Dear Cardinal Edward Egan and Members of the Catholic League,
Please consider the following:
1)Individuals who were crucified under Roman order were not given the dignity of clothing.
2)Less than a year ago, you condemned Muslims who made death threats regarding an unfavorable depiction of their prophet.
3)God made chocolate, just like he made stone.
4)I can see why you would be outraged, because it is totally weird and against Christian tradition to eat or drink anything that represents Jesus.
Given that the the preceding details and your current stance do not exactly line up, one can not help but to ask themselves....would this be a controversy if the artist had used, say, white chocolate?
I'm just sayin',
Easter candy fan
Article Referenced:
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/nation/4675471.html
Friday, March 30, 2007
Thursday, March 29, 2007
to boldly go where no teacher has gone before...
"If you split your infinitives, I will split your heads."
-My good friend Serge, on classroom management
Wednesday, March 07, 2007
the arbitrary entry from university land
So, I sort of went back and forth about this. Should I save each of the letters I want to write as drafts and tackle them when I'm not reading, writing, studying, working or teaching? Or, should I just communicate them in an unoriginal haphazard list that does not give you the benefit of understanding my reasoning?
The list won. I will address them in descending length order.
So:
1. There is something decisively perverted about purity balls.
-A. When I was 14, talking to my Dad about sex was right up there with stabbing myself in the chest. When I was 17, we had moved beyond that, and our shared thoughts about sex were composed of an understanding that if Joe was ever in my room someone would die. Now that we are both adults, we are far too mature for such things, and communicate about sex the way any father and daughter should: change the subject when it comes up and fumble for the remote when something gets too steamy on TV.
-B. With the aforementioned in mind, I find it screwed up to have an 11 year old devote a whole night to NOT having sex. And, if it is the case that they are shielding the daughter from what the symbolism means and it is more for the father, he could just take her bowling or something. I find the whole thing to be an event where a father gets together with a bunch of guys from church to show off that he owns his daughter's body (for now.) Don't even get me started on the T-Shirts. *
2. There is an appliance at my house that is totally underrated. It's called a WaterPick, and the one we have is way older than I am. I will overlook the fact that it is yellow and at one time was probably white. I will take solace in the fact that it was been thoroughly cleaned a million times, and, in my mind, is as good as the day it was new. If you have never experienced the wonderful goodness of warm water and mouthwash shooting at your teeth at 10 miles per hour, you have no idea what you are missing. If you have the means, I highly recommendpicking one up. The proper name for it is a Personal Oral Irrigator, which I'm glad is not printed on mine anywhere, or I would have never used it.
3. There is one thing Canadians do way better than us. They say "washroom" instead of "bathroom."
4. Ever wonder what was happening at the teachers lounge while you were at lunch? Now I know. It was the same thing you were doing at lunch: talking trash about your classmates. And yes, they use the same language. This is not a judgement call. Just a fact.
5. It makes no sense whatsoever to suspend a student for skipping. Try to add that one up.
-A. If you agree with me on this, do not voice this opinion at the aforementioned teacher's lounge. You will be shut down.
The list won. I will address them in descending length order.
So:
1. There is something decisively perverted about purity balls.
-A. When I was 14, talking to my Dad about sex was right up there with stabbing myself in the chest. When I was 17, we had moved beyond that, and our shared thoughts about sex were composed of an understanding that if Joe was ever in my room someone would die. Now that we are both adults, we are far too mature for such things, and communicate about sex the way any father and daughter should: change the subject when it comes up and fumble for the remote when something gets too steamy on TV.
-B. With the aforementioned in mind, I find it screwed up to have an 11 year old devote a whole night to NOT having sex. And, if it is the case that they are shielding the daughter from what the symbolism means and it is more for the father, he could just take her bowling or something. I find the whole thing to be an event where a father gets together with a bunch of guys from church to show off that he owns his daughter's body (for now.) Don't even get me started on the T-Shirts. *
2. There is an appliance at my house that is totally underrated. It's called a WaterPick, and the one we have is way older than I am. I will overlook the fact that it is yellow and at one time was probably white. I will take solace in the fact that it was been thoroughly cleaned a million times, and, in my mind, is as good as the day it was new. If you have never experienced the wonderful goodness of warm water and mouthwash shooting at your teeth at 10 miles per hour, you have no idea what you are missing. If you have the means, I highly recommendpicking one up. The proper name for it is a Personal Oral Irrigator, which I'm glad is not printed on mine anywhere, or I would have never used it.
3. There is one thing Canadians do way better than us. They say "washroom" instead of "bathroom."
4. Ever wonder what was happening at the teachers lounge while you were at lunch? Now I know. It was the same thing you were doing at lunch: talking trash about your classmates. And yes, they use the same language. This is not a judgement call. Just a fact.
5. It makes no sense whatsoever to suspend a student for skipping. Try to add that one up.
-A. If you agree with me on this, do not voice this opinion at the aforementioned teacher's lounge. You will be shut down.
Monday, March 05, 2007
Spring, come quickly
At the risk of sounding too American, or too male, for that matter, I would like to share with you the two things that make Michigan winters worth living through:
Bell's Oberon
and
Tiger's Baseball
Belle's will resume brewing Oberon on the first of April, while Opening Day is the second. Come quickly, April, spare me the rest of evil March!
An excerpt from a conversation with my cousin, about the Zumaya situation:
hippieange83: right. but if you had a million dollar contract, and the WORLD SERIES rested on your wrist, you would probably give it a rest, right?
MaGicMan23: yes
MaGicMan23: or just use some bengay and not be a baby
MaGicMan23: i mean i can play guitar hero for hours and then still through a balled up hot pocket napkin into the trash can from across the room at like 5 miles an hour
Belle's will resume brewing Oberon on the first of April, while Opening Day is the second. Come quickly, April, spare me the rest of evil March!
An excerpt from a conversation with my cousin, about the Zumaya situation:
hippieange83: right. but if you had a million dollar contract, and the WORLD SERIES rested on your wrist, you would probably give it a rest, right?
MaGicMan23: yes
MaGicMan23: or just use some bengay and not be a baby
MaGicMan23: i mean i can play guitar hero for hours and then still through a balled up hot pocket napkin into the trash can from across the room at like 5 miles an hour
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