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February 10, 2015 / Last updated : February 10, 2015 Ernesto Arts and Literature

Bête noire: The detestable nom nom nom

Before proceeding a pace down this road, I should clarify that while I detest the expression nom nom nom in all of its ridiculous and cringe-inducing variations, I do not harbor any ill will towards those who use it. This caveat is especially important given the fact that almost all of my encounters with the […]

December 20, 2014 / Last updated : December 20, 2014 Ernesto Featured Posts

Jerome and Treadmill: A Modern Victorian Yuletide Horror

As Christmas Eve approaches, I’m republishing here a tale about distance running, monsters, debt, and self-sacrifice. For those of you who run around New Hampshire and think there’s something familiar about the leader of the little club of marathon-running supernatural detectives who meet at McGill’s, perhaps he was an inspired creation. Merry Christmas!

August 7, 2014 / Last updated : November 30, 2014 Ernesto Culture and Society

Case for Multilingualism In Business

For those of us who work internationally, sure we know that most everywhere you go English ends up being the common language of groups with disparate native tongues. But does that mean there’s no point to learning a second language? Not at all, according to Robert Kaplan, who makes the case for developing multilingual talent in Harvard Business Review.

February 13, 2014 / Last updated : February 13, 2014 Ernesto Digital Media

Reordering books on shelves

Reordering books on shelves after their relocation to the basement. Language, theology, running, fly fishing, poetry (oh, did I just say poetry twice in a row?), academic lit, horror, fantasy, history, science fiction, biz and web dev … o the decades, the friends who they make me recall, the tactile pleasure of the weight and […]

September 20, 2012 / Last updated : September 20, 2012 Ernesto Arts and Literature

Amazon/Audible’s Whispersync for Voice a Bibliophile’s Fantasy

All right, did I just call Whispersync for voice a bibliophile’s fantasy in this blog post’s title, and that only so I wouldn’t have to type that hoary cliche “a dream come true?’ Yes, a bit gushy, but it’s true. Here’s the deal. I bought a Kindle edition book by Peter Bergman on Amazon last […]

February 5, 2012 / Last updated : February 5, 2012 Ernesto Language and Literature

There’s a snake wrapped around a newspaper in my mother-in-law’s fridge: adventures in language learning

There’s a snake wrapped around a newspaper in my mother-in-law’s fridge. There’s also a cow with a plastic shark’s fin strapped to its head sitting at the dining room table stuffing money into a cash register. There’s a vise attached to the kitchen table. In the vise there’s a brain. And that’s how I’m learning […]

July 15, 2009 / Last updated : July 15, 2009 Ernesto Language and Literature

Whither the Talk and the Tunes?

Going into what feels like my fourth serious training cycle somewhere in my second year of more intense running (as opposed to the 3 mile run 3 times a week habit I maintained for years prior), I’ve noticed a lot of changes about the way I approach running, physically, mentally and in otherwise. One seems […]

January 26, 2009 / Last updated : January 26, 2009 Ernesto Family and Friends

Sofia La Mariachi

We went to Beverly, Mass., Sunday afternoon with the Broussards to see the Le Grand David magic show at the Cabot St. Cinema (the story of which will be a post unto itself soon) and afterward grabbed dinner at Acapulcos.  Here we discovered what a mariachi fan Sofia is…

January 23, 2009 / Last updated : January 25, 2009 Ernesto Culture and Society

Pope calls new communication tech like social networks a “gift to humanity,” markets brand on YouTube.com

There were a couple of Catholic-related stories on the tech news pages today (which I was, ironically, reading on my phone while eating lunch), both related to Pope Benedict’s embrace (with important caveats) of new communications and social media tools in his message anticipating the upcoming World Day of Communications.   He praises these tools, saying: […]

November 8, 2008 / Last updated : January 18, 2009 Ernesto Arts and Literature

Help Im flod.

Help Im flod. I know how this creation of Sofia's (as captioned by David at her request) feels… I am too. Help! Then again, who isn't? On a different note, I love that David has taken to writing captions to express his creatures' (and sometimes Sofia's creatures as well!) thoughts. They are both storytellers in […]

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