I have been actively wrestling with this question for nearly all of my life. The maternal side of my family were slaveholders. Some (like my step-grandfather, who was the second husband of my maternal grandmother) were, in addition, also KKK (or some similar offshoot involving death-if-you-tell-anyone threats, in addition to white sheets used as clothing). In my family of birth, where raci
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Brother Of Jerry Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > We reciprocate by offering to let Jews into our > Celestial Kingdom. > > We are such mensches. I am laughing, BoJ. Well done. :)
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I am so sorry, cuzx. This is so hard to go through, and I empathize greatly with what you are going through now. I wish I had words to express just how sorry I am.
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I am crying.
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I had tears in my eyes as I read your words, Phantom Shadow. I am so sorry for your loss.
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slskipper Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > how long would it be before the fascists shut it > down? Just asking for a friend. I have no idea where, geographically, you are, but where I live (California) there are probably several hundred or more "non-religious private schoo." Many (possibly most) of these "non-religious private schools
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I am so sorry, catnip. We have been through this so many times, and regardless of the circumstances, it just never gets any easier. I empathize so much with what you are going through now, and... We do very much care.
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I was my aunt's primary caregiver as she went through the extended death process (several months) of pancreatic cancer. (Basically: I moved to Escondido, where my aunt lived, for the duration.) Despite excellent medical care, it was a very, VERY bad process. As medically sound, scientific knowledge continues to be discovered about this horrible disease, I urge anyone here to please change
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My vote (I am a Jew by choice--which means: I am a legal convert according to Jewish law): NO ANIMAL SACRIFICE AGAIN.....N-O-T E-V-E-R!!!!! This is, in my opinion, right wing, Ultra-Orthodox, Jewish narishkeit ["foolishness"]. Translation: Basically, this is mainly intended as a political ploy by right wing Jewish interests.
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Beth Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Another reason some Cherokee bands have strict > enrollment rules is that enrollments were sold to > white people as a survival imperative. I didn't know this, and--according to my Mom and my Aunt Tomi (both now deceased)--their side of the family is/was part Cherokee. I long ago (as an adult) realized that,
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summer: I bet the actual number of people you have helped in your life, either directly (one-on-one interaction), or indirectly (all the people THEY later went on to help), is literally countless. Thank you for being a mensch!
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Happy_Heretic Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Reality is that which when you stop believing in > it is still there. > HH =) My view as well.
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Beth Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > You all snowed in? Everybody okay? My questions as well.
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bradley Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Not since Jerry Garcia died. :D
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Congratulations and Happy Anniversary, DNA! I am very happy for your happiness. Very well done!
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Susan I/S Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I am far North of you but we have had wild weather > too. Snow twice and last night a lot of hail. > Freaked the dogs out. They are not amused with > the snow period and I am glad they are trained to > their indoor system. Snow is unusual for us and > never this late in the season. The birds a
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[|] Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > A groundwater hydrology course is likely to be > quite technical and mathematical since it will be > directed primarily at professionals. I understand, but this is--I discovered in the last hour or so-- beside the point. Go to YouTube and search for "groundwater hydrology." Although there is no &q
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[|] Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Don't know about youtube, buy=t google > "groundwater hydrology courses online" Will do! Thank you, [|].
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bradley Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The doctrine of reincarnation was voted out at the > Council of Nicea by one vote. Had the vote swung > the other way, Catholics might have adopted > reincarnation. That goes to show the importance of > voting. :D :D :D :D :D I like this post very much, bradley!
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[|] Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > That groundwater hydrology course I took many > years ago is suddenly helpful again ;-) I wish they'd put it on YouTube! I would love to have access to the information you learned. Thank you very much for your post!
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SC: People are literally dying, as in: they are DEAD. Homes and communities are being destroyed. A little compassion would go a whole long ways towards not sounding like an a**. Mis dos centavos.
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donbagley Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Flash flooding is possible in my town. I have my > fingers crossed and fresh batteries in the > flashlights. Plenty of food. And flood insurance. > Here we go... Don: Are you okay? The news footage is beyond belief. If you get the chance, please check in and tell us how you and yours are doin
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dagny Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The Bible is fairly clear that divorce is a no no. I don't understand this. The Talmud REQUIRES that a husband divorce his wife in certain specific circumstances, as a measure of human justice, to set her free , so she is not "chained" to him in a circumstance where she needs to become free. Divorce
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I don't know if they ARE worried for us, but I think they very possibly COULD be, especially in extreme, often life-threatening, circumstances. Initially, I was raised Hindu/Vedanta, and then--about junior high school age--mostly Unity School of Christianity (both of which "believe" in reincarnation), so my earliest awareness of what happens, or MIGHT happen, after death has always
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Nah. It can't be the Last Days, because then there would be no sequel. One of the first things you learn in the industry is that you cannot write a saleable script without leaving room for a sequel. It is just NOT done!!
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anonynon Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Hope you stay safe and dry! Thank you, anonynon!! :)
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Thank you, Nightingale! Very muchly appreciated! :D
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bradley Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Should I stop praying for moisture now? Yes. One of the many things I have learned in my life is that you CAN have "too much of a good thing." ;)
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Dead Cat Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Do you know where your can opener is? Yes, I do. In our kitchen drawer. I just checked, and it really IS there! The comic book story was about a man who spent many months, and all of his money, storing canned goods and bottled water (etc.) away in a hidden cave that no one but he knew existed. When h
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elderolddog Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I have an umbrella, so I'm good . . . Well..... Maybe galoshes would help, too. Maybe?
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