One thing abusive people often do is find something which is not a problem and try to say it is, or find a small problem and say it is much worse than you realize. Below I give some ridiculous examples of this, but I notice that people try it all the time in more subtle … More Reminder and footnote
A brilliant memo by me: I am not competent to teach dance at the senior/MA level. Axé.
This is it. Axé.
So I am still mystified. It seems the main thing people did not learn how to do in graduate school was to write, and that they suffer while writing.What I did not learn in graduate school was how to teach K-12, and I suffer while teaching. There are people who do not suffer while teaching. … More Et encore, encore
…because of the hopelessness in this enterprise as it has been constructed. Axé.
I am an elitist, I just figured it out. My student says the reason the other TAs snipe at each other and lord it over their students is that they were not part of the cool kids earlier on in school and they are taking their revenge now. He was cool in school, says my … More Elitist
The 21st century is finally starting, I think. Here is another set of pictures from Tahrir Square. Axé.
This comes to mind thinking of Oakland and the Day of the Dead and the eight months of my black cat’s disappeared status. Here is In These Times on the 1946 Oakland strike and more; Robert Reich on the Occupy movement; Amy Goodman on Veterans for the 99%; and a good talk by Chomsky. Axé.
I am considering protesting by having a totally vegan Thanksgiving – one which, unlike other vegan Thanksgivings, does not imitate the sweet and heavy recipes of traditional ones. I am thinking of steamed wheat berries, ratatouille, and nectarines, or perhaps oranges if my oranges are ready by then, which I doubt. What do you think? … More Vegan Thanksgiving
So today, I lost it at an administrator about how impossible everything was and he said, unbelievably: I see. How can I contribute to fixing this? I could hardly believe he was saying that, but he was. People for years have been suggesting to me that I might be In Denial about the lack of … More The Hallowe’en Effect
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