winter note on winter impression

mall shopping as an ant-hive level of human semi-conscious activity
like Dostoevsky's observations in Paris

senselessly?

worse?
coming to feel years of study and search had no more reality and meaning

Moscow 105.2 FM -- another tranquilizer

at its start it, Radio Moscow FM 105.2, is such an uncreative copy of American radio programs of even decades, that it shows how people would not seem to be able to recognize themselves if they didn't copy what was elsewhere.

now people can "sleep" intellectually during the day listening -- I suppose some actually do?-- to this musical anesthetic.

RT?

Rest Trashing

genes' blue jeans?

another little-noted "anthropological" fact in the daily world -- including in Moscow -- that can be a free, insightful lesson about the human being...jeans. blue jeans.
started in California in the mid-1800s, they are now worn globally.
sit in any Moscow metro wagon anytime and observe how many -- and sometimes who -- are wearing blue jeans. (new, faded, stylishly "pre-worn", etc) often at least half the wagon will be in blue jeans.
comfortable perhaps, but more than that.
this fact -- again, little noted these mundane days -- shows group mentality. group taste. a desire to "fit in", to be a part of fashion. and being a world-wide phenomena, it seems a rather good external indication of "inner blue jeans" in ideas, desires, likes, dislikes, tastes etc.
ie conformism.
it's probably in the genes.

orphans as pawns

the mentality, quality and character of the Russian government can be seen in their proud tit for tat revenge bill to ban Americans from adopting Russian orphans.
of course they have always cared deeply for orphans in Russia, and what better way to punish America than by preventing Russian orphans from having a life there.

1 photo would change history

one massacre photo inside the classroom of Newtown, Connecticut would permanently change the history and culture of guns in America... in about 5 hours.

Xmas music in Moscow?

it is surprising how many Russians listen happily to Christmas music from the "West", but do not know many of the lyrics of the songs and carols they listen to.
here too is a revealing of the blithe acceptance of the life-, culture-, social and mind-styles from the former adversary's world

dreams we lived by

a history of unconscious societal "ontic" assumptions need be written

Christmas in Moscow?

Not much.