Skywatch Friday and some prose

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Whenever I can, I visit the De Panne beach. This time with friends from Amsterdam who came to see the show.

This statue depicts King Leopold I of Belgium and was erected in 2006.

The 'official' 'we are halfway the run' - party was well organized and great fun:

It ended when the fair park's fireworks started:

The two crew members who organised the event had clearly put some effort in the 'Tropical' party:

There was a sound system, a smoke machine, water Twister and a waterslide!

This week's poem is inspired by several events that happened the day of the show during which I wrote it, starting in the darkness in the wings and finishing it during the second scene I'm in. 

It has become a tradition and I intend to publish the collection of writings I produce during the run.

Very Stable (a #poem)

Waiting for a ride 

that never came 

Trying to hide someone to blame

for the troubles caused 

by a tale in the making 

trying to look lost 

not very good in faking

while sitting

at the breakfast table 

His life was never 

very stable

"We can't!" or "We don't want to!"?

Once upon a time the USA was a shiny beacon in the world of progress and prosperity and other countries started imitating 'the land of the free'. Those ancient American concepts proved to be just hot air and from a beacon the USA turned into overcooked bacon.

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Thé symbol for progress and prosperity was THE CAR. Miles and miles of asphalt were poured to accomodate the object that symbolized FREEDOM! And people could easily [got in debt] get loans to get one. And for a decade or so things were great. Until the banks wanted their money back and THE PEOPLE couldn't pay up.

In the meantime The Netherlands had started to follow the USA's example and the country started to physically resemble their 'big brother'. 

But the Dutch law makers started to listen to the population and decided that people who get killed in traffic don't pay a lot in taxes. And people with lot of debts don't spend a lot of money to keep the economy going. So things - okay, roads - changed and with that the Dutch landscape. As seen in these images of Amsterdam 'then' and 'now'.

Now you know: "We can't be like The Netherlands and our infrastructure needs to stay car centric!" is nonsense. Because where there's a will, there's a way. Or road.

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