the disguised musketeers....

..will make everything great again !!

Congratulations England...with such friends, who needs enemies ?

One of the very best actresses of our time....

..here in "Far from Heaven"

The free world....

The farewell address....

The Tenderloin in San Francisco

..was another chapter in the great tradition of bla bla bla !

Rarities of today....

1900, Campo Santa Clara, photo: Machado e Souza

..children playing in the streets of major cities.

500 friends....

..and so alone.

Are you a member...?

..it's the obligatory question whether you buy potatoes, painkillers, or a computer. Everywhere you are supposed to be a "member"....of what ??

Silence please....

The intellectuals are hiding in the shade of privilege. If they expressed their opinion, the system would force them to find a job.

Achtung Twitter....

140 characters....are far too many for some narrow brains !

Signor Balocco "Furbo"....

This must be the result of the "furbezza italiana" !? Where is the proportion between the content and the packaging ? Of course....the package is what you see before paying for the product - but on the other hand, you only buy it once.

Amy Winehouse....

So much talent....You could have stayed for a while !?

"Life teaches you how to live, if you live long enough", Tony Bennett

Let the children play....

..that's what little Murtaza Ahmadi tells us.

Beauty is timeless....

Frances Farmer, "The Toast of New York", 1937

Cheating Volkswagen....

"In the US, VW has reached a $15 billion (£11.3bn) deal with US owners to buy back affected vehicles and compensate owners. There are no similar plans for UK owners, although VW is still facing pressure from the EU Commission to put something in place." ....here

The US got a quick compensation deal....and the Europeans ?

Gone days....

Lisbon, 1969

..when people gather in a cafe to watch a program on a minimal television screen.

Where are all our beloved record shops...?

HMV on Oxford Street, 1960`s

Hypocrites....

A few days before the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, a show dedicated to women on the Moroccan public channel 2M aired on November 23th a segment showing Moroccan women how to disguise bruises from domestic violence.

And a petition against this stone age behaviour:

https://www.change.org/p/haca-don-t-cover-domestic-violence-with-makeup

Dogville....

..the two (true) sides of the same coin

Concerned about immigration....

..and being a total hypocrite ?

Beer assortment indeed...!

..here at the Whole Foods Market in Sonoma

Sometimes....

..justice smells like the content of this can !

Wasn't the American car industry the bearer of the "American dream" ?

(click to enlarge)

..and how many "American cars" can you spot in this photo ?

History....

One presidential candidate is very concerned about immigration....

The substitution of old windows by stupid....

..and for stupid !

Another example from Lisbon. The old window was manufactured of wood and was curved. The substitute is in metal and plane. 

Wow !!

"We've been voting for the lesser of two evils for too long,"

How....

..healthy is the human behavior of letting a pet lick your face ?
Read this !!

The car for the road trip....

..is The 1968 Ford Mustang 390 GT (it`s alright with the 500 GT)

Bright eyes....

Sorry Nobel Committee...!

I was thinking of coming to Stockholm and picking up the money....but I got a flat on my tricycle.

Searching for Jim....

Breakfest in America....

..at the Sweet Maple on Sutter Street. 

Apparently some members of the Nobel Committee....

..smoked something inappropriate !?

The first presidential debate....

September 26, 2016

In the major cities in the US one can see men and women living in the streets in the most miserable and humiliating conditions. Not an important issue for these candidates....

Time to walk....

time to run

time to aim your arrows    

at the sun....

11 September 1973

The forgotten poverty.....

Göteborg, Första Långgatan, 1915

In the year of 1915, many children in Sweden did not have shoes to wear. Today, we consume like the resources of our planet are infinite, and poverty....is other peoples problem.

The balance beam....

Sanne Wevers from Holland

So incredibly difficult....

Athens 2004....

..and 2016

Olympic Games...

..with golf ??

Summertime....

..burning time

And the "bad taste" award goes to....

..Sweden !!

Histoire....

The problem with good chocolate....

..is that there is no way back to bad chocolate !

Barry Lyndon....

..a masterpiece

Amazing....

Forced to leave the final - injured for some weeks (9)...and not even a free kick ?

Undesired side effect....