http://www.centellas.org/miguel/ musings of a rationalist urban digital cowboy en-us miguel@centellas.org Wed, 28 Mar 2007 17:10:33 -0500 http://www.centellas.org/miguel/archives/001703.html Yes, it's been quite a while since I've updated this blog. And really, that goes back to December. Work (mostly) has kept me from coding my new blog. And I've not wanted to update much here until that was finished. But that's no excuse. So, in the meantime, I'm posting... http://www.centellas.org/miguel/archives/001702.html Less than three years after abuelito, my abuelita followed him to rest. I wish I could've been there at the end. Sam & Andy were able to fly down. But I called when I could, and I got to speak to here, joking about some of her old stories. And,... http://www.centellas.org/miguel/archives/001701.html Just a quick note. My niece is raising money through her school for the American Heart Association through a program called Jump Rope for Heart. I'm making a donation. If you'd like to, you can also follow this link.... http://www.centellas.org/miguel/archives/001700.html Technorati tags: Bolivia politics Evo Morales An Argentine reporter recently posted a photo essay of "the two Bolivias" online. The captions are all in Spanish, but you can get the gist of the differences between the "Andean" and the "Camba" Bolivias. There are 21 photos.... http://www.centellas.org/miguel/archives/001698.html http://www.centellas.org/miguel/archives/001697.html Technorati tags: travel Bolivia politics Well, it's been more than ten days since I last posted. It seem poor little Ciao! is gathering rust. But now that I've got my Fall semester underway (more or less), I finally have a moment to collect a few thoughts from the past several... http://www.centellas.org/miguel/archives/001696.html Just returned from the honeymoon in Italy & France. It was splendid, of course (though I still prefer Italy over France). We're tired, jetlagged, and not entirely eager to jump back into the work routine. Instead, we're taking this weekend to rest.... http://www.centellas.org/miguel/archives/001695.html And, w/ that, I'm taking an extended blogging hiatus. There's too much I'd like to write about before my holiday & honeymoon trip. And there's no way I can do justice to any of the topics (especially the Bolivian political rollercoaster). So I'm just taking a three-week vacation after a... http://www.centellas.org/miguel/archives/001694.html http://www.centellas.org/miguel/archives/001693.html I'm still reluctant to write much about the situation in Bolivia. It's volatile, it's changing, and at times confusing. And since I've still one course's worth of take-home finals to grade, I'm taking my time. But things in Bolivia are pretty bad. That's clear. The pro-autonomy demands from Santa Cruz,... http://www.centellas.org/miguel/archives/001692.html I apologize for the light blogging. But I've been swamped w/ the end-of-the-semester workload. In addition to planning my courses for next semester, I'm also hoping to (finally!) make headway on the post-defense revisions to my dissertation. Fortunately, I've finished all three syllabi for next semester as of earlier this... http://www.centellas.org/miguel/archives/001691.html http://www.centellas.org/miguel/archives/001690.html K8 & I got married on Saturday, 2 December. Pictures & details to follow later. But now I desperately want a nap before tonight's faculty meeting. We got back into town a little before 3 am, and I had to be up at 8:30 am for my morning class. In... http://www.centellas.org/miguel/archives/001689.html The break was too short. Too short, indeed. But I got to drive down to Wilmington to see Andy, my parents (who're back in the US), and Saloumeh. Andy made pork & side dishes, and we enjoyed some wine & conversation. We also taught our parents to play poker. Sadly,... http://www.centellas.org/miguel/archives/001688.html I set off for Wilmington in about an hour. Tomorrow's the official holiday. But since I'm leaving the holiday & Kaneda behind (but, yes, I will bring papers to grade), I want to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving. More thoughts on life in Carlisle & Bolivian politics after I get...