On Salvador Novo and the Paseo Bucareli
28/05/2012
Delicious to read and know about. Axé.
What did one do today that cost money?
28/05/2012
Cab from airport 200 Tip 15 Newspaper 10 Various coffees and mineral waters 90 Lunch 60 Buses 25 Entry to fair 45 This is 455 which, divided by 13, makes 35, when my spending goal is 20 or 260, depending on which currency one is thinking in, so one can see that it was the … More What did one do today that cost money?
Beleza
27/05/2012
I cleaned the study. Axé.
Mitt Romney
27/05/2012
Axé.
Things I took to Mexico included…
27/05/2012
…jewelry and silver to repair …a skirt to reline but not, this time… …shoes to repair (although I would take them) …Brazilian cell phone to change the SIM card of (it takes a different voltage) Also: …metro tickets …$ Mex. …savings card for a drug store chain Axé.
Fluir todo es bailar
27/05/2012
Axé.
Mi texana
25/05/2012
I am NOT going to northern Mexico but I appear to believe I am, as I keep singing norteñas. These are the Pingüinos del Norte, who are classic. We are going out tomorrow, in the country in the night, and this is my life. Axé.
World´s 50 Most Dangerous Cities
24/05/2012
I am going to Veracruz Monday morning and it has come to my attention that it is the 18th most dangerous city in the world. The 50 most dangerous cities are all in the Americas and South Africa, and most of them are in Latin America. If I have counted right, 14 of them are … More World´s 50 Most Dangerous Cities
A Reeducated Postscript
24/05/2012
An important principle of Reeducation was that you should do what was uncomfortable. This was because what you thought right was necessarily wrong, and also because you had surely never stretched to do anything differently before. There are several reasons why this idea did not apply to me. Here are some of them, listed in … More A Reeducated Postscript
A department chair
24/05/2012
Z: I am very busy and do not want to change textbooks for our multi-section course. Whiteman: It is selfish of you to give research and more advanced courses a greater priority than this course sequence, and to value current pedagogical practice over the comfort of the older M.A. instructors. Z: Actually, it is selfish … More A department chair
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