This is the Beka chair at OfficeMax and I like it. I also like this white floor lamp I saw, which I cannot find a picture of but which they say they will have more of soon, both here and in the United States. It is boring to patronize OfficeMax in Mexico instead of somewhere … More In OfficeMax
It will be St. John’s Eve this weekend, so it is fitting to discuss bonfires. Here is a description of a book I would really like to read. After an introduction which explains the significance of bonfires and lays out the sources for the book, the narrative begins in Iberia with a brief history of … More Very Early Mexico
I have friends in their forties and fifties who now say, variously, in tones of voice dripping with superiority, that they: ♦ could not tolerate a seven to eight hour bus ride because to sit for that long would cause them too much pain ♦ could not tolerate a four hour car ride or a … More Des vieillards
This post is not generally comprehensible, but perhaps it can be my last on Reeducation. The main advantage of not being reeducated is to be able to work. From Reeducation forward I could not really work, although I did a lot of work. The reason I could not work was that the minute I even … More On not being reeducated
Le gardien du port connaît bien Charlesia. Elle passe régulièrement devant sa guérite et se dirige vers le quai. Elle scrute l’horizon, dans l’attente vaine d’un bateau qui la ramènera dans son île natale. Diego Garcia n’est plus qu’un souvenir, la nostalgie douloureuse d’une vie simple rythmée par la production de Coprah, les jeux des … More Shenaz Patel
«Dear Student, «Have we met in person? I believe we have corresponded, and I am sure you are eminently well qualified for X. However, I have never served as a reference for someone I did not know directly and had not actually worked with. Someone who gives you a reference should be able to say … More An e-mail
Bold the ones you have been to. 1 Seoul South Korea 10,231,000 2 São Paulo Brazil 10,009,000 3 Bombay India 9,925,000 4 Jakarta Indonesia 9,373,000 5 Karachi Pakistan 9,339,000 6 Moscow Russia 8,297,000 7 Istanbul Turkey 8,260,000 8 Mexico City Mexico 8,235,000 9 Shanghai China 8,214,000 10 Tokyo Japan 8,130,000 11 New York USA 8,008,000 … More World’s 15 Largest Cities
Do you want a clear or a cream soup, rice or salad, fish or meat, and fruit or custard? These are the really important questions in life, and they are aspects of the larger question, what shall we have for lunch today? In Mexico with lunch you get agua fresca, made of fresh fruit. Sometimes … More ¿Consomé o crema?
Where I would live is the neighborhood of San Rafael and this evening I got lost. I thought I was on my way somewhere completely different, in an entirely different direction, when the air changed. I started to smell the homely smell of slightly overripe fruit that indicates one is getting into a more humble neighborhood … More Café de las Artes
It is cold today in Mexico City and every time I am here I wish I had a sweater or coat and not just a light jacket or two. Yesterday, the morning was normal but then I met an American colleague for lunch. He wanted to go to Sanborn’s so we did, and now I … More Días extraños
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