Evanston: veils
Evanston: veils
From South Africa: weather forecasts are horoscopes with numbers. Attributed to an anonymous (ship) pilot. Thanks, Chris.
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Lobbyists have been very much in the American news this week; and yesterday a Supreme Court decision based on the right to free speech will result in their having even greater power and influence.
There are 535 members of Congress: 435 in the House of Representatives and 100 in the Senate. There are more than six times that number, over 3,000, lobbyists in Washington for the health industry alone.
More than a year ago I wrote: I fear that no matter who is elected...the next president will not be able to effect fundamental change because real power lies in the hands of lobbyists. Unfortunately I have been proven right.
The entire post can be found here.
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I do not think the above is a good photograph and have run it only to be compared with the one posted on January 12. Both were taken on the landing at the main entrance to our building.
As I have noted before, cities look best through veils: night; distance; fog; snow.
The temperature here has risen to just above freezing. Our veil is wearing thin.
Friday, January 22, 2010