19 Tammuz/1 July, 2010
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bearshortyBear’s father, who is a very Catholic conservative Republican, apparently thinks I share his views? He forwarded a very anti-Islamist email/chain letter which to my amusement laments killing of Jews in Europe because then they we replaced by many more Muslims. This email emphasizes the worst in Muslim men, and ignores that many Muslims are non-extremists, to advocate racial profiling. And hilariously, compares this to accomplishments of the Jews (like why did we try to kill them, the other threat is so much worse). Now, since I’m a historian, I can really appreciate the ridiculous irony of this. Did he think that because I’m Jewish I would appreciate the sentiments in this?
This email chain letter also somehow links terrorism to “socialist transformation brought on by current administration.” If my students wrote this kind of causation without any links and evidence, I would fail them on the spot. The letter also ends up as a plea for support for Israel (which I agree on for other reasons than Republicans usually give). All these jumping back and forth is such bad writing. There is no thesis to the letter as it addresses several points and not very clearly at that. And the letter is sent as a “memorial chain in memory” of all those who died during WWII. Yeah. I’m sure they would have been glad of that. We never talk politics in Bear’s house with his parents - they really don’t know what I (and Bear even) believe. But I think I need to somehow share the information that I’m a liberal Democrat, then this kind of stuff won’t be forwarded to me. Although it did provide entertainment for the day.
In other news, I got payroll paperwork for the fall semester by email today that I should fill out. My official contract hasn’t shown up yet (I know what I’m teaching and when because I got an informal scheduling email in May). Sometimes bureaucracy is silly. Hopefully, this time, payroll would pay me properly on time.
My National Geographic issues came – both June and July issues. The pictures sure are pretty.
SYTYCD 1 of 9 is voted off. Melinda goes home. Very predictable. At least the bottom three had two guys and one girl this time. And as much as I wish they tried to balance the genders, Melinda really needed to go home; she just irked. Still, now we are up to 6 boys and 2 girls. Next week, one dance with all-stars and one dance with another contestant – which will be wonderful. I guess, they will need to do two same gender dances. I was switching the channel for most of the episode tonight. Yay to solider-dance of guest dancers. Very cool. Group dance was set to Carmina Burana – but it wasn’t that special. Mark and Courtney danced “The Garden” again – I love that dance.
Cheesy ‘Highlander’ tonight (S1E7). Cue Duncan running in slow motion without a shirt on, with hair loose, through a shallow river with water all over him. I cracked up at that a lot.
This email chain letter also somehow links terrorism to “socialist transformation brought on by current administration.” If my students wrote this kind of causation without any links and evidence, I would fail them on the spot. The letter also ends up as a plea for support for Israel (which I agree on for other reasons than Republicans usually give). All these jumping back and forth is such bad writing. There is no thesis to the letter as it addresses several points and not very clearly at that. And the letter is sent as a “memorial chain in memory” of all those who died during WWII. Yeah. I’m sure they would have been glad of that. We never talk politics in Bear’s house with his parents - they really don’t know what I (and Bear even) believe. But I think I need to somehow share the information that I’m a liberal Democrat, then this kind of stuff won’t be forwarded to me. Although it did provide entertainment for the day.
In other news, I got payroll paperwork for the fall semester by email today that I should fill out. My official contract hasn’t shown up yet (I know what I’m teaching and when because I got an informal scheduling email in May). Sometimes bureaucracy is silly. Hopefully, this time, payroll would pay me properly on time.
My National Geographic issues came – both June and July issues. The pictures sure are pretty.
SYTYCD 1 of 9 is voted off. Melinda goes home. Very predictable. At least the bottom three had two guys and one girl this time. And as much as I wish they tried to balance the genders, Melinda really needed to go home; she just irked. Still, now we are up to 6 boys and 2 girls. Next week, one dance with all-stars and one dance with another contestant – which will be wonderful. I guess, they will need to do two same gender dances. I was switching the channel for most of the episode tonight. Yay to solider-dance of guest dancers. Very cool. Group dance was set to Carmina Burana – but it wasn’t that special. Mark and Courtney danced “The Garden” again – I love that dance.
Cheesy ‘Highlander’ tonight (S1E7). Cue Duncan running in slow motion without a shirt on, with hair loose, through a shallow river with water all over him. I cracked up at that a lot.
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Date: 2010-07-02 03:28 am (UTC)