Solomon Was Right
Nothing's new. Solomon said this thousands of years ago, and it's still true, one sees the same stuff everywhere, both good things and bad. What exactly do I have in mind?
Bad stuff.......
Bad parents; here we are in a wealthy, tropical vacation paradise. Downstairs is a family with four kids and Mom's pregnant with number five. Dad's there and so are Grandma and Grandpa. They live in a super-expensive situation consisting of two million dollar plus condos turned into one really big one. Is that whole group having fun? Don't know. Certainly the kids are not having much of a good time. Thing is that Mom and Dad get up to something private and tell these oddly obedient kids that they may not come indoors. Then these under-ten-years-old children take themselves to the pool, to the beach, whatever, totally unsupervised. The other day I saw one of the boys urinating on the sidewalk. Whan I asked if he was locked out, he replied that his parents were indoors, but that he and his siblings had been told to stay outside, so, since he urgently had to go potty, he needed to use the sidewalk for his toilet. The other night, after a long afternoon when kids were out with no supervision, I saw Dad emerge with a glass in hand. Looked to me like he'd been hitting the alcohol pretty hard. hm....
Shabby workmanship; this place was just redecorated to the tune of a lot of cash. All new everything. How's it look? Ok on first glance and then things look worse as one continues to inspect the premises. The beautiful furniture bears little dits and dings. The lovely china has chips missing. The granite counter tops are losing their grout and pieces fall out from time to time. A piece is missing from the kitchen sink. Two of the curtains are falling apart. The Persian carpet is so badly misdyed that it looks like it has a terminal skin condition. Yadda, yadda, on and on, the list is endless. Bottom line...both rich people and poor people get victimized by workmen who submit bills for work that never happened.
Good stuff....
Scenery; the view is outrageously wonderful. Endless, to-the-horizon sight and sound of the ocean 24/7. Beautiful and splendid. Gorgeous landscaping. Palms and tropical flowers all lush and sprucely trimmed. Each building has been treated to careful exterior maintenance, charming paint and detail.
Company; Lydia and the little kids are entertaining at all times. Funny and original. I see them year round on a several times/week basis, but here, I see them all day every day and they are great human beings, even the tiny ones are superior specimens.
So from the perspective of this vacation, I can say that I don't see anything new on my horizon. I'm not on 38th Street, but even here in a rich-person's environment, there are mean parents treating their children badly. Also, I see here the evidence that wealth is not insurance against being cheated by unscrupulous workmen. Some things about this physical environment are as shabby as is the homesite situation on 38th Street in Norfolk. However, nature here is as impressive and interesting as it is anywhere else. Also, homefolks transplanted here are as loved and wonderful as they are back at the dear old rest-of-the-year domicile.
Bad stuff.......
Bad parents; here we are in a wealthy, tropical vacation paradise. Downstairs is a family with four kids and Mom's pregnant with number five. Dad's there and so are Grandma and Grandpa. They live in a super-expensive situation consisting of two million dollar plus condos turned into one really big one. Is that whole group having fun? Don't know. Certainly the kids are not having much of a good time. Thing is that Mom and Dad get up to something private and tell these oddly obedient kids that they may not come indoors. Then these under-ten-years-old children take themselves to the pool, to the beach, whatever, totally unsupervised. The other day I saw one of the boys urinating on the sidewalk. Whan I asked if he was locked out, he replied that his parents were indoors, but that he and his siblings had been told to stay outside, so, since he urgently had to go potty, he needed to use the sidewalk for his toilet. The other night, after a long afternoon when kids were out with no supervision, I saw Dad emerge with a glass in hand. Looked to me like he'd been hitting the alcohol pretty hard. hm....
Shabby workmanship; this place was just redecorated to the tune of a lot of cash. All new everything. How's it look? Ok on first glance and then things look worse as one continues to inspect the premises. The beautiful furniture bears little dits and dings. The lovely china has chips missing. The granite counter tops are losing their grout and pieces fall out from time to time. A piece is missing from the kitchen sink. Two of the curtains are falling apart. The Persian carpet is so badly misdyed that it looks like it has a terminal skin condition. Yadda, yadda, on and on, the list is endless. Bottom line...both rich people and poor people get victimized by workmen who submit bills for work that never happened.
Good stuff....
Scenery; the view is outrageously wonderful. Endless, to-the-horizon sight and sound of the ocean 24/7. Beautiful and splendid. Gorgeous landscaping. Palms and tropical flowers all lush and sprucely trimmed. Each building has been treated to careful exterior maintenance, charming paint and detail.
Company; Lydia and the little kids are entertaining at all times. Funny and original. I see them year round on a several times/week basis, but here, I see them all day every day and they are great human beings, even the tiny ones are superior specimens.
So from the perspective of this vacation, I can say that I don't see anything new on my horizon. I'm not on 38th Street, but even here in a rich-person's environment, there are mean parents treating their children badly. Also, I see here the evidence that wealth is not insurance against being cheated by unscrupulous workmen. Some things about this physical environment are as shabby as is the homesite situation on 38th Street in Norfolk. However, nature here is as impressive and interesting as it is anywhere else. Also, homefolks transplanted here are as loved and wonderful as they are back at the dear old rest-of-the-year domicile.
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