荒謬世界國際篇之足協醜聞

上週五是國際足協主席選舉，之前美國公開調查該組織的報告，指控多名高層貪污。在醜聞壓力下，白禮達雖然在選舉獲勝連任，不久也宣佈下台。其實，國際足協和各國本土足協話事人之間利益輸送的傳聞，一向廣泛流傳，球迷大都略知一二。今次事件會否導致該組織洗心革面，我也不敢看好，畢竟足球是全世界最受歡迎的運動，球迷或多或少都有所「奉獻」；對搞手來說處處都是誘人的利益，四年一度的世界盃更是恍如金磺，要潔身自愛殊不容易。賄款正是推高電視轉播費的元兇，所以我們都是受害者呀！

More saxophone music

I am still in the mood of a lot of saxophone music. And I would like to recommend these 3 albums:

• Lennie Tristano - Chicago April 1951: This live recording from 1951 was actually released just last year. And what a gem this is! The band leader is of course the pianist Tristano. The 2 saxophonists, Lee Konitz on Alto and Wayne Marsh on Tenor were both shining in these sessions too. In addition to standards like "All the things you are", there are also less frequently heard pieces like Konitz's composition "Palo Alto" and the beautiful ballad "Judy", a Tristano original.
• Dayna Stephens - Reminiscent: this young saxophonist is very active on the scene and has released multiple albums, with this one being the latest and more straight-ahead sounding. This dude knows how to swing hard!
• Charlie Haden - Land of the Sun: the leader was the late great bassist Haden and pianist Gonzalo Rubalcaba was one of the producers. These 2 names alone were big enough for any jazz fan to listen to this. Well, I haven't mentioned the saxophonists yet: Joe Lovano and Miguel Zenon. This album is a laid-back jazz exploration of Mexico's classic ballad tradition.

荒謬世界香港篇之嚴重歧視

日前議員陳志全（公開同性戀者）在地鐵被兩名大嬸當眾辱罵，多次提及其性取向及性器官！陳議員當然不會還口，只是一位旁觀乘客看不過眼出言指責，因為這些言語實在太難聽，有教壞細路之嫌；事後網民起底指她們都是藍絲。支持建制的藍絲不喜身為泛民一員的陳議員，那是理所當然；不過，她們第一錯是當街謾罵，更錯是針對其性取向。

事實上，除了性取向歧視，香港種族歧視的問題也十分嚴重，早前有人在南華早報撰文指少數族裔（尤其是膚色深的印巴人士）在香港入學、開銀行戶口以至租屋，皆有困難，實在值得關注（梁特會說這是土地供應的問題吧！）題外話：該文把話題扯到本土運動針對在香港打擾本地人生活的強國人，稱之為歧視，我就不敢苟同。

Last but not least,是梁特已經表示源於土地供應的老人院欺凌個案，比歧視更可惡！照顧老人家的確不是一件舒服的工作，長期在該環境工作，人變得麻木無情也不是不能預見的事，如何防止老人家受虐，還須集思廣益。