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
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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
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
More About Dylan and Liberal Hypocrisy
A few days ago I read Maureen Dowd’s article from the New York Times in which she criticized Bob Dylan for playing in China. You know the story.
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
