Cheap Labor

Read this, from How the University Works. Then read the whole site. People cannot support their families. But remember: capitalism and general exploitation really are good and rational. If you have suffered and not benefited from them it is only because you are not virtuous enough, and have not absorbed the correct spiritual principles. * … More Cheap Labor

Narciso Martínez

Now we will sing. This is Narciso Martínez, hurricane of the Río Grande Valley (AKA el valle). We are singing because my stomach ache turns out to have been not a mystery of my organism but a stomach ache which has plagued the entire town for five days, and because it is over. Axé.

Reading for Pleasure Wednesday: Jesús Sepúlveda, Barbara Ehrenreich, James Lee Burke

Esoteric reading for this week: Escrivania by Jesús Sepúlveda. Although I am not terribly impressed with this particular collection it is inspiring just by existing and by being complex. Someone had the ideas for it went so far as to polish them. And poetry is deep, and although classes have started I vow to make … More Reading for Pleasure Wednesday: Jesús Sepúlveda, Barbara Ehrenreich, James Lee Burke

Rewind

I keep discovering that my experience with Reeducation is legion, and uncovering new evidence of why Reeducation is or was a program designed to lead backward in life. As we know, one of the more obvious anti-teachings of Reeducation was that one should not act to solve problems (this was “controlling”), but should ruminate upon … More Rewind

Fashion Alert

These are men’s Wrangler relaxed fit straight leg jeans. Mine are black and they look like a designer item on. Seriously. They cost $17. Women should buy men’s jeans, they are cheaper and you can find a cut which will fit. Nobody should buy designer jeans. Buy work jeans, they are better designed and better … More Fashion Alert

Love Like Heaven

The images here are dated but the content is not. I had not thought of Donovan in a long time, but I was reminded recently of how ethereal his voice still is, and how prevalent it was on long ago radios as we rode to beaches, where sometimes sun would break through and other times, … More Love Like Heaven