Name Change, A Larry David Scenario, One Woman’s Wisdom, Equivocate, Gild-The-Lily, Germane, Guttersnipe, Charlatan, Cauterize

October 4th, 2008 · Comments

Thinking about changing the name of the blog to Nightly Emissions. Is that funny? Does it mean that I have to update every day? Will I be embarrassed when an acquaintance who isn’t a 17-year-old boy sees the site?

Wholly unrelated: Do potential employers Google a person’s name before hiring?

Larry David-ism: Larry is at a Shiva. He just ate an Italian dinner, and is worried that he has something in his teeth. Earlier in the episode he criticized one of the members of the late person’s family for having spinach in their teeth. He stands in the bathroom, looking at the mirror, trying to decide if he should pull back the ceremonial mirror covering. One of the female members of the family walks past the bathroom, sees Larry staring at the mirror, and immediately accuses Larry of considering pulling back the covering, and in so doing, breaking the religious sanctity of the house. This may work best if it takes place in Jeff Greene’s house, and if the woman is Jeff’s wife, Susie.

Again, unrelated:

My Sacred Writings teacher, who habitually wears traditional Indian clothing (saris + accoutrements), wields a sharp, dry wit. She is very funny.

This past Tuesday, September 30th, she provided the class with a smidgen of insight into the Jewish (and sometimes Muslim) man:

Loosely quoted

Jewish (and many Muslim) men are neurotic and constantly “Why”ing because of the initial trauma of circumcision. This trauma makes them submissive to the women. [It is implied that this contributes to the notion of the controlling/nagging Jewish wife] This is also responsible for their view of their mothers as virginal goddesses.

It’s not all bad, as they are more lovable for it. This initial, universal event in the males’ lives makes them more interesting in relationsihps, notwithstanding the fact that it stops them from actually accomplishing. Instead of doing, they contemplate doing.

The inevitable comparisons to ones’ own life are disturbing.

At this point, I feel it necessary to remind you (myself?) that the purpose of the vocabulary words is only to stimulate their use, and does not always imply that they are hard or unusual words. They are merely good words.