Here's a story I tell my Latino friends and younger relatives from time to time, but rarely Anglos, simply because most Anglos who don't live in the Southwest (and many who do) won't know what I'm talking about.  And now that I live and work at Tiny Comprehensive on the Prairie,… Read full post »

I've been a bit too busy to blog lately.  Late April and early May are always hectic for me, what with last minute revision for students, term-paper reading, grading, making sure the registrar has an accurate grade count from my class, and filing all the last-minute paperwork that comes with my… Read full post »

I've come to the inevitable conclusion that one should not post in the middle of the night, when one is sad and lonely and wishing one were elsewhere.  I think I may have exaggerated a bit in my previous post. I'm not entirely bereft of friends here in Small Town. I… Read full post »

Before I write anything else, I'd just like to note that I'm going to do my best to refrain from leaving any clues as to my precise whereabouts.  This is partly because I honestly believe that my situation is one in which any single person could find him or herself if… Read full post »