Archive for May, 2007
Thursday, May 24th, 2007
The U.S.: Love It or Leave It
I received an email with this Robin Williams monologue about how the U.S. should deal with peace in the world by essentially telling the world to screw off and shutting U.S. borders. Of course, it is tounge-and-cheek, and I have not verified whether it is really attributable to Williams. Nevertheless, I think his argument is […]
13 Comments » - Posted in Essays by eric
Wednesday, May 23rd, 2007
My Year as a Lesbian
I have recently noticed that the number of visits to Grave Error have diminished over the past two months. One option to increase visits may be to improve the quality and interest of the posts that I publish. But this option seems like a lot of effort without necessarily ensuring the desired result. Another option […]
11 Comments » - Posted in Digressions by eric
Wednesday, May 23rd, 2007
The Clintons and the Feminist Sell-Outs
Yesterday I was reading The Economist article “Hillary Clinton, Her latest incarnation: presidential front-runner“. This does a very good job of describing Hillary’s strengths and weakness and explains why she is presently in the best position to win America’s top political post. The way things look, Hillary will most likely win the primaries and become […]
7 Comments » - Posted in Essays, Obama 08 by eric
Monday, May 21st, 2007
People Come in So Many Different Shapes and Forms
I don’t know what it is or what it means, but recently I have had really bad luck with flight delays. Last night, I had a flight from Barcelona at 8:30pm, expecting to land in Madrid around 9:30pm. But with my luck, there was an electrical storm in Madrid that forced the authorities to […]
6 Comments » - Posted in Digressions by eric
Monday, May 21st, 2007
Encuentro con Rose Superstar en Barna
Este fin de semana estuve en Barcelona en la boda de mi amiga Blanca. Así pude aprovechar para pasar el domingo con mi jugadora favorita de baloncesto, Rose Superstar. Me sacó de paseo por todo el Born y aquí en la foto nos estuvimos tomando un cafe en una terraza super chula en el Barri […]
No Comments » - Posted in Rose Superstar by eric
Monday, May 21st, 2007
Inventions and Dimensions
Inventions and Dimensions in Barcelona.
5 Comments » - Posted in Digressions by eric
Thursday, May 17th, 2007
Smile!
Now everybody smile for the photo!
No Comments » - Posted in Digressions by eric
Wednesday, May 16th, 2007
A Fat Country: The Politics and Sociology of Food
My friends in Spain often accuse me of being blindly pro-American and only criticizing Europe. I always defend myself by saying that this is in fact not at all true. I critique what I see around me. After perhaps sounding too critical of the Mama’s Boy Society, I am going to highlight some of the […]
9 Comments » - Posted in Essays by eric
Tuesday, May 15th, 2007
For Bread Alone
Last night something very unique happened to me. I suppose it is not so unique in the sense of it being an astonishing or mysterious event. Nevertheless, it was a first.
I was reading Mohamed Choukri’s autobiographical novel, For Bread Alone. It tells the story of Choukri’s tragic first 17 years of life from fleeing the […]
No Comments » - Posted in Digressions, literature by eric
Tuesday, May 15th, 2007
The Vicious Cycle of a Mama’s Boy Society
On Saturday morning I awoke to find that my new Nokia phone was not working. When something breaks in Spain, it is a huge hassle to get it fixed. Just to inquire about getting it fixed, I had to take part of the morning off in Madrid on Monday to go to the MoviStar […]
