LINES OF THE DAY

". . . But the past does not exist independently from the present. Indeed, the past is only past because there is a present, just as I can point to something over there only because I am here. But nothing is inherently over there or here. In that sense, the past has no content. The past -- or more accurately, pastness -- is a position. Thus, in no way can we identify the past as past." p. 15

". . . But we may want to keep in mind that deeds and words are not as distinguishable as often we presume. History does not belong only to its narrators, professional or amateur. While some of us debate what history is or was, others take it into their own hands." p. 153

Silencing the Past: Power and the Production of History (1995) by Michel-Rolph Trouillot

Tuesday, December 11, 2007

A Mystery Found On The Street


The mystery about this find is here. The cord is of some synthetic material. It wasn't broken, but melted, which presumably is the reason the Cuban tres pesos coin was on the street now, not around the neck of whomever was wearing it. Why was it melted off? Why there? Who did it? The person to whom it belonged? Who was s/he? Why was it removed?







































































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Frank Partisan said...

I don't have a clue.

December 12, 2007 at 12:00 AM
Foxessa said...

Neither do I.

So we can make up anything we like.

That it wasn't a euro seems significant, but why it feels that way I cannot say, other than Cuba changing from dollars to euros really, really, really upped the already heavy price of going there.

Love, C.

December 12, 2007 at 7:06 PM

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