Jupiter and Lady Gaga
Jupiter is the sobriquet of France’s new president, wunderkind Emmanuel Macron, and I was Lady Gaga during three hours in early June, although I was more gaga than lady. I have not blogged for over a month, not for lack of inspiration but for lack of time. My house in the south of France is high maintenance, and blogging takes a back seat to enjoying visitors’ company and nearby culture. The French media has coined the Jupiter nickname and there are cartoons of Macron holding Jupiter’s signature forked lightning. In opposition to his predecessor, gauche François Hollande, the new president exhibits poise and hauteur, as well as a Roman god-like assertiveness. Actually, Zeus, Jupiter’s Greek equivalent, would be a more fitting nickname for Macron who was elected on a pro-Europe platform. Hasn’t an enamored Zeus abducted Europa? So far, Western Europe seems infatuated with Macron. In spite of this, Paris is not the new Mount Olympu...