Recipes and Essays

El Chayote

El Chayote

Estoy viendo qué preparar para el almuerzo y la cena de esta semana en Casa Juan Diego y lo interesante es cocinar con lo que los buenos corazones de personas generosas nos dejan como donaciones. Entre los donativos encontré un cartón de Chayote , el 

Video de Cirineu Kuhn

Video de Cirineu Kuhn

Amigo Brasileiro hizo este video con su camarita pequeña, un recorrido visual y de musica totalmente de los músicos naturales, en su caminada, el peregrinaje de Santiago de Compostela. I love it.

Ya 9 meses de mi Año Sabático

Ya 9 meses de mi Año Sabático

Quiero sólo compartir que ayer fue mi cumpleaños y fue un día muy feliz para mí, mas de lo normal. El viernes de la semana pasada empezé un nuevo empleo que llevaré por unos 6 meses. Cocinaré dos días en un centro de hospedaje, alimento 

Estamos celebrando democracio y justicia

Estamos celebrando democracio y justicia

Ya se realizó nuestro sueño. Barack Obama nuestro presidente. La Grande Injusticia del racismo de nuestro país y nuestro mundo se debilita y vemos la fuerza del pueblo estadounidense que ha dicho, “basta.” Basta a la guerra a base de la codicia petrolera , a 

Sabbatical

Sabbatical

I’m on sabbatical study until December 15, 2009. This blog will be vacant much of 2009. When I return, I will take up where I left off the day that Muntadar al-Zeidi hurled his shoe at Bush’s face. Adán

Canadian Voices on Copyright

Canadian Voices on Copyright

The coalition of artists, Canadian Music Creators Coalition, notes three principles for copyright legislation. These principals help change to focus to artists and culture. On behalf of production studios, this open letter, “Studio Manifesto,” again places emphasis on artists and culture as opposed to corporate 

Power in Houston

Power in Houston

I still don’t have electricity. Water and food are ok so am ok. But families with small children are having a rough time and I think the solution is providing small generators to them, those with infants and very small children. All major news outlets 

Internet and Molecular Nature

Internet and Molecular Nature

After my brief travel to the Netherlands for a conference that I can say was among the most personally moving, fun, enriching and spiritually awakening, I return to Houston to no electricity and therefore my Internet access will be limited. I’ll walk to a hospital 

Romance is Alive and Strong with Globalization

Romance is Alive and Strong with Globalization

In Amsterdam for a conference, the evening meal conversation turned to Slovekia and the rapidly changing society there. This change is due to globalization, making the pace more rapid and providing more options in life. At the meal we wondered if it will change romance 

hunkering down

hunkering down

Hurricane Ike is headed right to us in Galveston/Houston. We have decided to stay here because predictions are that we’ll be able to survive the flooding and 100+ winds. Parts of Houston were evacuated but where we live is not in a zone of mandatory