This is perhaps a cryptic post. My implied audience is myself. I am still on strike, but the lecture I have just posted is very important. Lynn Hunt is a real intellectual. And people like Lynn Hunt, not people like Reeducation, are my actual background, and although Reeducation wanted me to apologize for this I … More From Lynn Hunt. The Ancestors.
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The blogging habit. This is really good. I am still on strike, but it does not mean I cannot repost important things from elsewhere. Axé.
First, an epigraph of sorts from Dr. Crazy, who first answered the question ten of us were asked. Her answer is so good, it is hard to top (although it might be complemented, which is my aim here). She introduces her piece thus: Craig Smith from AFT (and the blog FACE Talk) asked me (along … More On “Changing” Higher Education
The cardinal rules of Reeducation, as we know, were that one could not trust one’s sense of the reality of any situation — or the motivations of any people, or one’s own. It was shocking because I would have made the opposite recommendation: face the reality of whatever situation you have and then work with … More On Brazil and Why I Ultimately Liked It
As seen at Clio Bluestocking, The Moscow Rules: 1. Assume nothing 2. Never go against your gut 3. Everyone is potentially under opposition control 4. Don’t look back; you are never completely alone 5. Go with the flow, blend in 6. Vary your pattern and stay within your cover 7. Lull them into a sense … More The Moscow Rules
1. Katha Pollitt’s excellent article on battered women contains this sentence: That a woman might stay with her batterer because she pities him and wants to rescue him from his demons was a new insight for me. Actually, I have found that pity is the first step in the creation of any abusive relationship. As … More On Pity
I dedicate this May Day to the workers of course, to Janequin, to Flora, and to children. It is the weekend, and I am singing that our camping trip is tomorrow. I am so excited, I can hardly wait! Axé.
Now, post festival, I am back in Maringouin. Thanks for coming with me to Lafayette! Wasn’t the drive home over U.S. 190 beautiful? The day after FIL ends is the first day of summer. We are splashing in the bayou now, before things get too hot and still. * Since I do not necessarily publish … More Shift
I Yesterday was John Muir’s birthday. It was very beautiful and in fact peaceful, but I had written this post days earlier. It said that in order to achieve the peaceful state corresponding to John Muir I would have to articulate a list of the usual trades and traits of people I find exhausting — … More John Muir
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