Dream of a Common Language. Sueño de un Idioma Común. :: Texas Monthly

A timely article in Texas Monthly from 2009. We cannot fail to see that English and Spanish are implicated so intimately that to fail one is to fail the other, thereby a detriment to any citizen of Texas, the United States and indeed wider world.

Dream of a Common Language. Sueño de un Idioma Común. :: Texas Monthly

Top Gear's "Three Stooges"

"...hanging on in quiet desperation is the English way."


The comments on *Top Gear* arise from a deep and abiding self-hatred. Because any student of history can see, England has never actually had a culture of their own which is why Imperialism/Colonialism ran (runs?) so deep with them. It is also the main reason why their literature *was* so powerful! And in any case, why Mexico often decided to emulate France over "Great" Britain.


The Dark Empire of Granbretan–Spiritual Home of Top Gear’s Three Stooges

Egypt

To the right, on the list of blogs I follow, you'll see *The Musings of Thomas Verenna* I highly recommend ANY of his posts as they are always learned, insightful and often highly entertaining. I would, however, like to make a special mention of his most recent post about the events in Egypt titled Egypt: Not Chaos, But a Display of Humanity and Solidarity. He makes an excellent point that none, to my knowledge, have taken the time to mention, namely that what we see coming out of that country is, yes, chaotic and revolutionary, but also highly emblematic of humanity. This is something that needs to be stressed again and again in my humble opinion. And although this blog is technically about South Texas, I think it fits well within confines of my caption: existentialism, modernity and the sweep of history. So head on over to his blog and take a look; and after, take the time to peruse his other posts!!

Enjoy!