I’VE BEEN WONDERING THAT MYSELF...

Which way is the United States anyway?

How do we get there?

I mean... which of the many ways suggested by an interesting clutch of candidates who want to be president will get us back to “the way it’s ‘sposed’ to be”? One of the candidates insists that the way to get the U.S. back is to have somebody who isn’t an “insider” in Washington lead us there; and, of course, despite his long career as congressman, including a stint as Speaker of the House, and despite his career as lobbyist (while insisting that taking between 1.6 million and 1.8 million dollars in consulting fees from Freddie Mac, a quasi-government agency, doesn’t count as lobbying). Oh, yeah, he’s also the one who insists that fidelity (apparently in matters other than marriage) is essential. He’s known to be very smart. He says so himself. His third and current wife also says so.

Frankly, I’m waiting for Kim Kardashian to step up and announce her candidacy. We need someone like her to lead the charge in defense of marriage... and she may do it, too, as soon as she and her lawyers decide if divorce or annulment is the appropriate, American way to end her own short connubial adventure. After all, she has a birth certificate which shows clearly, despite her obviously “foreign” name, that she was born Kimberly Noel “Kim” Kardashian on October 21, 1980, in the United States of America, definitely not in Armenia despite what the fellow from Texas may suggest, and has worked, according to Wikipedia, as an American socialite, television personality, model, actress and businesswoman. If Donald Trump can’t be persuaded to get back in the race, I think Kimberly (Kim is obviously too casual... She’ll recognize why Donald chooses not to be called “Don”) could be coaxed into the fray for the sake of the country. Mine eyes have seen the glory. I don’t think anybody will notice that she doesn’t meet the constitutional age requirement. She’s hot. Somebody call Rush Limbaugh and tell him to get on board.

One of the candidates did the right thing and dropped out of the race after he made a mighty effort to build a campaign on the strength of personal authenticity and practical wisdom that one needs in the business world, and it became all too obvious that he expected more from some of his female employees and business associates than knowing how to make pizza and operate a cash register. With him gone, there is clearly room for someone from the business world, and Kimberly Kardashian, a business woman whose authenticity is vouched for by Wikipedia, will fit the bill.

Several of the candidates are proving that they are capable performance artists, which is probably a reasonable way to win approval and votes of citizens who believe reality T.V. shows actually show what the world is really like.

Following the silliness above, it may be foolish of me to try to persuade anybody that I am serious about photography and that I really like these three street, wall, and curb pictures.