Innovator, Entrepreneur, Scratch Cook, Technology Maven
"Eternity is in love with the productions of time." William Blake
What, when, where, and why something touches the soul is indeed a mystery. I simply can’t get enough of Jimi Hendrix’s genius.
I am not right, I am Jay Yoo.
I love this conversations with my daughter:
Daughter: “Daddy, you are right.”
Me: “No, I am Jay Yoo.”
Daughter: “What?”
Me: “I am Jay Yoo.”
Daughter: “Then you are wrong?”
Me: “No, I am Jay Yoo.”
Daughter: Scratching head, “I don’t understand.”
Me: “There is nothing to understand, I am Jay Yoo.”
Daughter: “Okay, you are Jay Yoo!”
Me: “Right!”
Daughter: “What, you said you are not right?”
Me: “Right, I am Jay Yoo.”
It goes on forever, but I am pretty sure she gets it.
Stunning Time-lapse video of Norther Lights over Finland. via alltop
The Southern Lights From Space: Flying Over The Aurora Australis On The ISS
The Feeling of Disgust (and Delight)
In a random link in Facebook to a recent post featuring the bloggers from my alma mater (Earlham College), I found my way to this. It is a post by Spencer Smith about a soccer match EC had against Transylvania University back in October of 2010.
The post mentions nothing about the score or plays made. Instead it focuses on some of the more colorful exchanges that occurred on the field.
Like Earlham’s student population, the men’s soccer team is extremely diverse. If you glance at our roster you will notice players from Uganda, Bosnia, Guatemala, Ghana, Palestine, Norway, Ethiopia, Rwanda and Colombia. These happen to be some of my closest friends at Earlham. As I watched the soccer game from the scorer’s table I heard Jimmy, our captain, say to the referee multiple times, “Listen to the crap they’re saying.” Then, at halftime, he went up to the refs and pleaded for them to do something about the comments Transylvania players were making. After the game he told me how they were yelling, “I hate f***ing internationals,” and Amir, an Earlham forward from Palestine, said they would call him “terrorist” every time he touched the ball.
Having played soccer at Earlham, which is one of the most Liberal of Liberal Arts schools on the planet, I remember us taking some flack from fans and players alike. “Faggot” was probably the favorite derogatory remark, with some occasional racial epithets. As a school founded on Quaker principals, Earlham was (is) also known for its pacifism, perhaps being more reason for other teams to small-mindedly stir the pot with bigotry and racism without fear of retaliation.
That was then, and this is now. Is it horrible and disappointing? Absolutely. On the surface, one may not be able to see that America has made any progress with educating people on the damage that outright bigotry and racism inflicts on society and individuals.
However, if we take a step back, we indeed have come a long way since my days at Earlham (1992): Obama is President and Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell has been repealed.
Transylvania University admits students regardless of age, race, color, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, disability, veteran status, national origin, or any other classification protected by federal or state law or local ordinance.
It’s at the bottom of their website.
PS - Very interesting domain Transylvania University has: www.transy.edu. Here is the #1 Urban Dictionary definition of “Transy:” A transgendered person.
