So I overhear this conversation…
Woman: “Never say never and never say always.”
Man: “Well then what should I say?”
Woman: “Just keep your mouth shut!”
Yeah, that’s one for the books.
Anyway, thinking about this a little more–there is an exception to every rule.
Never say never is itself violating this rule of thumb.
Hence one conclusion perhaps is that many rules are so stupid to begin with! 🙂
(Source Photo: Andy Blumenthal)
This was a photo of a photo I took at Washington Artworks this past weekend.
An anti-nuke demonstration outside the White House with signs that say:
“Live by the bomb, die by the bomb.”
and
“Ban all nuclear weapons or have a nice doomsday.”
This was particularly interesting juxtaposed to the editorial in the Wall Street Journal yesterday by the UAE Ambassador to the U.S. who reflected on “one year after the Iran nuclear deal” and outright stated:
“Don’t be fooled. The Iran–we have long known–hostile, expansionist, violent–is alive and well.”
And he goes on to cite the multiple ballistic missile tests by Iran (October, November, and March), the firing of rockets by Iran dangerously close to a U.S. aircraft carrier (December), the detaining of US Navy sailors on their knees broadcast to the world (January), an $8 billion purchase by Iran of Russian fighter jets, planes, and helicopters (February), and the seizure of shipments by Iran of large weapons caches supporting terrorism around the world (February, March, and April) including just yesterday when the U.S. seized thousands of AK-47s and RPGs headed for Yemen.
The editorial ends…
“Our hope for a new Iran should not cloud the reality that the old Iran is very much still with us–as dangerous and as disruptive as ever,”
Let’s pray that our earnest yearnings for peace with Iran (and North Korea for that matter) does not end in the polar opposite…a “nice” nuke doomsday scenario by the leading state sponsor(s) of terrorism worldwide. 😉
(Source Photo: Andy from Washington Artworks)
Yesterday in the news was how a drone was used to fly over and take pictures at a nude beach.
So at a nude beach, even those that advertise privacy protections, let’s face it your walking around in the buff. But still, the use of the drone with a camera was a violation of people’s expectations not to be photographed and by those outside the facility.
And about a week earlier, a five year old finds a camera phone in the lady’s bathroom in a Starbucks.
Yesteday, I had a similar lesson about people’s warped sensibilities or perversions (but without the drone or smartphone–this was the low tech version).
I’m at the pool for a swim after work.
There are 2 locker rooms for men and women, of course.
But at one point, I see this LADY get out of the pool and head straight for the MEN’S locker room–she actually proceeds to go in one side–through and past the bathrooms, showers, sauna, and lockers–and out the other side to exit the facility.
So trying to give her the benefit of the doubt, when I get out of the pool, thinking maybe the locker room wasn’t clearly marked, I check it–and there is a big sign with a picture (the symbol for men) and you couldn’t miss it!
Also, this lady was clearly not new as she gestured a friendly hello to the lifeguard, and she wasn’t the slightest bit confused (she had actually made some small talk with me in the pool)
When she left, as she headed into the men’s room, she didn’t hesitate, knock on the door or anything, and obviously didn’t care whether anyone was in there–dressed or naked.
Perhaps, because the men’s locker room is closer to the exit, she was just taking a shortcut–for her, how convenient!
Then again maybe she was a true perv and this was her way of getting some cheap thrills regardless of other people’s right to privacy and safety, including those of children.
In a sense, this is more than just about generalized privacy (such as with information), but even extends to your very privates!
We live in an age when it is a balancing act between sharing and privacy, between openness and modesty, and between doing what’s right and pure self-gratification.
Unfortunately, to put in bluntly, some people just don’t seem to give a sh*t about respect for other people’s decency or rights, and they will do what they want regardless of the social balancing act or the necessity to use common sense good judgement in public and private.
The lesson is that when your pants are down, as creepy as it sounds, it’s best to assume that someone is always looking or at least may be on the prowl, so be careful out there. 😉
(Source Photo: Andy Blumenthal)
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