Once, with my friend Eric, we were flying close to the ground, just to see the land rush by, to feel the speed, I think, when we topped a ridge surprising a team of oxen yoked and quietly resting under the shade of a massive willow tree, causing the animals to spook. The oxen were […]
What’s wrong with splitting the infinite? I ask you. But there’s no answer required because I no longer care. I quit worrying about it. I used to quietly hate them vs. I quietly used to hate them. Give-me-a-break! The rule comes all the way from Latin days, so they say, but I say we’ve come a […]
Arriva! I finally found the book I was looking for: a collection of recipes and herbal remedies gathered in and around Múzquiz. Not only does it have a wonderful way to cook Huevos (de toro) con ensalada de nopalitos, or Patitas de Puerco en salsa de jijomate as well as la famosisima Ensalada de papas […]
A month ago at a local chocolatería, I overheard a conversation much like this: Bimbo coed: “I’m so happy. I placed out of thirty hours. I think I can take all my core courses this year and be out in two . . . if I go to summer school.” Saleslady: “That is so cool. […]
I read in the paper the other day that at UT Austin, some groups are now meeting in bars, that, according to the article, is the only place on campus where they feel safe—nobody has a gun. I read it twice thinking it was a joke, but no. It is so. “Is anybody in charge?” […]
Clue me in, please. My phone company is Metro. The other day I tried to pay my bill online, as I always do (Note: I used to say ‘like I always . . .’ but it gave Jim the Black Trumpees—can be alarming), except their web site was down. Anyway, I found that Metro has […]
This whole week I’ve been annoyed at the powers to be for changing my time: now I have to get up in what feels like the middle of the night. For me, time was decided long ago, and the government should know when to leave things alone. Here’s a note on what real time is […]
Como será que a veces remando, me pregunto que si no es por esto ¿qué haría? Y la verdad no tengo respuesta, sin mi río, no sé me ocurre de mí qué sería. Y si es que rezo de vez en cuando, no es para pedir salvación, ni mucho menos protección. Yo no pido ninguna […]
From Book 5 in the Cuco series: Julio “Arturo laughed thinking of his friend Joaquín. They had been friends forever, “geologically speaking.” Arturo laughed again. Since kids really, and the miracle of it was that as different as they were, they were still best friends, like brothers, and enjoyed each other’s company every day. Arturo […]
So never mind the article about the new solar-powered coal museum, or the man arrested for aiming his rifle at the Jack in The Box, or Mohammad Ali, 29, indicted for possession of controlled substance with intent to deliver, or even the battle over the phrase “damn good tacos” now headed to federal court in […]