It really is true that administrators create unnecessary meetings. I even have one that has meetings to plan meetings. They want to plan meetings so that nothing unscripted can happen in them. Why meet, then? Every time they create a new administrative post, they also eliminate a tenure track or tenured position and replace it … More On work
If the president of academic senate is reelected the workload in it will be as onerous as it was this year. I get certain perks for my role in this organization but it is not entirely clear to me that they will be worth it. Should I stay or should I go? Full professor in … More Decision(s), being planned for in the absence of sufficient information
Now the Prose Doctor has spoken in my class and it took some valiance. What the students said: he is a “cool teacher” and they are now more interested in Spanish literature than they have been. They have agreed at last to actually read García Lorca. Causing this takes real skill and also real effort. … More La universidad virtualizada
José Luis Sampedro died April 8, at 96. Axé.
Axé.
On the laurel branches I saw two dark doves. One was the sun; the other, the moon. Little neighbor, I asked, where is my grave? In my tail, said the sun; in my throat, said the moon…. One was the other and both were none. Por las ramas del laurel vi dos palomas oscuras. La … More Casida de las palomas oscuras
I always like it when I can have a Mediterranean schedule as I am convinced it gives you more time in the day. Here is how I did it: 7:30 get up, drink coffee, read mail, leave 8:30 meeting, then errands 10:00 the merienda — I actually ate a whole lunch-type salad at this hour, … More Mediterranean schedule
For research yesterday I went to a talk and bought a book. Today I thought about it. An implication of 2012 and 2013 publications on plaçage, which is a myth, for my work is that Cuba’s national novel really is about the white fear of the mulata who will undermine the “restraint” required of white men … More Al cavilar…
For Burden of Dreams Les Blank was always my favorite filmmaker. My devotion intensified upon first looking into Always for Pleasure. I finally threw him over for Alejandro González Itañarriatu because of his film Biutiful. This is fortunate since Blank has died; had I not thrown him over I would have no favorite filmmaker now. Nonetheless … More Les Blank
I said I would start working normally, if minimally, today and I have. Thomas says we should be able to write a coherent paragraph of six sentences in 27 minutes. Mine has three sentences but they are very long; in English they could definitely not be that long, so I am calling them six. There … More Writing Monday
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