From the monthly archives:
That’s about all I can say in Spanish.
Last weekend’s trip to the Dominican Republic was great fun, despite Hurricane Dean’s feeble efforts to rain on my parade. I was visiting my friend Matt who is finishing up his two-year stint with the Peace Corps, but our friend Hamilton was also there visiting Matt so it [...]
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My older sis started a blog that you should go check out. There is not much there yet, but her recent encounter with Bathroom Lady portends many amusing tales to follow.
It may even be funnier and more interesting than this place (which isn’t saying much), but don’t let that fool you: in real life, I am both funnier and far more [...]
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I had an interesting conversation recently about education with a friend of mine whose wife consults for a school system. We talked a little bit about No Child Left Behind and the effect it can sometimes have on schools that put a heavy emphasis on testing.
This reminded me of a video a saw sometime ago [...]
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Emily and I went to see Once at the Vinegar Hill Theater in Charlottesville last Friday night. An independent film dubbed by many as a new kind of modern-day musical and featuring rave reviews (including winning the audience prize at the Sundance Film Festival), I was looking forward to seeing this movie.
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This novel was published after the Chilean-Mexican author's death, and I'm not even sure if it was entirely finished or not. It is broken up into five parts which, while connected, stand pretty much on there own. I have not yet made it to the grim part about the murders of hundreds of women in Mexico, so I have so far found it enjoyable and even funny despite some dark underpinnings. It's had a ton of critical praise, and I like it much more than my last foray into the violent novel genre: Blood Meridian.
Been listening to this one a lot, pretty much the whole way through.