This is from the Codex Boturini and I found it on Wikipedia. Moctezuma I tried to find out where Aztlán was and so did the 16th century Fray Diego Durán. People have been working on this ever since; Aztlán could have been near Florida, or at a Mississippian site in Wisconsin, or somewhere north of … More Viaje a Aztlán
Margarita está linda la mar, y el viento, lleva esencia sutil de azahar; yo siento en el alma una alondra cantar; tu acento: Margarita, te voy a contar un cuento: Esto era un rey que tenía un palacio de diamantes, una tienda hecha de día y un rebaño de elefantes, un kiosko de malaquita, un … More A Margarita Debayle
This is my least favorite sentence in the Louisiana vernacular. It means we went to dinner and when college graduates say it, it means they went to a fine restaurant. It sounds like baby talk. «We went go eat» indeed. Axé.
All about living in central Mexico City. Axé.
Clarissa: “More maturity to have a child than to have an abortion” is my favorite statement of the week. The stupidity of these people is daunting. I actually meant less maturity — you need less maturity to have a child than to have an abortion, which is why if you are underage a judge needs … More Hazel-Eyed Girl
In Ubuntu Linux 11.10, I switched to the US international keyboard and it is blissful so far. I can write é, ¿, and «», among other things, with extreme ease. I have dead keys, i.e. dedicated keys. I really recommend this. Now, all I need is a keyboard skin for this machine. It´s a Lenovo … More US International Keyboard
Esta versión es diferente y me gusta. Axé.
You do not know how many of our brilliant proposals have been turned down this week, for reasons having to do with unrelieved ignorance. You do not know that my student’s husband is a waiter. You do not know that the technology for our class has broken down. You do not know that the way … More Things you do not know about me, or about the rechingada madre of someone you know, that is to say, a puta que pariu.
On April 19, the mood will shift from the shoot-first-and-ask-questions-later mentality of Aries to calm, cool and collected Taurus. On that day, the Sun will move into Taurus, lighting up Taurus’ entire positive attributes: practicality, well thought out decisions and sensuality, to name a few. Just keep in mind that the Bull represents the zodiac’s … More A pleasant piece of junk mail.
I do not have time to fiddle with Blogger so as to be able to comment on Shedding Khawatir‘s post, so I have to post about it. I am not interested in language teaching the way she is, but I have had the same problems about it. Shedding Khawatir complains of the professors and lecturers … More On language teaching
