That couple of posts at OoL and Jstack now are about perspective … laying each major point on the table, stepping back and looking at it in the light of hindsight. Socio-political. There are also art, film, music and architecural eras.

Then we can go direct to geographical parallels:

While I was in the south of Sicily for some months, I never realised I was on the same geographical parallel as Tunis and Barcelona (roughly). However, on the second map, look at the deep south gulf coast of Bama (Toodles). I mean, how far away, yet close. Now look at the right or east of the Russkie map … Omsk to Moscow … that’s where I was for over a decade.

Which brings me to timelines and humans, people I’ve known. I once had a ladyfriend from the Ukraine. Her mother showed me a photo of herself as a child, running out to hand an in-marching German soldier a flower. Those sorts of things stay with me.

1967 was a highly significant year for me … my perspective goes back to around 1884, no further back … and forward to around 1997 … the rest we all know about. That girl in 1967, and I, are still corresponding. So is 1962. So is Russia around 2001. Those things are important to me … seems to them too.

Then we have a whole different world … N.O. and Unherdables (2006 to 2026 so far). Remember plandemic during that?

Melancholy? Nah … just thankful for a rich past and present.