HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

I'm watching Season 4 of Batman the Animated Series.

Ditto!

Happy Happy Birthday! From me to you! I wish it was my birthday so I could party too...HEY!!!!!!

Stop it with the 3D!!!

Quote from: Derrick on Jul 14, 2010, 12:41:22 PM

Last Christmas I watched Predator with Kary (it was her first time). Love that movie, it's the best!

Merla and I saw this doc on PBS the other day called "China Blue" about sweatshop jean factories in China and the shitty-ass treatment and pay.

Reminds me of the 18 and 20 year-old work studies who had never heard of the Predator!!!  I nearly killed over before I realized they only babies when the movie came out.  Makes me feel so old  (Shut-up Rama!!). 

Yeah that China Blue thing makes me feel bad about my walmart denim purchases. 

Junk for Whataburger (Whatachicken and fries (and I've been avoid fries like the plague)) because I am so sleep deprived.

Don't do that!  I thought he had expired!

The last movie I saw was New Moon.  I thought it sucked.  I didn't care for Bella's major depression and bouts of screaming fits.  I worry that young girls will think this is normal break-up behavior.

On Public Radio they had this guy who was the only Holocaust survivor from his village.  He was talking about his village and he mentioned the town baker was named "Schmoo."

Was the classmate black?

Yes.

No, the white woman was not naked. 

My classmate's friend (also black) runs a reselling shop.  She got tired of people always trying to haggle with her so she hired a white woman to work the counter and the haggling virtually disappeared.

I don't know what should be done with these people.  Too bad we can't really send them to Mars.

Philosophical Foundations of Adult Education


It's for class and it is so boring that I want to cry. 

 

Oh man that does sound bad.

Sneaky Kid and Its Aftermath: Ethics and Intimacy in Fieldwork  by Harry Wolcott.

The story initially begins in the early 80's. Professor Wolcott was big stuff in world of anthropology back then.  He lives on 20 acres of forested property he owns in Oregon.  One day he discovers a 19 year old squatter, who he refers to as Brad, living on his property.  Brad had dropped out of society and had built a cabin.  For the next two years Wolcott studies Brad a self described "sneaky kid."  Brad got by on food stamps and stealing the things he needed.  Brad problems began when his parents divorced and he was tossed back in forth because he didn't get along with either step-parent.  He lost interest in school, skipped out, and was eventually sent to reform school. Upon his release he lived in a series of apartment rented by his mom and worked a few second rate job.  He eventually turned his back on society.  Wolcott concluded that once Brad left the system (school, work, family, friends) there was no one helping him to return to society.  There was no organization or agency to help him.  If Brad was going to return to society it was going to have to be through his own efforts.  Brad is one unique case but there are thousands of people like him who have drifted away from society.  Wolcott wrote several papers about Brad.   


One day Brad disappeared.  Two year later Brad returned, attempted to murder Wolcott and his partner, and burned Wolcott's home down.  It turns out Wolcott and Brad had a sexual relationship! Brad felt violated and victimized and sought revenge.  Brad was sentence to 20 years in prison.   While nothing happened to Wolcott who I personally feel should have suffered some repercussions for his serious breach of ethics.  This case is why there are strict rules in place when conducting research and why all research has to be approved by an Ethics Review Board.     

19% Federal withholding and social security

9% retirement

2% parking and charitable contributions


The university pays my medical premium, which is $400 a month.


I just now got the Wang thing.