Monday: exhausted, slept late, and then it was the day of the disastrous communication with Dad’s bank’s lawyer and being on hold for 8 hours to finally get my non-functioning alarm system canceled (a long story). Went to the pool, felt better, and also got a few other practical things done, but then also stayed … More Log for the last week of July

Mine was beautifully and easily written but under-researched. This was because professors were convinced we would have a fear of writing or not be able to write, and so insisted we just write something. It also had to do with the pressure they were under to produce degrees. Normative time had come in just recently. … More Dissertations

Saturday, July 22, and Sunday, July 23. Managed to buy the book. FELT avoidant and lazy, felled by the heat and other things. Actually did get some Stuff done, in terms of practical life. I will allow one more day of avoiding service tasks I do not want to face, and that’s it, because I … More Logging, again

I am studying current terminology and I have a comment on demiromantic. “Demiromantic: an individual who does not experience romantic attraction until after a close emotional bond has been formed.” THIS is what one is always taught is healthy and wise. Especially girls are supposed to be like this. There’s demisexual too, and sexuality and … More People will hate me for this

To read. Axé.

What Would America Be Like with a “Dear Leader” in 2024? As President Biden said, “We can’t take democracy for granted any longer. … Make no mistake. Democracy is on the ballot…” Thom Hartmann Jun 29 NBC News reported this week that Trump is not only still leading the GOP field, but that his margin … More For my “Language and the entrepreneurial university”

It’s in Bogotá. We don’t know when. Axé.

DENTISTA. QUE VOY AL DENTISTA. A LAS DOS DE LA TARDE. Axé.

With the animals, it’s the guilt tripping I cannot stand. “If you do not adopt, it will starve?” “If you have adopted, you must keep indoors.” “Why do you not have more toys?” I DO NOT DESERVE TO KEEP AN ANIMAL AND I TOLD EVERYONE SO. I said I did not have money. I said … More Pain

Cable’s Bras-Coupe and Merimee’s Tamango: The Case of the Missing ArmAuthor(s): ROBERT O. STEPHENSSource: The Mississippi Quarterly, Fall 1982, Vol. 35, No. 4 (Fall 1982), pp. 387-405Stable URL: https://www.jstor.org/stable/26474894 Cable says Bras-Coupé gave himself that name, as a strong arm cut off from his tribe. But in New Orleans people believe he was one-armed, and … More Bras-Coupé