Well, I am screaming about the fact that mama and papa were headed down to Barcelona to pick up their friends who had come a gazillion miles to visit with them and there they were, mama and papa that is, toodling down the autoroute when suddenly everything slowed to 30mph and they thought, Oh, there must be an accident up ahead or something and oh, no, it was no accident but a carefully planned strike of the truckers who were holding back the traffic between the border and Barcelona to protest the Madrid decision that it was illegal for the Catalonians to have a referendum about leaving Spain and having their own Catalonia.
Now, I do not wish to get into this–as papa says, strong-arming anyone never works out–and I do not wish to tell you MY views on all of this, but I was very sorry for mama and papa (who quickly jumped onto an off-ramp in hopes of turning around but ended up sitting there 1.5 hours behind stationary trucks and cars doing the same thing!) and sorry for their friends who had to find train tickets to get to where we live because they couldn’t be picked up (!) and sorry for the long way home that mama and papa ended up taking, arriving JUST in time to meet their friends’ train and drive them to our little abode.
FIE ON PROTEST STRIKES!!! And what do they get you anyway?
What a day!!! What a year! Brexit, referendums, dissention everywhere, hurricanes, storms, terrible shootings and no gun control, a ruthless leader in North Korea, a who-knows-what-kind-of-anthro-in-office in the US, weird weather everywhere and too many sweet friends gone from their loving families…
Day after tomorrow, I’m only going to write about what GOOD happened this year, if I can find some things!!!
One really has to put one’s mind to waking up with positive thoughts and being aware of all the goodness in one’s life and just make a lively effort to be kind to others and help those you can and pray that this nutty world will right itself soon and give everyone a BREAK!
I’m takin’ mine now.
Well, at least you weren’t in the car and had to put up with that, Loulou.
Oh, wow, in the car that long and no litter……oh, boy.
Please let me know why you are showing my blogs on YOUR site so often. I suppose it’s good publicity but you also have lots of blogs you tout and I’m curious about how pingbacks work. Anyone know?
The pingback is because the site is putting “original source” with a link to your blog in YOUR post they have scraped and put on their own site. Putting a link with “original source” is not fair use. it is stealing! There is no contact info on the site. I don’t know how to get around that but someone who reads your blog must know.
Well, I’ve asked on the blog for info on pingbacks and now I’m working on it with my guru, but I appreciate your good advice and will try to find out just what’s going on. They do NOT profess to have written the blog, only direct others to it, so that’s not so bad for PR.
Loulou, when you draw up your GOOD list don’t get carried away and treat the election of Macron and the re-election of Merkel as positive events. They are definitely NOT. Thanks.
Well, it’s good that we can all have our opinions about these things and share them with others. But if you are saying that our US president is GOOD thing, you really must look at the fact that most of the PLANET thinks we Americans must have been out of our minds to elect such a crass and narcissistic individual to lead our amazing country that used to welcome those in need, care about health and medical rights for all, and allow citizens to feel safe in their cities. Guns for all, no health care plan, women’s rights suppressed, gay rights suppressed, American rights suppressed are certainly not my idea of a free USA as it used to be. The leader of the most influential country on earth has made us all look like fools. And all of us do not share the same opinion of our president. I am proud to have mine.
There would be too much to say. This blog is not the best of places for this. But permit me to point out that with Macron the poor will get poorer. In the process they will be copiously insulted by this presidential little shit.
Just as the poor are getting screwed in the USA because programs are cut and funds not available for those in need, especially in the south where prejudice is still so prevalent. And yes, this blog is not the venue for you or for me to vent our reasons for our differences. But where our president is concerned, and I am an American citizen and always will be, most of the world is appalled at what is happening to a country revered by so many and looked up to by so many and the sadness of that abounds in millions.
Me TOO, Loulou – we cats & dogs know how to live and don’t make crazy demands and change the rules to benefit us. Oops, er, what did I just say!!?? Well, at least nothing that changes the world order – and my only BOMBS are poop on the sidewalk – which papa or mama whisk away toute de suite with an ever ready plastic sac (biodegradable, bien sur).
Those Catalans may think twice – businesses are already leaving Barcelona (CaixaBank being one) and moving their headquarters to Valencia or Alicante. oooohweeee – and those strikes will not help tourism. I won’t even touch on the tweeting moron or mama will have to take a couple of Advils with her coffee. BUT on a MUCH brighter note, can’t wait to see YOU in a couple of days!!! YIPPEE!!!!!!!!!
Yes, I think the Catalans are going to be awfully lonely without tourism and support from Spain.
I hope you can find something good to write about, it would be a nice treat for everyone with so much sadness around. XO
Well, I think I have something really fun even though it arouses a little PURFORMANCE PRESSURE.
We all have so much to be thankful for each and every day! Thanks for joining the Thankful Thursday Blog Hop!
Oh, Brian, I LOVE the blog hops. I only wish I could visit ALL the hoppers!!!
Loulou you know what? There was a full moon this week. They say that 4 days before a full moon and 4 days after (as well as DURING the full moon) craziness reigns supreme. This week has been living proof of that! xoxo
Hey around this house (and your’re right, by the way) I think the craziness begins 15 days before and after, haha.
Oh, what a horrible thing to happen to your mama and papa – and to their friends! There must be hundreds, if not thousands of other stories from motorists being delayed and not getting to work or missing appointments – goodness, perhaps even missing a plane. So sorry the visit started off on such a note. Hope the visit is/was a great success despite such a bad beginning.
Well, Jan, you are kind to be concerned but I think mama and papa, especially, were sort of tickled to find new roads in Spain near our part of France and they loved exploring the countryside to find a way back to the train to pick up the friends. They were only 12 minutes late! Adventure!!!
Oh, LouLou – what a mess ! At least it appears no one is getting physically hurt and your Mama & Papa and their friends met and everything turned out. We must all be grateful for small favors.
Until this happened I had not realized Barcelona was in the region that wanted to secede (?) from the rest of Spain. Do you suppose we could work that over here with D.C. ?
Oh, you are TOO funny…a great idea! Yes, Barcelona is the heart of Catalonia and because of the mistreatment of Catalonians in 1659 by Louis IV who drew a line down the middle of Aragon and took half Catalonia and then Franco, who forbade the Catalan language and all of the Catalan culture. And when that ended in 1978 with Franco’s death, the Catalans began to get back their heritage. They have lots of reasons to be angry. Plus they are incredibly industrious and smart in business and Madrid benefits enormously from Barcelona’s wealth.