1- Random greetings to Clio Bluestocking, who has written an excellent post in response to Historiann’s call. 2- We are expected to dislike research and have difficulty with writing, but what is difficult for me is giving of myself to the point where I barely have enough plasma left to function. I am not cut … More On Recreation
There are elections tomorrow and I am not voting, because I am leaving this afternoon and I will not be back until Sunday. Were I not so overloaded with work I would have remembered to vote early, and were I not so used from birth to Tuesday elections I would remember more easily that we … More On Not Voting
This is another of my not exactly true, composite stories, which meld various stories to make a point. My size is 8. I can be size 6, 4, 2, but it takes work and at some point long ago I realized it would be far more practical to simply remain at 8. There is someone … More On weight. On pregnancy. On what we worked for. Sobre la juventud actual
After class I went to the library to put things on reserve. Walking fast for exercise in 50F weather – “cold” for here – I passed a woman near my age who was also on her way to the library but who was walking more slowly, talking on her cell phone. “That is excellent,” she … More La vida real
Axé.
My Portuguese class is advanced grammar and conversation with Brazilian cultural content. Today we streamed Occupy São Paulo on the Internet to listen to Portuguese and see how much everybody could understand without subtitles or a written script. Then we discussed Occupy in general; here is what the students said, along with some demographic information … More Occupying Portuguese
…at this late hour. My good humor is starting to fail after almost a whole semester of truly having no time outside work. In addition to everything else planned and unplanned this semester, I have now been instrumental in the creation of 1 new major program, 2 new graduate certificates, and 1 new study abroad … More Still working…
It cannot be overstated that the youth raised on video games were also raised on fear and the specter of terror from all directions. Their political identity may still be as curious as the juxtapositions in their People’s Libraries—Plato’s Republic beside Judy Blume, a box or two away from Marx and Augustine—or as hard to … More “The Body Acoustic”
Three thousand troops backed by helicopters and armored vehicles occupied Rio de Janeiro’s largest slum without firing a shot on Sunday, the biggest step in the Brazilian city’s bid to improve security and end the reign of drug gangs. The occupation of Rocinha, a notorious hillside “favela” that overlooks some of Rio’s swankiest areas, is … More Rocinha, occupied in pre-Olympic effort.
Mexico City is occupied. Here is a related comment by John Ackerman: Por mucho que públicamente reconozcan la importancia de la participación ciudadana, lo que realmente les conviene a los partidos es que la votación se circunscriba al voto corporativo. Asimismo, durante los procesos electorales los movimientos sociales son vistos como francas amenazas para las … More Occupy
coldhearted scientist وداد 