I am going to do a public reading of selected posts from this blog. I was asked out of the blue and said yes immediately, although I should not spend even more time on recreational writing. It is very exciting – my most important presentation ever, since this is the writing of mine I most stand … More Public Opinion Poll / Coming Out
“Ello es que el lugar donde me pongo el pantalón, es una casa donde me quito la camisa en alta voz…” Ike has made landfall again in Cuba and we are trying to contact the goddess OYA to save Havana. Fortunately Ike is only at Category 1 now, although they are saying he can grow … More ELLO ES QUE
I love the blog Mudflats, which is so funny that it actually manages to distract me from my concern about Hurricane Ike. I love the forecasters at the National Hurricane Center, especially forecasters AVILA and BEVEN, but their forecasts on Hurricane Ike have been making me nervous. Hurricane Ike made landfall in northeastern Cuba around … More Election Time
The roofers and the telephone company have come and gone, and the results of Hurricane Gustav chez moi are almost completely hidden. Lucille Bogan is still singing. I am practicing for the possible Saturday arrival of Hurricane Ike. For this storm I will bring my battery powered CD player home from the office, and play … More ULTRAMARINOS. ABARROTES
1. I am so woefully ill prepared for a serious emergency that I would really like to take a few days off and learn – and practice a few things like turning all the utilities on and off, purifying water, and so on. I do not have time to practice all of these things now, … More On Ecology. On Competence. On Cities
PROBLEM: HOW TO CONVERT THIS INTO LUXURY, CALM, AND VOLUPTUOUSNESS: HURRICANE IKE IS A CATEGORY 4 STORM NOW AND IS EXPECTED TO BE A MAJOR HURRICANE WHEN HE REACHES THE CENTRAL GULF THURSDAY EVENING. HE COULD MAKE LANDFALL ANYWHERE ALONG THE LOUISIANA OR EASTERN TEXAS COAST, TO EXTRAPOLATE FROM CURRENT PROJECTIONS. PEOPLE NEED TO START … More Luxury, Calm, and Voluptuousness
This weekend I have begun shopping for Hurricane Ike. I considered putting off roofing until the end of hurricane season, so as not to have to repeat the job. The roofers got here before I could make this wild decision. But if Ike or any other storm comes here, I am not repairing the roof … More La Tricotea
We interrupt our program of amusement to ask: why did Ray Nagin or his government not make plans to set up post Gustav goods distribution centers? why did he plan to have people rely on charities and corner stores? was it not clear to him that many evacuated on public transportation and public aid, and … More Cinq Choses
My roof is leaking. Since Gustav, who dislodged several of my shingles, it has rained steadily and hard. Now there is water running down an interior wall, coming from the attic. After Katrina my insurance deductible for wind related damage in named storms was raised to $2,980. Ave Maria. This, however, is the kind of … More Latest News. On the Palins. On Language Teaching. On Storms
Most of this post was written before Hurricane Gustav came into being, but these first paragraphs are written from my very couch, with the help of electricity restored by workers from northern Texas! Other emergency workers I saw were from Kentucky, Indiana, and Oklahoma, and of course from here. There must have been many more, … More Reading for Pleasure Wednesday: Charles Barber, Helen Redmond
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