oh, as usual, dear

[flea]

Karl Rove is speaking at my high school alma mater next month, based on "student interest in a visit during which they might engage him in conversation about his experiences in public life."

It could be worse; he had initially agreed to be the Commencement Speaker.

Between this, the Language Log Antediluvian Twit vs. Ass-Foot of Veejane sitch, the fact that I'm reading a book about sororities called Pledged, the town-gown issues we revisit in this town every freakin' 15 minutes, and a good blog post about class-based school segregation in the county, I'm very down on the state of humanity today.

Well, maybe some lefty Choaties will rip Rove a new one. You never know; it could happen.

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[serrana.livejournal.com]

*grin* Go contemplate the chapel for ten minutes. Seriously. Architecture does it for me every time: "We're such a useless species, but we manage some good now and again, don't we?"

[veejane.livejournal.com]

I like to think there are Choaties who would take up that mantle; then again, most Choaties are not members of the reality-based constitutency. I think some teachers might have had an aneurysm, though, and that would explain why he's not commencement speaker.

Speaking of politics, did you notice Brother's missive? Bit of a WTF, y/y?

[casperflea.livejournal.com]

I am choosing to take it as a sign that he is joining the adult human population, and have replied in good faith.

[mearagrrl.livejournal.com]

I read Pledged a while back. I recall being largely depressed by it.

But it does remind me that now that I have a decent library near me, I should start reading more nonfiction again. (I enjoy it, but am not willing to buy it, as I don't re-read it)