This was actually proposed in the United States in the early twentieth century. There is an explanation in Swedish, by an author called “Wage Slave.” The requisite symbols of anarcho-syndicalism are a black cat and a red and black flag. I wanted to post those but found the above image, which is far more interesting. … More The 16 Hour Work Week
This is a MESTIZO POST, meaning it is mixed. It might be an ajiaco. It could be a curanto. And a cocido madrileño sounds good right now. I should make one, buying ingredients at La Tienda Punto Com. 1. Research Insight A commentator here suggested that the world’s fascination with Barack Obama’s racial mixture bespoke … More Cocido Madrileño
In ceramics, you have to aim for a perfect piece from the beginning, or you will not get one that is good enough. Good enough means that it holds together. If you only aim for good enough at the beginning, you will lower standards too far and the piece will fly apart before the end. … More On Perfection
As we know, it is economic crunch time. And the amount I am required to contribute to the retirement system is now 11% of my monthly check, as opposed to 8% heretofore. And this money goes directly to Wall Street. The cost of groceries has never been a serious factor in my economic problems, but … More Papaya Juice With Orange
A. Bibliographical Methods: A student preparing for his comprehensive examination asked about criticism on a writer. “I am looking in JSTOR,” said he. I said he should look in the MLA Bibilography. JSTOR is good, but it only has what it has, it does not give a complete panorama of what is. “I see,” said … More Bibliographical Methods, Puzzle, and Note
All of these things are interrelated and if I had time I would explain to myself how, writing a nice little essay. Instead I will only put them together in the same post. 1. The key issue in Reeducation was the invalidation. You are not valid, your past is not valid, your present is not … More Non Random Bullets
If you had followed me on Twitter today – and I do not “Tweet,” although I do “Facebook” – you would have seen that I: prepared class, gave class, prepared class, gave class, met with students, met with faculty, and did paperwork. All of this took 11 straight hours during which I ate 1/2 of … More Corazonada
A. I dreamed and woke up with a three paragraph poem about this in my head, with interesting characters and good images, but it is gone and I do not have time to reconstruct it. Some practical thoughts learned from the poem, about abusive relationships. This is more or less how they proceed: 1. You … More Oneiric
When I first arrived in Bahia I was picked up at the airport by a chauffeur driven Chevette and taken to the house, which turned out to have mango trees and a broad porch with large white columns. On the porch stage center was a matron Velasquez could have painted, holding a small dog, standing … More Visceral Whitemen
1. I am still busy flying the Barack Obama flag. Obama lost in Louisiana almost 2-1, but that does mean more than one in three people are Obama voters, many of them young. They say things like: I was born in 1988. When I heard Obama had won the election, I felt that a great … More On Autonomy
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