Author: romanagiulia

I try to keep up with the Joneses and so forth, but sometimes I tend to let them slip away. Here’s what’s been happening in the world, at least things that I missed, being all preoccupied with my own shizzle. Perhaps you’ve missed ‘em too: Augusto Pinochet, Chilean dictator, died on December 10th Kofi Annan made…

Sometimes life has a way to teach you lessons, so much so that it repeats the pattern until you get it right. For those of us who hang on to things, it makes it so that we cannot. For those of us who feel security in possessing things, it has a way of having those…

For this month’s meditation, I want to move away from Buddhist quotes and take a look at some of my most favorite quotes by chilean poet Pablo Neruda. My reason for this is quite simple, since Philipe Noiret, the French actor who passed away in late November, played him in Il Postino, I thought this would be a…

Italian soldiers are coming home. It may be a trivial note to add that 39 soldiers from my mother country died in this whole ridiculous affair. Still, 39 men died for…? Weapons of…no, finding Osam…no, oh ya, spreading democracy. 

In celebration of World AIDS Day, I think both men and women should know how to properly put a condom on. Here are the basic steps: Store your condoms in a cool, dry place. 2. Put a drop or two of lubricant inside the condom. 3. If the penis is not circumcised, pull back the…

I don’t normally enjoy quoting other bloggers, who quote other things, but I do have to call attention to Geistweg’s latest. He quotes this in relation to sarcasm and wit. I am copying this quote because I think it’s so fitting and a good reminder of what the approaching season has become. “…because the spirit of…

Brief update in the goings on…so, it’s official, I have found a place to move!! I sign the lease today and if all goes well, I should be moved by next weekend. Which is a good thing, as my landlord (the piss-ass managment company my building is under) has given me an ultimatum. So, for the next…

When a singer has a strong voice, you know she will endure. And that is what Christina Aguilera has done. This girl has a powerhouse of an instrument and I highly recommend her latest, Back to Basics. From the frolicky, pop-laden Ain’t No Other Man to the melodic Hurt to the bluesy, raunchy Mercy On Me, Xtina reminds us that no matter how many…

Impermanence “Nothing remains the same for two consecutive moments. Heraclitus said we can never bathe twice in the same river. Confucius, while looking at a stream, said, “It is always flowing, day and night.” The Buddha implored us not just to talk about impermanence, but to use it as an instrument to help us penetrate…

Sometimes I find that my penchant for trying to understand my students’ needs far beyond those of the classroom, conflicts with my need to get them to turn in assignments so that I can gauge whether they are learning or not. Most of my students work and the responsibility they show to their work life…