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katie
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response 157 of 889:
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Oct 6 00:21 UTC 2000 |
I am happy (and very grateful) that today I learned that a lump under each
arm is *not* cancer.
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edina
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response 158 of 889:
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Oct 6 02:53 UTC 2000 |
My best friend from high school and his wife are expecting their first child
in March of next year. :)
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beeswing
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response 159 of 889:
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Oct 6 04:33 UTC 2000 |
::is happy for Katie::
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senna
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response 160 of 889:
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Oct 6 05:26 UTC 2000 |
That's great, katie. I'm thrilled that my glasses came in today. I'm looking
through a different pair of specs for the first time in four years. It's
weird, but it's worth it.
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slynne
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response 161 of 889:
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Oct 6 09:28 UTC 2000 |
I am happy because I only have to live in my crappy apt for one more week.
I get to be a homeowner! woooo
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mooncat
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response 162 of 889:
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Oct 6 12:28 UTC 2000 |
Congrats Katie, that has to be a huge relief.
Slynne- good luck with the move, and the new house.
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birdy
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response 163 of 889:
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Oct 6 16:16 UTC 2000 |
As some of you know, I've been corresponding with my birth mother since early
January (there are items in Winter and Spring Agora about it). Years after
she gave me up, she had another child. Cheryl is white, and the father was
black, so Cherelle is black (and very very adorable). Cherelle turned 8 on
September 4th and is now in the second grade. Cheryl explained that I was
Cherelle's half-sister and gave her a bunch of pictures of me.
Here is an excerpt from yesterday's letter. It made me cry. =)
<snip>
'Last Friday, Cherelle had show-and-tell. She took the family pictures with
her. She showed everybody your picture and explained that not all kids have
to be the same color to be family or to get along. I was so proud of her.
Her teacher was crying!'
<snip>
It was really cool to find out I had a sister, but it's even cooler to see
how smart she is. ;-)
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rcurl
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response 164 of 889:
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Oct 6 16:31 UTC 2000 |
This "black" and "white" thing is really crazy. Why should the offspring
of a "black" and a "white" be considered either just "black" or "white"?
Putting up with this abominable custom just perpetuates it. (This is
a generic rant and not directed at what any specific people believe they
need or have to do - they have to deal with it in their own ways.)
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jazz
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response 165 of 889:
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Oct 6 16:34 UTC 2000 |
Slaveholders, Rane. Who were, presumably, ignorant of the fact that
under any reasonable biological standard, races don't exist and we're all
originally form Africa at some point.
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tod
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response 166 of 889:
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Oct 6 16:40 UTC 2000 |
Is Cheryl Italian? I wonder if I know her...
<twilight zone music>
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birdy
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response 167 of 889:
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Oct 6 16:46 UTC 2000 |
Rane, all I meant was that Cherelle is black in appearance. Sheesh.
No, Cheryl is not Italian.
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brighn
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response 168 of 889:
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Oct 6 16:54 UTC 2000 |
I'm not from Africa. I'm from Missouri. I've never even been to Africa.
You DID provide the matter in the form of a proof, birdy, as if it went
without saying that the child of a black parent and a white parent would be
black. *shrug* *I* knew what you meant, but these things need to be spelled
out for Rane. ;}
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birdy
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response 169 of 889:
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Oct 6 17:12 UTC 2000 |
Oh fine. I said "so" instead of "and".
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jiffer
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response 170 of 889:
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Oct 6 17:23 UTC 2000 |
By some people's difinition, if the father is black then the children"from"
him are also black. Whatever. We are all multi racial, deal.
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birdy
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response 171 of 889:
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Oct 6 17:33 UTC 2000 |
Which was Cherelle's point. ;-)
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mooncat
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response 172 of 889:
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Oct 6 19:41 UTC 2000 |
<laughs> Generally I hear the term 'biracial' used in such a
circumstance... Heh, I have two cousin Sara(h)s and one is biracial
black/white and the other is Lebaneze/white.... both are absolutely
beautiful.
Okay, no point to that response... just meandering thoughts.
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xcalibur
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response 173 of 889:
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Oct 6 19:54 UTC 2000 |
Black, white, who cares. Congrats, birdy.
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jerryr
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response 174 of 889:
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Oct 6 20:48 UTC 2000 |
serious question ---> what catagory do lebanese fit into?
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jiffer
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response 175 of 889:
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Oct 6 21:25 UTC 2000 |
they fit in the lebanese catagory...
Many bi-racial children/ people are sooo wonderful looking.
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danr
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response 176 of 889:
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Oct 6 21:29 UTC 2000 |
Lebanese people are Arabic.
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brighn
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response 177 of 889:
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Oct 6 21:40 UTC 2000 |
I thought Lebanese were women who slept with each other.
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jerryr
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response 178 of 889:
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Oct 6 23:45 UTC 2000 |
is there such a thing as an arabic race?
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happyboy
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response 179 of 889:
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Oct 7 00:06 UTC 2000 |
i wonder if nike has tried to market a jog-veil?
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anderyn
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response 180 of 889:
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Oct 7 02:33 UTC 2000 |
I'm really happy because I just got back from the Roches concert at Green
Wood. Wow! They rock. Well, they don't exactly, but they are wonderful
performers and exceedingly cool people. It was a treat and a pleasure to see
them and speak with them.
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snowth
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response 181 of 889:
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Oct 7 03:28 UTC 2000 |
IHB I'M IN CHICAGO!! Yea! No more needs to be said. It's all good.
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