The only upside to these dismal developments is the schadenfreude from realizing that some of England and apparently much of the Scottish Parliament is apparently further over the edge of Modern Madness than is the US.
I don't know if you saw this one on SBF and his teenaged years. Unfortunately now the two most notorious alums from my high school are Patti Hearst and SBF. What amazed me was the cost. When I went there in the mid 70s - early 80s, it was $3k per year. If it had gone up by inflation it would be about 7.5 k and is instead is $56k +. Totally different mix of people. https://news.yahoo.com/sam-bankman-fried-attended-top-162449232.html
Oh my! Just now saw, Ma'am. And I can't think of what to "say." The only bright spot I could see was the article about Professor John Marenbon. I, too, hope the free speech bill will remove a lotta the problems. And I think the idea that the kids hafta agree that they're strong enough to hear views they don't agree with. Give consent, or leave University.
Once again, You over there are light years ahead of us. Then again, You have some pretty surprising examples of non-thought in this week's issue.
I haven't spent any time on The Free Press comments this week. Just busy on other things. But I did see Your comment about the case of Hirabayashi v. United States. That was a great quote, and a great comment. No wonder it was at the top of the list. If You had any other comments, You know I "like" them all, in principle anyway. Probably won't read The Free Press's TGIF comments, so I'll "like" Your post of this issue here instead-a there.
P.S. Can wish You the Very BEST Christmas Holidays for You and Your family, Michelle. Hope You get time off-a writing and can relax a lot.
(I was gonna wish same for Alison. But WHERE IS ALISON?!!? ;-)
It is a bit of a curate's egg -- in places good and in places bad. No idea why the UK has the curate's egg saying but I suspect it has something to do with sermons.
Hirabayashi v US is so important as was Hill v Texas (1942) -- the laws extend to most virtuous as well as the least and therefore we do not have to determine the quality of someone's morals to give them justice.
IIRC, and I think I do recall, Your husband is a lawyer. So does that make You half-lawyer, Michelle? Or how do You come up with these? And, yeah. That Hill v Texas was a good one.
I take my email down for a bit each day, so will catch up with You and, possibly, Alison later. TY for reply, Ma'am.
I forgot to mention, Michelle, that we're having the rare White Christmas. With a vengeance.
I dunno You heard about the weather here. It's 9:40am and -8 with a windchill of -26. That's -8 *DEGREES F* AKA -22.2° C over where You're at! (I think UK uses Celsius?) It's been years, if not decades, since we've seen this kind-a thing. Granted, it's pretty out and warm inside. Hard to tell how much actual snow we got. I think mebbe only 3 inches, but it's starting to drift, so there is that. I think other parts of the country are getting it even worse. Phew!
The worst cold I’ve ever felt was in southeast Ohio during a big storm in 1994, when the temps were -30 with the wind chill. Snow froze on my eyelashes. I’ve still not experienced cold that bitter.
The coldest I ever felt was around that time. It was the weekend around the time, if not the day, that OH had record low of -22 actual temp. Dunno what the wind chill was. I had gotten a flat tire driving home from working around 7 or 8pm.
Actually, it wasn't a flat tire exactly. The tire had been slashed. Long story.
Happy Christmas to you both! JT, I spoke with Ohio friends today and they’re getting buried, so I wish you a WARM and white Christmas! Over here in NJ it rained all day but the 58degree morning is now a 19 degree evening with frightening winds that are rattling the windows. We’re ready with the lanterns in case the power goes out.
Amazing round up, Michelle. I’m hoping that this year we start to move away from some of this ridiculousness, however we’ll see.
Glad to always ‘speak’ to you both and hope that you enjoy the rest of the holiday season and the year’s end. Peace to all and continued luck and success in 2023.
Ah! Good to "see" You Alison. And wishing You and Yours a Merry, Merry Christmas.
That's some drop in temps. And must be a *fierce* wind chill to boot. I read a million people were without power. Sure hope You all aren't among those. I lost power once when it was below freezing. Slept in my down coat. Wouldn't wish that on my worst enemy, so hope You are, likewise, safe and WARM!
And TYTY. I'm sure Santa will be real kind to You and Michelle, Alison. (Because both-a Youse are on the "Nice List." ;-) And if I don't see You both before then, Happy New Year and, likewise, wishing luck and success in 2023. TY again.
The coldest I ever was was in Minnesota in 1983/84 -- actually a fellow student at my college who was v arrogant made national news that CHristmas as he was discovered, half frozen and lost various bits of his anatomy. He used to wear shorts whatever the weather and ride a unicycle. You don't wear shorts and t shirt and nothing else in that sort of weather!
Wishing you both a very happy Christmas and a wonderful New Year. May your electricity stay on and your house be warm.
I went to an October wedding (outdoor ceremony!) once in Minnesota and it felt as if the air was coming straight from the arctic circle! Even though I consider myself a winter person, I’m not sure I would be in that climate.
It is a different sort of cold. There are reasons why it was marketed to the Scandos -- they were used to it! It so cold that the ice clunks when you kick it. I decided to spend my Junior Year Abroad on my 20th birthday when I realised that if I went outside without the proper gear, I would freeze -- changed my life.
The only upside to these dismal developments is the schadenfreude from realizing that some of England and apparently much of the Scottish Parliament is apparently further over the edge of Modern Madness than is the US.
It is something which rots the brain.
I don't know if you saw this one on SBF and his teenaged years. Unfortunately now the two most notorious alums from my high school are Patti Hearst and SBF. What amazed me was the cost. When I went there in the mid 70s - early 80s, it was $3k per year. If it had gone up by inflation it would be about 7.5 k and is instead is $56k +. Totally different mix of people. https://news.yahoo.com/sam-bankman-fried-attended-top-162449232.html
Also the Stanford list of words which is just beyond parody. https://www.foxnews.com/media/stanfords-index-forbidden-words-eviscerated-twitter-intellectual-morons
Interesting articles, Ma'am.
I found this in comment form on The Free Press TGIF! A fine substitution.
Thank you
Oh my! Just now saw, Ma'am. And I can't think of what to "say." The only bright spot I could see was the article about Professor John Marenbon. I, too, hope the free speech bill will remove a lotta the problems. And I think the idea that the kids hafta agree that they're strong enough to hear views they don't agree with. Give consent, or leave University.
Once again, You over there are light years ahead of us. Then again, You have some pretty surprising examples of non-thought in this week's issue.
I haven't spent any time on The Free Press comments this week. Just busy on other things. But I did see Your comment about the case of Hirabayashi v. United States. That was a great quote, and a great comment. No wonder it was at the top of the list. If You had any other comments, You know I "like" them all, in principle anyway. Probably won't read The Free Press's TGIF comments, so I'll "like" Your post of this issue here instead-a there.
P.S. Can wish You the Very BEST Christmas Holidays for You and Your family, Michelle. Hope You get time off-a writing and can relax a lot.
(I was gonna wish same for Alison. But WHERE IS ALISON?!!? ;-)
I suspect Alison will be around.
It is a bit of a curate's egg -- in places good and in places bad. No idea why the UK has the curate's egg saying but I suspect it has something to do with sermons.
Hirabayashi v US is so important as was Hill v Texas (1942) -- the laws extend to most virtuous as well as the least and therefore we do not have to determine the quality of someone's morals to give them justice.
Wishing the best of Christmas holidays, JT.
I had to look up curate's egg. Yes indeed.
IIRC, and I think I do recall, Your husband is a lawyer. So does that make You half-lawyer, Michelle? Or how do You come up with these? And, yeah. That Hill v Texas was a good one.
I take my email down for a bit each day, so will catch up with You and, possibly, Alison later. TY for reply, Ma'am.
I forgot to mention, Michelle, that we're having the rare White Christmas. With a vengeance.
I dunno You heard about the weather here. It's 9:40am and -8 with a windchill of -26. That's -8 *DEGREES F* AKA -22.2° C over where You're at! (I think UK uses Celsius?) It's been years, if not decades, since we've seen this kind-a thing. Granted, it's pretty out and warm inside. Hard to tell how much actual snow we got. I think mebbe only 3 inches, but it's starting to drift, so there is that. I think other parts of the country are getting it even worse. Phew!
The worst cold I’ve ever felt was in southeast Ohio during a big storm in 1994, when the temps were -30 with the wind chill. Snow froze on my eyelashes. I’ve still not experienced cold that bitter.
Now *that's* cold, Alison. Phew!
The coldest I ever felt was around that time. It was the weekend around the time, if not the day, that OH had record low of -22 actual temp. Dunno what the wind chill was. I had gotten a flat tire driving home from working around 7 or 8pm.
Actually, it wasn't a flat tire exactly. The tire had been slashed. Long story.
Happy Christmas to you both! JT, I spoke with Ohio friends today and they’re getting buried, so I wish you a WARM and white Christmas! Over here in NJ it rained all day but the 58degree morning is now a 19 degree evening with frightening winds that are rattling the windows. We’re ready with the lanterns in case the power goes out.
Amazing round up, Michelle. I’m hoping that this year we start to move away from some of this ridiculousness, however we’ll see.
Glad to always ‘speak’ to you both and hope that you enjoy the rest of the holiday season and the year’s end. Peace to all and continued luck and success in 2023.
Ah! Good to "see" You Alison. And wishing You and Yours a Merry, Merry Christmas.
That's some drop in temps. And must be a *fierce* wind chill to boot. I read a million people were without power. Sure hope You all aren't among those. I lost power once when it was below freezing. Slept in my down coat. Wouldn't wish that on my worst enemy, so hope You are, likewise, safe and WARM!
And TYTY. I'm sure Santa will be real kind to You and Michelle, Alison. (Because both-a Youse are on the "Nice List." ;-) And if I don't see You both before then, Happy New Year and, likewise, wishing luck and success in 2023. TY again.
The coldest I ever was was in Minnesota in 1983/84 -- actually a fellow student at my college who was v arrogant made national news that CHristmas as he was discovered, half frozen and lost various bits of his anatomy. He used to wear shorts whatever the weather and ride a unicycle. You don't wear shorts and t shirt and nothing else in that sort of weather!
Wishing you both a very happy Christmas and a wonderful New Year. May your electricity stay on and your house be warm.
I went to an October wedding (outdoor ceremony!) once in Minnesota and it felt as if the air was coming straight from the arctic circle! Even though I consider myself a winter person, I’m not sure I would be in that climate.
It is a different sort of cold. There are reasons why it was marketed to the Scandos -- they were used to it! It so cold that the ice clunks when you kick it. I decided to spend my Junior Year Abroad on my 20th birthday when I realised that if I went outside without the proper gear, I would freeze -- changed my life.