De la Food

In addition to the rumor that I make all my own clothes there is a rumor that I never work out at all, a rumor that I work out a lot, and a rumor that I watch what I eat. I have denied all of these rumors but now, having seen what passes for dinner … More De la Food

On Clothes

Sometimes rumors about me get back to me. A current one is that I make all my own clothes. I must be doing so, it is said, because you cannot buy those clothes in local stores and the colors are too right and the fit too good for them to have been store bought at … More On Clothes

Flexible

In case the legislature thinks you are not working and needs to know what lazy professors do all day long, let me tell you about my flexibly scheduled day so far. This is after working 6-1 and 2-9 yesterday, 14 total hours with a one hour lunch break on which I both ate and went … More Flexible

Brave New World

I cannot believe it. It seems that my university, in what I hear is the ninth most conservative city in the United States, has an official drag show. It takes place in the Student Union, and it has been going on for three years. In my undergraduate days this kind of thing was, if not … More Brave New World

Dalila Machado

My old school friend’s latest book is out and the work is beautiful. Axé, Dalila! I came home from the office at two in the morning and there it was, entirely shiny. Axé.

Equinox

When I open Facebook, one of the things I learn is which of my former students are shipping out to Afghanistan and Iraq; I see their friends wishing them well. Two left this afternoon; I had no idea they had even gone into the military. Their friends rushed in to talk about “when you get … More Equinox