Madre nuestra, esta mañana me he corrido con las hiedras, al ver la azul caravana de las piedras, de las piedras, de las piedras… –C.V. In the tropics, the ants arrive quickly, furiously, and voraciously to each new event. That is why the last scion of the Buendía tribe is always already being eaten by … More Reading for Pleasure Wednesday: The Ants
I have hidden the post about my article because when I googled for more material for it, I got that post. Thank you for your comments, everyone, they were extremely helpful! I am replacing the post with a story of my day so far in that Brazilian land, where I am living in a working … More What I Did Today (So Far)
1. Three white Europeans allege that no American of any color should study race in Brazil due to our propensity to impose African-American agendas on weaker Afro-Brazilians. They do believe they have the authority to speak for Afro-Brazilians, and they are sure that Afro-Brazilians who collaborate with African-Americans have not chosen this activity freely. 2. … More Some Sophistry, Mildly Parodic Version
Happy Solstice! The solstice I am experiencing is the summer solstice. The southern hemisphere permits me to experience two things I like — my birthday and summer — all at once, which is very nice. An academic topic: I do not know whether my commenter Mark is a troll, or is on someone’s payroll even, … More Academic Mondays: Solstice
Please contact me if you know how to hack into Facebook, because I want you to hack into my account. I am blocked from it because my IP is now in Brazil. Since I did not list my true date of birth in Facebook and cannot remember what date of birth I alleged to have … More I Need A Hacker
I would reproduce this painting by Juan Gris if I could, since it gives quite a good idea of the view from my current atelier on the Bay of All Saints. I like this atelier very much and I am tempted to think I should acquire a similar one here, if I could. I taught … More Juan Gris
It is the weekend in Bahia, the last weekend of spring. People are trying out their fireworks for New Year’s Eve already. We must sing. Axé.
I originally got onto Facebook so I could communicate with the students. Facebook is usually up and the university computers are usually down, so Facebook is where we live. I have Facebook groups for some courses, and Blogspot or WordPress blogs for others. As I say, I would be glad to use Blackboard, WebCT, Moodle, … More About Facebook
It being the weekend, I bought German-Brazilian beer and put it in the freezer to chill. Each can cost $1. Prices now for most things here are more or less like U.S. prices, from what I can divine so far, although I think groceries are very slightly cheaper. A tank of butane costs almost $23 … More Notes from Zero International
“It is very hard to find people interested in literature — even in departments of literature!” Axé.
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