It is sunny, once again, and I love the light. I still cannot believe what Reeducation talked me into doing, how destructive it was, and how nobody would believe it. I so wish I had managed to leave the scene of the crime. Not being allowed to leave, of course, is the camp aspect of … More Le soleil, encore
It was the King holiday. On the 1988 King holiday KPFK played all the speeches and I was amazed, not having realized all of what he had said. This year I realized that that had only been the second King holiday. This is holiday 26, and time does pass quickly. ♦ I woke up and … More …stayed on freedom…
We will have to re-watch this now that society has become so sadistic. I don’t think I realized when I saw it, when it was new, that Salò was the Italian Social Republic, and that it was real. Axé.
A comienzos de 1923, Borges solicita al Decano de la Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Ricardo Rojas, su ingreso a esa casa de estudios. En su intento tardío (tenía 23 años) de participar del ámbito académico como alumno, además de adjuntar una serie de “ensayos estéticos y metafísicos” a través de los que aspira a … More JLB and don Américo
Here, it seems, we have a film about an actual reeducation camp! Axé.
That is a picture from our annual cochon-de-lait. I went there, then came home and read fifty pages of literary history. In the morning I woke up again without having to talk myself into facing the day. Someone told me about these motivational tricks, the idea being to keep them in mind when planning teaching. … More Motivational Tricks
De gorja son y rapidez los tiempos. Corre cual luz la voz; en alta aguja, Cual nave despeñada en sirte horrenda, Húndese el rayo, y en ligera barca El hombre, como alado, el aire hiende. ¡Así el amor, sin pompa ni misterio Muere, apenas nacido, de saciado! Jaula es la villa de palomas muertas Y … More Amor de ciudad grande 1
Axé.
→I woke up and did not even have to talk myself into getting up, so I must be improving. I have had good dreams for two days. I still say I threw my life away. However, I am only teaching three classes and they are all interesting. →This blog gathered together some interesting old posts, … More Le samedi
We live in a corporate state and corporatism is always in danger of turning fascist. One of the signs, in my opinion, is what Heidegger called “an atmosphere of incisiveness”, i.e., the idea that we’ve got to “get out there” and “get our teeth into it” and “get the thing done”. Something important is lost … More Thomas
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