In a small amount of olive oil: + all leftover arugula, which was enough for a salad + all basil threatening to wilt, which was a great deal + large amounts of garlic + several sweet and several hot peppers, as for gulasch + two small eggplants, one green and one purple, sliced + a … More Arugula in Stir Fry
The weather has been endlessly beautiful, and I have not taken advantage of it, but I have noticed it most acutely, and it is the weekend, and we must sing. Axé.
It is sunny, and it is the weekend, so we must sing. The most important thing you can watch, though, is Robert Fisk on Iraq, and it is why I wish to emulate Robert Fisk, and I would rather be Robert Fisk than a professor. Axé.
Are you aware of the trope in which people say they went to their exclusive graduate program because they did not know what else to do? It is true of many to some degree, especially if they started at a young age; saying “I did not know what else to do” often means something more … More On Boasting
Valentina, Valentina, yo te quisiera decir que una pasión me domina y es la que me hizo venir. Dicen que por tus amores un mal me va a seguir, no le hace que sea el diablo yo también me sé morir. Si porque tomo tequila mañana tomo jerez, si porque me ven borracho mañana ya … More La Valentina
A UNE DAME CREOLE Au pays parfumé que le soleil caresse J’ai vu dans un retrait de tamarins ambrés Et de palmiers d’où pleut sur les yeux la paresse, Une dame Créole aux charmes ignorés. Son teint est pâle et chaud; la brune enchanteresse A dans le cou des airs noblement maniérés; Grande et svelte, … More Charles Baudelaire
Det er i dag et vejr, et solskinsvejr! O søde vår, så er du atter nær! Nu vil jeg glemme rent, at det var vinter, nu vil jeg gå og købe hyacinter og bringe dem til én, som jeg har kær. Hun købte af de hvide og de blå hun købte af de smukkeste, hun … More Jævndøgn, or, Det er i dag et vejr
And Chopin. We are in captivity and will not know our charges until December. But it is cool now after so many flaming months, and we can breathe in the limpid night. I am even wearing a light shawl. Axé.
I am teaching a class I first taught as a teaching assistant. It covers just as much material, but meets half as often. I do not have the same amount of time to grade the assignments as I had when I was a teaching assistant, nor do these students have the time to do the … More Academic Mondays: La realidad
October 4, 2010 Dear Colleague, As the media and University information sources have been reporting for months, LSU is fighting an intense but strategic battle to maintain reasonable funding levels and otherwise to deal with a major funding crisis. To date, much of the effort has gone into analysis of the budget and strategic discussions … More Please Write In Support of LSU and All Louisiana Universities
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