Category: News

Circuits, withal

06/12/2011

I think one of the electrical circuits in the house is going, as lights have been browning out. This circuit appears to rule the living room, the hall and the air conditioning. Can I still use these things while they are partially functional, as they are now, or must I unplug everything until this wire … More Circuits, withal

Que sais-je?

04/12/2011

After twenty years I have figured out of whom I could have asked the question I had. I really had not thought of it. I was very frustrated because I asked so many people whom I might ask, and none even recognized my question. But in at least some cases, it might have been that … More Que sais-je?

I might shut down this blog after all, because I might have ruined it by letting people out it.

04/12/2011

This blog contains no secrets but it exists to I can say to myself things I would not say to others. So that I can steam emotional pain out of myself. So that I can find out how far things go. So that I can look at my words and find out which have hidden … More I might shut down this blog after all, because I might have ruined it by letting people out it.

Mictlantecuhtli

02/12/2011

We have accomplished so much this semester. I started this weblog in 2006 because I wanted to learn to speak. In 2009 I said I was going to end it because I felt ready for my PhD examination: the blog had accomplished its purpose. I did not end it, though. Now I feel as though … More Mictlantecuhtli

Finished!

02/12/2011

We have had the last class! We are finished! I have a lot of papers and five finals to write and give, but I have finished! Axé.

I still dislike foreign language teaching!

01/12/2011

Here are some reasons why, once again: 1. The faculty: warring instructors and adjuncts, all overworked, and the assistant professors they are trying to bully so they won’t stay and who are terrified. Me, with a lot of other responsibilities and minimal interest in foreign language teaching, especially in this atmosphere. 2. The students: some … More I still dislike foreign language teaching!