Thursday, March 25, 2010

Top Ten


General Petraeus'
TOP TEN REASONS WHY BYU GRADUATES MAKE GREAT SOLDIERS:
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10. They've already been on many missions.


9. Army chow isn't a problem for them, having been used to eating green jello with shredded carrots.


8. If they can't remember someone's rank, they just call them brother or sister.


7. They never go AWOL, they prefer to call it Less Active.


6. They seize objectives swiftly, if they are told there will be refreshments served.


5. They know how to make things happen in a desert - you just stride into a barren wasteland, plant your staff and proclaim "This is the place".


4. They have innovative ideas for how to deal with insurgents: start by assigning them Home Teachers.


3. They always have years of provisions on hand.


2. They are the world's most reliable designated drivers. (There is a special need for this...)


1. They understand how far Iraq has come over these 7 years and believe that Iraq's old spot in the Axis of Evil can easily be filled by the University of Utah.

Sunday, March 21, 2010

Persepolis

Ok, so I had to watch this film to get some extra credit for a class. (Yeah, the class is that bad that I need extra credit!) It was such a predictable film, full of all of the angst a young woman has growing up in Iran. It didn't help that it was filmed in French either. The swearing was awful and ridiculous at the same time.

Who'd have thunk that making women wear veils and be subservient would be unpleasant? Islamic rule is scarey and mean. Oh? Being cheated on by someone you loves hurts. Really? Please. Depression can be hard. NO! Seriously?

I absolutely HATE this class. Not to mention the "instructor" and his angry little "TA". I had no interest in any part of the Middle East and this class has reinforced my dis-interest. Blechhh. But the beauty of it is: I get to take it all over again next semester cuz I'm gonna flunk it this time. Nice....

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Dumb-da-dumb-dumb


Census 2010 is here.


LL was right. Why did I have to get a letter telling me it was coming in the mail and that filling the form out was mandatory? (Or else, what?)


Why did the form have another letter with it telling me it was a Census form and I should fill it out TODAY? (Or else, what???)


The waste of money is mind-boggling.


I get really tired of all of the dumbing down that goes on these days. Don't you get tired of it too? Schools do it. Stores do it. TV has always done it.


Have you seen the new traffic lights that have a blinking yellow arrow now? Just in case you didn't already know that you don't turn in front of oncoming traffic cuz you might get slammed... Really? Whew. Thanks, government. You saved me from sure and utter disaster once again.


My kids are reading To Kill A Mockingbird at school. The teacher has them act out portions of chapters, instead of reading the chapters. The kids have no clue what they are doing. Then they watch a piece of the film that is way out of context and take a quiz on it to make sure they are following the book.... Wow. Would it kill these "educators" to actually READ the BOOK and require that the kids do the same?


Not a week goes by that the school doesn't show a video as a babysitter in one class or another. No, they are not part of the curriculum. That is, I don't think The Incredibles or Bolt are part of the coursework. What's up with this? When I asked why the movie was played and what relevance it had to the class, they kids were as baffled as I. They say the teachers put on the film and leave the room.


Where is the blank on the Census form for this kind of crap? Epic fail!