In case you do not know, Barack Obama is on Facebook and if you are on Facebook, you can Poke him, send him Messages, and invite him to be your Friend. I have Poked him and invited him to be my Friend. I am hoping he will accept. I know that in non-Facebook parlance, “poke” … More Postmodern
Our featured post for today is Asabagna’s Into the Heart of Darkness, on vulture funds. Asa refers to two BBC articles on the devastating activities of vulture fund Donegal International in Zambia. The Zambian instance at least received substantial news coverage. Oxfam is working on the case, and we can help. But awareness of this … More Vulture Funds
For Mardi Gras Day, here is Bob Dylan on Mr. Tambourine Man at the 1964 Newport Folk Festival. Jingle-jangle tambourine! Axé.
The Shadow has lifted, I can see it and reject its precepts, but I am still fragile, and I may be so for some time – paradoxically moreso than when I was living under the Shadow. In the Shadow time, I wrapped large portions of myself away, to escape its ravages. Now I am almost … More Integrity III
Watch this film and read Nezua’s excellent post on its contexts past and present. Axé.
I admire these words of Gracian because as he suggests, 1. corrupt atmospheres are in fact difficult to navigate, and not simple to merely ‘rise above’, and 2. nonetheless, it is a poor idea to compromise with these. The world is in chaos. Honorable dealing is deteriorating, good friends are few, truth is held in … More Integrity II
My Reeducation, undertaken to learn how to counter the effects of verbal and emotional abuse, reinflicted these with a vengeance. I had a certain history, which is why I sought Reeducation in the first place, but Reeducation made things far worse, and I became more vulnerable to abusers than I had been up to that … More Integrity I
This is the sign of the new blog year: I have been located by a long lost and very important friend. This is auspicious in general, but especially apt for today because it was with her that I first went to throw the cowrie shells. Check out the ultra-cool “Mirandola, Mirandolina” and her children, and … More A Sign
This is my anniversary, and I am very happy about it. Do you want to know who I am? See my first post. When I started this weblog, I did not expect anyone to read it. I did imagine readers, if only because I wanted to write something readable. I did not expect to find … More Professor Zero
The sky is still luminous. In these weeks since the Shadow lifted, life has felt easy-easy. Easy, as it once did long ago. One of my friends who reads this blog says I am sitting here grieving, and this is true, but life still feels easy-easy, because I am here again. And I know many … More Mais um para Oxalá
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