just thought 'some' would like to be made aware!
of a most excellent room up in yahoo now:.
iexecutioner2002: during the pearl harbor thing.
It is important to remember that it happened, and talk about it.
Look how many Americans do not know about the Holocuast(s) that happened on the very soil that they walk on every day! That is what happens when you don't talk about it!
After all, one of Hitler's heros and role models was Andrew Jackson!
Edited by - jst_me on 11 November 2002 9:50:2
i got laid off tuesday, the 29th, ten minutes before midnite, right before i was supposed to go home.
the nerve of them.
i am kind of upset, but know times are hard right now.
I got laid off six months ago yesterday, and let me tell you, the emotional trauma of that almost matched the emotional trauma of my divorce (which was quite nasty). I was not prepared for that emotional impact.
Do a search online and read some articles about dealing with the emotional part of the lay-off, and try to be easy on yourself. There was nothing you could have done about it, and most likely nothing you did brought it on.
Companies see labor as a cost, and not a benefit. That is why they are so vicious. I really believe the IT sector needs to unionize.
No one told me how hard the emotional part would be....and it comes in stages (almost like grief). Just be prepared for it, and handle it as best you can.
ps I start a new job Monday...it pays less but it is stable and exactly what I want to do (unix sys administration). This is so much better of an opportunity....I would have never found it if I hadn't been made redundant.
yes what is your favourite flavoured halloween candy?
mine is molasses.
chewy and delicious.
candy corn!!!!!!
i realize that not everyone here is from the states but those who are:.
a) are you going to celibrate and/or party!.
b) what are you going to wear???.
I am going to Salem with my bf tomorrow!
I am going as a cop, he is going in prison black and whites with an enron emblem on the front where the numbers go and a bag full of $100,000 bars.
woohoo
everytime i get mad over something, all my feelings just come out.
today, i had a really bad day.
(if you read my last post, you know what i am talking about.
I have never been afraid to talk to people, and sometimes I wish I could be more quiet, and not so easy to read.
My daughter is alot like you, you have to make yourself talk she has such a hard time.
Maybe you are expecting too much of yourself? Two months is really not alot of time if you are brand new to an area.
Try this, instead of focusing on all the things that you think you are doing wrong everyday, force yourself to think of what you have done right. If any of us thought only about the ways we screwed up everyday, no one would leave the house. Even very small things, think of them and be happy you did them well. Set a goal to speak to the cashier, theMcDonalds lady, etc. and be happy when you are able to do that. And dont let yourself beat yourself up!!
You could also try volunteering until you get that job....it seems to help me (been laid off since April..it sucks the big one.....)
Hang in there and be nicer to yourself.
as most of you probably know, there were 200 refugees from haiti that made it to us soil earlier today.
however, it seems that these people will most likely be forced to go back to haiti.
i was stunned.
Just for the record, Americans WONT work harvesting the fields because the farmers do not pay those workers even minimum wage. In my home state (Florida) they have successfully tried two slavery cases relating to the farmers and South American workers in the last few years. This country depends on exploiting workers in order to eliminate one of the biggest business expenses, labor.
The Coalition of Immokalee workers has an awesome page, I have marched and demonstrated with these people and STILL refuse to eat at Taco Bell in support of them:
For those of you who want to send them back, I say dont stop there. Send EVERYONE back whose people did not originate here (and the land bridge theory is just that....a theory...my ancestors have been in the mountains of TN GA and NC for thousands of years!) I think it takes a hell of alot of nerve to steal the land and then act all high and mighty about adhering to the racist laws that were made to make sure no one can try and steal it back.
lyingeyes, i read your post to d.r.
and you mentioned that your ancestors are native american indians.
what nation?.
Windchaser (and others)
Be careful who you accept as traditional "shaman" from any Indian nation, especially if they are after you to buy things!
Here is a link to a really good article about it.
lyingeyes, i read your post to d.r.
and you mentioned that your ancestors are native american indians.
what nation?.
My mothers family is from N ga and we are of Cherokee descent.
Very many people claim Cherokee ancestry for 2 reasons, because they were considered to be one of the "civilized" (read good) tribes. Also, to speak to the idea that the Cherokees "sure got around"... they were one of the largest nations in the Southeast. When they started to be forced out of the mountains, several decided to pretend they were white, it was a survival move. After all, Indians could not own land, make any legal moves, or own arms (even for hunting).
The Cherokees and The Creeks were indeed two seperate nations. The Creek nations were in Georgia, Alambama, and North Florida. If you want to find out more about the Creek confederacy and what was lost visit Moundville one day in Alabama.
Both also had their own "alphabets" of sorts. The Cherokee Syllabry was written down because the US govt insisted to be civilized the nations had to live in houses, go to church, and read and write. Sequoya came up with the syllabry and The People learned it right away. They were able to communicate with each other in print in this way. Fat lot of good that did, they found gold in the Ga mountains, rounded everyone up, and made them WALK to their new "home" in Oklahoma.
However, there was a written language before this time, it just was not in the form of a phoenitic alphabet. It is important to remember that for most Indian nations the men and women who were most opposed to ceding lands to the whites were the educational and spiritual leaders, and these people were often times killed immediately so that they could not incite others to stay true to their old ways. When these important people were removed from the community, and incredible amount of cultural knowledge was lost. If you combine this with the fact that those who were left were either expected to become "Civilized", or they took off to live in hiding, it is amazing that any of the old ways have survived. Many of the the Cherokee nation's important documents (that are thousands of years old) were taken England, taken there by tricky traders.
If you want to see a really good and realistic Indian movie watch Smoke Signals by Sherman Alexie. If you want a good book read Bury my Heart at Wounded Knee or anything by Sherman Alexie.
helloooooo -- is anyone still out there online who is going to the march in ny on friday?.
two quick questions, please, if anyone knows:.
weather in new york - thursday/friday/saturday:.
Hey GRITS,
I moved to New England from Tallahassee a year ago, and just to warn you 70 degrees up here does NOT feel like 70 degrees back home. Make sure you bring a light sweater or jacket to have with you, as soon as the sun goes down it gets downright cool. You will get cold before everyone else and they will make fun of you (oh wait that is my friends haha).
NYC is awesome, I love it there.
anyone heard anyting of 2005?
i've spoken to some witnesses here, who are really worried about 2005. they say it was pretty obvious at the last convention, that the world may end in 2005. because of 1975 and the fact that jesus was 30 years old, the last time he preached on earth... .
what have i missed?
I will only have one kid at home in 2005
that is what i am looking forward to~
