tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17058563.post113281348195068242..comments2023-10-25T02:13:10.234-07:00Comments on Roc Rebel Granny: Karo pecan and other stuffGrannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17283823157675990935noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17058563.post-1133226801651289492005-11-28T17:13:00.000-08:002005-11-28T17:13:00.000-08:00Okay, so I wandered around and forgot my point... ...Okay, so I wandered around and forgot my point... unimportant things like skin color, height, sexual orientation, cat-people-versus-dog-people, etc. really don't matter. We're all in this together.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17058563.post-1133226545423748292005-11-28T17:09:00.000-08:002005-11-28T17:09:00.000-08:00Damn, I'm coming to your place next year!I dunno a...Damn, I'm coming to your place next year!<BR/><BR/>I dunno about Arkansas, but around here, George Washington Carver is as much a part of my heritage as the other GW. And that goes vice-versa for a lot of my friends too. <BR/><BR/>As for the whole "african heritage" kick -- I know enough to know I don't know near enough about the many, many cultures that make up the African continent... A lot of people (regardless of skin color) wouldn't know an Eritrean from an Egyptian, Ladysmith from Libya. <BR/><BR/>Mind you, I'm not saying one shouldn't learn more about all of that -- I highly recommend both Eritrean (and the similar ethiopian) food and Nigerian food. I love the music of South Africa and the Kalahari desert in Botswana. I do get tired of people jumping on a bandwagon without actually learning anything about it.<BR/><BR/>I have to wonder, is it better to teach kids "these other people like you (but not me) did good, so you can too" or "these people who are all different did good so it doesn't matter how you're different, you can do good too"?<BR/><BR/>Which reminds me, I need to find out how to count to ten in zulu so I can teach Jared... Sobonana Masinyane!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17058563.post-1132859044641923462005-11-24T11:04:00.000-08:002005-11-24T11:04:00.000-08:00Happy Turkey Day, Granny! Your cooking preparation...Happy Turkey Day, Granny! Your cooking preparations sound... a little different from mine (cough, cough).L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13437332749627332216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17058563.post-1132857512377704662005-11-24T10:38:00.000-08:002005-11-24T10:38:00.000-08:00Happy Thanksgiving Granny :)Happy Thanksgiving Granny :)The Rainbow Zebrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10556423049067122472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17058563.post-1132851017737396142005-11-24T08:50:00.000-08:002005-11-24T08:50:00.000-08:00Here, in Canada, for years the mostly white govern...Here, in Canada, for years the mostly white government sponsored the scooping of native canadian children away from their homes and families and putting them into mostly white homes or residential schools. The goal was to eliminate their nativeness and to assimilate them into the prevailing culture of society.<BR/><BR/>That was wrong. <BR/><BR/>It is different, in my mind, to raise children to be aware of their heritage and open to exploring and enjoying it.Gawdessnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00890880211424269234noreply@blogger.com