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By: Through Darkest Suburbia in Search of Urgent Care « Planet Nomad

Through Darkest Suburbia in Search of Urgent Care « Planet Nomad — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 01:53:21 +0000

[...] you know how it goes and also? I’ve been reading, and I’ll share it all with you. No really. No weird fever dreams this time, promise. Possibly related posts: (automatically generated)Off in a Cloud of Dust [...]

By: Pieces

Pieces — Mon, 05 May 2008 06:29:38 +0000

The garden sounds lovely. I hope that Ilsa gets her wish. What a neat time to spend together at Starbucks.

I used to get the scariest fever dreams. They still make me shudder. They never involved inaccurate weapons, though.

By: Shalee

Shalee — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 15:52:06 +0000

I’m glad you let go of your boycotting long enough to enjoy your special treat with Ilsa. Those are some great memories you’re making…

I loved your interview at Michelle’s place. It gave me more insight to you and your multicultural view. I’d totally do the “get paid to read” thing, but like you, I want it to be my choices of books. Hmph.

By: LIB

LIB — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 02:07:35 +0000

Way to go Ilsa!

I have had some very strong feelings about the whole FLDS ‘faith’ since reading Krakauer’s “Under the Banner of Heaven”. (A highly recommended read, BTW.)

They say they should be allowed ‘freedom of religion’. But, when your faith practices are illegal I think you abandon the right to freedom of religion. For instance, if your religious practices included human sacrifice.

If, in the FLDS ‘faith’ it was adults only who enter into the polygamus marriages that would be a different matter. But, many of the second and subsequent wives are 13, 14 or 15-year-old girls! Their husbands are 30 or older.

Another thing that upsets me about the set-up is that legally the second and subsequent ‘wives’ are single moms–they receive welfare benefits as such. This seems like welfare fraud to me.

By: suz

suz — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 21:13:36 +0000

Thanks for your blogging-I enjoyed your interview and I love that picture of the pickup with the camel i it!..I always wondered if I could get paid to
review books?..your time with Ilsa is wonderful-great memorys for the future!..happy weekend!

By: ShackelMom

ShackelMom — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 07:53:56 +0000

I feel a little wistful that you will not be in Portland when I pass through there in the spring. I thought there might be an off chance we could meet. I am within a month of departure from our overseas home of 20 years and am having stomach pangs about all that has to be done before leaving, and about leaving in general. It is only for a year, but it is a whole year, if you know what I mean. I am sure it will be a good year and three-fourths of me looks forward to it!

I’m so glad you went out to coffee with Ilsa and dreamed about gardens with her! She will remember that longer than the garden.

By: Michelle at Scribbit

Michelle at Scribbit — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 05:08:12 +0000

Stalingrad huh? Thought you knew your son didn’t you?

By: shannon

shannon — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 01:40:13 +0000

I have been “lurking” on planet nomad for a while but today I am finally going to break my silence and comment. I find that after only 2 years living in Indonesia my world view has changed dramatically. Polygamy is legal here (like so many other places) and I am more upset at Texas for their handling of this whole mess than at the thought of a polygamous marriage. I am also moving in a few months and cannot figure out how we ended with so much STUFF! Where the heck did it all came from? I love that your daughter is planning a garden without even knowing if there is a garden. My 6 year old son is doing the same thing I keep telling him I don’t know if there will be space for you to garden in Germany but he just keeps planning. Maybe a window sill herb garden will suffice.