Author Archives: billybaba
MARCH 14, MONDAY
BUNGALOW NUMBER ONE My father was Principal of the Allahabad Agricultural Institute. Our house was bungalow number one of about seven or eight similar bungalows where the American missionary staff lived. It was a large house with a grassy lawn
MARCH 14, MONDAY
BUNGALOW NUMBER ONE My father was Principal of the Allahabad Agricultural Institute. Our house was bungalow number one of about seven or eight similar bungalows where the American missionary staff lived. It was a large house with a grassy lawn
MARCH 13, SUNDAY
GORGEOUS GUSSIE When my family lived in Allahabad where my father was the Principal of the Allahabad Agricultural Institute, our long vacation was in the winter because Woodstock School, the missionary boarding school I attended was in the lower Himalayas
MARCH 13, SUNDAY
GORGEOUS GUSSIE When my family lived in Allahabad where my father was the Principal of the Allahabad Agricultural Institute, our long vacation was in the winter because Woodstock School, the missionary boarding school I attended was in the lower Himalayas
MARCH 12, SATURDAY
HUNTING IN INDIA In January, 1951, I was living in India. I was 13 and my brother, Ted, was 11, my mother was in the United States for medical treatment and my father was traveling, probably also to the United
MARCH 12, SATURDAY
HUNTING IN INDIA In January, 1951, I was living in India. I was 13 and my brother, Ted, was 11, my mother was in the United States for medical treatment and my father was traveling, probably also to the United
MARCH 11, FRIDAY (ACTUALLY SATURDAY)
COLD BUT NOT IN KYIV Last night the American way of distributing power, by stringing electric wires past trees that can fall at any time, finally caught up with us. We have had two big snowstorms with ten inches of
MARCH 11, FRIDAY (ACTUALLY SATURDAY)
COLD BUT NOT IN KYIV Last night the American way of distributing power, by stringing electric wires past trees that can fall at any time, finally caught up with us. We have had two big snowstorms with ten inches of
MARCH 10, THURSDAY
GOSSIP (GOD+SIBB) AND PRACTICAL ADVICE The other day I wondered about Sheila Heti’s book Motherhood. One of the things I wondered about was about whether it was autofiction or not. I wondered whether stories of actual events seem most real
MARCH 10, THURSDAY
GOSSIP (GOD+SIBB) AND PRACTICAL ADVICE The other day I wondered about Sheila Heti’s book Motherhood. One of the things I wondered about was about whether it was autofiction or not. I wondered whether stories of actual events seem most real
MARCH 9, WEDNESDAY
IDENTITY AND FUNDAMENTALISM I just read an article by David Brooks in the New York Times about the reason that Putin has ordered a Russian invasion of Ukraine and why he has general Russian support. He argues that the reason
MARCH 9, WEDNESDAY
IDENTITY AND FUNDAMENTALISM I just read an article by David Brooks in the New York Times about the reason that Putin has ordered a Russian invasion of Ukraine and why he has general Russian support. He argues that the reason
MARCH 8, TUESDAY
SURREAL This has been a surreal week. But maybe every week on earth is a surreal week if you are 84. It started with the brutal Ukraine war which started almost two weeks ago. The war seemed to turn the
MARCH 8, TUESDAY
SURREAL This has been a surreal week. But maybe every week on earth is a surreal week if you are 84. It started with the brutal Ukraine war which started almost two weeks ago. The war seemed to turn the
MARCH 7, MONDAY
BASKETBALL AS A MYTHIC EVENT I saw the final game of the Southern Conference tournament on television Monday night. It was a hard fought close game that ended with a long distance heave by a Chattanooga player which went in,
MARCH 7, MONDAY
BASKETBALL AS A MYTHIC EVENT I saw the final game of the Southern Conference tournament on television Monday night. It was a hard fought close game that ended with a long distance heave by a Chattanooga player which went in,
MARCH 4, FRIDAY
RIVER ARTS DISTRICT This week, in the middle of winter, the temperature has gotten up to 70 in the middle of the day. When the polar vortex sweeps down from the North Pole the temperature goes below freezing, but when
MARCH 4, FRIDAY
RIVER ARTS DISTRICT This week, in the middle of winter, the temperature has gotten up to 70 in the middle of the day. When the polar vortex sweeps down from the North Pole the temperature goes below freezing, but when
BILLYBABA’S WANDERING 