Eleanor Arnason's Blog, page 22

Labor Day (A Day Late)

A poster by the wonderful Ricardo Levins Morales for Labor Day. (I know I am a day late.) Here is a link to his website. His work is well worth having.

Another Photo of the Eruption

This is happening in a wasteland in the middle of nowhere and not under a glacier. Eruptions under ice produce ash and flooding, both of which worry the Icelanders. So far so good on this eruption. But the Icelandic Meteorological Service remains cautious.

Bartharbunga Eruption in Iceland

The current eruption in Iceland. Bartharbunga is a serious volcano and under a glacier, which makes it more dangerous. However, the magma has been migrating north. When it surfaced in this eruption, it was not under ice.

Autumn

Wild sunflowers are blooming along the freeway. A few leaves are starting to turn. There are apples and brussels sprouts in the Farmers Market. Yesterday was the last day of the State Fair.

Thor 1

We watched Thor 1 again, after a fair long while. It's a silly movie, but I still like it. Compared to the other Marvel movies the pace seemed stately. Yes, there were fights, but not an adrenaline crazed rush of violence. I like the images: golden Asgard, dark Jotenheim and small town New Mexico. I like Hiddleston a lot. How could one not? And I like the movie's double arc: Thor rising up to become a human being, so to speak, and Loki descending into a monster.

Hemsworth is okay. He's playing a simpler character. No one ever said Thor was complex. Loki, on the other hand, is a great role. Patrick says everyone did an okay to good job. It's not easy playing gods. Imagine the casting call. We need actors who look like gods and actors who look like rural New Mexicans.

Iceland Again

Another photo of Iceland. When in doubt, look at a photo of Iceland. Better yet, go to Iceland. I need to check the rates on Icelandair...

Police

And this is a photo is from the 2008 Republican National Convention in St. Paul. The demonstrations at the convention were mostly middle aged women peace activists, as far as I know. There were some kids (see above). But nothing to require creating a security perimeter around downtown St. Paul and filling it with cops like the ones we see here. Let's face it. The people who run America are afraid of ordinary Americans

The police in Ferguson are far better equipped and look far worse. They look like an army of occupation.

Killing Young Black Men

A Guardian essay on the troubles in Ferguson, MO.

In so far as there is anything good about the situation in Ferguson, it's that people are demonstrating, and the world is learning the story.

Seals

Another photo, which is not about me. Seals in Iceland, courtesy of the Guide to Iceland facebook page. In color, I am pretty sure, but mostly black and white and gray.

Iceland

I decided my posts are too inward, too much about me. Here is something that is not about me, courtesy of the Guide to Iceland facebook page, which is here. The page has lot of lovely photos of Iceland, always cheering, I find.