Yo, que nunca sé callar, Y sólo tengo por mengua No vaciarme por la lengua Y el morirme por hablar, A todos quiero contar Cierto secreto que oí, Mas no ha de salir de aquí. Mediquillo se consiente Que al que enferma y va a curallo, Yendo a mula, va a caballo, Y por la … More From the Spanish Parnassus. Fifth Muse (Terpsichore)
In real life: I forgot to go the art opening Friday, as I was so tired, but spent that time in the steam room at the gym. I went home, ate Grape Nuts, and went to sleep. I woke up twice, but went right on sleeping. I overslept a major funeral and was not one … More Sixteen White Horses
“You have emphasized reading and writing, so I am comfortable with the kind of test you want to give, which will involve reading and writing. However, you have not emphasized matching or filling in blanks, so I am concerned I may not actually be learning.” That is a quasi parody, but … the statement was … More Very Interesting
This post is from the wrong country for today, because this is in point of fact the day upon which we say: Long live our Lady of Guadalupe! Death to bad government, and death to the Spaniards! However, I am still on 9/11, and it is now that I am starting to like Víctor Jara. … More El Cigarrito
This is just one of Historiann‘s interesting posts on women and academia. When I was in elementary school the Emeritus Professor’s long and intense work day included preparing manuscripts in longhand to be typed by the departmental secretary. My mother’s day included preparing social events for the Emeritus Professor’s department, and making diplomatic telephone calls … More The Triple Day
In the seventies when I was a child, that is to say an undergraduate, we would sometimes go to the airport in San Francisco to greet and orient prisoners just released from jails located in countries further south. At solidarity meetings I would later translate for these people, which meant I had to say sentences … More Free Song
Victor Jara, presente. Axé.
Axé.
If you are foreign and it is the birthday of your father, who lives several time zones away, you may ceremoniously excuse yourself from a meeting early to call him. Then everyone knows that you are a virtuous son and a person with important calls to make. If you are native or perhaps a foreigner … More Mais, pourquoi?
Haiti’s neglected revolutionary history is one of the issues of which this weblog exists to remind people. Here we have just the first part of one Toussaint L’Ouverture video. If you click on it, you will find the next parts. Axé.
coldhearted scientist وداد 