I have actually seen this service performed and it was quite oppressive, almost like a malediction. This is not how one is to take it, I know, but when I read Rosario Castellanos’ novel by this title I had not yet attended the service. Having had the experience, I see things somewhat better. Axé.
At the pool I ran into my ex’ other ex and we exchanged notes on our summer activities. “You have a nice life,” she said; “I did try to make this summer good,” said I. But in general I do have a pleasant life and it is because of having given up considering what I … More Une belle vie
My banana trees have actually produced bananas, and good ones, too. I am very impressed. I will cook them somehow with drumfish, which is juicy, and perhaps with the green oranges which fell. I have decided that all non organic US meat must be avoided at all times, and all wheat, as well as every … More Tropical
You deserve to put research first and also to recognize and honor the conditions you need to have in order to do so. I took these ideas for granted until I became a professor, after which they were eroded — in part by other professors who alleged one should be able to work in any … More Encore un petit poème
Axé.
De la musique pour le weekend, from the Grupo Bahía Trío. The music of the Pacific coast of Colombia is brilliant and too little known. Where is the picture in the first frame? It could be New Orleans, and there is so much in the world that is interrelated and we do not know it. … More Rumba Chonta
Of course, this is where I was while Marvin Wilson was being executed. It is truly amazing to be able to drive up and be allowed to park right next to a library like that, or lock up your bicycle and walk right in. The rabble tell me it is prestige I should want, but … More Perry-Castañeda Library
From my mailbag: You can sell illegal arms for many years and then sell your company, maintaining all of your contracts with groups such as the CIA. Your fine will be 7.5 million dollars. Nobody will face criminal prosecution for their crimes. Blackwater admitted to selling satellite phones and defense services to Sudan, illegally building … More On Blackwater, and on the road to H* being paved brick by bloody brick.
This is a book, and an author I would like to read. Axé.
Tómate esta botella conmigo En el último trago nos vamos Quiero ver a qué sabe tu olvido Sin poner en mis ojos tus manos Esta noche no voy a rogarte Esta noche te vas de a de veras Que difícil tratar de olvidarte Y que sienta que ya no me quieras Nada me han enseñado … More Siguiéndola con Chavela Vargas
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