In a dream, I was helping two ladies drag their pet young alligator down a hallway. It's nails scraped and dragged across the floor. I explained to one lady how even at my lowest weight, I still have a band of fat around my midsection. It just won't go away. Don't worry about it, she… Continue reading Panquecito
Month: January 2012
La Cacahuata
I have been listening to Doug Sahm, Marcia Mello, the Violent Femmes, Austin Leonard Jones & Pals, the Tornados, the Texas Tornados, Newt Gingrich (that voice!), the Barbarians, Los de Abajo, Mickey Newbury, Wild Flag, and Terry Gross. It snowed and Etta and I walked to get German food. We ate a giant pretzel with… Continue reading La Cacahuata
Charles Osgood Parrot Eye
The Mesoamericans revered the seed-filled pods of the cacao tree. Aztec king Montezuma demanded his tribute in cacao beans. Ancient Mayan drawings depict ritual consumption of a chocolate drink. Yes, more than two thousand years before the Hershey bar, the original way to enjoy chocolate was as a beverage. "They thought of it like we… Continue reading Charles Osgood Parrot Eye