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Originally Posted by Kiwonk
What really ticked me off was that nobody else said anything. I can't imagine what they all say when we're not there about DD and her majoring in middle eastern studies. Kiwi
Um...yeppers. It's that kind of acceptance of racial - and nationality-based - slurs that REALLY sticks in MY craw (although, as a word, I'm not all that fond of craw, Schatzi). Some otherwise seemingly perfectly nice people - people, I might add, whom I had previously considered to be rather intelligent and thoughtful - have dropped some of the most abominable comments without batting an eyelash. One acquaintance in particular made reference, shortly after 9/11, to the "ragheads" over in Iraq (this after Dubya declared war, much to my everlasting sorrow and disgust) and I just looked at her in astonishment and horror.
Ah. Well. Not much you can do if they're in the family (except to go elsewhere and drink beer) but at least with acquaintances, you can stop being acquainted right quick.
I WAS gratified, I must say, to learn today that CBS FIRED Don Imus because of his calling the Rutger's women's basketball team "a bunch of nappy-headed ho's" What a sick sunumabish! At least SOME of them are getting the message that their crap (Oh, yeah!!! I LOVE the word crap!!!!) won't be tolerated.
Oh Sug, don't worry about your house! When I had my kids at home, it was always upside down. Now they're grown and gone, and I MISS my chaotic household greatly. Enjoy it while you can. "Chaotic". That's a pretty neat word, don't you think?
Rain in Boston with gale force winds all day long, and sleet mixed with rain as I got closer to home this evening. Now it has stopped, it looks like, but they are predicting some snow showers tonight. Nothing that adds up to much, tho, I don't think. Everybody's on pins & needles over what it's going to be doing on Marathon Monday.
No word Yet on DD's tests.
My cubital tunnel stuff isn't too bad. Nothing I can't manage to live with. And, since I've been using my trimrider, the pinched nerve in my leg seems to be a lot better.
Pestilence. That word creates some nasty images for me. And vermin. Vermin is REALLY nasty.
On the other hand, I LIKE "spiffy" and "toots" (I used to call one of my daughters "Toots").
Okay, off to stir din-din. Chili. DH was born and raised in Texas and says he's NEVER had chili as good as mine. Smug. Yeah. I like that word, too. Smug.
I'm making it with pretend burger meat (don't worry, all the other ingredients will "spiff" that right up) and putting it over brown rice. DH doesn't know it, but he's dieting, too.
TTFN,
Ella