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Final exams begin in 10 hours.
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remembering the forgotten ones
On December 7, 2000, Wichita was shocked by a horrific crime: four young people were murdered. It was the city's first quadruple homicide. The Eagle has a small article in today's paper remembering the victims.
But, few people remember them. Wichitans remember what happened a week later: the "Wichita Massacre. (WARNING: article contains very ( Read more... ) -
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Feeling very depressed about the state of the world and humanity these days.
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Just got word that my Great Aunt Pauline has passed away. She was 92. Of the 11 children of Charles and Mary Taylor (Khalil Tayar and Zsa Zsa Darwish), now only my Great Aunt Elaine is left.
The obit:
Skaff, Pauline Miriam (Taylor), 92, passed away on Saturday, November 28, 2009 in Wichita, KS. The daughter of Lebanese immigrants, she married ( Read more... ) -
glutton for punishment, much?
It's 6:26 am and here I am again, just finishing up a paper that's due in three hours, going on no sleep, and there won't be any tonight, since I have to leave in about 90 minutes. I am surviving by the grace of two pots of coffee with a third to come ( Read more... ) -
know what I think?
I am really sick of hearing about the White House gate crashers and, frankly, I think they ought to throw them in jail and bring charges. If some average Joe Blow citizen had proverbially hopped the fence uninvited to schmooze with the pres and co., does anyone think the Secret Service wouldn't have had them kneeling on the ground in handcuffs as ( Read more... ) -
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Lords of Kobal, it's just wonderful to be able to actually cook again. *happy sigh* Thanksgiving this year consists of yakhnit loubieh (green bean stew) and sfiha (meat pies). I did everything except get the pies out of the oven (since I am cordially terrified of ovens). Penny also made cookies!
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brilliant!
Thanks to my m4d sk1llz Penny is now online. Only took me two damned weeks for me to figure out what was wrong with her computer.
Ye gods, but I hate Micro$oft.