Its About Time

Here is the NY Times article.

Rightfully so and long overdue if you ask me. I know that's not exactly the most PC opinion to have coming from an extremely left-wing position, but when it gets down to brass tacks Ward Churchill is a douche bag.

His firing was less about his infamous post 9/11 "Little Eichmann's" comment and more about the fact he is an absolute and complete liar.

He lied about his role in Vietnam; he lied about being a member of the Cherokee nation; and perhaps most egregiously he has been accused and found guilty by his peers of plagiarism - which ultimately is why he was canned.

Not to mention his hiring as an assistant professor back in 1990 and promotion to tenure status ONE YEAR later was a bit dubious considering his highest earned degree is a MA in Communication from the University of Illinois at Springfield and he never even attempted work toward a Ph.D.

He is suing, of course, but I doubt he'll win. Good riddance.

Escort's "All Through the Night" + Muppets =

The most amazing thing ever! OK, so maybe its not the most amazing thing ever, but it's pretty freakin' awesome.

Thanks to Amy at Huxtabled for finding this.

Troy Davis Gets 90 day Stay of Execution

The death penalty is a wretched punishment we mete out, it's good to see that new evidence can occasionally make a difference.

Read more here.

Seriously?

Why am I not surprised ...

NAACP hosts debate, whitey refuses to show up

And they wonder why everybody but them believes them to be racists.

Back to Blogging

First let me apologize for my long absence - I have no real excuse. This post will be mostly a catch-you-up blog as I've discovered a few people actually read this thing and have been asking when I'm going to blog again. Tomorrow will be a more substantive topic.

Things have been hectic lately: Work. Multiple family weddings. Helping my wife plan and pull off an academic conference. And stressing over what to do about law school in the fall.

I don't think I ever posted about the results of my law school applications. I applied to 5 schools in the area - I was rejected outright from 2, wait listed at 2 (still waiting), and accepted at 1 - my "safety" school. If the status quo remains, I don't think I'll be starting law school in the fall, instead I'll just reapply here in a few months. My heart wasn't really in it last year and my LSAT prep and outcome suffered, as did the timeliness of my applications - in general it was a very piss poor effort on my part.

That said, I am in a much better place right now. The only things missing from my life at the moment are financial and career satisfaction - but I now know want I want as a career and financial satisfaction and security will follow suit. However - emotionally, spiritually, physically, and relationship-wise I am in a great place. All of these facets are works in progress but for the 1st time in several years I am extremely pleased with the direction my life is headed. And perhaps most importantly, I am coming out from under the fog of depression I've been in for nearly two years.

I'm finally beginning to realize the truth of how much life cycles, and at this moment for me (and my family it seems) are in a season of rebirth and renewal as opposed to 2-3 years ago we trapped in a season of death. Hopefully we'll move toward a season of stability and prosperity and remain there for an extended period of time.

It sounds cliche, but I've stopped taking things for granted. I tell my family and friends how much I care for and appreciate them as often as possible. I'm becoming a different person - I was an extremely selfish person for the majority of my life, now I'm trying to change that.

It's sounds strange to say because it hasn't happened very often for me but I'm actually happy, not just content, but happy. No, that's not correct, I'm hopeful...