Ñam Ñam
06/08/2011
Axé.
Month: August 2011
Out of the Cradle, Endlessly Rocking VIII
06/08/2011
[Still sings the mocking-bird:] Loud! loud! loud! Loud I call to you, my love! High and clear I shoot my voice over the waves, Surely you must know who is here, is here, You must know who I am, my love. Low-hanging moon! What is that dusky spot in your brown yellow? O it is … More Out of the Cradle, Endlessly Rocking VIII
On College
05/08/2011
My most successful B.A. student only graduated with a 2.0, so ze is not eligible for graduate school or even for a teaching certificate. Ze is working at a $12/hour job that technically speaking, could have been obtained with less than a B.A. Ze has student loans to pay off. So, should ze have gone … More On College
La vida actual
05/08/2011
Leaving Houston, listening to a tejano station, between accordion riffs I heard this lyric waft, ending the song: …con su celular le saqué la foto, y la puse en Facebook. […with her cell phone I took her picture, and I put it on Facebook.] Axé.
Liberation
04/08/2011
I am now running Ubuntu Linux 11.04 on some higher end hardware and it is amazingly stable. Endless security patches and proprietary software of all kinds are receding quickly in my rear view mirror. Axé.
Out of the Cradle, Endlessly Rocking VII
04/08/2011
[The mockingbird sings:] Soothe! soothe! soothe! Close on its wave soothes the wave behind, And again another behind embracing and lapping, every one close, But my love soothes not me, not me. Low hangs the moon, it rose late, It is lagging–I think it is heavy with love, with love. O madly the sea pushes … More Out of the Cradle, Endlessly Rocking VII
Your Home in Houston
03/08/2011
I do not always stay at the Modern Bed and Breakfast when I come to Houston because I am an economical eminence, but I really do recommend it and I would stay there all the time if I could. Places I have reached by pleasant stroll from the Modern Bed and Breakfast include but are … More Your Home in Houston
Louisiana
02/08/2011
Our state has bravado and knows how to oppress, but ultimately lacks confidence. The AAUP report details a series of discussions and exchanges of letters among LSU officials noting federal anger over van Heerden, orders that he stop speaking out in certain ways, orders that he distance himself from LSU, and so forth. (The report … More Louisiana
Analyze This
02/08/2011
I have published fiction before but never in truly competitive venues. Last year I sent pieces of my novel to various toney reviews. I have received several standard rejections, and now also this: Dear Mictlantecuhtli, Thank you for letting us see “[story manuscript].” We very much enjoyed reading it. Despite its many fine qualities, in … More Analyze This
Lone Star
01/08/2011
I saw Beats, Rhymes & Life: A Tribe Called Quest at the Violet Crown Theatre in Austin, Texas with which the Alamo Drafthouse cannot really compete. So far I have also experienced the Taquería Jefes, the Supermercado El Rancho which I really recommend, Mount Bonnell with its amazing views of the Colorado River, and the … More Lone Star
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