Wednesday, July 7, 2010
Violence against girls
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It is astonishing and literally unbelievable that this editorial needed to be written.  How is it possible that female genital mutilation was banned in the U.S. in 1996 - a mere 14 years ago??  And why did it require banning?  Who need laws saying that people shouldn't jump off the roofs of tall buildings?  Or laws saying not to serve the kids dinner in the middle of Interstate 80?  (Wasn't that exactly why George Carlin's "present" for the kids was so funny?!)  And did the American Academy of Pediatrics really consider for one nanosecond that nicking female genitalia would be useful in some way?  Forgive me because it sounds ridiculous to point this out, but if male genitalia were the subject, there would be no discussion of this and would never have been.  And don't try to sell cultural or political or medical or social or any-adjective-al rationale or logic about this.

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Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Prima ballerinas
posted at 9:16 AM | Permalink | comments (0)
Last week, an extraordinarily enthusiastic review of new-comer (to New York), Alina Cojocaru.  A prima ballerina at London's Royal Ballet, she has a starry future ahead of her in the U.S.
Today, a startlingly harsh review of Darci Kistler's retirement performance. The many roses might belie the writer's opinion but maybe the petal-strewers just had better seats. Same writer, same passion for the art form.  Not sure why the ad hominemism of the second but I guess he really really didn't like her dancing.

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Friday, June 25, 2010
Prince Harry
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It seems that Prince Harry will be at West Point this weekend.  He's becoming quite the goodwill ambassador with that infectious smile and eager cheer of his.  He'll be in a polo match on Sunday which I'd go see if (a) I were invited and (b) the strain on polo ponies didn't bother me quite so much.  Anyway, it's nice to know he'll be around.

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New beginning?
posted at 6:24 AM | Permalink | comments (8)
Tempted to try again.  I'm somewhat bored by the layout but don't know what I would prefer.  I'm somewhat bored by what I have to say but not sure what I'd like to want to say.  I like the activity of blogging and I like the alertness.  I want to "talk" with people out there.  On the other hand, I do not like being yelled at for thinking out loud or for posing thoughts that may be "wrong minded" or seem just plain wrong to people.  I'm not sure why people can't have wildly differing opinions without being angry at each other.  Arguing about ideas can be fun and needn't be mean.  I'd like to think that different points of view make for a more interesting world.  Who wants to eat the same food or wear the same clothes all the time?  (Well, I like to wear black most of the time but that's partly about hiding, I'm told.  And I like to eat Greek yogurt for dinner a lot but that's about digestion and light meals.  But who likes to read the same book or watch the same movie every day, right?  Whatever.  So let's wind this thing up and see what happens.

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