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East and West- The kitten's geography notes
Posted Aug 17, 2003
In the West you find fashions.
In the East you find passion.
The West has fancies.
The East has dreams.
In the East they laugh and weep.
But in the West the laugh is on you.
Westerners judge.
Easterners observe.
Westerners compete.
Easterners lack the edge.
Their skin is too thin.
Sometimes they drink too much.
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One way or another an Easterner always seems out of place in the US of America.
The US of America seemed out of place around Sasha.
He was born on Sakhalin peninsula.
There was a quiet about him, a sense of eternity.
He had those dreaming eyes that look beyond the horizon, and deep inside everything.
His melancholy was as gigantic as his laughter.
"I'm lucky, I adapt very fast." He said. "I am glad I had the courage to take that step. I am happy."
When I think of Sasha I think of great strength.
He was the man who made the difference, every time.
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Dancing lion. Lion dancer.
Whirling round and round the world,
in the blast of trumpets and fanfares,
abandoned blond mane flying.
Charismatic, spectacular, flamboyant.
Whimsical, guileless, ironic.
Moody, brooding, haunted.
Lunatic, perfectionist, obsessive.
Lonely?
Afraid?
He drank too much.
A flame burning high and bright, briefly.
Left are ashes in the sea.
The Pacific ocean separates
California and Sakhalin.
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The kitten's acute history book
Posted Apr 17, 2003
The Germans always had a Kaiser, even though they call him chancellor today. The fatter he is, the longer he sits.
The Russians have a Czar. For a time they called him General Secretary of the Communist Party, until they decided that title was too long. For a short time they had a Gorbatshov, but didn't keep him, as he was not czarish enough. Now they have Vladimir, they always had Vladimirs in Russia.
The English always had a monarchy, sometimes it comes with a parliament, and was never called anything else.
The Americans wish they also had a monarchy, preferably without much parliament to get in the way. They're now having their second shot at a dynasty, the first shot having hit slightly too near the mark.
The Arabs keep their sheikhs; anyone who thinks that it's possible to change that got another think coming soon, to a place near you.
China always had an imperial bureaucracy. The Chinese Wall won‘t need to come down over the question of capitalism or socialism, the imperial bureaucracy can handle either equally orderly.
The French say plus ca change, plus c'est la meme chose.
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The kitten's acute history book
Posted Apr 8, 2003
The Germans always had a Kaiser, even though they call him chancellor today. The fatter, the longer he sits.
The Russians have a Czar. For a time they called him General Secretary of the Communist Party, until they decided that title was too long. For a short time they had a Gorbatshov, but didn't keep him, as he was not czarish enough. Now they have Vladimir, they always had Vladimirs in Russia.
The English always had a monarchy, sometimes it comes with a parliament, and was never called anything else.
The Americans wish they also had a monarchy, preferably without much parliament to get in the way. They're having now the second shot at a dynasty, the first shot having hit slightly too near the mark.
The Arabs keep their sheikhs; anyone who thinks to change that got another think coming soon, to a place near you.
China always had an imperial bureaucracy. The Chinese Wall won‘t need to come down over the question of capitalism or socialism, the imperial bureaucracy can handle either equally orderly.
The French say plus ca change, plus c'est la meme chose.
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Latest reply: Apr 8, 2003
The kitten's acute history book
Posted Apr 8, 2003
The Germans always had a Kaiser, even though they call him chancellor today. The fatter, the longer he sits.
The Russians have a Czar. For a time they called him General Secretary of the Communist Party, until they decided that title was too long. For a short time they had a Gorbatshov, but didn't keep him, as he was not czarish enough. Now they have Vladimir, they always had Vladimirs in Russia.
The English always had a monarchy, sometimes it comes with a parliament, and is never called anything else.
The Americans wish they also had a monarchy, preferably without much parliament to get in the way. They're having now the second shot at a dynasty, the first shot having hit slightly too near the mark.
The Arabs keep their sheikhs; anyone who thinks to change that got another think coming soon, to a place near you.
China always had an imperial bureaucracy. The Chinese Wall won‘t need to come down over the question of capitalism or socialism, the imperial bureaucracy can handle each equally orderly.
The French say plus ca change, plus c'est la meme chose.
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French Lessons
Posted Jan 29, 2003
A Frenchman falls into a river and is saved by a German farmer.
"Mon Dieu, je suis sauvé!" lisps the rescued.
"Shouldsta learned swimming instead of French!" grumbles the farmer.
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