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I'd much rather eat at a place called Sweet Tomato...

2010-03-17T13:07:58.260-06:00

I'd much rather eat at a place called Sweet Tomatoes than Souplantation. I'm sure if I saw a Souplantation jokes would just start flowing with my friends. Like, "Let's go see what their minimum wage is, if they even get paid." I can't think of any offensive company names right now though, sorry.

It's Souplantation out here. Sweet Tomatoes sound...

2010-03-15T13:53:49.879-06:00

It's Souplantation out here. Sweet Tomatoes sounds like someplace I might actually be willing to go to!

At the Stone Mtn Theme Park outside of Atlanta the...

2010-03-13T09:28:05.957-07:00

At the Stone Mtn Theme Park outside of Atlanta there is a "ride" called the Antebellum Plantation and Farmyard that features . . . well check it out yourself:
http://www.stonemountainpark.com/attractions-shows/attraction-detail.aspx?AttractionID=55
No mention of slavery. Its the sort of Disney version. I've never visted there. The selective memory of history is just too

I've never heard of Sweet Tomatoes. It's Souplant...

2010-03-13T02:55:13.696-07:00

I've never heard of Sweet Tomatoes. It's Souplantation here. Honestly, I never thought about how bad the name is. I suppose it does match the shitty food.

They're not company names, but Cheese Nips and Caramel Nips have always made me uncomfortable.

I was actually looking for myths about Jewish peop...

2010-03-12T22:14:31.697-07:00

I was actually looking for myths about Jewish people on the Internet yesterday and saw a version of this story as a blonde joke! It's a pretty funny one, I have to admit.
JD

What I get from the story is that there are bigote...

2010-03-10T21:43:13.421-07:00

What I get from the story is that there are bigoted people out there and this will always be the case. What a shame and a glaring example of true human nature. However I got something else from the story. With out assets and wealth you have very little chance of sticking it to the man or yet becoming the man. No car no money Problem, no credit no money Problem, no assets no future Problem. In

So true that you can just change the title and slu...

2010-03-10T08:26:25.296-07:00

So true that you can just change the title and slur because the way I have heard it is that it was a cowboy. Love this story.

Adrienne why would anyone "just not deal with whit...

2010-03-09T21:47:04.907-07:00

Adrienne
why would anyone "just not deal with white folks" just because an egomaniac singer said something ignorant? surely you can't think that he represents anyone but himself?

Love it.

2010-03-09T21:16:04.700-07:00

Love it.

Very clever man!

2010-03-09T20:54:28.403-07:00

Very clever man!

When I read a post in a blog, I must read carefull...

2010-03-08T21:12:58.059-07:00

When I read a post in a blog, I must read carefully, because we live in different country, with different conditions. I will not explain about my country education system (I live in Indonesia, Asia Pacific), but I and my wife have one commitment to my son - 14 yr old - who will be a Senior High School student this year : GIVE HIM THE BEST WE COULD! We not a rich people, but every time we must

PS Very interesting article on Hurricane Katrina ...

2010-03-07T19:50:59.412-07:00

PS Very interesting article on Hurricane Katrina coverage! Makes a very good case, IMHO.
JD

We were never rewarded for grades, beyond praise. ...

2010-03-07T10:27:48.740-07:00

We were never rewarded for grades, beyond praise. I was very good in school. We did get an allowance that ran up to $1.50 a week by the time I was in 7th grade. When I asked for a raise, I was told to justify the need, and my brother and I made up a budget that included getting our shoes resoled periodically. So we got $5 a month. When I started college my dad was out of work and couldn't

When I was a guidance counselor intern, and later ...

2010-03-04T14:00:12.941-07:00

When I was a guidance counselor intern, and later as a substitute teacher, I'd ask my students if they liked the way they lived. It was a Catch-22 type question because if they were underprivileged and said no, I'd tell them that education was their way up and out of their current circumstances. If they were overprivileged and responded with a yes, then I'd tell them that education

Good post and questions. As a father I hope I do ...

2010-03-04T10:31:54.054-07:00

Good post and questions. As a father I hope I do not give into the temptation to financially reward my son for good grades and doing well in school. I think it sets up a bad precedent with many unintended consequences. The value that I want to pass on is doing the right thing regardless of financial gains. Getting good grades is to be expected, unless there is a learning impairment. I will

Our parents didn't reward us when we did well. We...

2010-03-03T21:50:52.097-07:00

Our parents didn't reward us when we did well. We were expected to do well. We were punished if we didn't.

Kids who are paid for good grades don't go to Harvard, whereas both my brother and I did. :P

I'm on the fence on this one. It's unfortunate t...

2010-03-03T20:56:49.142-07:00

I'm on the fence on this one.

It's unfortunate these children are being motivated by monetary rewards and not simply because they want to better themselves and take advantage of a free education.

On another note. I was rewarded throughout school. My reward was thru extra-curricular activites like Flag, Soccer, Softball, Cheerleading - these things were expensive and

You wouldn't show up to work unless you got a payc...

2010-03-03T17:17:20.930-07:00

You wouldn't show up to work unless you got a paycheck at the end of the week.

Kids show up to work (school) daily and are only rewarded with a pat on the back and a few papers with stars and stickers. If your boss gave you a big hug and a pat on the back at the end of the week, you'd be looking for another job.

Kids can't just leave their job (school) because

I well remember receiving one Chuck E. Cheese toke...

2010-03-03T15:43:20.464-07:00

I well remember receiving one Chuck E. Cheese token for every A on my report card (I believe this was paid for by CEC itself). I also got a free ticket, or maybe two, to the Cleveland Indians games if I got straight A's on a report card (the Indians were terrible and had a much larger stadium back then).

Fast forward to high school when I not only didn't get paid, but was

Thank you for the tips, very helpful! I too think ...

2010-02-23T21:18:13.129-07:00

Thank you for the tips, very helpful! I too think the whole "dictated while traveling" is pretty cool!
a new reader,
veronica

ps. I really enjoy your blog.

I hadn't heard about the show til now, so thank yo...

2010-02-18T10:37:01.950-07:00

I hadn't heard about the show til now, so thank you for that.

One of my grandmother's cousins did one of those geneology studies for that line of the family and dug up the fact that some generations back (following the patriarchal line) there had been a slave owner amongst them and my grandmother was so ashamed to learn that about her (our) family.

I watched last week and was very excited about bot...

2010-02-17T17:31:22.200-07:00

I watched last week and was very excited about both Yo-Yo Ma's and Kristi Yamaguchi's histories. :)

I know very little about my own family tree. I'd love to participate in such a project. I don't know anything beyond my grandparents. It's more like a family shrub.

Very well written. You posed some provacative ques...

2010-02-17T11:56:57.579-07:00

Very well written. You posed some provacative questions as well. I hope JM seriously reads this! Your posts are progressively impressive and thought provoking. Keep them coming... despite life's chaotic spin.

This made me laugh out loud. Thank you!

2010-02-15T22:17:59.916-07:00

This made me laugh out loud. Thank you!

I'm not a big fan of any musician.....they are all...

2010-02-13T13:51:45.064-07:00

I'm not a big fan of any musician.....they are all narcissistic....that's what makes their music good......I'm almost always a fan of the music, but not the person.