Where Do the Mermaids Stand?: But does it taste good?

Friday, March 10, 2006

But does it taste good?

For all of you without plans for Spring Break, may I suggest a little ice cream? After all, what better way to spend money than on ice cream, chocolate, caviar, and edible gold leaf?

:-)

Craziness, sure. But I would eat one if you bought it for me. :-)

3 comments:

Becca said...: Woah... Anyone want to get a little "indulgent" on my student loans?

I'll bet Meijer-brand ice cream is better anyway. Partially melted.; 3/10/2006 6:34 PM
mel said...: I'm wondering if you get to keep the 18-carat gold spoon, and if so, what its retail value might be...; 3/18/2006 10:53 PM
mel said...: I'm wondering if you get to keep the 18-carat gold spoon, and if so, what its resale value might be...; 3/18/2006 10:53 PM

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Where do the mermaids stand?

The essence of this spirit was captured in a moving speech about tolerance given last year by the student body president of one of your sister colleges. She related the story by Robert Fulghum about a young pastor who, finding himself in charge of some very energetic children, hits upon a game called "Giants, Wizards and Dwarfs." "You have to decide now," the pastor instructed the children, "which you are ... a giant, a wizard or a dwarf?" At that, a small girl tugging at his pants leg, asked, "But where do the mermaids stand?" The pastor told her there are no mermaids, and she says, "Oh yes there are," she said. "I am a mermaid." Now this little girl knew what she was and she was not about to give up on either her identity or the game. She intended to take her place wherever mermaids fit into the scheme of things. Where do the mermaids stand ... All those who are different, those who do not fit the boxes and pigeonholes? "Answer that question," wrote Fulghum, "and you can build a school, a nation, or a whole world." ~~Barbara Bush Wellesley College Commencement Address, 1990

Where Do the Mermaids Stand?

Friday, March 10, 2006

But does it taste good?

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Where do the mermaids stand?

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