Gus In The Real Life

 As a foreigner and journalist I’m always intrigued by the behavior of people, letters and traditions. One tradition that I always found interesting is Thanksgiving because of the different aspects that goes from the historical, to the psychological and to the contemporary traditions and values of the “evolving” world. It seems that many families enjoy the time together, that parents try to pass the tradition to their children of having a meal one time of the year to be grateful and have a good time with close friends and family.

Maybe the festivity itself has turned into a more religious holiday than it was before because you know the history of Thanksgiving and the relation to the lost of the land of the aborigines, it’s quite complex if you analyze it through different factors that go beyond any meaning and imagery that were teach in school or through a sutler paternal speech about Thanksgiving is a day to be thankful to God. It amuse me a lot this specific day of the year because it has evolved so much over the centuries that it’s a basically a new secular festivity that has an interesting history but at the end right now it’s be thankful (even if you are an Atheist or not religious) that even in the worse scenarios there are people that are willing to be with you and help you or maybe having good health? Who knows as it can have different meanings at the end, so what I’m grateful for? Let’s say I am happy just to be me.

This is the only photo of the first Gay Pride organized in Cartagena or at his called The Pride of Sexual Diversity because it was stirring some bad moods around the conservative society; close sources tell me that the pride was going to have a big tram but it was cut short because the Government was scared that some fanatics could react wrong to the parade so they send the new course to a more safest path to avoid any inconvenience. Cartageneros in general reacted negatively toward this event calling it an abomination and “those people” shouldn’t be marching because they are bad a example for anyone; maybe it was soon to a conservative society who see anything beyond their walls as danger to their beliefs and social system but at least it was a triumph for social liberties and self expression.

It’s been a while since I left Cartagena de Indias and I have to admit that if this is true it’s just quite incredible; so there is a new form of assault during the Independence Celebration week, the burglars or as like they called “celebrators” are threatening anyone who don’t give them money with oil and water. If it’s true it’s a shame that the festivities that once were popular due the colorings and music in every street are now an excuse for any kind of behavior. 

Dang it Walmart you want to be worse than Microsoft and Megan Fox together and still even if people accepts you they don’t want to go to any of your stores, beside of the rudeness of the employees and the impossibility of finding the products in the store now Walmart launch another war against Amazon and Target in pre-order DVDs that made the two competitors to scramble their prices to even match with Walmart.

What a shame Walmart, whose next the world? Za Warudo! One of the fights came with the new Star Trek movie where Walmart reduced the price so much that technically is free to get it, hey I will be going tomorrow or maybe later to buy it!.