tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5960278800973374611.post7217512044310388692..comments2020-07-20T12:35:33.893-06:00Comments on The View From the Gulag: Once BittenUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5960278800973374611.post-21019689845585089412013-05-14T13:07:46.457-06:002013-05-14T13:07:46.457-06:00Yeah. I knew we crossed ideas in cyberspace :-)
...Yeah. I knew we crossed ideas in cyberspace :-)<br /><br />Fascinating. "Broken Windows Theory." <br /><br />Never heard of it, but was an unwitting subscriber/early adopter, when I suggested that we rehab Jeremy's bedroom, on the supposition that -- if his surroundings were nicer -- he might care about them/himself/stuff more.<br /><br />Theory ;-)<br /><br />The beaches really look pristine. It's very weird. There may be some redeemable (economically) value in plastic or glass, because I see little of that, as I walk around here. It's just ... trash.<br /><br />There may be a couple of "Carnivalitos" over the next few days. I've found a schedule (the locals say it's incorrect), and have gotten LOTS of mixed information. <br /><br />The only thing fairly certain is that The Big Carnival SHOULD be on 5/25. <br /><br />Doubt I'd stay that long, in either case.<br /><br />I'm working out some logistics for an independent tour of Cuero y Salado Wildlife Refuge. An organized tour (because it's just me) is prohibitively and ridiculously expensive ;-)NBeenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00035683527723872105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5960278800973374611.post-6739113613067826672013-05-14T11:30:02.920-06:002013-05-14T11:30:02.920-06:00OK, so that answered the Carnival question, probab...OK, so that answered the Carnival question, probably typed before I typed it!<br /><br /><i>Basura...que lastima.</i> <br />Besides a general level of public health/sanitation, it's hard (IMHO) to decide how much is a first-world problem -- "Why should we worry about litter/garbage when we have bigger problems?" -- vs. a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broken_windows_theory" rel="nofollow">"broken windows" </a> situation where the litter increases the despondency.<br /><br />How are the beaches in terms of plastic water bottles?mike_hinterberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02817872376341966540noreply@blogger.com