this is not what this post is about…

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My art teacher, although he didn’t say it in so many words, certainly implied that I would regret not continuing my art studies; and I do. I find myself frustrated that whilst I have some degree of skill with technical drawing I’m not able to turn out any kind of artistic picture with any degree of skill – and perhaps most of all I regret that by the time I discovered that I love photography and truly enjoy it, I’m so busy that I’ve not got time to learn how to do it properly; although it is on my long list of things to do before I die (preferably).

What brings this on is the discovery of this photoblog. Her shots of London (where I nearly live) and Toronto (where I’ve been wandering around being a tourist for the last week and a half); well; they are just gorgeous, and remind me how far I’ve got to go to be half-decent. Or at least, half as good as I’d like to be. I must get out and learn more. I really must. But that’s not what this post is about. Somehow, despite actually listening to the news for the past week’n’a’bit I missed this. Surely it was reported.

Surely?

How did I miss it? Did something terrible happen on the same day. I *looked* at the United States today; I am that close, and didn’t know. I really must get up with my news reading. It can’t have hit that big, it didn’t make the headlines on the BBC website (at least, if it did it missed my RSS feed); and it didn’t make the CBC headlines that I heard. So… Meh.

I am reminded of that quote, alledged to be Benjamin Franklin:

“Those who would give up Essential Liberty to purchase a little Temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety”.

And I fear for the United States; for like Britain, it appears to be walking down a path which scares the living shit out of me. Yes.

KateWE

Kate's a human mostly built out of spite and overcoming transphobia-racism-and-other-bullshit. Although increasingly right-wing bigots would say otherwise. So she's either a human or a lizard in disguise sent to destroy all of humanity. Either way, it's all good.