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.
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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
Now that I’m a Famous Internet Guy
Since I’m becoming something of a well-known figure in the online ESL world, I’m getting some strange emails. The other day I got one from a Spanish girl
Half My Life Listening to Nirvana
I bought my first copy of Nevermind after Kurt Cobain was already gone. I’m a little too young to be a Generation X slacker. I don’t even know
My Downstaris Neighbor is the Next James Joyce
She’s about 85 years old and occasionally she hits me with these Abraham Simpson-style stream-of-consciousness rants. “You young people should work all you can now because with these
Frank Sinatra on Rock and Roll
Frank Sinatra had this to say about rock and roll music, as published in the Los Angeles Mirror News in 1957. “My only deep sorrow is the unrelenting
The Buddhist Calendar
One of my students asked me today if I, as a Buddhist, had celebrated the January 1st New Year, or if I had something else I was going
Homeless in Portland
Check this out. Will isn’t young, he isn’t hip, and he doesn’t give a fuck about Glee. He’s not interpreting and parsing Steve Jobs’ every episode of flatulence.
Vallecas, Madrid, September 1
My barrio Vallecas came back to life today, after spending all of August on vacation. My chorizo hookup was back in town, and could be seen washing the
Great Waves – A Zen Story
In the early days of the Meiji era there lived a well-known wrestler called O-nami, Great Waves. O-nami was immensely strong and knew the art of wrestling. In
