Author Archives: JLB
Coffee
As a teen he had had his own television show as a real-life psychic who helped police solve crimes. He sold his services to the public at the end of each episode, so he had the phone numbers and money … Continue reading
Couscous
Curious drab, colored birds dropped in from nowhere and stayed close to me, like the children on the street in Mexico, with the persistent hope that I would give them any morsel, even by accident. Here, in San Francisco, there … Continue reading
Chorizo Sandwich
I’m sitting, and I sit upon a chair and my feet rest on maybe a foot of concrete. There is a speed bump that transmits the weight of each car through the concrete, shaking it, up through my feet. It … Continue reading
How to be a girl if you’re a boy
You do a girl tolerable poor, but you might fool men, maybe. Bless you, child, when you set out to thread a needle don’t hold the thread still and fetch the needle up to it; hold the needle still and … Continue reading
The Definition of Writing
Painted Mixtec and Aztec manuscripts, like all writing systems, were permanent and readable, which meant that they were used to establish ideas, document facts, and present accountability. Europeans recognized the painted records’s function to the extent that those drafted for … Continue reading
Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon
(Jon enters kitchen. Julie and Ashley are writing what looks like a mind map on a napkin. ) Jon: Hey, what’re you guys up to? Julie: We’re playing six degrees of kevin bacon. Wanna play? Jon: Sure… but I don’t … Continue reading
Nueva luna / New moon
Como se puede ver, le he dado un nuevo diseño al blog. Los colores originales, chocolate y piel, me gustaban mucho porque significaban mexicanidad y humanidad, pero para mí necesitaba un poco más de vida y de estilo. Traté redondear … Continue reading
Yo no quiero ir a donde esos hombres vayan
Hatuey fue condenado a la hoguera, castigo reservado a los más viles criminales. Pero cuando estaba a punto de ser quemado, al ser preguntado si quería convertirse en cristiano para subir al cielo preguntó: “¿y esos hombres blancos también van … Continue reading
Plutonomy
Acabo de ver la película de Michael Moore Capitalism: A Love Story. Me pareció simpática pero me sorprendio ver el descaro de los elites al robar tanto y tanto. Desconozco el por qué de mi reacción, he vivido en México … Continue reading
Insight from the Bible
Ever notice the inconsistencies in the Bible? Here’s a few examples: GE 1:3-5 On the first day, God created light, then separated light and darkness.GE 1:14-19 The sun (which separates night and day) wasn’t created until the fourth day. PR … Continue reading