13 Random Thoughts On The Ferry
(notes from my diary)
1. The main disadvantage to this beautiful island (Santorini) is that it is too close to my mother.
2. It has never been easier to turn off all cell phones and pretend that nothing else but what is here exists.
3. It is possible that after ten or so days of vacation, I have reached my max intake of stupid behaviour by my fellow countrymen.
4. Being a tourist in your own country is far easier than being one somewhere else.
5. Mrs Maria, out hotel hostess may not be alive next year: all that identifies her as female has been removed yet she remains a beautiful, regal island woman with thick black hair and juicy lips.
6. Parents create reasons to be in contact or in control with their children long after the need for care has subsided.
7. Marcus can drink a spectacular amount of beer and still be functional, albeit a bit obnoxious: sometimes he just has too much to say.
8. Silence is golden: one should never feel obliged to make conversation if they have nothing to say.
9. I have no interest in being around people not willing to change and evolve over a peried of ten years.
10. Greece makes me feel like Godzilla without strength: I am bigger than everyone yet have no power to change things.
11. Greece has few homeless people but may strays animals who behave as such. On the other hand, many stray people behave like animals.
12. There is nothing better than Greek yogurt.
13. There is nothing worse than Greek cabbies.