Ramadan Kareem to all Muslims.

Before I started blogging I didn’t realize that I rant a lot about different stuff. Here’s another rant, this time about using signals when driving. No offense people who don’t use signals you guys are idiots, but this rant is not about you. It’s about the people who make the turn or switch lanes and THEN they use the signal. Seriously ? Why bother ? You’re signaling as a historical record or something ? To say let the record show I’ve turned! If you’re turning or overtaking in front of someone’s car don’t you think it’s hard to miss it ? And even if that person happen to miss it the crash will remind them no need for the stupid signal after you’ve already turned.

I mean honestly, people who don’t use signals are too lazy or some people are idiots like that and like to drive recklessly to show they are manly (probably over-compensating  ), but if you use the signal after you turn what does that say ? You’re slow ? Have a bad reflex time ? Good and evil where battling in your head and good finally won ?

I know some people are thinking why the heck is he talking so much about this. Think of it as a matter of politeness, it’s polite to let people know you’re turning or switching lanes in case they need to take any reactionary measures to your action. Well it’s also because nowadays it goes without saying that speeding, running red lights etc. are dangerous, and it’s good there are fines for this kind of stuff. But for other things like signals honking etc. there’s nothing and so people are free to act like jerks annoying or endangering another people.

On a final note, this is blamed on young drivers. I assure you I know many young guys who are responsible drivers more so than some of the so called older “responsible” drivers.

It’s interesting how some writers in the local newspapers capitalize on sectarian tensions in the country (and I assume it’s the same in other countries too) to spread their venom tearing down the country for the sake of their own political agendas. And yet no one calls them on the nonsense they publish under the name of free speech. Surely if such people are allowed to write, others have the right to respond. It is increasingly tiresome to read the same old historical arguments that are not even relevant to current times.

Whenever I’m faced with something of this nature, it reminds me of the poem by T. S. Eliot called The Waste Land, and I start to wonder, for how long will people continue to dig in the waste lands of history, recalling the worst that have or haven’t happened, clinging to things that separate people, things dated and outdated? Until when will people imagine conspiracy theories and think the world is conspiring against them and against their religion or sect?

It’s very egotistical to think people have nothing better to do other than conspire against you or that every little move is about you and is a part of a master plan. In other words: Seriously, get over yourself!

Some writers and newspapers used to balance the score between the different ideologies and extremes, unfortunately they closed down. For now, we’re left with the extremes. I wonder how long will moderate voices remain silent? How long will they remain so dispersed that no one is able to hear them behind the screams of extremism ?

Many people are digging in history for whatever reason suits or motivates them, unfortunately few are learning from what they see in there because history is repeating itself!

A wise man said: “History repeats itself, first as tragedy, second as farce.”

I wonder if I should laugh.

The blog is up again after closing down for maintenance.

In the mean time I have finished my French course. We were asked in the last lesson to write a short letter. Of course the subject and words we have learned through one of the course readings and the writing consisted of simple sentences only but it felt good to be writing a sentence in a new language even if a simple sentence.

Currently I’m continuing to enjoy my summer while waiting for the changes that are happening soon which are the beginning of Ramadan in a week and the begging of my new job at the end of August. I’m also continuing to revise and practice what I learned in the French course until I start the next one in mid September.

So last week we went to see Inception. I don’t know how I forgot to write about it

It’s really a great movie. If you haven’t seen it yet people are probably asking you to go see it and ranting about how good it is. I recommend it, though if you’re not into complex stories or can’t follow them you might not like it.

The story is good and layered, with enough complexity to keep you on the edge of your seat as they say.

The ending is great too and very open we spent quite a while discussing what we think happened and discussing the ending. Haven’t seen such a good movie for a while. I see Academy awards in the future

On the other hand, Salt wasn’t as good. It was action packed, probably much more than Inception, but it was predictable. Angilena’s performance was OK but not as good as her usual self, and other than her the movie didn’t really have anyone anyway. So over all, even though the movie was good it was not as good as I expected.