Reading for today is Jeremy Scahill’s work in The Nation on Blackwater USA, the mercenaries we hire, Nezua on the plight of immigrant children stranded after a March 6 raid, and Ellen Simon’s review of Robert I. Sutton’s book on workplace bullies. This was recommended by a friend, and it sounds to me good but … More Blackwater
One of the great pleasures of life near a university campus is falling into conversation by chance with a random intellect in another field. This almost never happens here. This afternoon, to enjoy the spring sunshine at the end of a difficult week in which, nevertheless, much of value has been accomplished, I went to … More L’hasard objectif
Today in one class we discussed La autenticidad de la mujer en el arte, the essay by Rosario Ferré on writing as a woman. I used to find this piece flat, but today I found it illuminating. I learned from the discussion that none of the students had been raised to believe women must make … More Rosario Ferré
“In a lonely cabin on the frontier, I, Clinton Rollins, attempting no literary style, pass the time by penning my memories. And as an old man my thoughts wander back: The things that happened fifty years ago… Spanish-Americans I have known — whom I have grown to like… And that warm, sweet, green odor of … More With Walker in Nicaragua
In a comment last summer, the Emeritus Professor said: Scholars have to be educated in some fundamental way, educated as opposed to trained, though they can and perhaps should be trained also. […] I said: I would add that the emphasis on ‘professionalization’ and ‘training’ over actual education undermines integrity. […] My own confusion in … More Upward Spiral
It would appear that we are moving on Iran. American Zombie has pointed it out. I hope someone can analyze this, as I must now analyze eighteenth century texts. I will say that Cyrus the Great, King of the Persians, is considered to have written the earliest charter of human rights. Axé.
The Azgoddess does not eat soup, as it is so hot in Arizona. There are cold fruit soups in Sweden, and there is gazpacho in Andalusia, but there is also the Danish kærnemælkskoldskål or “cold bowl of buttermilk,” a summer dessert. It sounds utterly strange, but it is very good. 1 egg 1/4 cup sugar … More Kærnemælkskoldskål
A book always worth reading is Lafcadio Hearn’s Gombo Zhebes, which is not really about cooking, but about language and culture. Dooky Chase is still closed, but we can, nevertheless, find their Lenten gumbo recipe. Here is another. 1 pound smoked sausage 1 pound tasso 1 link andouille 6 peeled new potatoes 1 can Great … More Gombo Zhebes
I Our featured post for this evening is Undine’s, on academic and actual housework: Does Any of This Count?. It is our featured post because I have almost finished cleaning out and reorganizing all of the work related files I have in the house. I have also finished my Federal income tax return, Form 1040 … More On Housework
As I say, there are concentration camps in the United States, as well as United States run secret prisons abroad. Xicano Power’s March 12 post gives relevant information – and not just about the Border Patrol, although they are bad enough. Read the whole post. I refer you as well to the Dachau Memorial Site. … More Concentration Camps II
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