FANTASIES OF CASUALNESS – DISORDER – AND CONTROL So a new person in town complains because he wants a relationship leading to marriage and dates nice women he meets at Mass, but none is interested in any arrangement except “friends with benefits.” He is horrified and asked me about it. I said I was also … More Please Translate These Fragments
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
A. Bibliographical Methods: A student preparing for his comprehensive examination asked about criticism on a writer. “I am looking in JSTOR,” said he. I said he should look in the MLA Bibilography. JSTOR is good, but it only has what it has, it does not give a complete panorama of what is. “I see,” said … More Bibliographical Methods, Puzzle, and Note
I could, but do not have the energy or time, to reproduce my spontaneous speech in class today but it was only the second time I have ever had students applaud and the first time was at the traditional time, at the end of class on the last day. It was in response to certain … More Professor Zero Discusses History
All of these things are interrelated and if I had time I would explain to myself how, writing a nice little essay. Instead I will only put them together in the same post. 1. The key issue in Reeducation was the invalidation. You are not valid, your past is not valid, your present is not … More Non Random Bullets
If you had followed me on Twitter today – and I do not “Tweet,” although I do “Facebook” – you would have seen that I: prepared class, gave class, prepared class, gave class, met with students, met with faculty, and did paperwork. All of this took 11 straight hours during which I ate 1/2 of … More Corazonada
These things are at the back of my mind so I am putting them here as a way of aerating my gray matter so it can better do the things it must do today. 1. I have joined InDaWriMo. This was an excellent choice and I recommend it, as it helps very much with focus … More Random Bullets of Working
A. I dreamed and woke up with a three paragraph poem about this in my head, with interesting characters and good images, but it is gone and I do not have time to reconstruct it. Some practical thoughts learned from the poem, about abusive relationships. This is more or less how they proceed: 1. You … More Oneiric
When I first arrived in Bahia I was picked up at the airport by a chauffeur driven Chevette and taken to the house, which turned out to have mango trees and a broad porch with large white columns. On the porch stage center was a matron Velasquez could have painted, holding a small dog, standing … More Visceral Whitemen
This is the last day to vote early in Louisiana, so those of you who wish to vote early, should. And then there is only one week left of Bush-consciousness, one hopes, because next Tuesday evening we expect to bid it farewell. * Every October we sing Dink’s Song. Here it is with its first … More Fare Thee Well
