tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post377517618407158664..comments2024-03-28T11:30:46.101-04:00Comments on Murder is Everywhere: Athens and Mykonos: For Better or Worse?Ovidia Yuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05749549092493567689noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-52821118035308910072017-07-02T15:32:19.788-04:002017-07-02T15:32:19.788-04:00It is a battle that requires eternal vigilance and...It is a battle that requires eternal vigilance and realistic perspectives...two difficult commodities to find these days. <br />Jeffrey Sigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00718317707555064653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-10738698187892316562017-07-02T15:30:44.553-04:002017-07-02T15:30:44.553-04:00It's really a matter of balance, but if things...It's really a matter of balance, but if things are left to take their own, unchartered course, matters can get drastically out of whack.Jeffrey Sigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00718317707555064653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-88341465043774566452017-07-02T08:38:21.045-04:002017-07-02T08:38:21.045-04:00Loved this post. It speaks of so many places in G...Loved this post. It speaks of so many places in Greece where residents are struggling with the success of tourism. But it also speaks to the issue of development in general. . .in 'our' area of The Mani there is talk of installing wind machines along the ridges of those beautiful postcard picture perfect Taygetos Mountains. Needless to say, there is strong opposition to the proposal by those in the area but some developer somewhere is still promoting the installation. Who will win? Stay tuned.Jackie and Joel Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074129927177165084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-56019248294468049892017-07-01T21:41:07.495-04:002017-07-01T21:41:07.495-04:00Gosh, what has happened to Paraga Beach is a "...Gosh, what has happened to Paraga Beach is a "crime against nature." How can these developers just ruin a world treasure? Why are they allowed to do that? People go there to see the beauty, but then buildings and all sorts of structures cover up the beauty.<br />This world's gorgeous sites are being ruined.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-72570532462764403612017-07-01T11:37:14.658-04:002017-07-01T11:37:14.658-04:00Loving #GreekGeeks #AtHens #MyKnoses. Staying at M...Loving #GreekGeeks #AtHens #MyKnoses. Staying at MyKnoses-A-Lagos. Fixed up a rundown island. The best. EVER.Everett Kaserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12371555243187874414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-45792479685381144262017-07-01T11:21:59.812-04:002017-07-01T11:21:59.812-04:00EvKa, you're sounding more and more Presidenti...EvKa, you're sounding more and more Presidential with every tweet. Now, if only you could confine yourself to 140 characters (as opposed to being 140 characters) all would be right with the world.<br /><br />Love, <br />Mika and Joe, filling in for Jeff.Jeffrey Sigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00718317707555064653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-17498320345092826922017-07-01T10:35:48.038-04:002017-07-01T10:35:48.038-04:00No correction needed, you merely needed to realize...No correction needed, you merely needed to realize to which question I was replying. You said (and I quote), "So, is this the best of times or the worst of times for Athens?" Clearly (based upon my previous paragraph) that was the question in question to which I was responding with my response, NOT the later question (and I quote once more), "Does all that development better or worsen Mykonos?"<br /><br />Had you not been thinking like a mosquito, you'd not have been confused, and so would not have insulted me by maligning my answer as, in any way, being Presidential in nature (OR nuture).<br /><br />Alas, we know that blood flows away from the brain, toward nether regions, once foot is placed firmly ponst Terra Mykonos, so all is forgiven.Everett Kaserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12371555243187874414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-17160224155032279642017-07-01T02:13:24.332-04:002017-07-01T02:13:24.332-04:00As always, EvKa, you cut to the quick in your obse...As always, EvKa, you cut to the quick in your observations. Thank you...I think.<br /><br />Though I must point out a minor correction to your otherwise astute observation: the question was, are the changes for "better or worse," not the superlatives best or worst. Some might even say that was a very savvy Presidential way of altering the question to suit the answer you want to give. But that would be wrong.Jeffrey Sigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00718317707555064653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-35186699685971228212017-07-01T01:17:35.574-04:002017-07-01T01:17:35.574-04:00I wonder what the ancient Athenians thought of all...I wonder what the ancient Athenians thought of all of these stupid buildings being thrown up above the town, ruining the view for everyone, desecrating the natural mount over the city...<br /><br />I feel safe in declaring that these are neither the best nor the worst of times. After all, there can only be one of each, and all others fall somewhere in between, so what are the odds...?<br /><br />On another front, I ran across a line in one of Tim Hallinan's books today, where one of the characters claims that another (vastly disliked) character is "hung like a mosquito," which then led me to wonder if perhaps Pres Trump's tiny hands were indicative of anything else...<br />Everett Kaserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12371555243187874414noreply@blogger.com