Marriage is an important part of getting ahead. It lets people know you're not a homo. A married guy seems more stable. People see the ring, they think, "At least somebody can stand the son of a bitch." Ladies see the ring, they know immediately that you must have some cash, and your cock must work.
Friday, December 01, 2006
On Marriage
Just saw the movie The Departed. It had a very memorable quote on marriage by Alec Baldwin:
Friday, August 18, 2006
San Francisco
Just returned from honeymoon trip to SF and California. What a wonderful place.
SF. Very hilly. You see Alcatraz in the background.
The guide book ready in my hand.
We drove south along the coast. Spotted some seals.
One of our best photos from the trip.
The aquarium at Monterey. The school of fish was fascinating. In constant moving, stable chaos. As mathematician-engineers we immediately started thinking about governing equations.
The shoreline is fantastic in some places.
In Paso Robles we passed by some wine yards for wine tasting. Some wines were 15.8% alcohol!
Me in our nice cab.
Then we went back to SF. This is one of the steepest streets there. They have built a small serpentine road.
And we found my book store.
SF. Very hilly. You see Alcatraz in the background.
The guide book ready in my hand.
We drove south along the coast. Spotted some seals.
One of our best photos from the trip.
The aquarium at Monterey. The school of fish was fascinating. In constant moving, stable chaos. As mathematician-engineers we immediately started thinking about governing equations.
The shoreline is fantastic in some places.
In Paso Robles we passed by some wine yards for wine tasting. Some wines were 15.8% alcohol!
Me in our nice cab.
Then we went back to SF. This is one of the steepest streets there. They have built a small serpentine road.
And we found my book store.
Thursday, May 11, 2006
Pourquoi l'Europe devient libérale
Pourquoi l'Europe devient libérale - POLITIQUE ECONOMIQUE
"Aux Etats-Unis, qualifier un projet ou une personne de « libéral » veut dire au mieux qu'il est utopique et au pire qu'il est de gauche et croit encore au rôle important de l'Etat. En politique étrangère, un « libéral » américain est celui qui n'est pas trop prêt à utiliser la force comme arme de la politique étrangère et qui est trop attaché au relativisme des valeurs. En France, être libéral, c'est être un dévot du marché qui, dans ce pays, est tenu pour antisocial. Dans chacun de ces pays, être soupçonné de libéralisme constitue donc éventuellement une injure, mais pour des motifs quasiment opposés. [...]"
It's fascinating with the different connotations words have in cultures. Myself, I think I'd qualify as liberal in both USA and France, and in Sweden as well.
The article is excellent. Articulating very well exactly what I've been thinking when living in France.
I think that in the 80s, when neoliberalism struck the west, we had similar ideas in Sweden as in France. But during the 90s Sweden went through necessary(?) liberalising reforms and gradually the word liberal got a more positive meaning, and the "neo" disappeared from discourse.
But today, when the right has become left in Sweden, I think we lack a strong convinced liberal (non-ultra) voice in Sweden.
However, this lack is a lot more pronounced in France. Actually, there's a desperate need for it. Paraphrasing a Swedish politician, it's actually France that is the last Sovjet state.
"Aux Etats-Unis, qualifier un projet ou une personne de « libéral » veut dire au mieux qu'il est utopique et au pire qu'il est de gauche et croit encore au rôle important de l'Etat. En politique étrangère, un « libéral » américain est celui qui n'est pas trop prêt à utiliser la force comme arme de la politique étrangère et qui est trop attaché au relativisme des valeurs. En France, être libéral, c'est être un dévot du marché qui, dans ce pays, est tenu pour antisocial. Dans chacun de ces pays, être soupçonné de libéralisme constitue donc éventuellement une injure, mais pour des motifs quasiment opposés. [...]"
It's fascinating with the different connotations words have in cultures. Myself, I think I'd qualify as liberal in both USA and France, and in Sweden as well.
The article is excellent. Articulating very well exactly what I've been thinking when living in France.
I think that in the 80s, when neoliberalism struck the west, we had similar ideas in Sweden as in France. But during the 90s Sweden went through necessary(?) liberalising reforms and gradually the word liberal got a more positive meaning, and the "neo" disappeared from discourse.
But today, when the right has become left in Sweden, I think we lack a strong convinced liberal (non-ultra) voice in Sweden.
However, this lack is a lot more pronounced in France. Actually, there's a desperate need for it. Paraphrasing a Swedish politician, it's actually France that is the last Sovjet state.
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