A Blog of Wrath


War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks that nothing is worth war is much worse.
--John Stuart Mill

Now I want you to remember that no bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. You won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country.
--Gen. George S. Patton

If we don't want the world's wealth to be controlled by people with money then the alternative is to have the world's wealth controlled by people with guns. Governments have plenty of guns.
--P.J. O'Rourke

Beer is evidence that G-d loves us and wants us to be happy.
--Ben Franklin

 
Is it true that police came across the sniper suspects 11 times and let them go each time?! What is wrong with our society?
posted by Anonymous at 9:54 AM

 
joe, would you mind changing my address on your template from what it is to the following: ThisIsAFakeEmailAddress@StopSendingMeSpam.com or some other gibberish?
posted by Anonymous at 8:50 AM

 
I would like to formally welcome Mr Avi Zarmi as a contributor to this blog - may our humble blog continue to be a wellspring of thought and intellect.
posted by Dafydd at 4:51 PM

 
This gentleman, in referring to The Protocols of the Learned Elders of Zion (get your very own copy of this best-selling work), speaks of a Grand Sanhedrin (during the 15th-17th century) - any idea what this tortured mind could be speaking of, if anything? Napolean's Sanhedrin, was of course much later...
posted by Dafydd at 4:45 PM

 
Was Esau a vampire? While claiming that a red lentil soup refers to blood, is ridiculous, there are still some interesting points to ponder. What was Esau doing trying to bite Jacob's neck, anyway?
posted by Dafydd at 12:06 PM

 
Here's the original text - much better, I think:

In the latest of a series of OPCS seminars on finding jobs in the current market, Arthur Bieber arranged for Judah Kaplan, Vice President of Sales and Trading at J.P. Morgan-Chase, to come and speak. “He’s been coming here for about 6 or 7 years,” Bieber said. As an SSSB alum, Kaplan has an inside knowledge of the SSSB student’s skills and needs, and as a high-ranking employee at a large financial firm, he knows what companies are looking for.
Titled, “How to Find a Job,” Kaplan launched his interactive lecture with a bit of humor aimed at disarming the audience. This worked very effectively, creating an informal atmosphere to mach that of the audience, in dress ranging from suits to polo shirts and sweaters. Using the analogy of a wedding buffet, he described the game plan at a buffet based on comments from the audience – planning what food you’re going to eat and arriving early. Contrasting that with how little time students put into career planning, Kaplan spoke of the need to start early, “…even as a freshmen or sophomores.” He was encouraged to see at least a few juniors in the audience, but stressed that even lower-classmen should be involved in career planning.
The most important factor in making a choice of career, Kaplan stressed, is to go into something you like. You shouldn’t choose a career based on what looks hot at the moment.
While most of the audience consisted of Finance majors, there were many others, including Economics, Accounting, and MIS. The turnout of SCW students was very small. In one exchange between Kaplan and an SCW student, when he remarked that if he didn’t know better, it would seem from the turnout that Stern students aren’t interested in finding jobs. She replied, “But that’s just it; they aren’t!”
Most of the audience blamed the current market for the difficulties OPCS has had in finding positions for Yeshiva students, even after Kaplan had Bieber leave the room, leaving OPCS open for harsher criticism. It was in this light that Kaplan laid out what he saw as a game plan for finding a job.
Kaplan began by focusing on social networking: “There isn’t an alumnus or alumna [YC/SSSB/SCW] I know who won’t accept a phone call from a student asking for some of their time to discuss the field they’re interested in.” He urged students to use the Jewish community and their synagogues to their advantage, even asking rabbis for help.
He moved on to discuss résumés, explaining that they should be viewed as marketing documents, which should be marketed toward each potential employer. “Everything on the résumé should add value,” he emphasized. If possible, show results of previous jobs in dollars and percentages – show what you can add to the company’s bottom line. “I love seeing dollars on a résumé.” He also encouraged putting down a hobby or interest that you are proficient in and being prepared to discuss it. He clearly showed proficiency in his own personal résumé hobby – “single-malt scotch enthusiast.”
One difference Kaplan saw between Yeshiva students in contrast to other college seniors was that they don’t generally live the life of a person in their field of interest. One student was unable to answer educated questions in his purported field of interest – equity research in the gold market. Living the life of a person in your field of interest is especially important in the current market. Moving back to his buffet analogy, Kaplan observed, “We’re looking at a smorgasbord with some vegetables, stale sponge cake, and gefilte fish balls with the slime still on them.”
posted by Dafydd at 7:46 PM

 
One of our own bloggers published in the Commie!
posted by Dafydd at 7:44 PM