Tambourine and Fan

Super Sunday, typically in March near St. Joseph’s Day, is the year’s best day because all the Mardi Gras Indians come out on parade. The video I have embedded explains things to the uninitiated, but this video of the Creole Wild West is the best and most authentic of the Indian videos I have found … More Tambourine and Fan

Post-election Post

This from Nezua is really worth perusing – on politics and on life. Two brief excerpts: As we’ve had made painfully clear to us for too long now, the Left is running around reacting and no longer trusts progressive visions enough to forward them boldly and unapologetically and borne on their own volition and timing. … More Post-election Post

Savagery

I see ever more clearly what the mechanism of Reeducation was. The a priori assumptions were that one could not know what one felt or what was real, and that one should not do or think anything which could be construed as taking control. The resultant degree of doubt was overwhelming. Since no perception or … More Savagery

On Lynching

This documentary looks fascinating, but commentary on it is only one small part of WoC PhD‘s very informative post. Axé.

Five Minutes

1. I saw this movie and then bought this tea and it has changed me for ever, as I did not know I had never had really good tea before. I have realized that coffee is really good and really powerful if you only drink it at 4 PM, my least favorite hour of the … More Five Minutes

Blazers and Time

I already knew I probably needed a suit, but the Fashionable Academic explains why I also need a black leather blazer. We all do. Meanwhile, I “am” 6:49 A.M. I shall henceforth arise at that moment or its equivalent. Via Ancarett. You’re the time of day right around sunrise, when the sky is still a … More Blazers and Time

YURPIE™

So I am very pleased with this semester and with my prospects for the medium term future since I have won a useful prize. Still, for what may be worth to others (for me it is worthwhile as a career analysis exercise), and because I spoke from my space of dedication in the recent meme(s) … More YURPIE™

Escritura

These are my sentiments, exactly. And when I write academically I often feel engulfed by other peoples’ papers, piled on all sides and high above my head. This is a rich feeling for a beginning, if you are interested in what you are working on. It is a discouraging one if you are not. I … More Escritura