Wednesday, June 04, 2003

Nothing to Report

Seriously.

Not much of anything has happened this week, certainly nothing worth blogging.

So I will create patter to not disappoint Bohica regulars.

Let's see...

Courtesy of the SBC rewards program, Marie Ferdinand -- Mom's favorite Silver Stars player -- autographed a T-shirt after last Friday's game.

Ferdinand signed it -- "Prancy Pony" -- and had a big grin on her face while Mom told her the story behind the phrase.

The big grin might have also been caused by Mom saying she had known from the first time she saw Ferdinand play that "she was the one, the best."

The next game is tomorrow night and it looks like Mom will make it.

This weekend I was at Scarborough Faire -- a ren faire near Dallas.

Its smaller than the Fall one by Houston, but was diverting. Caught some shows. Particularly enjoyed Christophe the Insulter. Dick and fart jokes sell.

I didn't go in costume as it was projected to be hotter than the breath of Hell. Plus my hoop needs modification before I wear it again.

And that's about it.

So I'll relate one of the differences I noticed in Spain.

I had a couple of nights in Madrid before and after Valdelavilla. I was out pretty late and at about 2 AM each morning saw an army of guys in blue jump suits descend on downtown with sweepers and machines to clean up the streets. Water sluicing everywhere -- vigorous scrubbing -- the works.

It was surreal.

We don't do that in San Antonio -- except for out of the ordinary events that over tax the corner trash bins -- like Fiesta or a parade.

Evidently it is a nightly occurrence in Madrid.

The next day I watched the crowds on my way to the internet cafe to see if they littered. It was shocking to see how much they did. Trash just drifted from their hands in the most casual manner -- cups, cigarette butts, paper...

I can't imagine dropping trash on the street. The "Give A Hoot, Don't Pollute" brainwashing of my youth was too successful.

And in Madrid, the architecture is so pretty and everything is so ancient that it seemed even more sacrilegious to toss rubbish around with such complete disregard. Arrogant because they know the blue jump suit squad will clean everything away before dawn.

posted by Bohica at 1:40 PM