Hospitals at capacity in two Texas counties and residents ordered to shelter-in-place. Are we great again yet? Not to worry-- the loony toon buffoon says it will all go away. We're winning! His supporters have eaten a lot of shit, and they are eager for more-- can't get enough. So tasty.
If people must have a conspiracy theory, the most obvious choice is that Trump is a Russian asset, and his mission is to kill as many Americans as possible, divide the country as much as possible, and weaken our institutions as much as possible. COVID is making this even easier to accomplish-- nature's gift to Vladimir Putin. Another weapon. And Trump is using it well.
When I took these photos a month or so ago, things looked pretty bad, but now, things are looking much worse. Amazing what can happen in a month's time. Not to worry. The loony toon buffoon will make it all better. Instead of using Neil Young's music at Mt. Rushmore, Blue Oyster Cult's "Don't Fear the Reaper" would have been more appropriate. And then, maybe, AC/DC's "Highway to Hell".
Yes, there are things one might call vistas in this alley. I was a visitor, in search of vistas. I found the vistas.
And here they are.
This collection of photos is still not exhausted. These vistas have served me well.
Right out of the fifties.
Those were not the good old days, unless you were the right color. Wrong color, and in the wrong part of the country, and they were very bad days. In fact, there never were any good old days. A myth. Maybe you were fortunate, and YOU had some good old days. But a LOT of other people had shitty old days.
We are told again that COVID will go away. So, on what rational basis would one think that? Apart from wishful thinking? A RATIONAL basis. No rational basis has been provided, for thinking that COVID will "go away".
What I need to find next time is a junkyard. I wonder if I could get into one of those wrench-a-part places with a camera?
I could revisit the Buddy Holly Center for the Performing Arts. Interesting question as to when it can ever be used, given this pandemic. Don't expect a vaccine. Ever. Corona virus has never been amenable to vaccines. That kind of virus is what causes the "common cold". And you can't vaccinate against those strains of Corona virus. Nor do you acquire any immunity to catching colds. But there are still many unknowns. You know who can answer the questions? Scientists. Not politicians, not pundits, not preachers, not conspiracy theorists. ONLY scientists. If you want to know how things work, you have to do science. Period. When it comes to obtaining knowledge of how the world works and how it is constructed, science is the only path. Aristotle reasoned about the world and never performed an experiment. He came up with lots of garbage. Galileo made observations, performed experiments and made measurements and found mathematical relationships. Everyone should learn scientific method, and be familiar with the basic concepts. Alas, such things are not taught in elementary school, where science education should begin. Once begun, it should never end. Just my opinion.
We'll still be in this alley next time.
By the way, Dan "shit-for-brains" Patrick doesn't know what HE'S talking about. Trust Fauci, and NOT Dan "shit-for-brains" Patrick!
I wasn't sure when I'd get out again so I wanted to make this count. I don't know what the city has planned for July 4th. Haven't heard or read anything. Still 4th On Broadway? Fireworks in McKenzie Park? Some kind of musical event in the Fair Park Coliseum? Street dance?
It's been a long, long, time since I've done any of that stuff. My wife and I did the fireworks in 2012 and 2013.
Still not finished.
