Race and ethnicity in the United States Census

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17 Days and Counting…

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Democratic Party (United States), Hispanic and Latino Americans, mittromney, Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, Republican Party, Romney, Rosie Perez, Voting on October 19, 2012| 2 Comments »

Up until now during this election I’ve kept my feelings, beliefs, and opinions pretty much to myself (in this blog) BUT Election Day is drawing closer and the race is closer than I thought it would be. I don’t expect anyone who reads my blog to be swayed by anything I write – I assume you have already made up your mind. Actually I can’t imagine anyone NOT knowing at this point who they would vote for. I’ve known exactly who I would vote for in every election I’ve ever participated in whether it be local or national, I guess when I make up my mind, I don’t usually change it!

However, just in case there are some lingering Latino voters out there or some Republicans who are offended by Romney’s tactless and rude remarks, you might enjoy watching this clip by Rosie Perez. And if you are a Democrat and planning to vote accordingly, you’ll love it!

A big thank you to fellow blogger, Spinny Liberal for posting this video. I saw it and just had to reblog!!

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Signs Signaling the End of Summer

Posted in Amuse-bouche du jour, BY THE WAY, Ha-P 2 B in OG, tagged accessories, Candle, Decor and Design, Home and Garden, Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, Scented, Shopping, Wax on August 14, 2012| 2 Comments »

When did it happen? You’re never really sure exactly when sometime between the Fourth of July and mid-August, it’s apparent summer is waning like tonight’s moon. The signs are all around us and they’re getting harder to ignore.

Lariope-Uh Oh!

Just like those hopeful crocuses signal that Winter is over and life renewing Spring is on its way, when I see the Lariope in my front yard bloom, I know with a heavy heart that Summer will soon be over! And then there’s the candles in the window….

I have battery-operated candles in the windows of the cottage; White candles with light bulb flames, flickering or not, are status quo in Ocean Grove along with flying the American flag. My house is very old and I don’t have the luxury of multiple outlets, so I have these candles which turn themselves on every 16 hours. You set them when you want them to light and then each day at that time the candles go on. Well, what’s been happening lately is that it is getting darker and darker and the candles still haven’t gone on. Apparently we are now losing a full 2 minutes of daylight each day. Time to adjust the candles to go on earlier…and you know what that means :(.

Of course you also can’t go into any store and NOT be assaulted with signs that the first day of school can’t far off. File folders with exotic designs, 3-ring notebooks in a rainbow of colors, hundreds of pens, pencils and highlighters are visible everywhere.

And need a summer dress or a pair of capri’s and you are SOL. It makes me hot just to go into the store and see all the wool and knits and dark colors. I feel like disoriented tourist wearing my orange bermudas and sleeveless tangerine top as I walk around the circular displays of brown, black, gray and loden green outfits!

What signs do you see that tell you summer is over?

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The LONGEST Blog Title Ever! CELEBRATE – ONLY IN NEW YORK- RED IS WHERE YOU FIND IT

Posted in Fab Fotos, New York Speaks, Only in New York, tagged Memorial Day, Murray Head, New York City, Photograph, Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, turkey, Turkiye, United Nations, United States on May 30, 2011| Leave a Comment »

I haven’t posted a blog in days and in trying to make up for it (lol), instead of writing 4 blogs at once I’m taking the easy way out and combining my FAB FOTO FRIDAY, CELEBRATE, ONLY in NEW YORK, and RED is Where You Find It all in ONE post. Well after all it is a holiday weekend and although I’m not posting regularly I’m not on holiday either; but more about the weekend later….

Since it IS a holiday weekend, it’s important to Celebrate! Of course we must celebrate Memorial Day and I could do a whole post on that (let me see how I feel by tonight) but this CELEBRATE blog post is celebrating the diversity of New York City. It is the equivalent of living in the world all in one place. If you don’t live here, you may think I’m exaggerating but I’m not. There is hardly not an ethnicity represented in great numbers in the City, except maybe Aborigines. This weekend, Turkey was center stage and drew thousands of on-lookers. This parade unlike many others, was not a march up Fifth Avenue but rather in the United Nations neighborhood. Take a look….

There were flags-lots-and people dressed in their national colors; Red and White, frolicking, dancing, marching, beautiful girls, costumed men, and of course little children looking darling in all manner of red and white.