I Do you get a huge rush when you realize, in the text you are composing, that the next paragraph will be your last? Is this moment thrilling to you because you are now about to see the work go through its penultimate metamorphosis, break free from the stone from which it has been carved, … More Tao Te Ching
Since classes started I no longer feel pressured to enjoy myself. Oddly, this is making me more relaxed. I am spending more late afternoons at the swimming pool than I did during the summer, for instance. And I may give up on attending Rising Tide this weekend, as I cannot really afford a weekend in … More A x é
I am an intellectual snob – did you know it? I also have low self-esteem, in ways not yet explained on this blog. This academic year I plan to be more of an intellectual snob than I have been in some time, and to cultivate low self esteem as best I can. Read on and … More Intellectual Snob!
Scholarly There is a difference, says Sabato, between being eclectic or scattered, and being interested in a field as a whole, or in the interrelations of its parts. I would add that there is a difference between this – to which Sabato has referred as “integralismo” – and the thinness of being a so-called generalist. … More Sobre el integralismo
Is the average person in the dark about how they feel, and unable to make a decision? I would not have thought so, but when I went to Reeducation, this was the expectation. They would ask me how I felt and I would answer. Their next move would be to indicate disbelief. A problem had … More A Serious Question
When I was in Reeducation, I had Alarm Bells ringing all the time. They said that what I was doing was dangerous, and that if I continued, I would meet my certain demise. I discussed this with my Reeducators, who said it was mere Panic. There was nothing to worry about, really, except the possibility … More Panic Button
MURO NORTE: LOS HURACANES I was a member of a couple which would have separated sooner, but stayed together longer for practical reasons. The most important of these was to provide housing for my evacuated family at the time of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. This family is still angry with me because I did not … More An Analogy
I Now Liz has another very interesting post on emotional abuse. And as everyone probably realizes by now, what I most deplore about Al-Anon is its encouragement of self-abuse, and the way the 12 steps can drive people to question their own sanity. Here are two examples: 1. “Remember, the [alcoholic / addict / narcissist … More News Flash / One More Thing
I Sobre el llamado “dating,” dice una bloguera que: The “call her to see if she’s changed her mind” dating ploy might have worked 40-50 years ago on a woman who was desperate to marry because her looks were “fading” and/or felt that she was “nothing without a man.” Come on, that is soooooo last … More Educación femenina
I Speaking of whiteness, the most uncomfortable place I ever lived was Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, a place you definitely do want to visit but where at the time, it was virtually impossible for me to reside. I will not explain at length now, but the reason it was so uncomfortable was that it was only … More Self-Tagging City Meme
