Black Egypt

I’m really loving this new Blogs of the Day plugin. True, it is a popularity contest, but the thing I like most about it is the amount of people using it and getting their sites listed. It allows for some very interesting reading. Case in Point is Alun’s post about Black Pharoahs. Being a history major, I was drawn to this title and read the article. It was a great read and I would like to quote it on my blog.

This comes in part from an email I was sent over a month back about the National Geographic cover with Tutankhamen on the front. The author was upset that Tutankhamen was white and asking me to take a stand. I wrote back that I wouldn?t on the grounds that the issue in question hadn?t been released in the UK, though it has in the past couple of weeks. Was she a crank? That?s the easy answer but there were a couple of comments that made me think we should think seriously about the issue of race and recontruction of ancient peoples. Read the rest of this great article here

What Would You Do?

I found this while browsing other peoples’ blogs.

Things I’d do if I had the powers of Superman –

1. Skydive naked and chuteless into a major city, using my flight powers to make sure I didn’t land on anyone, but not using them to save myself from smacking the ground right in front of a crowd. Read more

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3 Generations of Cardinals Fans

On Father’s Day we all took a trip down to the city to look at the progress of the new Cardinals baseball stadium. This picture sums it up. Three generations of Cardinals fans. Me on the left, my nephew Cameron in the middle, and my dad on the right.
Generations

Student Teaching Update

I recieved my first school for student teaching. I will be teaching at my old high school, Fort Zumwalt South. The teacher I will be teaching under is not one I had while in school, but he was there when I was. I’ve met him since I graduated and he is a really nice guy. I still don’t know where I will be doing my second block of student teaching. Francis Howell couldn’t place me.

You’re Too Late

My parents went off to Cali for vacation on Monday. Normally, I would throw a big party, but my sister and 1 year old nephew are living with us. You guys planned this trip a bit too late. I probably wouldn’t have had one anyway. With working both jobs, i’ve had no motivation to do anything. I need a vacation. That weekend trip to Vegas is looking better and better. Maybe i should start planning it. Maybe, just maybe, i can talk my sister Lisa into going, but she probably would not like my plan of NOT getting a hotel room and just staying awake for the entire weekend and sleeping on the plane.