Things could always be worse. Still, the situation is increasingly bleak on the domestic and teaching fronts. I’m grateful for Kim and Sarah, to whom I sent an e-mail a few days ago canceling our lunch date because my spirits are too low. They both called to check on me, and Sarah encouraged me to meet her for lunch the next day, which turned out to be a Very Good Idea. But I love my […]
Read moreMonth: February 2010
A World of Scorpions
I hate children, which is too bad because I live in Cuidad de los Nií±os (named after the giant orphanage nearby) within Colonia Boulevares de San Francisco. One of the things I’ve always known about myself is that I never wanted to teach kids. Oh, sure: they’re fine at times, like when they’re asleep. But like dogs in a pack or Nazis in a mob, they are dangerous when clustered. Ironically, here on this very […]
Read moreRat-Dog
In México, some night watchmen make their rounds in the daytime. You can hear others at 2:00 am, sounding their presence every few seconds with a deep, flutey whistle. It’s mournful, like a faraway steam engine approaching and fading away. As I understand it, the function of the noise-making is to make sure they get paid: without noise there’s no proof that they were watching at night. I’ve been here long enough that most of […]
Read moreHappy Birthday, YoNenny!
My tiny girleen is 32 31 [This is the first time I’ve lost track.] Look how she used to be (with my daddy): Times have changed. Dad is dead and she’s all gwown up: Here is a birthday card that Bul made for me to give to her: Here she is performing for me, for a radio series I was working on. I don’t have a big version of this one: Happy birthday, my very […]
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