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  What do you think about beauty pageants for kids?

  by journey-on in

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  while channel surfing the other day, i caught something on tlc called toddlers and tiaras.

  i watched it!

  i was appalled, but at the same time the whole social implication of such a thing fascinated me.

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  What a hot monkey you are Shamus!!! I love the neckless!!!
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  Gayest Cities In America

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  gayest cities in america.. http://www.advocate.com/printarticle.aspx?id=172392.

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  noni1974

  No fallen-princess it was board history not poster history. Why so sensitive??
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  Gayest Cities In America

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  gayest cities in america.. http://www.advocate.com/printarticle.aspx?id=172392.

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  noni1974

  Maybe the mayor does. I'm not sure.
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  Gayest Cities In America

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  gayest cities in america.. http://www.advocate.com/printarticle.aspx?id=172392.

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  noni1974

  Gay people are open and welcomed in businesses, houses, and the community. Gay flags are displayed with out fear. Men kissing men and women kissing women is not out of the realm of being seen in everyday life. Nobody wears assless chaps outside but there is a store that sells them!!!
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  Gayest Cities In America

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  gayest cities in america.. http://www.advocate.com/printarticle.aspx?id=172392.

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  I would rate it as a 6. There are gay equallity symbols everywhere in Lakewood. City hall flies a american flag in rainbow colors every year for a week. The Gay Games are coming to Cleveland largely due to the work of a Lakewood non-profit that worked on it.

  Funny thing is that Lakewood had no gay bars until last year. If you asked anyone in Cleveland about Lakewood they would all say Lakewood is full of gay bars and gay people. My dad calls it Gaywood. I really loved living there. Lakewood is just outside of Cleveland.
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  Gayest Cities In America

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  gayest cities in america.. http://www.advocate.com/printarticle.aspx?id=172392.

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  noni1974

  They forgot to mention Lakewood, Ohio. People call it the gay capital of Ohio. I used to live there and I loved it. It was like living in a small town that was urban at the same time.
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  How do you make a living?

  by paulnotsaul in

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  since most of us believed it was right around the corner, how many of you went to any secondary schools or training?

  what do you do now to survive?

  are you working or unemployed?

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  noni1974

  I was a cab driver for almost 6 year before I decided to get my GED and go to college. Now I'm a full time student. I love it.
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  It has been a year since I started school ** an update**

  by noni1974 in

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  well this time last year i was waiting for my first semester at college to start.

  i had no idea how i would do in my classes.

  my first semester was a complete surprise for me because not only did i do it, but, i did it well ending up on the dean's list with a 3.57 gpa for the semester.

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  noni1974

  I spent 20 years doubting myself and wondering if I could ever pass the GED test, let alone go to college. I was sort of waiting for my life to somehow become what I wanted it to be. I didn't know how that was going to happen. I didn't connect my waiting for my life to be different with my experiance as an JW and the old "wait on Jehovah" thing until recently. It all came to a boil when I turned 35 years old. I decided to stop waiting and take my life into my own hands and do what I wanted to do.

  That was when I decided to get my GED and go to college. I hoped I would do well in school but I still doubted myself. I have learned in the last year that I can do anything I put my mind to. I'm smart, talented, and creative. Three things I would have never said about myself before. School has opened new friendships to me that I appreciate everyday. School is so much fun. I really love it and the people I meet at school.

  I really want anyone who wants to go to school to take the risk and go for your dreams. Dreams come true for those who go after them.
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  It has been a year since I started school ** an update**

  by noni1974 in

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  well this time last year i was waiting for my first semester at college to start.

  i had no idea how i would do in my classes.

  my first semester was a complete surprise for me because not only did i do it, but, i did it well ending up on the dean's list with a 3.57 gpa for the semester.

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  noni1974

  I really am happy with my preformance in college so far. I would really like to get a 4.0 someday. That would be amazing to me!!
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  It has been a year since I started school ** an update**

  by noni1974 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  well this time last year i was waiting for my first semester at college to start.

  i had no idea how i would do in my classes.

  my first semester was a complete surprise for me because not only did i do it, but, i did it well ending up on the dean's list with a 3.57 gpa for the semester.

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  noni1974

  Well this time last year I was waiting for my first semester at college to start. I had no idea how I would do in my classes. My first semester was a complete surprise for me because not only did I do it, but, I did it well ending up on the Dean's List with a 3.57 GPA for the semester.

  My second semester was a bit tougher on me because I had a professor that I had a few issues with and I decided not to confront her about them. I still worked hard even in that professors class. In fact I feel like I worked harder in her class just to prove to myself that I was not a quitter. I got a 3.53 GPA for the semester in the Spring with an Cumulative GPA of 3.55. I ended up dropping a class for that semester because I was over loaded with 17 credits. I dropped my Sociology class because it was only 2 credits and I still had 15 for that semester.

  My third semester which was the summer semester which is 16 weeks worth of work crammed into 10 weeks or less depending on when the class you take started, was easier for me. Except I had an online class that I felt like the professor was not participating in and it made me not want to be in that class. I had to read the book and post on the class discussion board for that chapter and read and comment on my classmates posts as well, but the professor never posted anything at all. Not a good job nor a you suck. It made me feel like he wasn't paying attention to us at all. I decided to drop the class because I wasn't getting what I wanted out of it. So that left me with 4 classes.

  For the summer semester I got a 3.77 GPA and a Cumulative GPA for all three semesters of 3.60. I'm now a Sophomore in college and I'm also a member of the Honors Program and I've been waiting to join Phi Theta Kappa. I am qualified with my GPA, I just have to wait until next semester because they only let new members join twice a year.

  Next semester I am taking 12 credits because I felt like I needed a less stressful semester. LOL I am taking Honors Sociology this coming semester because I really wanted to take that course. I am happy that I found a Honors version to take.

  Not bad for an EX JW or anyone really who never completed High School and is over 30 years old. I would encourage anyone who is thinking about going to school to go!! Don't wait!! It really is worth it.