Some Concerns About White People

Are they willing to integrate themselves into all facets of American society?
Do they share core American values?
Why do they keep to themselves so much?
Why do they insist so upon maintaining their own cultural traditions?
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Jennifer adds some concerns about white men:
Are they willing to put aside their emotions (especially sexual) so that women can get on [...]

Mon couleur: violette

I am violet. “You surround yourself with art and music and are constantly driven to express yourself. You often daydream. You prefer honesty in your relationships and believe strongly in your personal morals.” You can discover your color here.
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It is Mardi Gras. Happy Mardi Gras! You ain’t done sent me hardly no birthday greetings, so [...]

Feast Zero, After Which I Discuss My Inspiration Award

Friday the temperature was still dropping, and the university had decided to save money by turning off the heat. One person went home to butcher a pig for Saturday, but we came home and made lunch. To fully grasp the atmosphere you have to realize that my dining table and benches were made by local [...]

The Antipalin

This is not at the usual Professor Zero level of decorum, but it is too funny.

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Friendship Around the World Award

Geoffrey Philp, one of the very best bloggers, has given me a Friendship Around the World Award, and now I get to award it. I am very much honored to have won this award from Geoffrey Philp. I will not award it to any blogs on Philp’s list, although I would have chosen some of [...]

Seven Deadly Sins

There is a semi-serious test available to tell you which of the seven deadly sins are yours. I lack both pride and sloth according to this test. I am medium to low medium on all of the others.
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Cinq Choses

We interrupt our program of amusement to ask: why did Ray Nagin or his government not make plans to set up post Gustav goods distribution centers? why did he plan to have people rely on charities and corner stores? was it not clear to him that many evacuated on public transportation and public aid, and [...]

Reading for Pleasure Wednesday: Top Unread Books

From Servetus: the 106 books most often marked as “unread” by LibraryThing’s users. Bold the ones you’ve read, strike through the ones you read but do not remember well, and italicize the ones you have never heard of. Many are unread by me, and some are unknown to me. I am only interested in reading [...]

That Passion Quilt

I have been tagged again for the Passion Quilt meme, for which I thank WoC PhD. I am honored because I do not think of myself as passionate about teaching – I was not brought up to think of that as safe, say you are interested in it and you will not get a tenure [...]

Cajun Blast

This is Fathers’ Day and Cajun Blast garlic butter sauce is apparently what one needs for the perfect barbecue. You spray it, which is important. It is made in Crowley, LA, which is indigenous. I do not like Tabasco Sauce at all, at all, but I Crystal Hot Sauce and Cajun Power Garlic Sauce.
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