People will miss that it once meant something to be Southern or Midwestern. It doesn't mean much now, except for the climate. The question, “Where are you from?” doesn't lead to anything odd or interesting. They live somewhere near a Gap store, and what else do you need to know? - Garrison Keillor
LOL Indian spammers.
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Growth for growth's sake is the ideology of the cancer cell. -- Edward Abbey
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Not sure where you live, but I understand what you mean-having grew up in Portland, Oregon. I live next to Newark which is part of the greater New York City MSA, I take it for granted how diverse the population is. In more than a few NJ counties, there are less than 50% of white only-non Hispanic population. New Jersey, especially in the counties nearest to NYC are a mecca for new immigrants from all over the world. I would say that the two highest regions of origin are Latin America and South Asia. The town I live in comes in at 2.2% white only-non Hispanic according to the census but it's changing somewhat as gentrification happens.
I think a few things are responsible: more accurate census enumeration in 2010 as there was a very concerted effort to count everyone no matter what their immigration status was or if their residence was a legal one or not, better defined options for self selecting race or combination of races, higher birthrates/greater family size in the first generation non-white immigrant communities, and 10.3 million legal immigrants from 2000-2009 (I estimate 1.5 million were white only-non Hispanic). http://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/fil...is_yb_2011.pdf
"He defended the cause of the poor and needy, and so all went well. Is that not what it means to know me?" Jeremiah 22:16
Wow. Just WOW!!
My eldest son just called to say he found my senior year high school yearbook. I thought for sure the yearbook found its way into the landfill. He said he also found some other personal belongings that I left behind.![]()
for that boy!
I caved, have to hop on and do about two hours of work. The emails haven't stopped and since this is a short week and the tone of the emails I have been receiving have been increasingly passive aggressive it's time I get this ship righted.
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"Ask me about my avatar"
The beatings will continue until morale improves!
Hubby is drilling (Navy) in Newport, RI this week (his 1st spring break). I'm at home with the pets, morning/all day sickness, and a bum knee. And tomorrow I have a night meeting. Ugh.
In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends. -Martin Luther King Jr.
I hate when the first day of the week I see my voicemail box has 10 messages, my email is full, and I am not feeling like "catching up". Ugh.
A common mistake people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools. -Douglas Adams
I've tried the ginger route previously and it hasn't really worked. Ginger ale isn't even working this time. Woe is me. It isn't the worst m/s ever but it certainly doesn't feel great. I'm hoping there are just a few more weeks of the nausea. With the other pregnancies it eased up around 11 - 12 weeks.
In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends. -Martin Luther King Jr.
"Never invest in any idea you can't illustrate with a crayon." ~Peter Lynch
How am I supposed to work when I have a live fantasy baseball draft going on?
"I'm very important. I have many leather-bound books and my apartment smells of rich mahogany"
Turns out the problem with the back door wasn't so much the hardware as the door itself. Now I have very attractive escutcheons and doorknobs on a door that doesn't close properly and a major bit of repair work to do this Spring. The previous owners apparently believed that brute force was always the best approach even where a light touch would do just as well.![]()
I have seen
old ships sailing
like swans asleep
Yesterday... all my troubles were so far away....
A common mistake people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools. -Douglas Adams
Today is the greatest
Day I've ever known
“Death comes when memories of the past exceed the vision for the future.”
Do fucking people not know what the fuck a list serve is? It sends to all so don't fucking reply to the goddamn list serve. fucking morns. Thanks. I now have 50 fucking emails flying non-stop all morning long. WTF![]()
Brotip #2418 - know when it's time to switch from being "the little engine that could" to the "little engine that said, 'f*ck it'"
Someone is a grumpy gus this morning... with that said, I like when people respond to the listserv with unsubscribe. It is clearly marked that you have to go to the place where you subscribed and put your email in and his unsubscribe. Now 400 people know you don't want to be on the list you subscribed for. Thanks.
A common mistake people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools. -Douglas Adams
It's a rainy, windy day here, and I've finished my "gottas" for the day. Thinking about heading down to the bookstore to browse a bit...
Just saw Air Force 2 doing touch and goes at the local airport, pretty cool.
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#ProudlyAICP
"Ask me about my avatar"
The beatings will continue until morale improves!