A week or so I posted about the loss of my ex still dear friend Gene Erickson, and I was AMAZED that not one but TWO men that were part of his life found the post. One, John from New York, sent me some pictures that he wanted me to post here. The pics, to be honest, get me a bit teary. I miss his cheesy smile, and I still kick myself for not ( Read more... )

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So Yuujin called me and, on his way back from seeing his folks in Wisconsin, he's coming down here for a brief visit. It'll be the first time that Carl will meet Yuujin. This ... could be super awkard ( Read more... )

( Eek, Roger talks about teh SEHKS! Scroll past! )

It's certainly something to think about -- apparently the Cherokee nation has been active in hiring fluent Cherokee speakers for education purposes in one of many efforts to increase the number of Cherokee speakers, causing schools like Northeastern State to start Cherokee education programmes.I'd, personally, love to be part of language ( Read more... )