This is a present for all my good friends whose birthdays are the month of January. The idea of digging this dog out of its grave is Lorenzo’s (now in Milan), but I am have a feeling that Nella (Madrid), Eric (Atlanta), and Francisco (San José) will also enjoy this.
Listening to the 17 year-old version [...]
X: What do you do?
Y: I’m a philosopher.
X: Wow, that’s interesting. What’s it like to work as a philosopher?
Y: Well, it’s very fulfilling, but nobody makes a living with just philosophy. So I’m also an artist.
X: An artist?
Y: Yes, artist.
X: Alright…
Y: (Silence)
X: (Silence)
Y: But to make ends meet I also work on other things.
No he escrito porque ando de visita en Venezuela. En menos de una semana compré unos zapatos en Margarita…
los bauticé subiendo al Humboldt, en el Ávila…
y los embarré entre babas y chigüires en el llano…
Para completar, hoy regresamos a Caracas y cumplí años en la ciudad que me vió nacer, hace ya 32.
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