Sunday trading

So did the tourist thing and went down the market to look at paintings; Shirley had bought from an artist in Sao Paulo last time she was here so we went back to see her. I was busy taking pics of little dogs and their owners, and was priming the camera for another shot when it happened..one of the market traders with a stack of paintings of cheesy Brazilian landscapes launched into a volley of accusations that I was taking pics of her beloved work. She even managed to wrap up her accusations with a general diatribe against foreigners stealing all things Brazilian. Well, little did she know that firstly I was happy to have the chance to show my pics via the digital Z700

1999 turning

“David Loye referred to “our capacity – by no means 100% reliable, but to a higher degree than present chaos theory dictates – to predict the future in situations of extreme instability”. “The question I’m pondering is whether it is equally true to say that people can predict the future in situations of extreme stability?” (Well, that’s what I posted on the chaopsyc listserv in 1999 so I should by now have an answer!).