http://hugoschwyzer.net Wed, 14 May 2008 13:48:48 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I'll be away from regular blogging until Monday, May 19. I'm swamped with things to get done today, and some traveling to do over the coming weekend, so I need a wee break. Here's a post I wrote called "All Men are Dogs: Trust, Suspicion, and Youth Ministry", ... http://hugoschwyzer.net/2008/05/14/reprinting-an-oldie-and-a-brief-hiatus/ Jessica Valenti's second book is out: He's a Stud, She's a Slut and 49 Other Double Standards Every Woman Should Know. Much like her first book, the much-celebrated Full Frontal Feminism, He's a Stud is deceptively light and quick reading. Jessica's easy, colloqial style disguises some sharp and ... http://hugoschwyzer.net/2008/05/13/of-sluts-and-studs-passion-and-bitterness-a-short-review-of-jessica-valentis-new-book/ I met Ruthie Kelly at WAM 2008; she's the opinion editor of the San Diego State Daily Aztec and a rising feminist voice. I haven't had much to say about the whole Miley Cyrus photo controversy, and I'm glad I haven't, as Ruthie has gone ahead and said much ... http://hugoschwyzer.net/2008/05/12/agency-ambivalence-and-desire-some-preliminary-thoughts-on-the-miley-cyrus-kerfuffle/ My father's former student Richard Mouw (president of Fuller Seminary, philosopher, theologian and blogger) announces the release of a very fine statement that deserves more attention than it has yet received: The Evangelical Manifesto, a Declaration of Evangelical Identity and Public Commitment. The full text is on the ... http://hugoschwyzer.net/2008/05/12/called-to-a-higher-allegiance-the-welcome-new-evangelical-manifesto/ I'm a little bleary-eyed this morning after two back-to-back nights of five hours of sleep. Eating a vegan diet does enable me to cut back a bit on the number of hours I need, but I still seem to do best when I've had a minimum of six. ... http://hugoschwyzer.net/2008/05/12/mothers-day-with-juanes/ I'm really, really diggin' the new Volvo that came to live at our place this week. It's name, of course, is Ingmar. I know two other people with Volvos named Ingmar, and one with a Volvo named Ingrid, but damn it all, it's just right. A very busy weekend ... http://hugoschwyzer.net/2008/05/09/friday-random-ten-welcoming-the-new-volvo-edition/ The New York Times has a preview up today of a long article coming out on Sunday in their magazine: The Uneven Playing Field. It's by Michael Sokolove, and based on his forthcoming book Warrior Girls: Protecting our Daughters Against the Injury Epidemic in Women's Sports. (I've pre-ordered ... http://hugoschwyzer.net/2008/05/08/on-warrior-girls-knee-injuries-and-the-tangible-costs-of-adolescent-perfectionism-some-thoughts-on-michael-sokoloves-article/ My splendid cousin Ted, a marketing major at CSU Chico, comments on the increasing recognition that the current economic slowdown impacts the poor and the middle-class more than the wealthy. I recently made a presentation to my Sales Force Management class, where as I played the newly ... http://hugoschwyzer.net/2008/05/08/of-cell-phones-and-pills-tuition-and-travel-wealth-and-diversification-some-random-economicky-thoughts/ The cultural references are heavily English, but the sentiments are nigh-on universal. Kathryn Simmonds describes more than one woman whom I know. The Woman who Worries Herself to Death She wasn't robbed or raped or made a scapegoat of, she didn't take ill-fated flights on shaky planes and no one splashed her ... http://hugoschwyzer.net/2008/05/08/thursday-short-poem-simmonds-the-woman-who/ Further signs of a declining local economy. At my boxing gym, attendance at classes has gone down substantially while demand for private training has stayed level. The owner of the gym theorized that those who only attend classes (at $15 per pop) are more likely to be vulnerable ... http://hugoschwyzer.net/2008/05/07/economic-slowdown-anecdotes/