This is an effort to support Persia. Consume its Baluchi rugs and keep its economy alive in view of the coming deluge. In other terms, keep consuming, only with the broader world as the market place. Here is the hallway in the apt and the cat. The books just make it in the mirror like like the viewer of the couple in the Arnolfini wedding. For more hedonism I add the following picture of gorgeous lamb from a dinner we had at home a few weeks ago. Just as an attempt to distract the mind from the greyness of this day and the coming political mess of September. In a few hours we will go see Gogol Bordello in downtown Vancouver. If the concert is anything like the show at the Magic Stick in Detroit it will be excellent. More to report later. Now I need to consider the logistics for the creation of a class blog for my seminar. Mouble mouble...