Author: Jelte

For the time being

The legend of the Traveler appears in every civilization,
perpetually assuming new forms, afflictions, powers and
symbols. Through every age he walks in utter solitude toward
penance and redemption.
…
Should I mark more than shining hours?
…
I have agreed to paint a narrative on the city walls.
I have now been at work many years,
there is so much to be told.

– Evan S. Connell, Jr., Notes from a Bottle Found on the Beach at Carmel.
= Discovered in: Annie Dillard (1999), For the Time Being.

Endgame (Ø2): Special Drawing Rights hit the Arena

Brasil-Russia-India-China (‘BRIC’) nations are poised to start trading in Special Drawing Rights (‘SDR’s’) in lieu of greenbacks. In brief: the use of US$ as the medium for international exchange enables American household- and federal- debt to be as high as it is. The shift away from a global dollar economy marks the beginning of the end of Amerika-as-it-is-known. You heard it here first.

Do you remember the days of slav’ry?

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Do you remember the days of slav’ry? (Do you remember the days of slav’ry?)

And they beat us (Do you remember the days of slav’ry?)

And they worked us so hard (Do you remember the days of slav’ry?)

And they used us (Do you remember the days of slav’ry?)

Till they refuse us (Do you remember the days of slav’ry?)

Do you remember the days of slav’ry? (Do you remember the days of slav’ry?)

– Burning Spear, Slavery Days (Winston Rodney), from the album Marcus Garvey (1975)

Resource-Related Deceptive Alarm

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A new report by {Wheeler, B. (June 2009), Proceedings of the Royal Society B} exposes ‘R.R.D.A.’ amongst capuchin monkeys in Iguazá National Park, Argentina. The deceitful lil’ buggers proffer two-syllable cooing sounds, normally uttered in response to danger, for “no apparent reason […] other than to chase the other individuals off the food platform”.