Guajira

People are still shocked to hear that I am only going to have enough retirement income to last 10 years, and so plan to work into my 80s since I am destined to live into my 90s. Time off for the rest of the semester and perhaps of life is Friday 1:30 PM to Saturday … More Guajira

Rosie Ledet

We are not working tonight but went instead to a Cajun jam. Now I am looking for music with which to sufficiently impress Tenth Medieval. This is about as psychedelic and as far into the groove as anyone could hope anything might ever be or get. Axé.

Grading

I spent too much time poring over microfilm and now I have to finish grading. I don’t know how long it will take but if I say 5 minutes per exam that will be 300 minutes or 5 hours. That was for effect but the audio is better here. Axé.

My Grading Innovation

What did you teach today? This semester I am teaching: Spanish 2 (30 students) Spanish 3 (50 students) Portuguese Reading and Composition: for seniors in Linguistics, and graduate students preparing for the reading examination (5 students) Latin American Film: one of those hybrid senior/graduate courses, a highly diverse group (15 students). I am also Secretary … More My Grading Innovation

Ain’t It Hard

The pictures in that video would have looked exotic to me at one time but they no longer do, as such scenes can still be seen. Someone else says: I’m tired of the confidence, the guys who act as if the wind is at their backs, all of which cloaks the true effort involved. Let’s … More Ain’t It Hard