Ship
Yesterday (or was it today)… in the news I read about the Iranian cargo ship caught by Israel… it was full of arms to be delivered in Lebanon to Hezbollah…
This shows the insincerity of the Iranian and the Syrians…
On the Syrian issue we are told that Syria wants to sign a separate with Israel… or maybe in their mind they want the Golan Heights back so they can shoot these missiles to Haifa and Tel Aviv…
We should all in unison say to Mr. Assad “NICE TRY”… and for us to remember… like father like son…
With regards to the Iranians… enough has been said and written… we are smart enough to see insincerity…
On the Palestinians… Arafat, their supreme leader… refused the most generous offer by Ehud Barak … because that would lead to peace… and Arafat wanted to continue the struggle for the annihilation of the Jews…
My answer to them is “Tough”
Thursday, November 5, 2009
Africa - Zimbabwe today...
Africa – Zimbabwe today… tomorrow another place…
We are shown on television how people are mal nourished… and yet on the day fertilizers are distributed… the population of that village stand in line and… start dancing…just to celebrate the receipt of the fertilizers… and, probably, to celebrate life…
Throughout the literature we read about “Lucy” and other primate-like ancestors… all of them started their trek in Africa… I always wondered how come our ancestors were so primitive… one would expect that our ancestors would be the most developed “homo…”
When seeing these people dancing and singing while waiting for their portion of fertilizers… it led me to wonder who is the cultured and who is the educated… can we state with contempt that we are superior because we can count our money and goods to make more money… or are the people who take their famine with a song and dance the more mature of species…
We are shown on television how people are mal nourished… and yet on the day fertilizers are distributed… the population of that village stand in line and… start dancing…just to celebrate the receipt of the fertilizers… and, probably, to celebrate life…
Throughout the literature we read about “Lucy” and other primate-like ancestors… all of them started their trek in Africa… I always wondered how come our ancestors were so primitive… one would expect that our ancestors would be the most developed “homo…”
When seeing these people dancing and singing while waiting for their portion of fertilizers… it led me to wonder who is the cultured and who is the educated… can we state with contempt that we are superior because we can count our money and goods to make more money… or are the people who take their famine with a song and dance the more mature of species…
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
A Little Bit Of Love
A little bit of Love
This morning I was watching an old silent movie… made in 1922… very dramatic… the camera was focusing mainly on the faces of the actors… one statement struck me…
”with a little bit of love… nobody shall have to suffer and be lost”…
I guess that is how cinema started… facial expressions and a few statements by the main actors… It is curious how the art of cinema developed…
First the development of the camera… from still photos to the movement of actors on a stage… and a few lines of text…
Then the actors were on the outdoors… creating scenes and special effects… and noises on a few lines of text…
Then came the vocal film… followed by Technicolor… making mega effects and focusing on everything…
In watching this film… I realized that Aldous Huxley was writing Brave New World in that same period… in the “Belle Époque”… after the War that will end all Wars… and before the Holocaust…
I guess we forgot these old silent movies… we even forgot Brave New World…
”with a little bit of love… nobody shall have to suffer and be lost”…
This morning I was watching an old silent movie… made in 1922… very dramatic… the camera was focusing mainly on the faces of the actors… one statement struck me…
”with a little bit of love… nobody shall have to suffer and be lost”…
I guess that is how cinema started… facial expressions and a few statements by the main actors… It is curious how the art of cinema developed…
First the development of the camera… from still photos to the movement of actors on a stage… and a few lines of text…
Then the actors were on the outdoors… creating scenes and special effects… and noises on a few lines of text…
Then came the vocal film… followed by Technicolor… making mega effects and focusing on everything…
In watching this film… I realized that Aldous Huxley was writing Brave New World in that same period… in the “Belle Époque”… after the War that will end all Wars… and before the Holocaust…
I guess we forgot these old silent movies… we even forgot Brave New World…
”with a little bit of love… nobody shall have to suffer and be lost”…
Friday, October 2, 2009
Quake
Quake…
As I watch the various disasters… I try and list them to understand what is going on…
- Tsunami in Samoa and Tonga
- Earthquakes in Indonesia
- Mudslide in Messina, Sicily
- Typhoon in the Philippine
Then we have… unemployment at 9.5%… and other “bad news”…
We then have the debate(s) on Health for all Americans…
what is there to debate… I thought that the well being of its citizens was part of the Constitution… how can you have pursuit of happiness without well being…
On the good news side… let us go to Rio de Janeiro and celebrate the 2016 Olympics… the one thing that the Brazilians excel is to celebrate…
Peace
As I watch the various disasters… I try and list them to understand what is going on…
- Tsunami in Samoa and Tonga
- Earthquakes in Indonesia
- Mudslide in Messina, Sicily
- Typhoon in the Philippine
Then we have… unemployment at 9.5%… and other “bad news”…
We then have the debate(s) on Health for all Americans…
what is there to debate… I thought that the well being of its citizens was part of the Constitution… how can you have pursuit of happiness without well being…
On the good news side… let us go to Rio de Janeiro and celebrate the 2016 Olympics… the one thing that the Brazilians excel is to celebrate…
Peace
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Tennis 1
Tennis 1
Well, I did it… my first steps in holding a racquet and shooting some balls against a wall…
This afternoon I took my racquet and some balls and off I went to the park next door and did just that…
I am still a bit stiff… and hesitate in moving laterally… but that was expected… with Parkinson’s and all…
But I am confident that my muscles will develop… and I will ignore Parkinson… in the same way that I continue living without any Parkinson medication…
Other than tennis… I am proceeding in my de-boxing… and trying to fit all my stuff in a studio smaller than the one I was living before… but the atmosphere here in Stevenson House is much more positive… so I hope getting more involved… and find my niche…
Gone are the sirens of the two to four ambulances which come daily at Valley Village… but also gone is my seeing the little cat that lives by the mall where I had my daily coffee… I have to convince Bill to go visit the kitty…
More to come as I settle down…
Well, I did it… my first steps in holding a racquet and shooting some balls against a wall…
This afternoon I took my racquet and some balls and off I went to the park next door and did just that…
I am still a bit stiff… and hesitate in moving laterally… but that was expected… with Parkinson’s and all…
But I am confident that my muscles will develop… and I will ignore Parkinson… in the same way that I continue living without any Parkinson medication…
Other than tennis… I am proceeding in my de-boxing… and trying to fit all my stuff in a studio smaller than the one I was living before… but the atmosphere here in Stevenson House is much more positive… so I hope getting more involved… and find my niche…
Gone are the sirens of the two to four ambulances which come daily at Valley Village… but also gone is my seeing the little cat that lives by the mall where I had my daily coffee… I have to convince Bill to go visit the kitty…
More to come as I settle down…
Friday, September 18, 2009
Omnipresent Tikva
Omnipresent Tikva
In the last couple of weeks, I have been thinking alot about Tikva... such a sweet girl... I am with you my little angel... very much with you...
This morning I went to see her and got her two roses... one a peachy yellow... and the other a sweet pink... Ethel, of the grey army, told me that it was very appropriate for a little girl...
It kinda caught me by surprise... because I have been thinking of Tikva as a little angel, rather than a little girl... I guess i should widen my horizons...
Then I thought... Tikva is with me in this new year and the move to Palo Alto...
Thank you my little angel...
I love you
Nonno
In the last couple of weeks, I have been thinking alot about Tikva... such a sweet girl... I am with you my little angel... very much with you...
This morning I went to see her and got her two roses... one a peachy yellow... and the other a sweet pink... Ethel, of the grey army, told me that it was very appropriate for a little girl...
It kinda caught me by surprise... because I have been thinking of Tikva as a little angel, rather than a little girl... I guess i should widen my horizons...
Then I thought... Tikva is with me in this new year and the move to Palo Alto...
Thank you my little angel...
I love you
Nonno
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
I'm Moving
Yes, I am moving... to Palo Alto... it is more familiar... more pleasent environment... more activities... it feels like going back...
Some twenty three years ago I found out I had Parkinson's...
I remember asking my doctor what does that mean... I was fortythree at the time... his answer was simple... "In five years from now you will be unable to do certain things you are doing today..."
That is why I started playing tennis, and continued playing diligently for some ten years... till I dislocated my elbow while playing tennis...
Well, inspite of the rigidity of my legs(due to my Parkinson) I will try and shooting some balls on the wall in Mitchel Park, just one hundred meters from my new home...
Here is my new address:
Ivo Adam
455 east Charleston Road
apt A321
Palo Alto, CA 94306
ivo.adam@gmail.com
408-627-3333
the e-mail and telephone remain unchanged
good luck to you
Ivo
Some twenty three years ago I found out I had Parkinson's...
I remember asking my doctor what does that mean... I was fortythree at the time... his answer was simple... "In five years from now you will be unable to do certain things you are doing today..."
That is why I started playing tennis, and continued playing diligently for some ten years... till I dislocated my elbow while playing tennis...
Well, inspite of the rigidity of my legs(due to my Parkinson) I will try and shooting some balls on the wall in Mitchel Park, just one hundred meters from my new home...
Here is my new address:
Ivo Adam
455 east Charleston Road
apt A321
Palo Alto, CA 94306
ivo.adam@gmail.com
408-627-3333
the e-mail and telephone remain unchanged
good luck to you
Ivo
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