I love this city! Never a dull moment. Last night I was on my way home from doing a little shopping when I saw a pretty amazing sight. There was a woman walking toward me, probably in her early thirties, slim attractive, blond. At first her clothes seemed just a little out there: military fatigue-style camouflage pants, silver Western belt, leopard print shoes. But, wait, what's that on her shoulder? She was wearing, I kid you not, a long-tailed, sea-green parrot! All I could think about was...what happens when the bird needs to answer a call of nature? The output of pigeons and gulls is all around us, on buildings, fences, sidewalks. Then I noticed she was wearing a shirt just about the right colour to blend in any possible bird droppings. I had to laugh out loud. Somehow I don't think bird shit really qualifies as a fashion accessory. Although, have you seen any haute couture runways on TV lately? The clothes just get more and more outrageous.
That was one strange woman, but today I encountered three strange men. On my way to Science World, I stopped in at Starbucks for a coffee. I was standing at the counter waiting for my order when three men approached me. One asked if he could buy me a treat! I almost said, "Sorry, you're not my type." Then another of the three explained that they had to buy a treat for a stranger and get their picture taken with said stranger. Then I noticed they were wearing identical yellow t-shirts that had these words on them: Canadian Outback's Amazing Race.
Well, what else could I do? I 'm a fan of almost all the "reality" shows, including Amazing Race. I let them buy me a piece of coffee cake and the Starbuck's employee took our picture. I wonder if somewhere in cyberspace there is a picture of me and three strange men huddled over a piece of Starbuck's orange-cream coffee cake.
The newest TV "reality" show is about directors. In "On The Lot" they each have to make short movies and get eliminated until the last one gets a million dollar deal with Spielberg's Dreamworks. I've been following that and find it enjoyable. That Mark Burnett must be a multi-billionaire by now!
Prairie Crocus signing off from an Amazing Race in an amazing city.
Fashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable, we have to change it every six months. ~ Oscar Wilde
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