It is far too hot to cook, but I still boil water sometimes. Now I am going to boil water for pasta and experiment by making a raw sauce for it. I think it will not matter that the sauce is raw and “cold.” Cold it isn’t, for one thing. It is room temperature, which … More Raw Sauce
Any time is a good time for a son jarocho, so we will now sing the Tilingo Lingo: If you liked that here is El Tamaulipeco, with good violin: Neither of these videos has wonderful visuals. I am posting them for the sound and also because California, where I have recently been, is so very … More El Tilingo Lingo
Cast of Characters: Professor Zero, a male Student, and the student’s Son. Son, 4, is wearing baggy jeans, hi-tops, and a T-shirt. Sticking out of his backpack is his bilingual alphabet book. Student: Professor Zero, I have come to introduce myself and my son. I have a very great favor to ask you. May I … More C’est Charmant
Should I add these paragraphs to any of my self-descriptions, or are they too frivolous? “Professor Zero teaches at Vichy State University, an R-2 institution in Louisiana. Her departments and programs include, but are not limited to Spanish and Portuguese, Comparative Literature, and Latin American Studies. She has resigned her affiliation with Women’s Studies because … More Should I…?
Real food really can be fast if you shop. And when I can, I like to skip the American lunch and escape campus just after three, so I can come home and have lunch at four, like a Mexican. This makes the dusty office day short, and the working evening lovely and long. And you … More Comida RAPIDA
I do a lot of fun and interesting things but it is evident that I do not have enough pure fun. The evidence is that when I do, I can tell, because I feel completely different. I feel as though I were in California. This weekend we had pure fun by camping in Acadie in … More Fish and Shrimp Stew
Below is another post I wrote at another time, and scheduled at random to come up today. Now I am advised to visualize myself encompassed in a blue egg of protective light, and the post I had scheduled to come up is, in a way, one such. I am from the coast and when I … More On Blue Eggs and Beaches
Super Sunday, typically in March near St. Joseph’s Day, is the year’s best day because all the Mardi Gras Indians come out on parade. The video I have embedded explains things to the uninitiated, but this video of the Creole Wild West is the best and most authentic of the Indian videos I have found … More Tambourine and Fan
Although I cannot, or rather should not afford it, I have bought the Eileen Fisher Viscose Pencil Skirt. It is excellent. Now I want all, or at least most of the items that go with it. At least I know what I am shopping for, and at least it creates a coherent wardrobe. Axé.
This documentary looks fascinating, but commentary on it is only one small part of WoC PhD‘s very informative post. Axé.
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