Comments on V = I·R: The Great Cat Massacre

Sadly, that might be true. Very very sad. ok got ...

2009-08-19T21:31:32.887-04:00

Sadly, that might be true. Very very sad.

ok got it.

Re: Baal teshuva. It is not a place, you must be constantly moving. In that we are all baal teshuvas.

I don’t consider herself to be good culture, but s...

2009-08-19T21:28:37.646-04:00

I don’t consider herself to be good culture, but she is representative of what a certain group of people like, what their values, habits and leisure methods are — therefore, she is representative of their culture.

Frum = moving steadily towards a certain point.
Baal teshuva = being at that point.

Ew, if you consider Britney Spears as 'culture' th...

2009-08-19T21:12:27.613-04:00

Ew, if you consider Britney Spears as 'culture' than I would question your sanity.

Frum but not baal teshuva? You lost me.

I just know what her opinions are on certain issue...

2009-08-19T21:11:03.019-04:00

I just know what her opinions are on certain issues.

I would consider myself frum. Just not ba’al teshuva.

There is a certain culture. “Culture” does not mean “high culture”. McDonalds, air conditioned boats, Britney Spears — that’s culture.

Of course she doesn't. But it seems that you like ...

2009-08-19T21:06:06.676-04:00

Of course she doesn't. But it seems that you like to be her voice.

You sound like a frum guy. At least on TRS's blog. Be careful.

And really, I don't see much culture here.

She doesn’t need to do anything. :) America has a...

2009-08-19T21:04:47.741-04:00

She doesn’t need to do anything. :)

America has a culture. Just not a very solid or pnimiyusdik one. Americans who “just appeared here” also had a culture — British, Dutch, German, etc.

Not yet. In process...

Thats funny, because what I've seen, many public s...

2009-08-19T21:04:17.736-04:00

Thats funny, because what I've seen, many public school and secular kids go to college because that's whats expected of them, and yet they have no idea what they are going for.

Yes, I want to go into psychology. And possibly English as well.

Also, in my opinion (as someone who took classes i...

2009-08-19T21:02:46.164-04:00

Also, in my opinion (as someone who took classes in two Universities and taught in one), you should go to college if you have a specific reason to do it (i.e., for a specific profession that you already know you’d like to pursue).

I hate the French. Can't stand them. Very good. I...

2009-08-19T21:01:35.173-04:00

I hate the French. Can't stand them.

Very good. I like your view on chil education.

And there you go bringing your stalker into this. If she has an opinion she can voice it here ________________________________.

You are right about culture. America doesn't have culture. We just sort of appeared here.

So are you a baal teshuva?

I hate Russians. Can’t stand them. (90% serious, ...

2009-08-19T20:59:22.618-04:00

I hate Russians. Can’t stand them.

(90% serious, 10% joking.)

I do consider Russian culture (both Russian Jewish and Russian goyish) to be superior to American one. I don’t think the same about French culture.

deem appropriate*

2009-08-19T20:58:27.616-04:00

deem appropriate*

I want to give my kids the best Lubavitch educatio...

2009-08-19T20:58:07.901-04:00

I want to give my kids the best Lubavitch education I can. At the same time giving the best secular education I want appropriate. But in either I am not playing to rely on any system — i.e., send my kids to a particular school and think that I’ve done my part. If one wants one’s kids to have certain values, education, etc., one must apply an active effort.

At least in my opinion (but not just mine... my stalker agrees, I think).

And no, my brain does not stop working. It is the ...

2009-08-19T20:57:58.509-04:00

And no, my brain does not stop working. It is the informal attitude of bloggers and blog forums that cause people to throw proper language use out the window. I'm sure you suffer from it occassionally.

You are right, but the problem of most baal teshuv...

2009-08-19T20:55:03.916-04:00

You are right, but the problem of most baal teshuvas is to want for their kids what they didn't have for themselves, i.e. a fully jewish chabad education. What can you do.

None taken.

I figured Russian. Till very recently, I didn't like the Russians as a people. I don't like the French either. But my opinion is slowly changing. Of Russians at least. And no, not from you.

I'm thinking of college. It is hard to break out of the mold once you are in it. But possible.

(I want to add that I did not say that in any atte...

2009-08-19T20:51:35.478-04:00

(I want to add that I did not say that in any attempt to be offensive — either jokingly or seriously. And it was not personal — ditto.)

All jokes aside now, I think it is a problem (not ...

2009-08-19T20:49:34.755-04:00

All jokes aside now, I think it is a problem (not with you, bichlal). Also, I don’t know anything about your parents, and if I did I would not presume to have an opinion about their education of you, but in my very humble opinion, if they valued secular (or any other) education, they would not trust “the system”.

Russian.

I'm sure you get great enjoyment out of it. No ac...

2009-08-19T20:44:29.878-04:00

I'm sure you get great enjoyment out of it.

No actually, I don't. My parents value a secular education, as they themselves are baal teshuva, and brought us up with those same values.

Unfortunatly, the system messed me up along the way.

And what is your native toungue, may I ask?

You are starting to annoy me. Thanks for the prog...

2009-08-19T20:36:49.831-04:00

You are starting to annoy me.

Thanks for the progress report. As I said, free of charge.

Why not? Does your brain stop working when you quo...

2009-08-19T20:36:17.065-04:00

Why not? Does your brain stop working when you quote people? Is that a disability?

One would think that if you need help (from anyone) in proof-reading a text written in your native language, you’re beyond getting a slap in the face. You’re somewhere between drooling in your sleep and drooling while riding a bus.

Unless you come from background which undervalues secular education.

I was quoting you. So all your little numbers are ...

2009-08-19T20:32:04.512-04:00

I was quoting you. So all your little numbers are for naught. I don't need to be proper when I am quoting you.

Proof-reading. Editing. As a non-native English speaker? That's like a slap in the face.

Which essay? He writes so many.

You are starting to annoy me.

(I stared with TRS’s essay.)

2009-08-19T20:30:03.161-04:00

(I stared with TRS’s essay.)

I know you were quoting me. So what? It’s a good ...

2009-08-19T20:29:45.070-04:00

I know you were quoting me. So what?

It’s a good thing I don’t teach English then. Although I am considering getting into proof-reading business.

omg i was quoting YOU for g-d's sake! give me a br...

2009-08-19T20:26:02.619-04:00

omg i was quoting YOU for g-d's sake! give me a break!

I would hate you as an english teacher.

apostrophe*

2009-08-19T20:24:00.921-04:00

apostrophe*

'because I am not a native English speaker, I am o...

2009-08-19T20:23:42.883-04:00

'because I am not a native English speaker, I am on a much better footing than you are. '

on the contrary.

Maybe. Or maybe I'm self distructive.

1. Using single-quotes for a quotation of the first order.
2. Using foot signs for quotation marks.
3. Starting a sentence from the lower-case letter (twice). Even though you were quoting me in the first case (should have started with a capital letter or used ellipsis).
4. Inserting a space between the end of a quote and the quotation mark.
5. Using a foot sign for postrophe.
6. Writing “self-destructive” without a hyphen.
7. Misspelling “destructive”.

Did I say “six”?