Oro y circo / Gold and circus

BILINGUAL: “Commodus smiled and made a grand gesture with his fingers to await his winnings from the furious bookmaker.” / “Cómodo sonrió e hizo un soberbio ademán con sus dedos para esperar sus ganancias de la mano del furioso corredor de apuestas.”

Infinity and the problem of faith

“Schrödinger's cat had it easy.”

Fuerza nuclear fuerte / Strong nuclear force

BILINGUAL: “May this force grow in you; may you discover yourself and hold your universe together.” / “Que esa fuerza crezca en ti, que te descubras y mantengas unido tu universo.”

“With liberty and justice for all”

“It’s great to bond with folks that are fighting for our freedoms, fighting to protect each other.”

TAROT TIME: The nature of nurture

“How do I nurture the right things in my life?”

Hadestown comes to Hanford

“It’s a sad song…but we sing it anyway.”

Back when a nickel was a nickel

EXCERPT: “I can imagine the Caterpillar cashier rolling her eyes, smiling, and thinking, ‘What a cute elderly fellow.’”

¿Qué opino del CECOT de Nayib Bukele? / What do I think of Nayib Bukele's CECOT?

BILINGUAL: “There are thousands of innocent people suffering extreme captivity they don't deserve, sacrificing their lives as martyrs for a nation free of gangs.”

Golden Paladin: April 2025

"The stream of refugees was endless..."

Felix felicis

BILINGUAL: ¿Te imaginas poder decir: “Soy feliz”? / Can you imagine being able to say: “I am happy”?

Tres mujeres / Three women

BILINGUAL: "In just a few months, Mexicans lost three women who shone with their own light for decades." / "En cosa de unos meses, los mexicanos perdimos a tres mujeres que brillaron con luz propia durante décadas."

Eclosion (II) / Emergence (II)

BILINGUAL: “Losing? I’ve come close to the sensation; it’s that moment when you feel the absence of the future.” / “¿Perder? He tenido un acercamiento a la sensación, es ese momento cuando sientes la ausencia del futuro.”

Memory garden

"Control. She had to be in control."

Al-Juarismi: Resolución de una ecuación / Al-Khwarizmi: Solving an equation

BILINGUAL: “There is a beautiful clarity waiting.” / “Hay una claridad bellísima esperando.”

PFLAG partners with Beartooth Aikido to offer self-defense training

“I think you need to protect yourself and those you're with, in situations where somebody is not giving you a choice.”

General Mojo’s and The Flat Earth Project

“Music can evoke both nostalgia and novelty.”

The soul of healing at Blu Journey

“The idea is simple. Give what you can, receive what you need.”

Benefits of bicycling

"It’s April. The flowers are blooming, the air is sweet and warm. It’s time to get back into biking!"

Set boundaries, find peace, ignore injustice: A self-help parody guide to blissful apathy in an age of oligarchical tyranny

"Sit down. Close your eyes. Picture yourself melting into your chair. Dissolving into the pixels of your laptop or phone screen."

Movie reviews for April: Flow and Complete Unknown

“Flow is one of those incredibly rare films which proceeds from a creative vision so abstract that it transcends the medium itself…”

Five Things to Help You Survive a Panic Attack

“Panic hits you hard and fast, leaving you reeling.”

Danger zone: The evolution of radiation safety signs

“Hanford sign painters were the beginning of what would become an important part of nuclear safety around the world today.”

Intimate

“Something I always tell my actors is that there are so many ways to tell stories. If one way isn’t working, there's always another way.”

Tarot Time: Happy spring!

“What seeds do you need to plant?”

Reproductive coercion

“Belief is not based upon fact or science, and it is a deadly way of making laws and ruling the people.”