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[Krandall]

peels haz question today.

do you have anything that youre inexplicably and uncontrollably afraid of?

For me, I always have this weird feeling when I'm at my parents house that someone is in the swamp always watching me when it's dark. Not sure why or where it came from. Always freaks me out when I'm up there and by myself. lol

[Peelz]

peels haz question today.

do you have anything that youre inexplicably and uncontrollably afraid of?

For me, I always have this weird feeling when I'm at my parents house that someone is in the swamp always watching me when it's dark. Not sure why or where it came from. Always freaks me out when I'm up there and by myself. lol

yikes LOL


Asked my 10 yr old this question last night...

"I always think I see someone coming in the back door"

UM. please tell me if that happens son...

[Hefe]

[Krandall]

What is special about the place you grew up?

[Peelz]

What is special about the place you grew up?

feel like I covered it.

grew up in two places, really. Both special to me.

Silicon Valley, human diversity and understanding, and technology. weather!

Southeast Iowa, slow pace, simple living.  but NOT weather. 

My roots are in the former, but my branches are the latter. Actually feel lucky in this respect.

[Krandall]

What is special about the place you grew up?

Agreed, grew up in the country. The biggest part of me wants this for Kelvin. The feeling of "freedom" and openness. However, I also want him to have a good education in a place that's diverse in culture also.. Something that's missing in rural Mn.
You nailed it peelz, "My roots are in the former, but my branches are the latter". I like that a lot. Living in the city has changed a lot of my perspective.

[Hefe]

not much at all...

small poor dumpy area..
growing up in the 70's was cool... the friends I had were good, but the place was nothing special

[Peelz]

What is special about the place you grew up?

Agreed, grew up in the country. The biggest part of me wants this for Kelvin. The feeling of "freedom" and openness. However, I also want him to have a good education in a place that's diverse in culture also.. Something that's missing in rural Mn.
You nailed it peelz, "My roots are in the former, but my branches are the latter". I like that a lot. Living in the city has changed a lot of my perspective.

same with you. Want kids to know the open space, and respect for the land and those who farm it. BUT, be Accepting of other cultures as in a city.

[Hefe]

not sure how white your areas are... but Diversity is not something we've ever had a discussion about in my world...

we have a predominately white area in my immediate circle.. like literally in this town....
3 miles away very large Laotian community (they even have their own dedicated church service... I'd like to see that... Lutheran Laotian service... that'd be interesting)
and 10 miles away VERY VERY black.. very depressed area... pretty bad...(took Peels there).. (and 40 miles away in Flint)
15 miles away, nicer black communities... thriving small businesses... churches... etc..
and Michigan has a very large Muslim population one of the highest in the nation, ....Hamtramck (I believe) is the largest Arab population .. Arab's actually a majority there...

so... Diversity seems to me to be a more political trigger word these days...
to most mid/southern Michiganders... it's just normal...
I guess I see Diversity in race/color/religion as a normal thing....
even more important to me..... Diversity of opinions... it makes us evaluate our own views, and see other opinions....
being exposed to other cultures is great (and Normal in this country)... but learning how to think for yourself... that is what makes us great

theses jackass college people protesting (rioting) every speaker that doesn't agree with their views... all the while preaching tolerance and diversity ... puhleezeeee
FERK all that "group think" bullshit!
if THAT is what diversity means.. I'll pass
/rant

[Peelz]

I detest group mentality.

when people cheer for no reason at political rallies(either side), it makes me want to vomit. "don't you hear yourselves?" 

or the standing up or sitting down during the presidents speeches.. so dumb. just dumb dumb dumb. 

[Krandall]

theses jackass college people protesting (rioting) every speaker that doesn't agree with their views... all the while preaching tolerance and diversity ... puhleezeeee
FERK all that "group think" bullshit!
if THAT is what diversity means.. I'll pass
/rant

Goes two ways in that retrospect. I don't agree with what their doing but it isn't doing anything to me other than clogging my news feed on reddit

I want for Kelvin what I haven't been able to experience up until my last few years of living really. Where I grew up. It was all German/Swedish(heavily scandinavian decent) immigrants. I come from an area that is still highly racist and very unforgiving and unwilling to accept differences. That's how I was raised and how I thought. I married a Cuban whos dad was an exile from Cuba. Not something I was raised around, being around it more and more opened my eyes to why immigration isn't a bad thing. I want Kelvin to know and share those same virtues.

[Peelz]

theses jackass college people protesting (rioting) every speaker that doesn't agree with their views... all the while preaching tolerance and diversity ... puhleezeeee
FERK all that "group think" bullshit!
if THAT is what diversity means.. I'll pass
/rant

Goes two ways in that retrospect. I don't agree with what their doing but it isn't doing anything to me other than clogging my news feed on reddit

I want for Kelvin what I haven't been able to experience up until my last few years of living really. Where I grew up. It was all German/Swedish(heavily scandinavian decent) immigrants. I come from an area that is still highly racist and very unforgiving and unwilling to accept differences. That's how I was raised and how I thought. I married a Cuban whos dad was an exile from Cuba. Not something I was raised around, being around it more and more opened my eyes to why immigration isn't a bad thing. I want Kelvin to know and share those same virtues.

its funny, youre like a 180 degree off version of me.   

also, noted: if im ever around Randys in laws, dont bust out the scarface impressions. 

[Hefe]

I can't remember the last time I actually saw racism....
it was hot and heavy in the 70's ...
but actual Racism now... just so uncommon (around here anyway)

I guess... if you go walking around the hood in Saginaw..... you will be killed... eventually...
that's Racism... but it's also not something I want to see for myself   
maybe I just avoid it...

[Krandall]

Around my parents place say a 20 minute circle around them. There's confederate flags all over. There was a black family that had moved into our town when I was in high school. They lived about 3 miles from my parents place. Little smaller trailer home. Was nice, and they kept it up. Had a nice wood privacy fence. Multiple times there was graffiti on it from people.. Painted swastikas, get out of here n*ggers.. etc. Lot of people still flyin a confederate flag up there too. It's a total different space.

[Peelz]

I can't remember the last time I actually saw racism....
it was hot and heavy in the 70's ...
but actual Racism now... just so uncommon (around here anyway)

I guess... if you go walking around the hood in Saginaw..... you will be killed... eventually...
that's Racism... but it's also not something I want to see for myself   
maybe I just avoid it...

just drive south baby. its disturbingly obvious

sign outside harrison arkansas(home of the KKK)