Now we have discussed the Quixote, about which I do not always think, and I have decided to read it again. I learned as well that tuition at Brooklyn College in the late forties was $3.75 per semester. Axé.
It is the weekend, and I should be singing; but I am out of songs at the moment except for C.V.’s poem to be read and sung. I sing that the idea that you should somehow rise above an abusive workplace and produce is a malevolent and false truism. Of improvements made recently at work … More Home Improvement
If during graduate school you lost a TAship at your institution; if you have now tried everyone’s patience here; if you are now being allowed to take certain classes so you can earn a professional qualification in another field; please do not address the professor who is kindly but painedly showing you how to register … More On Protocol
I have not been posting very much because I no longer have reliable Internet to the house, and will not until April. I am not reading the news very much because the 60% budget cut higher education in this state is to absorb by 2012, is antithetical to my good mood. Work is going well, … More Jean-Pierre Rampal
It is October 15, the traditional opening day of the job search season. I have a few suggestions for people going on campus visits — suggestions others may not have covered yet. 1. Good facilities are rare. Take note of the schools that have these. 2. Think of yourself as a colleague, not as an … More That Job Market: Suggestions for Interviewees
This is October 12 and I have forgotten to mention it in two classes so far. Today in Guatemalan protests against the putative heroism of Columbus and the Hispanization of America (which is colonization, Europeanization, whitening) one Native person has been killed so far that I know of. Imer Boror, aged 19, was killed by … More Día de la Dignidad y Resistencia de los Pueblos Indígenas
It involves: + cosmetic surgery + serious foundation and eye makeup + salon tan + red nails + rhinestone flip flops + salon dyed and highlighted blonde hair (very, very important) + shorts or little black sundress Axé.
“I am sorry I said the wrong thing. I am sorry to have upset you. I hope you can get over it.” Meaning: “I refuse to apply normal standards of behavior when dealing with you. I will say abusive and dismissive things, I will ask inappropriate questions, and I will make inappropriate remarks. “I am … More “I Said the Wrong Thing”
I have discovered that tourist visas to Brazil now cost over $200, and I have not been able to find a cat sitter yet. The house is not in good enough shape to rent because I cannot afford to get it into such shape, so I need a sitter I can trust. I had not … More Unrealistic
Mercedes Sosa, 9. VII. 1935 – 4. X. 2009, recorded 2008 in Montevideo: Buen viaje. Axé.
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