There’s A Lesson In There, Somewhere
One morning in Las Vegas I took a walk wearing my Barcelona soccer jersey. On my way out the casino I took a wrong turn and went out to the sidewalk where cabs wait in line to be called to the front. Chin up, no eye contact, start walking. Ignore the “Taxi? Taxi?” “Need a […]
La Malcasada, by Luis Alberto de Cuenca
The Mismarried Woman by Luis Alberto de Cuenca You tell me that Juan Luis doesn’t understand you, that he only thinks about his computers and completely ignores you at night. You tell me that your kids are good for nothing, that they only trouble you, that they’re bored with everything and you’re fed up with […]
El Desayuno (Breakfast), by Luis Alberto de Cuenca
I was looking on Amazon today for books by Spanish poets, and I noticed that Luis Alberto de Cuenca doesn’t have anything available in translation. It’s a real loss for y’all gringos, he writes beautiful poetry. Here’s a poem of his I’ve translated. Breakfast Luis Alberto de Cuenca For J. B. I like you when […]
Fun with Chinese slang
Several months ago I posted a video to YouTube of people throwing their seat cushions at a Changchun YaTai (长春亚泰) soccer match: (No, that isn’t me shouting “Camera!”) Someone left the comment æ²™å‘，长春牛逼ï¼ï¼ which translated literally means Sofa, Changchun [is] cow vagina! 牛逼 (niúbÄ«, lit. cow vagina but used here as “awesome”) is a word […]