Two giraffes at Madrid Zoo Nice day today at Madrid Zoo in Casa de Campo. Recommendable. Their website is zoomadrid.com and if you have an Urban Check coupon booklet
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Edgar Rice Burroughs: the most influential writer
“I love to say it because it upsets everyone terribly—Burroughs is probably the most influential writer in the entire history of the world.” From this amazing interview that
The Depths of Stupidity
Apparently, I used to have a blog on Blogspot. I wrote two entries in spring of 2008 and then forgot about it. One of them is pretty good.
From Eazy-E to Jay-Z: Rap as Poetry
The first rap song I ever heard was Eazy-E’s Nobody Move, a song about the disgust a man feels when he discovers he’s attempting to rape a transvestite
God gives us our free agency. He gives us the power to choose Satan.
I just ran into some friendly Mormon missionaries out there in the barrio. They seemed like nice enough fellows, but not particularly well-informed about Mormonism. My extensive wikipedia
Dear People Who Argue with Others on the Internet
Something I see very regularly on the internet is bothering me more and more. Two people get in some kind of argument. One of the parties commits an
Those Amoral Folks in Bollywood!
If you’ve never seen a Bollywood film, you should. Every year Madrid celebrates a Bollywood festival in Lavapiés, with films shown in one of the Plazas. Last night’s
When I was a young Buddhist
When I was a young Buddhist, I learned that the first noble truth of Buddhism was “All life is suffering.” Apparently, now that I’m a decrepit old Buddhist,
My Students Are Awesome
Today I had two new students. 1) An architect who was working on a project for a university in Tripoli, until NATO invaded Libya and they evacuated everybody.
Are You Showering in a Super Panda Shower?
You can be damn sure I am! There’s nothing like spending Easter Sunday trying to fix your shower. I can tell you all about it I spent much
