odds and ends

1 - re: the relationship of my alma mater (high school) to its alumni: recently, "kol bogrei rambam," the alumni-only version of the newsletter that slighted Noah Feldman, congratulated a certain graduate for being honored at the annual UTJ dinner. Is it just me or does that mean they just don't know what UTJ is? (ps - I imagine this was obvious, but disclaimer: the fact that I assume Maimo would have issues with UTJ doesn't mean I am taking a position on any of those issues.)
2 - A high school classmate of mine was recently seriously injured in a rock-climbing accident. Her hebrew name is Sarah Menuchah bat Mina Chanah, for the tehillim inclined... She is now in rehab, walking and interacting with people, but she was heavily sedated and essentially nonresponsive for a number of days. Said alumni newsletter (or, rather, the email to which the newsletter was attached) recorded this with: "Please note that Sara ________ ’99 is recovering at Brigham & Women’s Hospital in Boston from injuries sustained in a recreational rock-climbing mishap." Mishap"? Hello? (In all fairness, perhaps her family didn't want something too alarmist going out to hundreds of strangers, but it still struck me as odd)
3 - Perhaps at a later date I will unpack why I still feel the need to publish nitpicking criticisms of my high school on the internet. For now I'll just state the obvious: I have some unresolved issues with their M.O. (by which I meant modus operandi, but the other MO probably too...)
4 - blah. forthcoming post on my uneventful service as a non-juror.