Spanish views from a small town

I've decided to change the format of my blog today. I grew tired of the eternal green and thought it was time for a profound change. So, I searched, and found a format that I think is better.  It's been five years since I began writing, with a one year hiatus in 2014. The format had gotten old and repetitive, and it was time for it to go. It's not that easy to change, because when you begin to search you find different formats that all look good. I originally chose a different one, but the dark background wreaked havoc with the colors I had chosen for the texts, and made it so that the text couldn't be seen very well. So, I settled on this, and I hope it's good enough to last another five years, at least.  Please continue to read my ramblings. The format may have changed, but the content will remain faithful to what has come before. 

While the world merrily stumbles along the road to damnation, I have made a radical change. I have already been changing slowly with the years. From being just left of center on my political views, I am going further west, though I will never reach Communism or Anarchism - they just don't work. I have eschewed wearing comfortable non-violent colors to favoring COLOR. I fell in love a few years ago with the clothing brand Desigual. It's a Spanish company based in Barcelona that makes clothes, shoes and handbags with bold, competing colors and designs. Unfortunately, my girth does not allow me to wear all of its designs, nor does my purse. I go during sales to see if there's something nice that will fit me and my budget.  I mentioned my latest intention the week before I did it, and was simply told, "Go for it." So, I went for it, and dyed the front of my hair bright blue. Since I am timid on the thought of doing something myself that might have unintended consequ...