07-14-2025, 04:40 PM
(This post was last modified: 07-14-2025, 04:49 PM by Dr. Ivor Yeti.)
The weather played nice (mid-70’s, no rain) tomorrow will likely be wetter. Going to go off to some other neighborhoods to see what they have to offer. Tomorrow night starts the busy social whirl that will be the norm for the rest of the week as H’s pals file into town.
I predict…*Beer*.
The contrast between Amsterdam and Berlin is not subtle. Amsterdam is populated by The Beautiful People and is pretty darn clean. Berlin is populated by all kinds of people and not especially clean. Berlin reminds me a lot of SF as it was back in the 90’s. Very young, very ex-pat, everyone working gigs to support their art, their substance habits, or both. Lots of graffiti. Substantial homeless population. The Ukrainians that were welcomed 2 years ago are now underground and only tolerated. Two years ago, other asylum-seekers, brown ones, were shoved out of their housing to make room for the more pleasingly white Ukrainians. That ship seems to have sailed, however.
I predict…*Beer*.
The contrast between Amsterdam and Berlin is not subtle. Amsterdam is populated by The Beautiful People and is pretty darn clean. Berlin is populated by all kinds of people and not especially clean. Berlin reminds me a lot of SF as it was back in the 90’s. Very young, very ex-pat, everyone working gigs to support their art, their substance habits, or both. Lots of graffiti. Substantial homeless population. The Ukrainians that were welcomed 2 years ago are now underground and only tolerated. Two years ago, other asylum-seekers, brown ones, were shoved out of their housing to make room for the more pleasingly white Ukrainians. That ship seems to have sailed, however.
In the Tudor Period, Fencing Masters were classified in the Vagrancy Laws along with Actors, Gypsys, Vagabonds, Sturdy Rogues, and the owners of performing bears.