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I was born in 1956. I'm married and have two sons, two grandsons. I've been teaching literacy at our county jail the last fifteen years. I'm spiritual but not conventionally religious. Oh, and I love the Grateful Dead.

VT Killer is Asian. So what?

Tue Apr 17, 2007 at 05:02:28 PM PDT

This is going to be a really short diary. It should be a commnent, but this really needs to tbe said plainly. The fact that this troubled young man was Asian makes little difference. Maybe he had a little bit of an adjustment to American culture, but his was just nutty behavior. That is not a cultural/racial thing. Anyone can go over the edge, and this cat went waaaaay over.

Jim Cramer stock market games

Tue Mar 20, 2007 at 11:01:16 AM PDT

seem to be a bit scary. I don't really understand a lot of what he says, but it seems that some people play "games" by moving the market for a particular stock.

Warning: the video below is about ten minutes long.

What do you say to Republican friends?

Sat Dec 09, 2006 at 07:03:37 AM PDT

Shortly after the election, I recieved an email from a conservative Republican friend. It took me almost a month to respond.  

Allen now

Thu Nov 09, 2006 at 05:32:30 PM PDT

This is my first diary, so give me a little slack. I really feel a little sorry for Allen, and I would hope you all do, too. Compassion is a tag of ours, after all.

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