How much living can one week hold?

Friday morning at 7:35 I get the call that Grandma (Didi’s side) has passed away. We had been expecting it, but there was always hope she’d pull through.
She had pancreatic cancer. They removed an apple-sized tumor several days before, and kept her in ICU. There she developed a severe kidney infection which [...]

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I have nothing to say

I haven’t posted lately primarily because I’m so busy at school, that I have little time to come home and post. Most of my time is reserved for the Didi and Noodle, and what else I must use to grade papers or make fun of my students.
This takes an enormous amount of energy, and [...]

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Why can’t you ethnic minorities just take a joke?

Interesting article from the AP wire.

COLUMBUS, Ohio – A car dealership’s planned radio advertisement that declared “a jihad on the automotive market” has drawn sharp criticism for its content but will not be changed, the business said Saturday.
Several stations rejected the Dennis Mitsubishi spot, which says sales representatives wearing “burqas” — head-to-toe traditional dress [...]

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Korean Reality

It isn’t enough for the Asian Invasion to be taken to Lost, and eventually to Survivor. But, now there’s those pesky Asians on Amazing Race.
Last week the two Korean brothers ended up shooting people with water guns in the airport. I don’t know, but maybe they didn’t get the memo after 9/11 that [...]

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At least they didn’t get the yellow boat

Survivor: Racial Identity!
So the Cook Islands become the place of network television’s blatant attempt to see how far racial identity and social acceptability can make money. This is a brilliant piece of marketing.
The language, the mannerisms, and everything is incredible to see. I witnessed how people nearly play into their stereotypes. Fortunately, [...]

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My Life Begins at Four

I have no other memories before this.
I am riding a red tricycle with white pedals on the driveway that loops behind our house in Texas. My brother – the older one, the lucky one – winds himself and his BigWheel in small tight circles.
I loop around. I am a shark, he [...]

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You touched what?

Ah, the lovely KAAN email. Such fodder! Such lunacy!
This time, there were three items of note.
Item 1
Touched by Adoption Magnets.These magnets are being sold by an AP who calls herself “chinamum” and also refers to herself as their “fairy godmother.” For only $5 you can have one of these handy magnets. For [...]

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Not from around here, are you?

Driving through North Central Florida is a treat (right, Puka?). My wife’s family lives there, as does much of her extended family. However, that doesn’t prevent her from seeing the reality of the situations. When every other truck and car you pass sports either a hunting/fishing sticker, a “Let’s Roll” sticker, a [...]

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