because motives matter
But calling you Princess was never about the fairy tale. It was about position, not disposition. You were a first born, an only daughter, born to responsibility and opportunity. And you managed this with deportment and grace.
For every 100 people who claim to only need five or six hours of sleep, only five of us actually do.
Sunday we took a second road trip, this time to Los Cumbrecita, another German Alpine village on the edge of the Sierras in central Argentina. When you get to the village, it is deep in a ravine, down a bumpy cobblestone street. You have to park and walk across a bridge into the small town—… Continue reading of Spanish and sauerkraut
I’ve referred to the parrots here, as a trope for the slightly exotic character of our surroundings. But I wouldn’t want to leave the wrong impression. I get a sense that the parrots are a nuisance bird. I got that impression when Ivan bought me a sling-shot the second day we were here and wanted… Continue reading they eat parrots, don’t they? (AA4c)
Katie and I are finding a new pace for our life, now that we are getting past the travel and tourist aspects of our trip. We are settling into our own routines, here on the edge of the mountains. I’m on sabbatical, which implies rest but in modern academia involves a set of expectations about… Continue reading a river runs through it (AA4b)
