Long ago I was reading an essay by Ernesto Sábato on José Ingenieros; I lost both my thread and the book. My notes resemble a poem, but are not yet one. I would like to find and read the essay, return to that barrio in Mexico City, and write the poem. For Ingenieros logic and morality … More Through a Glass, Darkly Wednesday: On Positivism
Yes, I know there is an inauguration going on, but as far as I am concerned it is the day I planned to start working in earnest, so I am working (despite jury duty, which I hope to dispatch post haste). In this post I will work first by reminding Obama of certain campaign promises … More Back to the Twenties
This is Martin Luther King Day, sunny and clear. We are lighting candles, pouring cane liquor onto the ground, throwing flowers into flowing rivers, and saying, Axé, Martin! I have JURY DUTY tomorrow and I am liable to forget. Remind me, O Blog! Sabbatical gods, please do not allow me to be assigned to a … More Martin
O ye yaie mais rappelle toi Petite fille tout les accroires Les promesses ca tu m’as fait Tu connais je merite pas ca Tu m’as dit toi tu m’aimais Chere mais aujourd’hui Aujourd’hui t’es apres me quitter Moi je connais ca me fait du mal O ye yaie mais rapelle toi Petite fille tout les … More Lacassine Special
…discusses second lines. Don’t miss the visuals in this video. Dr. Michael White’s Ph.D. is in Spanish. Everyone should buy his new CD Blue Crescent for Mardi Gras. Axé.
…Israel. It means I will have to stop using L’Oréal products, y’all! I haven’t bought Israeli fruit in many years, but send me good suggestions for substitutes for L’Oréal 5 Natural Warm Golden Brown Ammonia Free Hair Dye and pressed powder. More things are made in Israel than one realizes. So much, too, for any … More Boycott, Divest, Sanction
January 16, 2009 NYT Op-Ed Forgive and Forget? By PAUL KRUGMAN Last Sunday President-elect Barack Obama was asked whether he would seek an investigation of possible crimes by the Bush administration. “I don’t believe that anybody is above the law,” he responded, but “we need to look forward as opposed to looking backwards.” I’m sorry, … More Paul Krugman
It’s cold. I heard a popping sound last night from the corner of the house and it seems to have been the siding cracking. I caulked and painted it four hurricanes ago. Now there is a rotten, frozen hole in it so fragile I am afraid to touch it. What stands between me and the … More Sounds on the Street
Microphilanthropy is good! Contact me for further information. Melanie is a 12 year old girl who lives in Mitchell’s Plain, Cape Town, who had been attending Observatory Junior School. She has done very well at school, attaining between 85% and 96% for most subjects including the three languages, maths, science and technology. She has just … More Microphilanthropic Challenge
The excellent and inspiring J says: The Israel-Hamas War continues. . . . The United States is uniquely placed to bring it to a cease-fire. We all know this. If you have not contacted your Senator(s), Congresspeople and the President-Elect and Vice President-Elect, demanding that they do so, please do so now. While you’re politely … More A Very Good Point
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