Research today consisted of receiving news that my abstract A was accepted to conference A. My word count for a different, difficult manuscript, now finished and ready to send, is 1466 in the last 24 hours. This was possible because I had been working on drafts of this text and conducting research for it since … More Doctors Without Borders
Mine will be in the undyed color which is much more elegant, but this is the picture available. They are a replica of 1970s style clogs. I paid for them in Swedish crowns — 867 kronor to be exact. I like using the old currencies. I have a receipt from Tjärhofsgatan 21, 116 28 Stockholm. … More Au printemps
Down in the sweltering town again, I took off my coat and tie. I stopped at the market and bought a couple of loaves of French bread, a long greasy sausage, some cheese and some tinned sardines because, since Zell and I had only deck passage, we could not even purchase bread from the ship’s … More Langston Hughes sails from Haiti to Cuba, 1932
My fall class is overenrolled and has a waiting list. Word on the street is that it is going to “kick ass.” The Spanish Professor helped me design it. Axé.
A planned, but not executed paper I have is on Nicolás Guillén. I wanted to write a paper on him that would not be about the themes of race and Blackness and mixture and Cuba and identity and society but that would, rather, focus on images and sound. People forget how complicated the rhythms and … More Nicolás Guillén
Of course, personal effort is hardly the whole story. I know women who have leaned in for a lifetime and been passed over. But it’s hard to see what’s wrong with encouraging big dreams, giving pointers on sexist bosses and salary negotiations, and telling women who join the mommy track before they even have a … More Sheryl Sandberg
Here is Verbitsky in Página 12 March 17, with documents, although I am told we should not trust Verbitsky. It seems that according to Jalics in 1995, Bergoglio really did turn them in. I am not surprised and would more or less assume it to be true. They are calling the Pope Pancho which is amusing. … More Yorio and Jalics
I am severely traumatized about teaching and that is why I do not have time or energy for writing. But sometimes, someone says I am not a bad teacher. This morning on e-mail: I keep finding things that are so relevant to what we discuss in class! Things I never stopped to think about before are … More In which I am not a bad teacher, after all
On Facebook, one of my Friends had been invited to an event far from him and declined with regret, as a result of which I saw what the event was and Liked it. I really did like it, too, and I wish I could go for research reasons. Immediately the author of the event Friended … More Using Facebook for Research
I just gave a seminar for 200 people and I am a brilliant presenter. I should be one of those people who teach large lecture courses. I bring others in for spots con mucho swing. I have marvelous pictures behind me and can zoom in when required but mostly people are looking at me because … More As a child, I knew I should go on stage; now, I know I could hold a courtroom.
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