Thinking out loud

Listen to Green day American Idiot  The following events took place a while ago in a small nation quite a distance away from the USA.  An acquaintance of mine from work (used to call him a friend, but he proved that assumption wrong a few times) is by all measures an intelligent and connected man. He watches the news, reads history books, is aware of current political issues both domestic as well as global, is a self confessed progresist and atheists.       During the first turn of presidential elections he supported the right wing proeuropean candidate as much as all of us in that circle did He was as amazed as we all were when the left wing sovereign current candidate came from nowhere to take second place and a place in the second turn. He didn't seem at all concerned about the candidate in question claiming he spent 0 money on the campaign, despite thousands of tik tok videos (and 0 TV or newspaper adds). As suspicion began to rise the acquaintance in q...

Listen to Joe Dassin Et si Tu n'existais pas  I was 24 when I met my future wife at the time, and I've never been unfaithful, neither to her or to anyone else before her.    At 41 I have realised I have never really ever conquered a woman. Reading the tales of the Vicomte de Valmont in Les Liaisons dangereuses, a book really most teenagers should read (I only just started it) and I come to the conclusion that I've never been the one to conquer a woman. Books, songs, movies they all tell us that the man is the conqueror and the woman is the citadel warding off suitors. I guess nobody told my girlfriends that, as looking back on it, it was mostly their decision that they chose me and when they chose to take it further.     I may as well admit I was blind as a bat in some occasions, needing to be led by the hand and all but I suppose it's a case of God looking out for the ones that can't look out for themselves. Do I regret it? No, I do not, as on the other ha...