Tag Archives: Paris

12/4/18

The French Yellow Vests — Gilets Jaunes

Big Red Car here on a lovely, sunny ATX day. On Earth as it is in Texas, y’all!

So, the French are in the midst of some political riots.

Because France is a fashion forward country, the identifying rallying call is the chic “yellow vest” — gilets jaunes. Very chic fashion statement.

Here is a picture of the riotously fashionable yellow vest crowd in front of the Arc de Triomphe in Paris.

The Arc de Triomphe is the 162 foot high arch in the Place Charles de Gaulle from which a dozen avenues radiate.

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11/20/15

ISIS — What is the Speed of Darkness?

Big Red Car here in the glorious ATX while The Boss is in NYC living large and upon the fat of the land.

Will be a lovely 75F and sunny. Hope you freeze in the Apple, Boss. Haha, just kidding.

Me and the housesitter will be cruising this evening. Finally, a warm and sunny day for the housesitter and girlfriend.

So, The Boss has been thinking about those bloody bastards, ISIS. Continue reading →

11/15/15

The Wages of Incompetence — Paris

Bid Red Car here in the middling ATX with a high of 73F but cloudy. The Boss, meanwhile, is in the sunny and cool NYC feeding off the fat of the land. If the weather cooperates, me and the housesitter are headed out for a little drive through the Hill Country. Do not tell The Boss.

So, the blood from the horrific murders in Paris is not yet dry and already the world has begun to adjust and accept the outcomes.

The talk shows were alive with . . . . . nothing. The new norm — we do nothing and simply move beyond the horror as long as it doesn’t touch us directly. Continue reading →