Originally posted August 2004 Credits: Thanks go to Lou, Bob, George, & Ian, for input and answers to difficult questions My May Firestarter, Why not…
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Collie
Dashing and eclectic scholar-about-town. Have laptop, will travel!
A comparison of geographically separated subcultures (III of III)
Physical characteristics One other interesting observation: almost all the people there were White. I saw a small handful of Asians or Pacific Islanders, and maybe…
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Air conditioning! Remember I said the weather was unseasonably wonderful? I loved the warmth, but I felt really sorry for the island’s local folks when…
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Originally posted July 2004 Credits: For my extended family, who gave me cause to be there. It was a great reunion! I recently spent a…
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Wisdom Sits in Places: Landscape and Language Among the Western Apache The Apache feel that speech should be used with economy. Verbosity is not considered…
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Wisdom Sits in Places: Landscape and Language Among the Western Apache A sense of history is given by the Apache location stories. The stories relate…
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This is the first paper I handed in for my “Language and Culture” class. I found it an interesting window on what the professor expected.…
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There’s a lot I’m learning in my classes on Women’s Spirituality that I feel somewhat perplexed by — sort of a “doesn’t everyone know this?!”…
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I’m in the process of reviewing and renewing my blog, which means there are some things which aren’t working yet. Bear with me, please, as…
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The other day I received a reunion flyer for my old high school, Plano Senior High in Texas. I’ve just created a Facebook account to…
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