#497 Seasickness

I am bemused that the 1950s 
saccharine pop song A White 
Sport Coat & A Pink Carnation 
that resides somewhere in 
that ‘songs you grew up with’ 
drawer jumps immediately to 
mind. & yet what else comes 
close to a gaudy sport coat & 
a cut of ham laid out to fester 
beneath a burning sun. They
both provoke a nauseous re-
action, one intentional, the
other not. As Magritte says,
we “live in a very unpleasant 
world … that’s why my 
painting is a battle, or rather a 
counteroffensive.” So, no need 
to be all at sea even though 
the sea is nowhere to be seen.

#496 The Pilgrim

Decide on what faces 
to take along. Set out 
on the road to Zion 

or Mecca or Ayodhya 
or Lumbini. Which one 
you choose will depend 

on the face you have 
chosen for the day. 
Wear a clean shirt & 

a new tie — they will
be accepted everywhere. 
The best excuse to offer

for the hat is the old sun-
in-the-eyes routine. That
seems to work most places.