I've not posted in a while...
I read what others are writing, gain a sense of calm and feel good so that I
don't need express anything 'in addition'.
I feel good that a lot of people out there are making large numbers of others
aware of our ridiculous ways and offering really enlightened solutions like
the ongoing project of Richard Rogers...
http://www.metropolismag.com/story/20081119/the-long-view
OR Dave Eggers "Once Upon a School" http://onceuponaschool.org/ and I'm
reassured that there are people, attempting and seemingly accomplishing,
serious good and it gives one (me) hope.
I think - FANTASTIC no need to add to that!
http://www.chrisjordan.com/current_set2.php?id=11
Chis Jordan as many know is well known for his photography of
trash - mass quantities thereof - to be exact. His newest work is photographing
dead Albatross whose stomach contents are on display due to
advanced stages of decomposition.
Sickening and obscene but also provocative. If it were possible to address
'visual' interest without meaning I might possible say beautiful but the crime
against nature is too disturbing. Downy feathers, red bottle caps, assorted odd
shapes-plastic, as well as discarded cigarette lighters and more end up being
ingested and often feed to chicks by their mothers.
It's bad enough that our living makes so much garbage seemingly inevitable- even
when we're trying to do the right things.
If I were 'King For a Day' I'd make tossing trash from your car or leaving your
left over fast food wrappers in the park or on the beach punishable by 1 year
in prison (minimum). Constantly I STILL SEE ignoramuses (in our so-called
Green Age) throwing cigarette butts out their suburbans or what-have-you
and I just want to SCREAM at the absolute top of my lungs. Can't we be
better than that?
Maybe you feel as I do?
Maybe we who feel this way should confront every person we see
chucking there crap on the side walk (or wherever) until we first embarrass
them all then fine them into behaving for the better of all of us
....including the birds, fish, and turtles. (just make sure they'll not
carrying a gun...that's another conversation)
Remember the smoker who used to blow smoke in your face as you ate at a pub?
Remember Coleridge's "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner"?
'God save thee, ancient Mariner !
From the fiends, that plague thee thus !
Why look'st thou so?'--With my cross-bow
I shot the ALBATROSS.
Lauren
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