Friday, March 28, 2008
A POLITICIAN, according to E.E. Cummings
"a politician is an arse upon which everyone has sat except a man."
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Thursday, September 6, 2007
Random thoughts on teaching black & white Americans.
1. Adult Americans are great students in any class--almost any 2. Youth are more prone to hangups, hangovers, baggages and a front that is both arrogant and rude. It is worse with some African-American students. 3. If white and black students unite against a foreign teacher (immigrants) they are...
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Thursday, August 30, 2007
No nation's perfect, but might BRAZIL offer lessons on race & conservation?
The jury may be still out on this, but Brazil may be a sort of model for good race relations. I have not been there, but unless one is terribly poor (and usually black) there is integration and well-rounded national pride among all Brazilains. If only the rancehers and their financial backers...
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Saturday, August 25, 2007
Does Religion give otherwise diffident people the one chance to be ARROGANT
Our poor education prevents us from learning how DOUBT is a good part of out history and spirituality - the Enlightenment & even Mother Theresa had doubt. It's the other side of the coin of Faith. Sometimes, people take to religion to express HAUGHTILY what they were afriad to say out loud before...
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Sunday, July 15, 2007
Do you find yourself discriminating on Blogit too?
When you decide to read or comment: 1. Are you more likely to click on someone whose name sounds familiar or likely to belong to your "group"? 2. Do you comment more freely on blogs written by people you recognize as people you approve of? 3. Have you allowed one comment or one incident to color...
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Wednesday, July 11, 2007
If u think it's an elephant U'd be wrong.What's extinct, a baby &40k old?
http://cdn.channel.aol.com/aolnews_photos/0b/06/20070711102409990002 LAST MAY, YURI KHUDI FOUND THIS FROZEN CARCASS, IN PERFECT CONDITION. YES, IT'S A BABY, 6 MONTHS OLD, BUT ALSO OF AN EXTINCT SPECIES. NO ELEPHANT, BUT A WOOLY MAMMOTH. THIS EXTINCT SWEETHEART IS NAMED AFTER YURI'S WIFE. DYUBA!
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Saturday, July 7, 2007
Our lucky day, and for the planet too?
http://toptropicals.com/pics/garden/05/7/7417s.jpg Enjoy the Promise of this day: July 7th, 2007. 070707 or TRIPLE 7!
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Thursday, July 5, 2007
The lesson of weeds (Lysimachia and Loosestrife)
If one takes the time, there are lessons that weeds can teach us. One of this is the Christian message of Forgiveness, and the lesson of the Dalia Lama's life. Loosestrife (Lysimachia) are well known in the purple variety. Iposted some pictures and a version of this post a few minutes ago in another...
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Tuesday, July 3, 2007
Education through humor
Tired of minister/priest jokes: Priests advised families to predict children's futures by waiting till age 1-2 when they were walking safely. Then while parents hide, place a bottle of wine, a Bible, and cash/moolah on the table in front of the child. If the child takes the Bible, s/he will be a...
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Tuesday, April 10, 2007
Repost regarding Dom Imus and related failures by US
Falling or Failing SONNET #11 Is it a fall or a failure to write? The spirit is willing but the flesh, weak There is weather, Easter, Black versus White in the news, all themes I might raise and tweak Ah, Don Imis, and his inhuman words About our darker sisters who excel In school and basketball,...
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