Do you remember the banana company in One Hundred Years of Solitude? Do you know the Chiquita Banana Song? The Banana Boat Song? Do you use, or have you ever exchanged bananas, including bananas in chip form or banana fronds? Do you ever use any Chiquita products? Did you realize that Chiquita was the new … More Chiquita Media Campaign / Boycott
I am on high ground near 1oW. E-mail profacero@gmail.com if evacuating for this or future storms. No guarantees but I might have leads on places to stay. I am rather reserved but especially if you have a blog I know, I will probably trust you. As you can see here, the storm will hit the … More Hurricane Dean
I am an intellectual snob – did you know it? I also have low self-esteem, in ways not yet explained on this blog. This academic year I plan to be more of an intellectual snob than I have been in some time, and to cultivate low self esteem as best I can. Read on and … More Intellectual Snob!
I got a truly spineless response, from a faceless bureaucrat, to my letter to Governor Blanco in support of the Jena Six. It said the Governor could say nothing since this would be unconstitutional – the matter is in the hands of the Judiciary. It was condescending and hostile, yet still laughable. I almost blogged … More Jena Six
Scholarly There is a difference, says Sabato, between being eclectic or scattered, and being interested in a field as a whole, or in the interrelations of its parts. I would add that there is a difference between this – to which Sabato has referred as “integralismo” – and the thinness of being a so-called generalist. … More Sobre el integralismo
I am reposting/moving up this announcement of the Chiquita boycott because I would like more blogs to cover this issue (please). Immigration Orange is working hard to make sure Chiquita’s iniquitous activities are not swept under the rug, and I am one of those helping. So spread the word, everyone! Here is my post of … More Chiquita Brands
Read these stories and definitions: FREIKORPS 1 – FREIKORPS 2 – STURM ABTEILUNG – SCHUTZSTAFFEL – BLACKWATER. Draw the logical conclusion. And while we are on the general topic of terrorism, visit Elaine Vigneault for the best post on web harrassment I have seen to date. I, meanwhile, have gotten back to reading Virginia Woolf, … More Freikorps
Is the average person in the dark about how they feel, and unable to make a decision? I would not have thought so, but when I went to Reeducation, this was the expectation. They would ask me how I felt and I would answer. Their next move would be to indicate disbelief. A problem had … More A Serious Question
When I was in Reeducation, I had Alarm Bells ringing all the time. They said that what I was doing was dangerous, and that if I continued, I would meet my certain demise. I discussed this with my Reeducators, who said it was mere Panic. There was nothing to worry about, really, except the possibility … More Panic Button
MURO NORTE: LOS HURACANES I was a member of a couple which would have separated sooner, but stayed together longer for practical reasons. The most important of these was to provide housing for my evacuated family at the time of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. This family is still angry with me because I did not … More An Analogy
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