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Christmas: Some Holiday Musings

Filed Under: Beliefs, Christmas/The Holiday Season by Wayne Hall — Leave a comment
December 23, 2010

The holiday is fast approaching, and I notice some interesting thoughts bouncing around inside my mind.

  1. Why does Christmas have to end in the U.S. at 12:01 a.m. on December 26? It’s like a switch is thrown, and the whole season abruptly halts! No more music, no more decorations, no more holiday! I’d prefer that we ease out of it instead of throwing a switch and turning off Christmas. Personally, I keep playing holiday music until I’m well into the New Year. That’s why I collect a lot of music—to keep me happy for weeks to come! View full article »
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‘Beat Whitey Night’ Happens In Iowa

Filed Under: Beliefs, What-everrr! by Wayne Hall — 1 Comment
August 25, 2010

I try not to let the negative news stories dominate my perspective, as I mentioned yesterday, but every once in a while, I feel something must be put under the spotlight.

In my 100th entry, I talked about diversity and how I believe in that word. Unfortunately, some people take the word to mean only one group can be racist, and another can’t. Sadly, here’s an example of black-on-white violence in the heartlands:

>>Police say it’s ‘very possible’ attacks near fairgrounds had racial overtones

Des Moines police are trying to determine what led to a series of attacks outside the Iowa State Fairgrounds over the weekend that included the assault of two police officers.

At least three people were arrested Friday through early Monday morning. Other arrests may occur as officers investigate the incidents, officials said.

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Entry #100: Diversity

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August 10, 2010

I want to thank everyone who has taken the time to explore my little corner of the blogosphere! I was never sure I’d post 100 entries, but here we are! The entries with the highest number of views were about my Mom (on Mother’s Day) and Dad (on Father’s Day). I can understand that–I let my emotions out more than usual on those two days.

I’ve been thinking about what to discuss this time, and I want to talk about something near and dear to my heart–diversity. The dictionary describes “diversity” as “the state or fact of being diverse, difference, unlikeness, variety, multiformity (whatever that means), and a point of difference.”

What intrigues me about the word is that it means things that aren’t the same. And yet, when we use the word today, we seem to mean a certain type or area is valued above others.

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