“The state of Oaxaca has been kidnapped, as has the rest of the country,” begins an article in today’s La Jornada. The state or condition of having been kidnapped is descriptive, of more than one state and more than one country. I had not bought a Dylan album in decades, but I have been listening … More Mystic Garden
Now it is the weekend, so it is time to sing. I am singing this afternoon from a café off Franklin Street in the Faubourg Marigny, where it is exceedingly pleasant. Our song, an old one by Woody Guthrie, is sung in remembrance of the people whose lives will be made more difficult by the … More “Deportees”
Dictes moy où, n’en quel pays, Est Flora, la belle Rommaine; Archipiada, ne Thaïs, Qui fut sa cousine germaine; Écho, parlant quand bruyt on maine Dessus rivière ou sus estan, Qui beaulté ot trop plus qu’humaine? Mais où sont les neiges d’antan! The new torture/habeas corpus legislation has come with the anniversaries of Hurricanes Katrina … More Neiges d’antan
Look at this beautiful photograph of the monolith, representing the god Tláloc, which has been found in Mexico City! It is 3.5 meters long and 2.5 meters wide. Meanwhile, it appears that some media outlets are representing Congress’ latest sexual predator, Mark Foley, as a Democrat. You can read about it at The B Side … More Tláloc
Everyone should be aware that Article III, section 3, clause 1 of the United States Constitution reads: Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying War against them, or in adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid and Comfort. No Person shall be convicted of Treason unless on the Testimony of two Witnesses … More Atención compañeros
You are not required to obey an unlawful order. You are required to disobey an unlawful order. You swore an oath to support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic. I want all of my National Guard and USA-ROTC students, several of whom have been deployed to Afghanistan … More Attention US Military Personnel
I have now as a header image a different slice of the same image I have used before, of the market at Chichicastenango. The smoke and mist you see is incense mixed with evening dew. Ian Frazier’s article “The New Poetry”, in the July 22, 2002 New Yorker (34-35), reminds us that several British and … More Anglo-American Avant-Garde
I am still working on the question of header images. Viewers have voted against the image of the Mardi Gras Indian girl, because it is from a black and white photograph. They have voted in favor of the detail from the Casa de la Muerte at Copán, and I agree with them. WordPress, however, does … More Words and Images
Now it is time to vote–on the look of this site. I liked the template I was using except for one thing: the color of the background, which on some systems looked like a nice cream, and on others, a hospital green. One of my options is to return to that template, and tinker with … More A Design Question
I should perhaps have something to say about yesterday’s state election, but I am far more concerned about the fact that Mary Landrieu, D-Louisiana, voted in the Senate of the United States last week to suspend habeas corpus and legalize torture. I do not recommend Mary Landrieu. I was convinced me to vote for her … More Something About Mary
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