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Scene: In the car on the way home from the movies at night.
"Did you ever push that red triangle button that's for emergencies?" Son asked.
"No," I replied. "I never did."
"Wow. That's lucky," he said.
"Push it now," chimed in Daughter.
"Nooo," Son replied with some scorn. "It's just for emergencies."
"Emergencies?" she asked.
"Yes," he replied definitively. And then began to explain more slowly, as if he was considering carefully and weighing his words while he spoke. "Like, if you don't have enough food, you can order some...or if you can't breathe, they will tell you what to do...or if you only have one eye, and you don't have any grown ups around to help you see..." his voice trailed off. He wasn't exactly sure what magic the people on the other end of the button could provide to remedy your lack of an eye and grown-ups.
I didn't have the heart to tell him that the hazard lights button just turns on some blinking lights so that other drivers don't hit you if you're stopped on the side of the road. It was way more enticing to think of it as a sort of magic call button that could provide everything from a hot dinner to self-resuscitation directions.
There are plenty of things about which we parents strive not to shatter our children's illusions lightly or too soon. Santa Claus and the Tooth Fairy loom large on the list in our house right now. So do less magical things like the fact that I protect them from the notion that one's parents could die when one is still a little child or that people commit terrible crimes. (The other day Son asked me if anyone had ever gone to jail. He meant EVER. As in ever in the history of the world. Wide-eyed, he was trying to imagine what kind of thing would be bad enough to get you sent to jail for real. I simply told him yes, some people were in jail. He wanted to know if they were roberts -- which is how he and Daughter insist on pronouncing the word robber. I said I thought so and left it at that.)
There are small things, too, that I don't bother to correct. The notion they have that I actually do really and truly have eyes in the back of my head, for example. One day Son did something naughty in the back seat of the car and without even turning around, and I told him to stop doing whatever it was. "How did you know that's what I was doing?" he breathed, completely mystified. I tossed off, as mothers will,the declaration that "I have eyes in the back of my head," and he completely believed it. I have even heard him warning his sister in a serious voice, "DON'T," he once said, as she went for something she wasn't supposed to that was behind my back, "You'll get in trouble. Mama has eyes in the back of her head, and she'll see."
And even smaller ones -- like that there may be real fairies somewhere in the world, or that rabbit tracks in the snow on Christmas morning really are from reindeer as the children assumed. Or that a simple button in the car can be a lifeline to anything one might need in the universe.
I don't think there's anything wrong with these illusions. Logic, observation, the practicality of age will all take over and reveal the truths about these and so many other elements of their lives soon enough. And so, for the present, I feed the magic.
I do worry sometimes about how I will talk my way through the inevitable, difficult conversations about The Truth. But I think I am beginning to find my way: The Truth is that parents who love the light in their children's eyes will tell them almost anything to perpetuate it, and allowing children's imaginations free play is part of the process of helping them to fuel their own mental growth. Children need magic.
Some people may argue that I am lying to my children. In a strict sense, they are right. But in an emotional sense, I am nurturing their fancy. I am helping them learn that the world can appear magical if you look at it from the right angle. That anyone can make stories. That imagination is sustaining.
And that, I think, is a lesson worth teaching young, so that once the practicality and Truths of maturity take over, it is still possible to harness the power of "what if..." and fly away on the backs of giant, rainbow-colored butterflies to fairyland.
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Finding Fairyland
Scene: In the car on the way home from the movies at night.
18 comments:
- calicobebop said...
WOW! Anonymous took the words right out of my mouth! Curse the spammers!!!
I know how you feel. I have told my family that Muffin gets to be a grown-up far longer than she gets to be a child and to just let her be. Don't grow up soon little ones! Retain the magic!
- January 6, 2010 at 10:27 AM
- MommyTime said...
I know, Calicobebop, that that Anon comment was quite a spectacular one, but for the sake of my own prudery/propriety, I had to delete it. Still, I have to tell you that YOUR comment about the Anon one cracked me up completely. Thanks for that!
- January 6, 2010 at 10:31 AM
- LceeL said...
You are quite the 'Mom'. There are many who could take lessons from you. Truly.
- January 6, 2010 at 11:39 AM
- Chocolate on my Cranium said...
Hurray for feeding the magic!!! Childhood should be full of imagination, fun, and fantasy. My own was full of it and I treasure it. Hopefully my children will be able to say the same.
- January 6, 2010 at 12:41 PM
- Danielle said...
I completely agree that children should be able to imagine and create their own reality while they are young. We all loose it at some point and it is such a shame.
- January 6, 2010 at 12:50 PM
- Suzy Voices said...
Imagination is everything at that age! If we all kept that, just think of how much more fun life would be.
- January 6, 2010 at 3:35 PM
- Laski said...
"Children need magic."
yes . . . especially now, today, in this world we live in.
They NEED it.
A long time ago I stopped daring to dream "What if" . . .when JR was born, I was, too. I started asking again.
I want him and his baby sister to always imagine . . . to dream, to desire, to wonder. Always.
- January 6, 2010 at 10:03 PM
- Amber said...
"But in an emotional sense, I am nurturing their fancy. I am helping them learn that the world can appear magical if you look at it from the right angle. That anyone can make stories. That imagination is sustaining."
LOVE IT. And sooooo true!
- January 6, 2010 at 11:42 PM
- anymommy said...
I love how you look at these things, it widens my perspective and makes me think harder and longer. Your post extends my concrete thinking about giving children the physical freedom to engage in imaginative games to remembering to give them the mental freedom to believe and make up their own answers.
I've never bought the parenting idea that allowing children to believe in myths or imagined things is "lying" to them. You said it all: "I don't think there's anything wrong with these illusions. Logic, observation, the practicality of age will all take over and reveal the truths about these and so many other elements of their lives soon enough. And so, for the present, I feed the magic."
- January 6, 2010 at 11:51 PM
- Kate Coveny Hood said...
I wonder how he envisions the eyes in the back of your head...Like Cousin It?
I love this and I wholeheartedly agree with you. I haven't had to answer many "truth" questions yet since my oldest is only four and has a lot of delays that make him far more like his three year old siblings when it comes to suspension of disbelief. But I do hear myself I wonder how he envisions the eyes in the back of your head...Like Cousin It?
I love this and I wholeheartedly agree with you. I haven't had to answer many "truth" questions yet since my oldest is only four and has a lot of delays that make him far more like his three year old siblings when it comes to suspension of disbelief. But I do hear myself referring to presents "Santa brought" in a context that would imply that I actually bought them at Target - and I have to remind myself that keeping a lie going requires a bit more vigilance...
Personally - I totally believe in fairies, so I'll go with magic every time.
- January 7, 2010 at 11:29 AM
- All Adither said...
I struggle with this, too. It's one of the heartbreaks of parenting, isn't it?
- January 7, 2010 at 2:51 PM
- Momisodes said...
I'm with Lou. I am definitely taking notes from you. Especially about the 'eyes in the back of the head'.
- January 8, 2010 at 9:24 PM
- OHmommy said...
I love seeing the light shine in my children's eyes.
- January 8, 2010 at 11:02 PM
- Nanny Goats In Panties said...
I would hate to see this idea turn into some ugly over-reacted-upon controversial parenting issue, because when that happens, Santa Claus is finished. I love that it feeds children's imaginations, something we jaded adults often lack.
- January 9, 2010 at 5:59 PM
- Alyssa said...
I agree I do whatever I can to help my daughter believe and stay innocent...she wants to think that the tooth fairy is going to bring her a whistle because she saw it on a show that is fine by me and hey it saves me money!
- January 9, 2010 at 10:50 PM
- When did I become my Mom said...
That is so well put...
I am glad to be able to imagine and dream sometimes... Being an adult without a past where you were allowed to dream is probably a really hard place to be.
This Christmas I encouraged my 8yr old to believe in Santa.
Thanks for writing this post. :-)
- January 10, 2010 at 5:39 PM
- Jaina said...
In this case, you are simply not correcting them, not outright lying. I do get that some people would still consider it lying. I find it admirable that you are striving to allow them to be children and keep their innocence for as long as possible. Keep the magic alive.
- January 13, 2010 at 4:47 PM
- foolery said...
You mean I *don't* have eyes in the back of my head? Crap. All this time I've been soooooooo careful with hair spray.
This post was lovely, MT, as usual. Here's to my almost-9-year-old who questions the Santa story less now than when she was 4; she is clinging fiercely to the magic.
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Mooresville, N.C. (08-13-2010) - Germain Racing is adding more international flair to the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series with Brazilian racer and two-time Porsche GT3-Cup champion Miguel Paludo to its Truck Series lineup. Paludo has driven this year in NASCAR's K&N Pro Series East for Hattori Racing Enterprises. While he looks forward to the final three races of the K&N Pro Series East with HRE, Paludo will now broaden his NASCAR experiences. He will race the No. 77 Stemco Duroline Toyota Tundra in four Truck Series events and the No. 77 Stemco Duroline Camry in one ARCA RE/MAX Series event for Germain Racing.
"Since I was a little boy, I have dreamed of being a professional race car driver, and my goal has been to race in NASCAR. I often get asked about driving in open-wheel competition, but, for me, my love is truly stock car racing. It's what I've done for many years and it's what I want to do for my career. I'm very fortunate to have Stemco Duroline on this journey with me to drive for Toyota and Germain Racing in the Truck Series and ARCA," said Paludo, a native of New Silver, Brazil, who's first NCWTS race will be Bristol Motor Speedway, Wednesday, August 18th.
Germain Racing has actively watched Paludo develop this season, as the team maintains a technical partnership with HRE. Crew chief Mike Hillman Jr. leads Germain Racing's championship-winning No. 30 Germain.com Tundra team. Hillman has spent some time in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East garage this year, and in years past, he has worked with Formula 1 champion Jacques Villeneuve. Hillman says that Paludo displays a natural, raw driving talent.
"When accomplished race car drivers come to NASCAR from road racing, communication and driving style are usually their biggest challenges. Miguel has been very quick to adapt to the oval race tracks. He has been consistent and competitive each time he is behind the wheel of his Toyota and his communication with his crew has gotten better each race. We look forward to continuing to see his NASCAR career develop with Germain Racing," said Hillman.
For Paludo, adding five events with Germain Racing to his 2010 racing schedule has been another great step toward his goal of being the first full-time Brazlian race car driver in NASCAR's highest level.
"I'm really excited to take these next steps in my career. I am preparing to race full-time in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. I hope that we can do a good job for Stemco Duroline and Toyota in these five races this year to build a good foundation for the 2011 racing season. My goal is to learn something new with every single lap," said Paludo.
Follow Miguel Paludo at miguelpaludo.com or on Twitter @mpaludo77. Follow Germain Racing at www.germainracing.com or on Twitter @germainracing.

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2008 Opening Day!
It's here! The start to the 2008 season for your Kansas City Royals!
It's been a long, cold winter for those of us in Kansas City, but – even though the temps in Detroit today still aren't the warmest – the offseason is finished and we are ready to play ball! The Royals launch the 2008 season at 12:05 (CST) Monday against the Detroit Tigers. It's the first of a three-game set in Detroit that will see some great pitching match ups. But, before we get into that…
ROSTER SET: The Royals set the 2008 Opening Day roster Sunday. Here's the breakdown:
- PITCHERS (11) – John Bale (L), Brian Bannister, Jimmy Gobble (L), Zack Greinke, Ron Mahay (L), Gil Meche, Leo Nunez, Ramon Ramirez, Joakim Soria, Brett Tomko and Yasuhiko Yabuta.
- CATCHERS (3) – John Buck, Miguel Olivo and Matt Tupman.
- INFIELDERS (7) – Billy Butler, Alberto Callaspo, Esteban German, Ross Gload, Alex Gordon, Mark Grudzielanek and Tony Pena, Jr.
- OUTFIELDERS (4) – David DeJesus, Joey Gathright, Jose Guillen and Mark Teahen.
- DISABLED LIST (1) – Luke Hudson
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DeJesus – CF
Grud – 2B
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Teahen – LF
Gload – 1B
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The Royals turn to right-hander Gil Meche on the mound. Detroit is also going with a right-hander, turning to Justin Verlander.
OPENING SERIES PITCHING PROBABLES: Here are the rest of your probables for the Royals time in the Motor City…
Wednesday, April 2 – Brian Bannister vs. Kenny Rogers
Thursday, April 3 – Zack Greinke vs. Jeremy Bonderman.
SOME OPENING DAY CLIPS: Lots of great news to get you ready for Monday's season opener. In fact, MLB's Kaegel covers almost every angle leading into today's game. He talks about the cold temperatures in Detroit, compares the veterans and the rookies and, also, touches on Manager Hillman's tough intro to the Major Leagues. The KC Star's Bob Dutton talks with today's starting pitcher and breaks down Hillman's first official lineup. The Star also has some video posted courtesy of NBC Action News. And, if you didn't check it out in the Sunday Star, the 2008 Baseball Section is out and online. You can pretty much spend your entire Monday morning checking it out…just in time for the game!
BACK AT THE K: Kauffman Stadium is getting polished up for next week's home opener, April 8. We know you've heard it a lot this season, but one more time: the renovations will be ongoing throughout the 2008 season, but despite some minor construction here and there, catching a Royals game at The K will still be great in '08!
PREGAME: FOX Sports Net Kansas City is starting their coverage of the Royals season opener early with a special pre-season pregame show at 11 a.m. Then, they'll move into what will become their standard pregame coverage at 11:30 p.m. with Joel Goldberg before the Royals and Tigers take the field. Speaking of…
PLAY BALL: So, game time is 12:05 p.m. (CST). You can (a) listen on 610 Sports, (b) watch on FSN Kansas City or (c) listen/watch on MLB.com Gameday.
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The video is question is here (offsite link) and Zimbra can be seen very clearly from the 5 minute point in the footage.
We see Outlook so much that it's almost invisible, so it's nice to see Zimbra being used in the wild in this way.
So, has anyone else noticed Zimbra being used outside of their own 'worlds'? Seen it in a movie yet? Sat in a coffee shop next to someone using Zimbra Desktop?


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users are mixed Zimbra web client (20%) and outlook (80%)
- Bad server name
As a leftover from the original setup a fake internal server name was used so as to not disrupt the qmail configuration at that time (18 months ago). Main domain is westpointair.com but server is named westpointair-internal.net.
For the most part all the users are in the domain westpointair.com and everything was working but now as users are starting to share documents the URL's generated by Zimbra refer to the bogus domain. In order to make it work at all I've added the bogus domain to our internal nameserver but this is a hack and doesn't work at all for the road warriors. I always disliked the bogus domain but its time to finally iradicate it outright.
Searching the forums it seems that renaming a server is *not* recommended and there are repeated warnings that it is likely to cause all sorts of problems. Although I have not found what these problems are, or a "if your brave here's how to do it anyways", I'm happy to heed the warnings.
- Need to add additional servers
As the company now has a remote base of operations we need to move Zimba to a multi-server setup so that users at the remote site can have responsive web client access (using a local mailbox server) as our internet upload speed is fairly slow.
Here is what I hope to do but I need guidance as to whether it makes sense and just what steps I should follow.
- Build two new servers (lets call them A and B) with real (non bogus) FQDNs
- A will be a mailbox server
- B will be a mailbox server (eventually be moved to the remote base)-
- Migrate all the users in all the real domains to have their mailboxes on these servers (as per the multi-server guide)
- Build a third server (AL) and make it a Zimbra LDAP server
- Export the orig LDAP to ldif text, hand edit any references to the bogus domain, and import into AL
- Somehow re-point A & B to use AL as the LDAP server.
- Recycle the original machine to become an LDAP replica for the remote office (BL)
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- Will this actually get rid of the bogus naming?
- Is there a way to preserve the spam/ham training that has been accumulated over the last year and a half?
- Are there other/better ways to go?
Zimbra is awesome, but with only basic familiarity with most of its pieces I realize that I know just enough to be dangerous. Any help or suggestions will be greatly appreciated.


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Just wondering. Know a few transgender folk, and it's always better to ask.
I feel like I am too, but then again I don't really feel strongly enough about it. If I had the choice I would rather be a girl, but I'm okay with being a boy. It's weird.
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Movie veteran Harrison Ford has undergone surgery to treat a broken leg following an accident on the set of the new "Star Wars" film.
The 71-year-old actor was believed to have fractured his ankle during filming at Pinewood Studios in England last week, when his foot was crushed by the door of the Millennium Falcon, the spacecraft which his character Hans Solo pilots.
However, his publicist has since revealed the injury is worse than previously reported, but he is recovering well after surgery.
A statement released by his representative Ina Treciokas reads: "His surgery was successful and he will begin rehab shortly. "He's doing well and looks forward to returning to work."
Reports suggest Ford's broken leg will keep him out of action for up to eight weeks. The actor's son has said it could force Ford to be shot from the waist up for the remainder of the film.
Shooting on "Star Wars: Episode VII" has continued in his absence and the film is still expected to hit movie theaters in December, 2015.
The actor is reprising his role as Han Solo. It is the first of at least three new films that will continue Lucas' saga after Disney purchased his production company, Lucasfilm, in 2012 for $4.05 billion.
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Latest posting from SJ Merc's Jon Wilner, update about TWC & PAC-12 Net's negotiations with D*. Calls D*'s position hypocritical when it comes to the PAC-12 Net.
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Looking into getting radios for season. Anyone using any they'd recommend? I see some have text now, seems that would be handy when remaining quiet during a stalk. Any advice is appreciated. Thanks!
Looking into getting radios for season. Anyone using any they'd recommend? I see some have text now, seems that would be handy when remaining quiet during a stalk. Any advice is appreciated. Thanks!
Just a heads up you may want to check your local regs. In nv its illegal to use them while stalking.
I have used the Garmin Rino for the last few years. both as a GPS and radio. The radio function we used during managed deer hunts, once you kill a deer and leave the area you aren't allowed to go back in for the remainder of the hunt. If one of us kills a deer and needs help it is a great way to get it before it's too late. If you don't need the GPS function the Motorolas have worked well for us in the past too, line of sight seems to be the key for max range though.
I have heard that the authorities sometimes monitor the different radio frequencies and can pinpoint your location. In the latest issue of the Oregon Hunting and Fishing Journal a guy got a ticket for littering because he left a plastic bag stuffed under a log. The police new right where he was at and went to check him! For my money I will stick with other means of communication.
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I carry a Garmin Rino 130. Like Jerry said, Game and Fish monitor the frequencies, they use scanners. Motorola use to make a 5watt that would do pretty even if it was heavy. I talked from the top of Pole Mt to Lost Trail Campground to let my wife and son know I was surving the storm without a tent.
When my brother and I hunt together we use code just because, ie. bring backpacks to 1/2 mile above sat's #2. How does that hurt anything? I also carry a whistle and gen 3 night vision.
Generally speaking. If you aren't doing anything illegal why would you care if the Game and Fish are listening?
I agree. They come in handy if used properly
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2011 MCACN Show - The Chicago GangWritten by on February 6, 2012 Contributors: Randy Bolig The 2011 MCACN show created another one-weekend wonderland for Chrysler fans
Truth be told, we all know there are enough Mopar-only events throughout the year that you would never have to go to a mixed make show to get your car fix. However, when over 500 classic vehicles are rolled into the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Ill. (just a few minutes from O'Hare Airport in Chicago) for the big MCACN show once a year, you can be sure there will be eye candy galore. The moniker stands for Muscle Car and (ahem) Corvette Nationals, but the plastic GMs were held at bay this year by a plethora of GTXs, Charger R/Ts, T/A Challengers, vintage race cars, modified iron, and no less than five 1971 Hemi'cuda convertibles, with a extra 1-of-17 440-6BBL version thrown in just to make it interesting.
After starting with a Corvette-focused show a number of years ago, event manager and co-owner Bob Ashton realized the real need was for a show for the musclecar guys, and Detroit's sheet metal sculptures have become more prevalent since the event name was changed in 2009. The result has become perhaps the biggest rare muscle gathering of the year. Ashton may be a familiar face to those of you who attend the Mopar Nationals, since Bob and his wife Vicki also operate a vintage paper and memorabilia company called Auto Know, usually found at the Nats on a corner in the Manufacturers Midway.
The MCACN show is held on a Saturday-Sunday schedule during the third weekend of November, with vehicles creatively displayed in rings, in rows, in single displays, and in small groupings, interspersed by various restoration shops and businesses. It harkens back to the glory days of the large new car 'auto show' events, which were a big deal in Chicago. Since Bob's past background includes the management of other well-known indoor auto shows, this was a perfect fit. One cool part of this event were vehicle 'unveilings' that took place during the early hours of the opening day, allowing people to gather as specific rare cars were formally introduced to the public.
As mentioned, Mopar fans had a lot of variety to choose from, even with rings full of Shelby Fords and Baldwin-Motion Chevrolets. As part of the Class of '71 Display sponsored by the Wellborn Musclecar Museum, there were several 1971-era E-body and B-body Hemi cars from various owners. One was the famous 'most expensive' Hemi car ever built, a 1971 sunroof GTX survivor car. The Wellborns also brought in the Hemi Charger pilot car and the last Hemi ever built as part of their multicar display.
Special Mopar sections were also grouped by specific restoration shops like Ken Mosier's Finer Details and the crew from Blue Star Performance of LaSalle, Illinois. Totally Auto had two 1967 convertible Plymouths leading off a special Mopar Alley display backed by MCG; part of this included a special Challenger T/A display that included several color combinations.
Single cars were also positioned around the room - vintage racecars, survivors, street customs, and the list goes on and on. For many, the biggest highlight was seen when just coming in the show entrance - the original Diamante by Dodge E-body show car, which Steve Juliano brought in from California. Painted back in pearl white metallic, Juliano also had an impressive display photos of the car on hand as well.
Next year, the show will be held on November 17-18, 2012. MCACN was in its third annual running in 2011, and everyone we talked to there said it gets better each time it happens. We have no doubt that Ashton and his crew will have even more surprises next year, and, so, see, our recommendation is that you begin making plans to join up with the Chicago gang and be part of the best indoor gathering of iron on the planet, even if there are a few Corvettes there...
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With the entrance to the show seen to the upper left, Steve Juliano's Diamante was the first thing many people saw walking in. The Dodge, which was changed from the Yellow Jacket Challenger to this roadster configuration for the 1971 show circuit and ended up being retired in an orange color, is one of several show conversions Juliano owns; it is now back in its most notable form.On display with their 1971 Road Runner was Steve and Christie Lindsey's cutaway Hemi show display. Weighing almost as much as real Hemi and on a weighted base, seeing the functional unit from the Plymouth Rapid Transit tour circa 1970-71 was a special treat. This is the only cutaway hydraulic-cam Street Hemi known to exist.Some shops like The Finer Details, operated by Ken Mosier, reserved enough space to display several cars. He had several E-bodies, including a Challenger R/T recently featured here in Mopar Muscle, as well as a pre-production 1969 Charger Daytona.Checking in for the small-block contingent was this 1971 Challenger R/T powered by a 340 engine. Today, these cars are both scarce and in high demand, even if sometimes overshadowed by their big-inch brethren. Unlike the 'cuda, no performance Challenger R/T convertibles were offered in 1971.The Wellborn Museum sponsored the 1971 display and had several of their Hemi and 440 1971 Chargers on display. Even more impressive was the 1971 GTX 'most expensive Hemi ever' on display; through a series of fortunate circumstances......Tim Wellborn located a same color passenger side door to replace the one damaged in an accident by the original buyer. Like the car itself, the door seen is unrepainted, leaving the car as a true survivor.Out in the foyer area leading into the event were several display cars. This 1970 Duster 340 is a survivor in FM3 Panther Pink, fully documented by Frank Badelson.Terry Winkler continues to showcase his spectacular restoration of the 1964 Dodge 330 Hemi that Bill 'Maverick' Golden had campaigned in the months prior to getting the Little Red Wagon. The car was located in dilapidated shape, having been altered in 1965; Winkler debuted it at Vegas in early 2011, and gave Chicago show attendees a chance to see it for the first time.
Among the cars on display was the 1969 pilot Hemi Charger featured on the popular TV show Chop-Cut-Rebuild last season. It was on display in the Keisler Engineering booth. This car is unique in that it is a Hemi car with XP in the VIN, denoting an SE rather than R/T model.Bill Sefton had a several cars from the Mr. Norm's Garage operation on display, with one being this Mod Top 340 Barracuda, which ironically was not a Formula S package.Steve Juliano is pretty careful about who he lets sit inside his classic car show customs like the Diamante.Seen here, he made an exception for Pam Wellborn, who, together with her husband Tim, had brought in a semi full of cars from the Wellborn Musclecar Museum in Alabama.Dave Ferro and the crew from Totally Auto in Pennsylvania led off the charge in Mopar Alley with a pair of 1967 convertibles. One is Dave's long-time customized 1967 GTX convertible with a 440; the other is a just-completed Hemi-powered restoration for owner Wally Keller.A 1974 Road Runner clone? Blue Star Performance helped create one of the most unique cars on display. This car was ordered new as a Satellite Sebring Plus - with a 400 4bbl engine, A727 'flite, and white interior.All that was changed on the numbers-matching car was the hood, the 120 mph speedo (to a 150-mph versions) and the paint. The current owner had bought a small-block Road Runner version himself in 1974, and this was the big-block example he always wanted.This row was just half of the Challenger T/As assembled for the event; the group was lead off by a race example (not shown) and many different colors were on hand. Dean Govostis owns the Plum Crazy one shown closest.
Collector Bruce Bartie has a passion for black survivor cars; this is an unrestored 1971 GTX with Six Pack motivation under the hood. The blue Road Runner visible behind it is owned by Ricky Greer; it shows less then 5,000 miles on the odemeter and, yes, it has a Hemi...Doug Schellinger came in with a car that was quite well-known in the Midwest - Ramo Stott's #7 Plymouth Superbird. Doug's ongoing research is developing the possibility that the car was originally built as a 1968 model and later updated to a wing car for the 1970;


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Why is the B&C your least favorite, out of interest? Thanks for the links - spending some time researching tonight now I've seen some in the flesh, so to speak, so appreciate the links.
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It is interesting to note that one of the problems with the C30 was that they couldn't get it to pass Energy Star:
[An interesting history lesson on DIRECTV's RVU plans if you're not concerned about power consumption.]
Remember that the C31 uses the same power adapter as the H25. I would imagine that a significant portion of the power consumed is in the DECA transceiver section.
Why bring up a box that never made it to customer release, or you just like to spout BS?
If you did a search before providing your insight you might find http://calplug.uci.e...bruary 2012.pdf , which goes over DIRECTV Energy Star participation. It says the power on usage of the H25 is 11.2 watts, the prototype of the C31 is 5.7 watts. Also the training documentation for the C31 says it Energy Star compliant.
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Monday, October 31, 2011
Against Stupid SPEP Resolutions
Given the hierarchical order and conformist norms that prevail within the organization, I strongly suspect that very few of those who see the stupidity of the resolution will be able to muster the fortitude to resist the pressure from above to remain silent.
Anyway, it seems worth a plug.
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Thank you for the plug, Spiros. I am the author of the petition, and I admit that even I am staying anonymous for the time being in order to avoid potential professional repercussions. That might change if and when this builds momentum.
- October 31, 2011 at 5:11 PM
How f*cked up is it that this organization acts self-righteous while people are completely blatantly afraid of being punished if they cross it? They pass a resolution crying 'incivility' but there isn't even a pretense among the insiders that those with power aren't vindictive bullies. What other philosophy clique has people terrified not to hide behind anonymity? I honestly don't know who the people are who have all this amazing power to destroy people's professional lives and are so ready to use it, but whatever scaffolding is enabling them to exist is rotten.
I never cared about SPEP per se in any of the earlier discussions - I am still basically just interested in all of this because of how it impacts women. But it is just staggering to me how many grown adults are terrified of the wrath of these people. It's embarrassing to the rest of us to witness.
- November 1, 2011 at 12:09 AM
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- November 1, 2011 at 1:23 AM
Anon 5:11 here. The title of the petition has been changed to "SPEP Members and Allies Against the Advocacy Committee Resolution." It is open to SPEP members as well as sympathetic allies.
- November 1, 2011 at 7:13 AM
"What other philosophy clique has people terrified not to hide behind anonymity?"
Speaking as a job-seeking graduate student in a poor economy I can vouch for the fact that SPEP isn't the only philosophy clique of which I'm terrified. There are others I fear far more. I wouldn't look upon the desire for anonymity on the part of those opposing the status quo as anything particular to SPEP. With so few jobs available these days it's best to keep your head low and try not to offend anyone. I only hope that one day with tenure (or at least on the tenure track) I'll feel more comfortable speaking out. Speaking out on controversial issues now only risks putting me in a position where I'll have even fewer opportunities to positively impact the profession because there won't be a place for me in it.
SPEP may be bullies but they are far from being the only bullies on the block.
- November 1, 2011 at 7:41 AM
Word up, 7:41. Sometimes it feels like the whole profession is populated by assholes.
- November 1, 2011 at 8:39 AM
well said 8:39 and 7:41.
- November 1, 2011 at 9:07 AM
I dunno, I just don't buy it. Yeah, job marketeers and untenured folks at risk are scared to say anything about anything, often, but the fear I have seen even among tenured folks seems to me unmatched in the rest of philosophy. You just don't hear about the logicians ostracizing and destroying people, or whatever. I am totally unconvinced.
- November 1, 2011 at 9:29 AM
- Fritz J. McDonald said...
Rebecca Kukla is awesome. That is all.
- November 1, 2011 at 9:31 AM
Anyhow the comparative doesn't much matter, though I stand by it. The fact that people are feeling bullied and threatened for speaking their mind is totally unacceptable.
Back in July I got several private bullying emails trying to make me shut up about my worries about the climate guide. Luckily for me, I have tenure at a place that I love and I am naturally fairly immune to intimidation. But I was truly shocked to see how that background crap works. And I know of lots of others who have experienced other kinds of intimidation.
- November 1, 2011 at 9:32 AM
Wow, Fritz J MacDonald, thank you!
- November 1, 2011 at 9:32 AM
*McDonald. Sorry! :)
- November 1, 2011 at 9:33 AM
Yep I hear you, Dr. Kukla. Also, I read at least 10 philosophy blogs (I have no life) and once in awhile whole posts on "controversial" topics are inexplicably deleted. Have you ever noticed that? I'd bet cash money it's because the mods get bullied into taking them down. It happened over the summer a LOT.
- November 1, 2011 at 9:45 AM
Yep, Anon 9:45, I'd bet so too.
- November 1, 2011 at 9:50 AM
I generally agree with most of what is said here, but there is an important point that needs to be made, one which suggests that placing all the blame on the SPEP leadership, and characterizing them as bullies bullying around their membership, is a bit myopic. What's missing in this analysis is the fact that, somewhat analagous to other marginalized communities, being marginalized in the discipline contributes greatly to the possibility of such internal bullying. So, as a recent graduate of a continental-ish (SPEPerific?) program, I worry/realize that I may only be taken seriously as a candidate by other continental-ish departments, even though my work draws as much from the analytic tradition as the continental. This gives the members of those departments significant power and influence over us lowly grads/ job candidates/ untenured folk, power which increases in proportion to the general marginalization of continental philosophy in the discipline as a whole.
Maybe I'm overestimating such marginalization, and maybe many non-continental, non-SPEP-y departments will recognize good work on its own merits, but I do frequently worry that getting my degree from a continental-ish school carries a stigma in some departments, regardless of the quality of my work as a whole, especially in a job market where search committees are looking for any small reason to narrow the field of applicants. So, if nothing else, I would encourage search committee members and others outside the SPEP inner circle to be wary about attributing problematic SPEP views to the graduates of SPEP-y schools, and also to recognize that the bullying power of SPEP derives in some ways from the exclusion and marginalization of continental philosophy in general.
- November 1, 2011 at 1:22 PM
1:22 moves from claiming that SPEP is marginalized (proof?) to a claim about "the general marginalization of continental philosophy in the discipline as a whole" (proof?). The "marginalization" story is an instrument employed by the bullies to keep you cowering. There is no "marginalization" of continental philosophy.
- November 1, 2011 at 6:04 PM
1:22 here.
To be clear, I never claimed that SPEP was marginalized. I did claim that continental philosophy in general was marginalized. I'm not sure what kind of proof would suffice to show that, but I get the impression that there is a general disparagement in the profession of a certain kind of philosophy that is represented by a certain subset of programs (including, yes, many of those that the "pluralist" guide identifies) that, at least understand themselves as "continental". Or, to put it a different way, in the U.S. at least, the analytic tradition has been, for many years, the dominant tradition, and those who do continental philosophy are, in a numerical sense at least, a minority. I thought that was rather obvious. Am I wrong about that?
Now, perhaps some of the disparagement is justified. I frequently agree with the criticisms of some of the more obscurantist varieties of so-called continental thought. The only point that I was making was that that kind of critique ought to focus on the philosophy and philosophers that it finds objectionable, rather than stigmatizing entire schools and perhaps even entire subfields of philosophy. Insofar as the discipline fails to refrain from this kind of stigmatization, it's not particularly surprising that the more vulnerable members of SPEP-y departments are hesitant to ruffle feathers in the few places they can count on to take them seriously.
- November 1, 2011 at 6:47 PM
So, as a recent graduate of a continental-ish (SPEPerific?) program, I worry/realize that I may only be taken seriously as a candidate by other continental-ish departments, even though my work draws as much from the analytic tradition as the continental. This gives the members of those departments significant power and influence over us lowly grads/ job candidates/ untenured folk, power which increases in proportion to the general marginalization of continental philosophy in the discipline as a whole.
Part of the problem is that 1) the coverage of analytic philosophy offered in some continental departments is comparatively poor; and 2) some "party-line" continental departments help marginalize continental philosophy by refusing to engage analytic philosophy.
- November 1, 2011 at 6:59 PM
24 hours later, the number of signatures for this petition is still in the single digits. Is there no "Other" within the SPEP?
- November 1, 2011 at 7:03 PM
1:22 writes: "Or, to put it a different way, in the U.S. at least, the analytic tradition has been, for many years, the dominant tradition, and those who do continental philosophy are, in a numerical sense at least, a minority. I thought that was rather obvious. Am I wrong about that?"
Yes, you are wrong. Or, better put, your are correct but only trivially. By "continental philosophy" you mean a small minority of philosophers, and by "analytic philosophy" you mean anyone who is not doing continental philosophy. Then you conflate two senses of "marginalized," one descriptive (any tiny minority is marginalized, viz., out of the mainstream) and the other normative (a tiny minority is "marginalized when it is the subject of unjust discrimination). If by "analytic philosophy" you mean roughly anyone who is not a member of the tiny clique you identify as "continental," then it's no wonder that you see analytic philosophy as the dominant "tradition." And if you conflate the descriptive sense of "marginalized" with the normative one, then follows that analytic philosophy has "marginalized" continental philosophy. But these are the strict implications of your gerrymandered terms, not obvious truths about the sociology of the profession.
The facts, I think, run like this: There is no "analytic philosophy" to dominate the profession. And there is no "continental philosophy" which is the subject of marginalization (in the normative sense). There are many philosophical programs which do not get the attention they (arguably) deserve from large numbers of philosophers. And there's no deep explanation of this fact (and certainly no conspiracy or persecution on behalf of an opposing mainstream). That's just the the way the cookie crumbles.
- November 1, 2011 at 8:54 PM
"That's just the way the cookie crumbles". What a profound explanation! From a proud product of the scholastics of modern times. But philosophy will survive your decades long destructive assault, as it did survive the medieval darkness.
- November 1, 2011 at 9:32 PM
Anon 9:32, rather than offering insults why don't you engage with what 8:54 said? There are many people who read this blog who see things the way 8:54 does. Why/How are they mistaken? (Assuming they are, in fact, mistaken).
- November 1, 2011 at 9:47 PM
9:32 complains that 8:54 does not offer a "profound explanation" for something that 8:54 explicitly claims has no "deep explanation."
Way to go 9:32! Rather than offering reasons, you offer an evidence-free diagnosis. Some (like me) will argue that it's likely you didn't even bother to read the post you're replying to. Keep on confirming the worst of what people think of those of us who identify with continental philosophy!
- November 1, 2011 at 10:03 PM
1:22 here again, responding to 8:54who says "There is no "analytic philosophy" to dominate the profession. And there is no "continental philosophy" which is the subject of marginalization."
If the point is that the distinction between analytic and continental philosophy isn't particularly illuminating, or conceptually defensible, I completely agree. After all, analytic philosophy in the precise Kantian sense has arguably been dead since logical positivism, and much if not most so-called continental philosophy is no longer done on the continent of Europe.
But as a professional distinction it is undeniable I think that some departments are perceived as continental, others are perceived as analytic, that the former are numerically fewer than the latter (that's what you call descriptive marginalization), and that, as you put it, "there are many philosophical programs which do not get the attention they (arguably) deserve from large numbers of philosophers." That, as far as I can tell, is normative marginalization, to again use your term.
Anyway, I wasn't trying to defend the distinction b/t analytic and continental philosophy, nor lambast anyone for marginalizing continental philosophy. I was merely making the point that the reluctance of certain members of certain departments to ruffle SPEP feathers is not particularly surprising given the general features of our discipline noted above.
And yes, I agree that SPEP-y departments can contribute to this kind of marginalization in the ways that 6:59 notes. But my point was simply to note that that's only a part of the story.
- November 2, 2011 at 12:22 AM
The fact that this one time Leiter is trying to bully bullies doesn't change the fact that he too is a bully, that people are rationally afraid to cross him or contradict him or get on his s*** list.
- November 2, 2011 at 10:59 AM
The upshot of this discussion seems to be that the profession is brimming with total assholes, "analytic" and "continental" alike. As Mark Lance likes to say, "a pox on both their houses." (Or, as I like to say, "fuck all y'all.)
- November 2, 2011 at 11:05 AM
10:59, I'm inclined to agree with you, but I'm confused. How did Leiter come into this? So far as I can see, no one is talking about him!
- November 2, 2011 at 11:06 AM
Re: Marginalization. is it not the case that the number of search committees that reflectively think "thesis on Heidegger; Cast it to the flames" is greater than exists for a thesis on Quine
I don't know anything about the SPEP. As a fan of existentialism and phenomenology, it does seem they are not doing the cause any good.
- November 2, 2011 at 11:07 AM
11:07 - This is a really bad example, there are many "analytic" search committees which would see anyone now working on Quine as horribly behind the times. For non-continental non-naturalist search committees, a diss on Quine would probably be dismissed, just as for non-continental naturalist search committees, a diss defending mathematical Platonism would similarly be looked at as non-serious.
What gets dismissed and by whom does not track any non-vacuous analytic/continental distinction.
- November 2, 2011 at 11:32 AM
10:59 am, If people were so afraid of Leiter, you'd think there'd be lest abusive crap about him on the Internet!
- November 2, 2011 at 11:50 AM
it shouldn't be overlooked that spep drove out and marginalized hundreds of ostensibly continental philosophers when it decided that critical theory and related programs were not properly "continental."
- November 2, 2011 at 11:57 AM
When and how did SPEP make this decision? I know nothing of it and I'm legitimately curious (that is, the question is in earnest, not meant to cast doubt on your claim).
- November 2, 2011 at 12:10 PM
"What other philosophy clique has people terrified...?"
Really? Look, I fall on the analytic side of whatever remains of the analytic/continental distinction, I think the Philosophical Gourmet Report is generally a good thing, I appreciate Brian Leiter's blog as a source of news about the profession, I agree with many of his central philosophical views, and from what I hear, in person, he is a pretty nice guy.
That said, anyone who has been reading Leiter's blog for the past, say, seven or so years, and is honest, knows that Leiter is capable of being a terrible bully. I'm not talking about spirited and even entertainingly obnoxious philosophical interchange. Yay for that. I'm talking, for example, about trying to make relatively junior folks in academia look like idiots. I know many people who fear crossing him out of concern that they will be excoriated or embarrassed in front of the entire philosophical world on his blog. (That he has a few visible critics doesn't contradict this.) And what some people find especially galling is his defensiveness about this point, which I would guess many people take as a sign of either insincerity or extraordinary lack of awareness.
So, sure, SPEP seems ridiculous, agreed. And yay for Philosophers Anonymous, yay for Kukla, and even, on balance, yay for Leiter. But let's not close our eyes to aspects of reality that don't fit with our narrative.
- November 2, 2011 at 12:30 PM
B. Honest: examples? Leiter is pretty wicked at times, but the examples I think of (e.g., Nagel and Intelligent Design) were both justified and involved rather senior people.
- November 2, 2011 at 12:39 PM
Leiter can criticize someone or mock their ideas, but how is that bullying? Where are the people whose careers were halted by the all powerful Leiter? There's too much paranoia floating around, and the evidence of all the Leiter abuse on other blogs is pretty good evidence that the paranoia is unfounded.
Now can we get back to the topic?
- November 2, 2011 at 5:45 PM
Only 12 signatures last I checked. John Cogburn's early prediction was that the Resolution wouldn't even come to a vote. At what point do we get to conclude that the SPEP membership simply approves of the PG2P?
- November 2, 2011 at 6:34 PM
I think it would help if Leiter had the link to the petition on his blog given that he has (I assume) the biggest readership for any philosophy blog.
- November 2, 2011 at 6:53 PM
- Fritz J. McDonald said...
All Brian Leiter ever did was an incredible service to the profession by making information about the judgment of informed individuals about the qualities of graduate student faculties available to the public. He also provided a great deal of useful information by himself in what he wrote on his site, information that is incredibly important for me when I am advising students who are thinking of going to graduate school. His blog is great and provides a wealth of useful information--to cite just one example, it provides a way to know whom was hired for the positions advertised every year. His reward for his tireless work on behalf of the profession of philosophy is anonymous nitwits sniping at him on the internet on the basis of no evidence whatsoever.
- November 2, 2011 at 11:21 PM
- Spiros said...
What Fritz said.
- November 2, 2011 at 11:40 PM
- Benj Hellie said...
You people are misusing the concept of bullying. Randall Collins engages in some conceptual geography of social violence here: http://sociological-eye.blogspot.com/2011/07/inflation-of-bullying-from-fagging-to.html
- November 3, 2011 at 1:07 AM
RE: "on the basis of no evidence whatsoever."
Are you kidding me? Do you READ his blog? I agree its not clear what goes on there amounts to bullying, and that the targets of the verbal abuse are often in the wrong. But that's not really the point, is it?
- November 3, 2011 at 7:18 AM
7:18, do I have this right. It's not bullying. Those criticized are "often in the wrong." So what's the issue? Did mean Brian use a naughty word that upset you?
- November 3, 2011 at 7:46 AM
7:18 here. Adults can and do verbal abuse other adults. And no, I'm not personally upset .... I just don't think it's appropriate behavior on a professional blog. Make sense?
- November 3, 2011 at 7:54 AM
- November 3, 2011 at 8:07 AM
Good find 8:07 AM! Leiter bullies 2500 SPEP members IN THE COMMENT SECTION OF SOMEONE ELSE'S BLOG! Q.E.D.
- November 3, 2011 at 11:33 AM
RE: "Leiter bullies 2500 SPEP members."
He did no such thing. He insulted and demeaned them. That's not the same.
- November 3, 2011 at 12:58 PM
Since there seems to be some question as to whether Brian Leiter actually bullies anyone on his blog, let me offer up the following example:
Now I appreciate that the cite here is from a right wing source (and one who failed to disclose his own connection to the ID movement), but look to the body of the complaint: the sheer vehemence with which he attacked a mere student -- little different, one would think, from, say, a second year student in a philosophy program.
Of course, the student was hardly arguing for a position that any significant number of philosophers would admire: he was, in effect, defending the legal/Constitutional legitimacy of teaching Intelligent Design.
Now I'm as much against teaching ID, and opposed to its legal legitimacy, as the next philosopher. But, you know, I don't believe that everyone who thinks otherwise even at a tender age must be the spawn of Satan and be so treated.
And Leiter's attack here is fairly typical of how it is that he bullies: he locates a figure and/or a position he knows will be quite unsympathetic to most philosophers, and then attacks that target without mercy or sense of proportion. If someone objects to this attack, he has his answer ready: what, you are going to defend this person/position? How dare you! This will be followed by a round of applause from the gathered profession.
It is perhaps a defect of the profession of philosophers that developing a sense of proportion in matters having to do with morality or political belief does not come easy. For too many philosophers, if something is deemed wrong, then it is deemed terribly, terribly wrong; there can be no tolerance of the offending position.
Leiter seems to represent about the worst of this tendency, I think, and he builds his cases because he seems to realize that he can quite readily get the great majority of the profession on board.
- November 3, 2011 at 1:17 PM
Anonymous at 1:17 PM cites an article by Hunter Baker, without mentioning that this person was Francis Beckwith's graduate assistant -- a serious conflict of interest not disclosed in the cited article.
More importantly, Anonymous at 1:17 PM conveniently fails to link to Leiter's critique of the book review of Beckwith's article. Judge for yourself: http://leiterreports.typepad.com/blog/2004/03/harvard_law_rev.html. Leiter points to concrete statements of the book review, and argues why they are seriously mistaken. Given how politically damaging and dishonest the intelligent design political movement is in general, and Francis Beckwith in particular, to my mind Leiter is right to criticize its supporters -- especially if the support in form of a positive book review is riddled with long-debunked falsehoods.
- November 3, 2011 at 2:54 PM
"A mere student." What Leiter had to say about that at the time is also relevant:
I must say that, at first, I was astonished by the "pity the poor student" response of some of VanDyke's defenders. Mr. VanDyke is in the elite of the elite of professional school students (foreign reader: remember that law is a post-graduate degree here, these are grown-ups, not adolescents), a member of the Harvard Law Review, who can, without a doubt, get any job at any prestigious law firm in the country that he wants. He chose to publish an incompetent book review in a prestigious, professional publication; in doing so, he entered the corridors of professional legal scholarship, and may be held accountable, accordingly. His book review was not prefaced by a disclaimer saying, "This review was written by a mere student, and therefore should not be thought reliable or accurate." If one purports to be a professional, one is in no position to complain about being assessed by professional standards.
Source: http://leiterreports.typepad.com/blog/2004/03/the_denouement_.html
- November 3, 2011 at 4:27 PM
- Spiros said...
If you have something to say about BL, take it somewhere else. This has gone on long enough.
- November 3, 2011 at 5:37 PM
Let me repeat what I posted on Leiter's blog after the resolution was passed at the SPEP business meeting: SPEP is a large and diverse organization, the vast majority of whose members do not show up at the business meeting to vote on resolutions. This is a serious problem of governance, but one cannot draw any conclusions about "SPEP membership's" support (or lack thereof) of the resolution from the fact of its passing. Nor can one draw any conclusions from whether SPEP members do or do not sign some on-line petition in the blogosphere. Some people, like me, just don't think that this is a very good venue for airing issues of importance or carrying on philosophical discussions (just look at the comments, above, about bullying, or whether there is or is not any "marginalization" in the profession). To say nothing of the fact that many SPEP members, and others, just don't even know about the petition. Bottom line: I was and am against all the resolutions that passed at the recent SPEP business meeting, but I don't feel that it is my professional responsibility to do penance for them. It is clear that this discussion has become an excuse to dump on SPEP as an organization, but remember: the "Pluralist" Guide is not, in fact, a SPEP organ (the Executive Committee had nothing to do with it), and the vote in support of it was passed by a tiny majority of SPEP's membership. The reasons why Leiter and others can employ synechdoche to label it the "SPEP Guide" are just as interesting to consider, philosophically, as is the fact that this or that SPEP member does or does not sign some on line petition.
- November 6, 2011 at 7:50 PM
- Jon Cogburn said...
Open letter from Todd May resigning from the Pluralist Guide advisory board at http://www.newappsblog.com/2011/11/an-open-letter-from-prof-todd-may-on-the-climate-guide.html .
- November 11, 2011 at 8:13 PM
Good to see Todd is still on the anti-Leiter team! Nice hypocrisy there.
- November 11, 2011 at 10:15 PM
- Jon Cogburn said...
Anon 10:15
I'm just not getting this. Where's the hypocrisy?
If he was on the "anti-Brian Leiter team" he would not have resigned. No?
- November 11, 2011 at 11:33 PM
He pronounces he's not on any "team" and then goes out of his way to say, "But don't worry I'm still on the anti-Leiter team." Really pretty funny.
- November 12, 2011 at 10:18 AM
- Jon Cogburn said...
You are being ridiculously uncharitable, and in this context it is in fact quite ugly.
I should not have to say this, but here goes. May said what he did about the Critchley issue to demonstrate as clearly as possible that the dichotomy between Leiter vs. SPEP is a false one. One can hate the climate for women guide without supporting Brian's view of American Continental Philosophy, or the over the top things he's said about Derrida, Critchley, et. al. This is something that must be said to members of SPEP, who May rightly castigates for raising further the walls of our own ghetto.
I find your anonymous snark here to be entirely dispiriting.
As May makes clear in his contribution to the discussion following the newapps post, this is an important issue that could well have substantial negative impact on people's lives.
- November 12, 2011 at 10:39 AM
Thank you, Jon.
Professor Leiter is fortunate to have a loyal (sycophantic) following (cult? posse?) which simply refuses--seemingly on principle--to take exception to anything he does, no matter how excessive, irresponsible, etc. Interestingly, these same people typically accuse Leiter's critics of being secret SPEP agents (kind of like Mossad, but trained by Critchley...). Unfortunately pro-PG/anti-Leiter/anti-PGR folks in SPEP have proven themselves to be just as obnoxious. This is precisely why more people like Professor May (and you, frankly) need to speak out often and loudly. The whole Leiter vs. SPEP thing is so f'ing juvenile. As Mark Lance says, "a pox on both their houses"! I'm sick of all of them.
- November 12, 2011 at 2:38 PM
Jon, this is an important issue (the damage the irresponsible Climate for Women report will do), and that's why it's a good thing Leiter called them on it straight away and forecefully. He called it out for the bullshit it was back in the summer. For Todd May to wake up in November and say, "Oh I don't want to be part of this" is a joke.
- November 12, 2011 at 3:27 PM
Word up, 8.39: It is, for the most part. That is why everything is so hard.
- November 15, 2011 at 9:03 PM


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Retired UFC welterweight Nick Diaz is looking for his day in court.
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Diaz (27-8 MMA, 7-5 UFC) lost a unanimous decision to Condit (28-5 MMA, 5-1 UFC) in an interim welterweight title bout at UFC 143, which took place Feb. 4 in Las Vegas. He was placed under temporary suspension when a post-fight drug test revealed the presence of marijuana metabolites in his system.
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AMES, Iowa - Gary and Paula Vanderley, residents of Ankeny, Iowa have been members of the Cyclone Club for the last three decades. Currently they are donors at the Captains Club level and attend games regularly. We sat down with Gary and asked a few questions about his best Cyclone memories.
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A: "My wife and I have been on the road a lot for games, we've attended almost all of the men's basketball games in the Big Eight, Big 12, and NCAA Tournament. I remember going to Minneapolis to watch Larry Eustachy's team win the first two games in the 2000 NCAA Tournament. I didn't think I would ever get hooked on women's basketball games, but Bill Fennelly has done a terrific job since he started here. My wife and I have made the trips to see the women play ever since we became season-ticket holders seven years ago."
Q: Who were your favorite players and coaches throughout the years?
A: "In football it would have to be both of the Davis brothers ¢ Troy and Darren. In basketball I loved watching Fred Hoiberg, Jamaal Tinsley, and Marcus Fizer. Marcus was so good and he wasn't scared of anyone. I really wish he would have stayed around for all four years."
"As far as coaches went, I really enjoyed Dan McCarney and the way he brought our team up from where we used to be. I am really happy with what Jamie Pollard is doing here, and I think we are going in the right direction. But Johnny Orr tops my list of all-time favorite coaches. I remember attending a golf outing in Marshalltown, Johnny and Governor Terry Branstad were there. There was a time when both of them came back to the clubhouse and about a dozen kids come running over to greet them. You would think that the kids would be running to Iowa's governor, but they all came over to see Johnny. He spoke later that night about it at the banquet and had everybody laughing their hearts out."
"One other memory of Johnny was when he called out Dick Vitale on the air on ESPN. 'Dickie V' asked coach if his team deserved to go to the tournament, and Johnny came back and mentioned that he had killed Vitale when he was coaching at Detroit. I remember just laughing and seeing Justus Thigpen rolling on the ground in excitement."


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