1. Now I am experiencing luxury, calm and voluptuousness in the form of New Orleans streets on a lovely fall afternoon. I am trying to learn to take greater advantage of all affordable luxuries available to me than I have done in some time. Before Reeducation I lived in a very pleasant way, but in … More Luxury, Calm, and Voluptuousness III
Observe this video of Manila in the 1930’s. Apparently it had the world’s largest prison at that time. I do not endorse the attitude of the narrator, but the script is an interesting historical document in itself. For good measure see this, also on Manila, from 1938: Axé.
I insist now upon speaking in very positive tones, but I am rocky and discouraged many days and I am in a state of distress about many things. More than I realize. I am improved but I should still recognize the foregoing squarely. It makes life easier. What I can see, I can cure. And … More Te Deum. Lomo de las Sagradas Escrituras. The Red Army Choir
Lisa and Undine raised the question, what makes you write? My answer was and is Baudelairean: ordre et beauté, luxe, calme, et volupté. A garret by a good bookstore and a job as a barista could constitute luxury, calm, and voluptuousness. Another answer is that writing is like breathing – nothing motivates me, or everything … More Luxury, Calm and Voluptuousness II
Now the University is offering us the chance to change from private retirement plans to the state system. I have never been on the state system, although if I had gotten in when I originally came it would have been advantageous, because it is not portable and I have never planned to stay. And rules … More Financial News Question
“Ask this question — are the credit markets really about to seize up? “If they are then lots of business owners should be eager to tell how their bank is calling their 90-day revolving loans, rejecting new loans and demanding more cash on deposit. I called businessmen I know yesterday and not one of them … More Oppose the Bailout
Check out WashiWara Planet. The music starts after the singer-hero arrives by magical car. In this next double dose from Cameroun the singer-hero arrives by spaceship – must be the Mothership – and opposes corruption. “It sounds like the words flow.” I wish I could do an act like this in class. I will aspire … More Avant-Goût of WashiWara – Docta Musica
Sunday’s NYT Magazine had a number of essays on higher education and university level teaching. I am going to read it. I have heard it is very good. I know I should want to read the Chronicle of Higher Education but am I the only one who finds it – well, goody-goody? Axé.
I might vote for Cynthia McKinney just for the sake of voting closer to my actual views, if I thought Obama really couldn’t win Louisiana. But call me an Obamaholic, Field Negro. I won’t mind, I was a Kucinich voter originally. Now, however, I am in enough denial about the possibility of a McCain victory … More Probability and Statistics: Louisiana for Obama?
This is the first day of Fall, the best season. I always liked Fall but in Louisiana it is truly stellar because there is a day in early Fall when the humidity leaves the air. This lowers the heat index greatly and it becomes possible to go outdoors. The month of October is as cool … More World Traffic Survey, and AIDESEP
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