tisdag 21 juli 2015

I heard the news today


I so do not care for what the politicians say, listened to this song by Sting & the Police 
which I agree with

Lyrics goes like (without the do de dahs) I don't care for the politicians.
I check out the lyrics and this verse I was thinking of

Poets, priests and politicians
Have words to thank for their positions
Words that scream for your submission
And no one's jamming their transmission
And when their eloquence escapes you
Their logic ties you up and wraps you

De do do do, de da da da
Is all I want to say to you

Read more:  Sting - De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da Lyrics | MetroLyrics 


Then the song ends with words are meaningless 
and that I think not is, do de da doesn't mean anything. 

But funnily enough many lyrics have been written rather indirect political agenda like
Some Beatles songs are very wordly political oriented (now Hey Jude is not about the Jew but it was it translates to in Swedish) My fav Beatles song is Come together because it has that kind of a zing to it or it is the News song I like better - A day in the life is good song too.

Another person that has written songs a little bit under the influence is Cornelis Vreeswijk,

he was from Holland originally but he has become a Swedish national bard, his songs have 

been sung by every school children (at least when I went there some years ago) I had this 

idea of translating his music to english and found out that he has already done the opposite 

he translated some verses from English to Swedish but he did it with his words and twisted 

them to be entertaining. Incestvisan that he translated he got awarded a prize for from a 

swedish female magazine for have written the most horrible manschauvinistiska song that 

year. That it was about incest was enough for him to get the award but then he told that the 

original writer of the song was female Buffy Saint Marie, that he Cornelis himself talked to 

and got permission to translate the song from her: The incest song, that she learned from 

her grandmother, a real navajoindian. Then Cornelis sings the song all ends well since there 

been some misunderstanding in the family about who was who's father...

So one can look into more information thanks to the internet and Buffy is still touring the world, 

apparently she wrote the song "Up where we belong" that became a film soundtrack for "An officer 

and a gentleman" which is Richard Gere like, that´s my grandmothers favorite actor. 

So one comes from politicians I care not for to, to the things one do care about, family. 

That scene is so Simpsons now. Homer carries Marge through the toxic power plant, Its funny how the cartoons or animations so rule the world at the same time terrifying because a new generation has no recollection of that original screenplay. Education is therefor very important. Learn something new everyday why don't you? 
Do de da words meaningless up where we belong...  
Rest in peace, Vila i Frid, Robert Broberg, visans välgörare i Öken - Ajöken 

lördag 18 juli 2015

pondering once more climatecrisis

- So how was dinner?
- Fine. It went swell everything Delicious, BBQ, sunny evening, red wine, whiskey,
- How was the company?
- Erm, well they are nice, really the girls are sweet but it's this one guy...
- What now?
- You see eventually the conversation comes to immigration and he has had a difficult time with close encounter with immigrants, that is he has been robbed and is a little bit angry at all of them thief's and after two drinks or more the whole anger? is let loose. So it was a nice dinner up until one point. Noone can make him calm, he wants you to agree with him but I can't. He talks like Mein Kampf and I don't know what to do really.
- Live for tomorrow, the future, remember the past and use what you learned about yesterday to make a better tomorrow.


- Immigrants my friend talked like Donald Trump, his arguments got to the level of Donald Trump talking about the mexicans. So out there, arguing for what against what? Could have change the subject somehow?

In recent daily news: Jon Stewart mocks Donald Trump for his stupidity/other point of view. It's entertaining.

The Dalai Lama hast turned 80 years of age and visited Glastonbury festival to celebrate with the people. Amazing.

It's snowing in Australia, Queensland for the first time since 1984.

How about the climate crisis?

The swedish professor Johan Rockström told all about it in his Sommarprat(summer speech/talk) July. 12 last week (swedish radio program where ordinary people and also celebs get to have one radioshow during the summertime, they get to tell their story for an hour and play their favorite music and the radioprogram goes on air for one and all swedes to listen to, interesting hosts sometimes, shitty music most times).
  Basically I found out that I know most of how much in danger the earth is from doing my own research over the years, overconsumption and overuse of energy is big problem.
But I learned now that the centigrades is of much interest to keep low.
2 degrees above average and the ices will melt, rise of the sealevel
4 degrees above average and crops will die which will mean less food.
The north pole and south pole is kind of earths cooling system, the white snow and ice reflects most of the suns heat back out to space. The heat from our overuse of energy is taken by the sea, mother Earth will do just fine, but for us humans it is not looking so good. This generation is the last that can make a change, in 50 years time or by 2100 there must have been a change for the better.
I'm glad that the world leaders are about to meet and talk about global common goals for the wellbeing of the planet this year. I do hope they come to an agreement. There is not much time.

Stop usage of fossil fuels I tell you we can make it in a green way, sustainability. Like permaculture.

Everything is politics you know. Even the pope cares about the climate now. OK? 
Good night sweetheart its time to go

torsdag 16 juli 2015

Lyme disease, what is it?

- I saw that video of Avril Lavigne being sad about the doctor that laughed in her face instead of taking her serious. I've seen that kind of crying before so I know it was real tears and it hurts one to not be understood, to be overwhelmed by feelings when one has been stepped on. One feel sadness whenever one self has been used without consent. Now I wonder about why it had to become public.

- But of course it had to become public! Now it is possible to move forward in the struggle of lyme disease!

- What is lyme disease? (google translate lyme disease is : borrelia in swedish) Aha! Well of course that is true it is a worrysome time every summer as the ticks(fästingar) awake from their winter slumber. It's all over the news every spring, beware of the ticks and remember to get ur vaccination.

- You can get vaccinated against borrelia?

- NO, there is no protection against it, Borrelia is a germ or bacteria that has been on earth for millions of years, its one of the old diseases. But you can protect yourself against TBE which some ticks also carry around thats what the vaccine is for. And if you got Borrelia you can get medicine like antibiotics to stop it some what but be careful with getting not antibiotic unnecessary because them bacteria is starting to get multiresistent because of the overuse of it.

- Oh we're doomed. Nothing new under the sun. I think that's a saying from the bible. Ticks, how many ticks are there? Where are they?

- Do you remember the program "Mitt i Naturen" (in the middle of nature great swedish television show that explores nature) That handsome man walked in the woods with a white sheet and was deliriously happy over getting so many ticks on that white sheet to show you - the viewers - how the extraordinary ticks is hiding in the wide open in the woods.

- But my brother got borrelia (lyme- disease) just from a run around the lake?

- Yes the little fästing (tick) sit and wait on a grass straw for years until an animal or human passes by for it to jump on. So that is why you put on clothes when we're going to the forrest to pick chanterelles and blueberries. Socks on. Long legged trousers, long sleeves.

- And mosquito salva (cream) It hurts when the mosquito bites.

- Yes, when you're little it hurts more but as you get older you won´t feel it as much.

- I hate mosquitos, whatever are they good for? Whatever are the ticks good for?

- They have their place in nature for sure. Imagine a world without worries for the little things...

- I can't. I'm glad I don't have a cat anymore for the ticks did get into the bed then, from the cat being outdoors and then sleeping in my bed. Can you imagine what it's like for the dogs? Picking ticks of 'em all.

- Yes, poor animals. Have you seen the mango worms? Don't, it gives you nightmares.

So theres no cure for Borrelia(lyme) yet and it's older than most bacteria in nature. So basically nothing to worry about. I get maybe one or two ticks crawling on me every summer from walking in the woods or tall grass in Roslagen, Sweden. It has become a ritual to take the tick of carefully by its head with tweezers(pincett) and then burn it with a match into an ashtray of some sort(while laughing death in the face). Be cautious and notice if there is a red mark around the bite place on the skin couple of days later then it might be lyme disease.


Chill out it's summer! Go out pick blueberries with proper clothes on, walk the dog, do whatever.