As we know, it is economic crunch time. And the amount I am required to contribute to the retirement system is now 11% of my monthly check, as opposed to 8% heretofore. And this money goes directly to Wall Street. The cost of groceries has never been a serious factor in my economic problems, but … More Papaya Juice With Orange
It is the weekend, and this video is what we are singing. At 10 AM EST on Saturday, however, HURRICANE PALOMA was leaving the Cayman Islands as a CATEGORY FOUR STORM and heading to Cuba, where it is expected to make landfall at CATEGORY THREE. C’est fatigant. Axé.
This is not at the usual Professor Zero level of decorum, but it is too funny. Axé.
LES MISBARACK: * Several white people, more specifically white MEN I know, say they do not think Obama can win because OTHER white people (not they, you understand) will not vote Black. I have finally figured it out: they mean THEY THEMSELVES will not vote Black. * Whiteman, get over it. Your future earnings are … More Victor Hugo
Tonight we go back to standard time. It is November, when the trees grow stark. The bricks, the sharp gables, and the iron balconies sprout new, ever more severe angles against the cloudy sky. Here the water slaps slowly against the sides of the piers but in our imaginations we are walking to Washington. We’re … More On Authors and Authority
It is getting cold in Louisiana, like Lima in winter. There, of course, it is spring, and summer will soon be coming in. And it is the weekend, so we will sing from the memories we wish we had of Lima in the 1940s, with “a waltz and a memory.” Strangely, the Lima I first … More Lima: un vals y un recuerdo
…from reposting this, and pointing everyone to Momo‘s posts on this matter. In one apartment we used to move the dining table to one side and try to imitate the Four Tops. The hit sound! From Motown! we would shout. * Other great posts now include Historiann on single payer health care and videos of … More I Can’t Help Myself
Notice this interesting digital project, brought to my attention by Jennifer, upon which I think Momo should comment. Behind it is an engine which crawls blogs to find the emotions of cities. (Louisiana cities represented are Baton Rouge and Lafayette, both of which apparently record a high incidence of guilt feelings.) Out of this it … More Digital Worlds
Observe this video of Manila in the 1930’s. Apparently it had the world’s largest prison at that time. I do not endorse the attitude of the narrator, but the script is an interesting historical document in itself. For good measure see this, also on Manila, from 1938: Axé.
I insist now upon speaking in very positive tones, but I am rocky and discouraged many days and I am in a state of distress about many things. More than I realize. I am improved but I should still recognize the foregoing squarely. It makes life easier. What I can see, I can cure. And … More Te Deum. Lomo de las Sagradas Escrituras. The Red Army Choir
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