Sister Pearl's World

At Least 529 Die as Quake Hits Indonesia...

Oct 1st

“We have been overwhelmed by the passion for Vegemite and the...”
— Kraft press release, via...

Oct 1st

I just taught my mother how to use...

This might cut down on some traditional holiday laughter, but should improve the gift-buying...

Sep 27th

Sep 27th

Watching Brigadoon for the umpteenth...

While working on my current doll project. Really, is there a more satisfying way to spend a rainy...

Sep 27th

“It’s the hardest thing in the world to give...”
— Mr. Lundy, Brigadoon (1954)

Sep 27th

Did Cooking Give Humans An Evolutionary Edge?

Sep 27th

I haven't worn socks in so long

that I’m not really sure where they all are. Really, I think that, since mid-May, I have maybe...

Sep 27th

“This treasure paints a new picture of our past and...

Sep 24th

Sep 24th

Huge Anglo-Saxon gold hoard found The UK’s largest...

Sep 24th

(via waterfall01) Eid Mubarak, everyone!

Sep 24th

“Teachers Why it’s stressful: You can teach...”
— 10 Stressful Jobs That Are...

Sep 24th

“Newt Gingrich, who in 2007 called bilingual education “the...”
— Irony, Thy Name Is Newt | The...

Sep 24th

Detenido en Valencia un piloto de 'vuelos de...

Sep 23rd

An open letter to all meth heads

Dear meth heads of the world, You officially all suck. Thanks to you and your DIY meth labs which...

Sep 23rd

bringmethathorizon: pakistani: Pakistani Muslims leave...

Sep 22nd

“Q: Why do Americans seem to have a limited knowledge of...”
— Why Are Americans Fat? And...

Sep 21st

Shalom and Salaam

Since we have the near-coinciding of Rosh Hashanna and Eid al-Fitr this year, I just wanted to take...

Sep 19th

i don't feel like doing anything right...

(via taralikespink) Tara, you read my mind.

Sep 19th

tiffany: I have the urge to drive upstate and take photos of girls in gowns running through...

Sep 19th

Sep 19th

Sep 19th

electriflyingstars: peachdrug: Even if I now saw you Only once, I would long for you Through...

Sep 19th

ladies, a quick question

brooklet14: What’s the best bridesmaid gift you’ve ever received? What would you consider a lame...

Sep 19th

“Como los androides de ‘Blade Runner’, los...”
— CARLES FEIXA,...

Sep 18th

Hispanic Heritage Month: Online activities...

Sep 18th

Fossil Find Challenges Theories on T. Rex

Sep 18th

EXCLUSIVE: W.H. collects Web users' data...

Sep 16th

Listen

iindia: kari-shma: Jay-Z ft. Punjabi MC | Beware of the boys mundia tho bach ke rahe ...

Sep 14th

“Miss, I got a question. How come South America got the word...”
— Level I student, today, 7th...

Sep 14th

Foreign Languages Fall as Schools Look for...

Sep 14th

Part of the exterior of La Mezquita, in Cordoba, Andalucia,...

Sep 13th

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clothedinsky: elpasajero: REMEMBER 9-11 (of 1973 that is, don’t get it twisted)

Sep 13th

While watching a show about high-powered...

Me: Big Brother is watching, my oh my.
Immigrant Husband: Who is watching?
Me: Big Brother -- sorry, it's slang for the federal government. You know, they've always got their eyes on us. Is there a phrase like that in Spanish?
Immigrant Husband: Are you kidding? First of all, my country is too poor to have any telescopes like that. Secondly, even if we did have the money, our government doesn't care that much about us to watch us. They'd just put the money in their own pockets, not use it on surveillance.

Sep 13th

Camino de Santiago: A Pilgrim's Guide

Sep 12th

Vejer de la Frontera, Andalucia, Spain. I was there three...

Sep 12th

An Old Spanish Master Emerges From Grime

Sep 11th

Getting to Know Each Other

Me: Okay, as I am learning your names, please tell me if you have a nickname that you prefer to be called.
Kareem: Senora M, you got a nickname we can call you?
Me: Yes. Senora.
Kareem: That's it?
Me: That's it.

Sep 11th

“Why are they still sitting down? They’re all senior...”
— My immigrant husband,...

Sep 10th

Back to School

We teachers start today. Kids come back tomorrow. Here goes nothin’.

Sep 8th

“Mulder, even if George Hale only saw elves in his mind, the...”
— Scully, “Little Green...

Sep 8th

Two hours before the fast breaks tonight, and all I can...

Sep 6th

This is how clean Madrid’s trains are, all the time....

Sep 6th

Yes, there is a street in Toledo, Spain, named for Toledo,...

Sep 5th

“Yeah, I’m a believer — until I get into the...”
— Fellow teacher/ Colleague,...

Sep 5th

Arkansas family prepares for baby No. 19

Sep 1st

Kids point at the darndest things

(Setting -- My husband and I are at our friends' house for dinner last night. It's Ramadan, it was an Iftaar meal, we're all good Muslims here)
Friends' 3-year-old: Auntie, Nura doesn't eat with us. She's a baby.
Me: You're right, your little sister is still too small to eat food like us.
Friends' 3-year-old: Yeah, she only eats milk.
My husband: That's what babies can eat.
Friends' 3-year-old: Yeah. (pauses, then points directly at and pokes her mother's breast) She gets here milk from here.

Sep 1st

Home

Still jetlagged. University class starts tonight. Fasting (It’s Ramadan). I just want to go...

Sep 1st