AZURE Gracias, violines, por este día de cuatro cuerdas. Puro es el sonido del cielo, la voz azul del aire. –Pablo Neruda (Chile, 1904-1973), El mar y las campanas. I would post a photograph of Isla Negra but I lack time. Axé.
Yo sé un himno gigante y extraño que anuncia en la noche del alma una aurora, y estas páginas son de ese himno cadencias que el aire dilata en las sombras. Yo quisiera escribirle, del hombre domando el rebelde, mezquino idioma, con palabras que fuesen a un tiempo suspiros y risas, colores y notas. Pero … More Rima I
Lighting, in nature and in the home, is very important. A change in light makes a enormous differences in everything. Some people like white light but I prefer golden light. Axé.
It is October 15, the traditional opening day of the job search season. I have a few suggestions for people going on campus visits — suggestions others may not have covered yet. 1. Good facilities are rare. Take note of the schools that have these. 2. Think of yourself as a colleague, not as an … More That Job Market: Suggestions for Interviewees
Any time is a good time to read Mercè Rodoreda. The Nation‘s review article on her is worth reading, too. I have never really studied Rodoreda’s life and I have not read all of her books. Having read the review, however, I am re-fascinated. At one point the writer says: It’s curious that Rodoreda is … More Reading for Pleasure Wednesday: Mercè Rodoreda
Well it is Tuesday and I am at work, so I cannot search for music. I have had to make up my own. What do you think? Imitated Blues Well I’m leaving in the morning On that southbound train Well I’m leaving in the morning On that southbound train Listen everybody Hear what I have … More Professor Zero Imitates Some Songs
This is October 12 and I have forgotten to mention it in two classes so far. Today in Guatemalan protests against the putative heroism of Columbus and the Hispanization of America (which is colonization, Europeanization, whitening) one Native person has been killed so far that I know of. Imer Boror, aged 19, was killed by … More Día de la Dignidad y Resistencia de los Pueblos Indígenas
Tnis is one of those old-old posts. ON CERTAIN FALSITIES Perhaps it is for no reason related to me that people have always gone on at me how to be and work. So this is another piece of my counterargument against those who threw so much unnecessary time management advice at me — at me, … More Research Hours
We are rocking and rolling down here in South Louisiana. The people in New Orleans want to secede from us so as to join the United States, but they just do not know how efficient we can be. Having spent the day hanging drywall and now being in the midst of studying, I wanted to … More Bring Me Li’l Water, Silvy
It is the weekend, and we are singing what we learned about from the students! Axé.
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