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05.25.06Dreaming of a world with less ignorance and more toleranceI have asked questions all my life. I was never satisfied with a simple answer. I didn't want just the details. Details were just small pieces of information that may or may not connect. I wanted and want to see the whole picture. Something I learned early was that people talk about other people as if they aren't even people. Something some of you may know about me by now is that I'm sensitive. If I see someone yelling or hear raw words of hate, it upsets me deeply. I can't just look ...
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05.18.06Dreaming of freedomThe first time I heard Dr. Martin Luther King's voice I was moved. His voice shook my very being. His "I have a dream" speech touched me and shaped my life into that of a dreamer. I felt his strength and belief in a dream that one day the world would be free of hate. Because of him I began to see that the world doesn't have to be the way it is. I saw that by having the bravery to stand against the reality was the only way for change to take place. Each time that I ...
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05.11.06Boiling overI was looking on Amazon for French products. After typing in France and clicking the search button this sticker was on the first page. My gut started burning with anger. I can't believe that Amazon would sell such a sticker. Why not just have a sticker that says, "Give France back to the Nazi Reich." Have we forgot what the Nazi Reich did? Is it of no matter that today such a sticker is sold on one of the biggest websites in the world? It made me sick to see ...
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05.11.06The good, the bad and the ugly - the real truth about parentingLast night I was tired but couldn't sleep. I kept tossing and turning. I would stretch my legs and sigh. I had to get up out of the bed. I grabbed my notebook that I haven't writen in since we bought the computer and I went to the kitchen. I sat and wrote to make myself tired. Here is what I wrote: It's hot and I can't sleep. My legs ache and each time I move them one will pop. Even my feet ache and pop. I feel as if I need an one hour massage ...
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05.08.06I put my French flag upMay 8th, Fête de la Victoire 1945 (V-E day or Victory Day), is a national holiday in France celebrating the end of WWII. Out of respect for the soldiers who died during the liberation of France and Europe in WWII from the Nazi regime, I have put up a picture of the French flag as my header to this blog. France remains today due to the sacrifice of these men. I would like to thank all of them no matter what country they came from for making it possible for my family to live in France today. Thank you.
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05.04.06We are not alone (guest post by husband)According to an article of National Geographic, young Americans score less than other countries on questions about geography. The article is based on this survey. Even if I think that the survey is not perfect because it uses a sample of only 512 people and even if I think that the title of the article "Young Americans Geographically Illiterate, Survey Suggests" is incorrect because litteracy is more about the ability to communicate, the article still reflects a general trend that I felt while living in America. Indeed, I felt like living in an island, as the picture suggests. A big ...
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04.30.06A race to be the thinnest?I had to stop and take this shot yesterday while walking in the city of Strasbourg. It was an advertisement in the window of a pharmacy. Sweet Bear just happened to step in as I pressed the button to take the picture. She turned a simple picture of something I was not happy about into a strong statement. Take a look at the ad on the left with the naked girl. If you can read French you already know what I am talking about. For those of you that don't allow me to translate. 3... 2... ...
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04.27.06Self loathing caused my illness - learning to love myself cured meI am just going to write this from the heart. So, keep in mind as you are reading this that is how it was writen and why it may seem rough around the edges. When I was in highschool I began to force myself to vomit after eating a large amount of ice cream. Ice cream was my comfort food of choice. I didn't do it all the time but when I was really upset about something I would head for the freezer and grab a half gallon of icecream. I would plant myself on the couch ...
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04.20.06China is no doll…China is the HulkIn my opinion all trade and deals with China should be off. The Chinese government is responsible for continued human rights violations. Yet, most countries in the world continue doing business with China. Why? Oh, that's easy...Money. I am not going to point fingers or name names...I don't have enough fingers and it would take the rest of my life to name the names of those that would never give up the money to be made from China. However, why don't these companies or individuals set up shop in other countries where labor is cheap? Or, better yet...why not ...
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04.17.06Growth rings in my lifePhoto by Zen It is spring and I find myself dampened by the moist air and warm in my own skin. I am raw. I am me. I am vulnerable. Each spring I begin a process of self reflection where I turn myself inside out and examine all that I am. I pick at my flaws and build on my strengths. It has not been easy for me to blog lately. I have been tearing myself apart. When I am like this no words come to me. I prefer to be alone and work through my ...
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