Author: sangreal79

Encountering the East Coast!

To Eric; the man in my life and a wonderful human being… When does a non-American begin to feel the flooding surge of Americanness – or should I rather ask WHERE? A possible answer seems to be: upon encountering...

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Merry Christmas Boomaners!

Christmas is my favorite time of the year. Somehow, over the last few years, it has acquired the symbolic quality of a new and refreshing beginning since I would spend virtually all of December setting goals and resolutions and...

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Reflections on a Lazy Saturday Night…

Hello Everyone! It’s past Saturday midnight here in Lawrence and KU students are availing themselves of a lovely and much-awaited Fall break here or somewhere else. The surroundings have swiftly assumed a more peaceful and...

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Finally Joining!

Hello Everyone… This is Dena, Diane’s friend from Baghdad, Iraq… Diane has managed for so long to make me a very well-known person, on this website and elsewhere, that an extended introduction might not be...

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