CLEAR THE AIR

July 24, 2016

Even though the fires still rage only contained by ten percent up toward Santa Clarita, the air seems to be clearing a little.  I have a friend who lives in Lancaster.  Hope the dense air is not a problem. 

After delivering my artwork to the LA Municipal Art Gallery Open Call yesterday, I'm a little at loose ends.  I'd love to have some help cleaning house now!  The art has taken over! 

On the TV news, we need to keep in perspective that all of the tragedies that catch the eye: cops shooting innocent people, terrible mass killings.. are still well in the minority of how we live our lives.   We exacerbate the issue of guns and gun nuts when the issue should be to focus on what we CAN control: Preventing a fascist dictator from rising to power on the backs of easily impressionable Americans. 

I note also that a couple of TV ads for new cars show the driver as a reckless show off driving way too fast and impressing the neighbors with speed and hubris.  I guess that's the type of person Audi wants to sell cars to.   The message eludes me.  AND..  handing over control of our fate to driverless cars seems odd to me, too.  Watching a beautiful Mercedes parking itself as the driver just takes his hands off the wheel is just troubling! If there's an accident, is the driver at fault?

Captain Marvel is now a woman!  Billy Batson who uttered the word SHAZAM!! (Solomon, Hercules, Atlas, Zeus, Achilles and Mercury: Wisdom, Strength, Endurance, Power, Courage and Speed!)  to become Captain Marvel is now Trans!? I'm all for Girl Power and would really love it if Billy had first become Billie and along with brother Meriadoc Batson (Merry) and Freddie the crippled news girl.. become the crime fighting trio!  Of course, with the introduction of a super duper Wonder Woman at the end of Batman vs Superman and the burgeoning rise of that character, I wonder how feminists really feel about women behaving like men? 

SHAZAM!  May we all adopt the attributes of our super heroes and carry on.  (I'd like to fly and have X Ray vision!)

What an odd ramble today? 

You go girl Captain!

July 24, 2016

michaelsheehan