I In Reeducation, when I requested that we take a more realistic and less destructive approach, I pointed out with rhetorical intention that if we continued on our current path, I would need psychotropic drugs. I was finding it difficult to inflict as much pain upon myself as Reeducation required, and had I been capable … More Spa
Note: if this post were an article, I would say it should be two posts. I am sorely tempted to revise it that way. I will resist this, as I have “real writing” to do, including real article manuscripts which need to be divided in two. And Undine’s excellent post on blogging and “real writing” … More Vita Nuova – Mais Uma Vez
In 1938 the WPA Federal Writers’ Project created the New Orleans City Guide. You can see it, and read a new edition of it. New Orleans remains essentially the same as it was then. It was and is the best of towns. Meanwhile, away from the tourists: This weblog does not recommend Jazzfest. Spring events … More New Orleans City Guide/ReBirth
2 Samuel 18:33 is the relevant text. The images in the video become secular from 1:30 forward. The song is truly beautiful, and the video is very well worth watching all the way through. * From today forward there are five things I shall not ask myself to do again, as they are too painful … More Absalon Fili Mi
The first prison I ever visited was in Rio de Janeiro. It was after the dictatorship, in freedom now. A friend wanted to see a relative and asked me to go along as a kind of support team. Due to an old accident the prisoner had a metal plate in his leg, which had caused … More Cálice
Mexico is the best country. This fact is hard to deny. It is Maundy Thursday and Passover. The days are bright and the moon, full. Someone is crossing. Help her spirit over. Axé.
…I just cannot stand alcoholic rants, or people who present convoluted reasons why I should manage them. I attempted to manage one some hours ago and I am well aware that I am throwing it right back, and that in that sense I am mimicking it. But I am outright allergic. These rants, and their … More Ello es que…
In this self-tagging meme, which I invented before discovering that others had already done so, you name fifteen books, not just writers, which have inspired or influenced you. These are not necessarily the books you most liked, but the books that shaped you. I am listing books that shaped me as a person and character, … More Reading for Pleasure Wednesday: 15 Books Meme
This afternoon in Lima, former President Alberto Fujimori was convicted of crimes against humanity and sentenced to 25 years. It is a major event. We are playing James Booker, who has no known connection to Peru, but whose celebration music is some of the best we have. It is another truly beautiful day, and all … More Alberto Fujimori
I am in New Orleans and cannot concentrate on this blog because the city is so magical. New Orleans is in the Caribbean, and Maringouin is not, and that is the difference. Here you are never far from some form of feather, cowbell, tambourine, or steel pan. I am ensconced at the Sound Café working … More Renato Ortiz
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