Dress Code for Journalists

I saw this from the University of Missouri School of Journalism website and thought it was interesting. It's why I believe that most of the women "journalists" at Fox News should not be journalists.

Stacey Woelfel’s KOMU-TV Dress Code

Dress Codes for KOMU Work

It’s important for our young staff to dress professionally while they are
representing the station—whether on the air or at the building where
visitors might see them. There are specific dress codes for the job you are doing at the station, but everyone needs to follow these major rules each time they are coming to the station:

DO NOT have bare legs. Women wearing dresses, skirts, or shorts must also wear some sort of hose
DO NOT wear sweatshirts or sweatpants
DO NOT wear t-shirts
DO NOT wear shirts that expose the shoulders or midriff
DO NOT wear flip-flops or ultra-casual sandals
DO NOT wear baseball caps or other hats
DO NOT wear clothing that exposes tattoos

Remember, these rules apply whether you are coming to spend the day, or just dropping in for ten minutes to make a dub.

These rules MUST be adhered to by any of these so-called "Conservative/Republican" women or they should be unwelcome.

Capital Punishment

The Washington Capitals had the best record in the regular season this past year. Yet they succumbed to the Pittsburgh Penguins (aka NBC Sports favorite team) in the second round.

Why is it that all of the Washington, DC teams never get to the Final round of one of the four major sports? Is it the "gridlock" in Washington? Are the coaches to blame? What about the stars (RG3, Ovechkin, Wall and Harper)?

Maybe it is the nature of Washington, DC which has a lot of people from elsewhere since it's the capital. Most Pittsburgh people are natives of Pittsburgh or Western Pennsylvania. They're invested in the team more than DC or Floridians are.

Good luck to the Sharks and Penguins in the Stanley Cup Finals on Monday.

Enough with LGBT Issues

I have had it with the constant barrage of LGBT issues on if state X is hateful and should lose concerts, etc. Why can't the Gays leave us alone? We leave you alone, you leave us alone and be respectful like every other human, regardless of creed, color, etc.

Thoughts on Presidential Campaign

Here are my thoughts on the GOP Race.

When the race started last year, I was for Scott Walker of Wisconsin. A reform governor who won two elections and beat back a recall effort by the Labor Unions in a Midwest state seemed great. Unfortunately, he has very little national recognition and money so he dropped out of the race in the fall. I then supported Cruz and still do.

I do like Marco Rubio, though some pundits think that he's a "RINO". If he's a RINO, then the GOP is in better shape than it was 20 years ago with Bob Dole and Jack Kemp as nominees against Clinton.

Trump is a narcissist and egomaniac and that is exactly what we have in the White House right now.

Hillary is untrustworthy and using the gender card to get votes and Bernie Sanders is a Socialist who is to the left of the Israeli Labor Party (Maarach).

It would be nice to see the New York State GOP show some leadership and resolve in Albany and not just let Andrew Cuomo do what he wants because he's an heir to the Mario Cuomo legacy. He's the New York version of Richard M. Daley. Hopefully, there's another George Pataki here.

Use of language- good and bad

A few months ago, a prominent commentator referred to our current president as a "retard". This caused an uproar among people who have children with special needs and others who for one reason or another don't have the full development that others are blessed to have.

I understand that one should not use words like "retard" and "fa!@#$%ot" in public discourse because it's offensive.

The literal definition of retard means to slow or impede progress. However, when used to describe a person who has developmental disabilities, it's offensive and rude.


My question is: What are the acceptable alternatives? Will these alternatives convey the meaning of developmental disabilities without diluting the true nature of the disability?

Special Needs, Extra Attention, high maintenance? High Maintenance is a euphemism.

Thank you.

Why I can't be so close to Orthodox World

As I have gotten older, I realize that I am getting to be more distant from the Jewish world. Right now, I am a five day a week legal professional whose day goes from approximately 730 am-630 pm or so and my extensive Jewish involvement (tefillot, classes, kiddushes, etc.) is limited to the weekend. In some ways I am a glorified "Weekend Jew" that the Rabbis like to rail against.

It would be nice to live in the place where the high-earning Jewish professionals live. However, I don't think that will be possible for a while, if at all.

In any event, as a Modern Orthodox Jew with a Modern Orthodox Jewish education, I don't need to be "Mekareved" in the way that the 18-25 year old does. I know what Shabbat, Yom Tov, Kashrut etc. are. I know about the Aseret Hadibrot and other fundamentals of Judaism are.

Setting me up with one of the Yocheved come latelys or the girl who lives in a Bais Yaakov bubble won't work. My goals and standards are different.

If one attended a school that was influenced by the derech halimud of Rabbi Israel Chait, such as Northwest Yeshiva High School, one is accustomed to critical thinking and asking sharp questions and trying to get solid, well-thought out answers. Some of the Outreach programs do not really provide such thinking and are very shallow in my humble opinion. For more information about this derech or style of learning, please go to this website http://kolhaseridim.blogspot.com/ or www.ybt.org.

What I do need (if such people exist) are people who are intellectually up to the task and can make my weekends fun and exciting and not a chore or a guilt trip.

Baseball Thoughts

With the trading deadline coming up on Friday afternoon at 4 pm EST, 1PST, I have some thoughts on what certain contenders should do.

1) The Washington Nationals need to add one of the three closers that are available on sub-.500 teams, Craig Kimbrel of the Padres, Aroldis Chapman of the Reds and Jonathan Papelbon of the Phillies. Given how the Nats feel about Storen, I think that it would be easiest to call A.J. Preller of the Padres and go after Kimbrel. Also Preller is a new GM so the Nats may be able to deal with him a little more easily than either Jocketty of the Reds or Amaro of the Phillies. Jocketty has been a GM for a long time, so you can't fool him so easily.

2) Chicago's "Lovable Losers" who play at the "Friendly Confines" probably don't need a closer, though I think that Papelbon would be a PERFECT fit for Chicago as he knows Theo Epstein from his time in Boston. If Papelbon is unattainable, then Theo should call up Dave Dombrowski of the Tigers and make a deal for David Price. Price knows Joe Maddon from their time in Tampa together.

3) Other than getting an outfielder, I can't see the Mets doing anything else. A good few days for Sandy Alderson, promoting Conforto, dealing for two professional hitters in Uribe and Kelly Johnson and dealing for Clippard to improve the bullpen.

4) I think that Cole Hamels will go to either the Yankees or the Dodgers or stay put. No one else will get him.