevention" class (purposeful irony) in the schools. Perhaps learning from our mistakes would help us evolve.
Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.
“I always wanted to be an explorer, but - it seemed I was doomed to be nothing more than a very silly person.”
“I mistrust total competence. I've always felt life is a series of small disasters we try to get through.”
“Armageddon is not around the corner. This is only what the people of violence want us to believe. The complexity and diversity of the world is the hope for the future.”
“There is barely a country in the world where you will be completely safe.”
“Contrary to what the politicians and religious leaders would like us to believe, the world won't be made safer by creating barriers between people.”
“I know that we shall meet problems along the way, but I'd far rather see for myself what's going on in the world outside, than rely on newspapers, television, politicians and religious leaders to tell me what I should be thinking.”
Last night I went out to dinner with my good friend A. She was coming from her big screen premiere that she didn't invite anyone to but from the sound of it everything went beautifully. She was in good spirits as was I so after some humus and a drink or two we headed to Union Square where we sat on the steps smoking cigars. We talked about plenty of things but mostly about our mutual love for the city. Around twelve thirty I decided I better get home and wash the smoke off so I could get to work on time the next morning. She went downtown to sip juleps with her lover. We were on a seasonal city buzz. It's the energy. It takes over you like a drug. At one point in the evening A. introduced me to this song:
I was hooked immediately. First of all I have always been a fan of George Orwell's 1984. This was an interesting twist of what he was saying. I thought I should share it with you all in the off chance someone might find it as amusing as I did.
"Happiness? A good cigar, a good meal, a good cigar and a good woman - or a bad woman; it depends on how much happiness you can handle." -George Burns
Found a fantastic webpage today while studying up on Ma Rainey. This site lets you listen to clips of her music which, to be honest, is a little rough. After all, it was the very beginning of recorded music. They still had some bumps to work out with sound quality, ya know? The site also tells a little about her life including how she died which was of a heart attack. I thought I should throw that in since it is such a theme of mine. In my last post I neglected to mention how Johnny Hartman died. Unfortunately I have not figured that out yet. All I know is that his music became much more popular when he did. Hmm... that sounds terrible. And now for a random quote. "Music makes me feel so romantic - at least it always gets on one's nerves - which is the same thing nowadays." - Oscar Wilde
