The latest fuss in Blogtopia is over this email from an Oxford professor, rejecting an applicant for a doctoral position because the applicant is from Israel. (The professor has since apologized).

Naturally, the accusations of anti-Semitism have flowed like Manischewitz. The accusations are without foundation; the professor's email makes it clear that his bias is against Israelis, not against Jews. There's no reason to suppose that he would have discriminated against a British Jew applying for the same position, for instance.

Being anti-Israel is not being anti-Semitic; to assume the latter from the former is illogical.

10:49:12 AM    

I think I like this guy and would probably add him to my links list [right] but I am kind of offended by his adolescent infatuation with T&A. 

In any case his recent post on the Dean campaign gives an inkling of what I am starting to get excited about.

2:05:59 AM    

Summer Fun!

1. Lemonade or Ice Cold Beer?   Oh, lemonade for sure.  Very cold.  Fresh lemons.  Not too sweet.  Despite the fact that TBG is a real beer connoisseur and brews his own, I just can't drink any beer with much more flavor than a Corona or Bud.

2. Swimming pool or beach?  In the summer? Swimming pool.  Yup, I'm just that wimpy.  And way too paranoid about sharks.  But any other season? I love walking on the beach.

3. Long weekends here & there, or a 2-week vacation?  I wish we could/would take a real 2 week vacation.  Instead we do the long weekend thing.  The only extended vacation we have ever taken was November 01.  We actually took a 5 day Carnival Cruise and then spent 4 days in St. Pete.  And yes we took TLG with us.  He was only 2 at the time.  So many people came up to us and said, "Oh, he reminds me of my little one that I left at home."  We had a wonderful time with him and frankly, I couldn't really imagine leaving my infant or toddler at home without either of his parents 5 to 7 days.