tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2820471780736941349.post7416904846438098079..comments2024-03-13T08:41:43.838-05:00Comments on The Bookish : Friday Confessional for 9/27/13 and a GiveawayUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2820471780736941349.post-73868568066174505832013-09-29T23:30:47.164-05:002013-09-29T23:30:47.164-05:00It is interesting how schools are run across the c...It is interesting how schools are run across the country. Our cities do not fund the schools, everything comes from the state. Transportation is one of the few things that is not mandated, but most districts do provide it.Art and Sandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09070124859845536964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2820471780736941349.post-60191429377957136972013-09-29T10:09:14.796-05:002013-09-29T10:09:14.796-05:00I'm sure when I've last read a memoir, but...I'm sure when I've last read a memoir, but I'm reading "Animal, Vegetable Miracle" right now, and it's based on real life =)Aubrey S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10463029915830355954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2820471780736941349.post-31196957752430120372013-09-29T10:07:48.059-05:002013-09-29T10:07:48.059-05:00I bet it must have been amazing to hear McKinstry ...I bet it must have been amazing to hear McKinstry speak. Thanks for the giveaway; whether I win or not, I'll be adding her book to my to-read list.<br><br>I cannot imagine a school district cutting school busses for any reason. Wow.<br><br>Thanks for joining the Friday Confessional party.Aubrey S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10463029915830355954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2820471780736941349.post-84848304167278438372013-09-28T22:22:58.111-05:002013-09-28T22:22:58.111-05:00RJ,I'm always saddened to hear that there are ...RJ,<br>I'm always saddened to hear that there are people in the nation that still have fear and hatred in their hearts. Education is so vital to our future...equal education for all. Thank you for sharing this...I will check the book out from our library. <br>Enjoy your weekend.<br>KarenKarenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08064699521293763744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2820471780736941349.post-46376330481743552712013-09-28T19:05:37.988-05:002013-09-28T19:05:37.988-05:00For all of the non news crap I see clips of from f...For all of the non news crap I see clips of from fox and cnn, I can't believe this isn't there!Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01294308714313220666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2820471780736941349.post-86279437014209007162013-09-28T10:43:18.903-05:002013-09-28T10:43:18.903-05:00Bussing was cut in my (very poor, primarily Hispan...Bussing was cut in my (very poor, primarily Hispanic) school district when I was in elementary school (because of finances). And people were not happy. But my school district didn't focus on any socioeconomic racial issue, defending its actions by making discriminatory remarks. This is just...ridiculous. I'm glad Birmingham is starting to catch up, politically, but I'm sorry you have to deal with this. And I hope it's incentive for parents to band together for a better charter school, or grant-funded private school, or something.<br><br>Also, with regard to the church bombing....a friend once told me (I'm paraphrasing here) that it's our belief that makes a place sacred, not walls and a roof. Therefore, any building can be destroyed, but the ground will still be holy, beloved, and a place of remembrance. We seek shelter not from the walls of a church, but from the hearts of its congregation. <br>(and thus those girls live on in memory, and the community grew stronger, and it's good that motivation has come from that incident, horrible as it is). Not to make light of it, just....sometimes the people grow stronger from that sort of thing.Beth Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01898921671895123053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2820471780736941349.post-29172882383026808242013-09-28T09:31:25.514-05:002013-09-28T09:31:25.514-05:00It's kinda a memoir - Raising My Rainbow. I a...It's kinda a memoir - Raising My Rainbow. I am currently reading Funny Misshaped Body which is definitely a memoir.Rickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05108470370944541128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2820471780736941349.post-45142350934748975242013-09-28T09:22:42.217-05:002013-09-28T09:22:42.217-05:00Fatherhood by Bill Cosby - that's one, right? ...Fatherhood by Bill Cosby - that's one, right? I read that periodically - I keep it by my bedside for a good laugh. :)Mary Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05139464880616783101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2820471780736941349.post-56778363233712180372013-09-28T09:16:16.744-05:002013-09-28T09:16:16.744-05:00I am trying desperately to remember what memoir I&...I am trying desperately to remember what memoir I've read .. and I cannot. I'll think about it and get back to you!Mary Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05139464880616783101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2820471780736941349.post-32557985962832901342013-09-28T09:10:04.683-05:002013-09-28T09:10:04.683-05:00I confess that this blog post gave me goosebumps. ...I confess that this blog post gave me goosebumps. I also confess that I wish I could do so much more from my little world in Georgia. There's SO much to be done in this country - and I feel like I'm not dong enough. I guess all I can do is continue to raise my girls with a diverse look on life! This look looks moving - just thinking about it gives me the chills. <3Mary Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05139464880616783101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2820471780736941349.post-28913459255240396332013-09-28T08:34:04.747-05:002013-09-28T08:34:04.747-05:00I've read, The Night Sky by Maria Sutton and S...I've read, The Night Sky by Maria Sutton and Spoken from the Heart by Laura Bush...both excellent!~Lavender Dreamer~https://www.blogger.com/profile/06298191144517740164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2820471780736941349.post-35917030562626025532013-09-28T07:53:09.177-05:002013-09-28T07:53:09.177-05:00WHAT????? I am so shocked!!! This crap is still ...WHAT????? I am so shocked!!! This crap is still happening? I thought we as a nation have moved forward and desegregated. <br><br>Very moving about Carolyn Maul Mckinstry. I agree it is very sad to think anyone could do that but to a church is worse. I love how they made a memorial for the girls. It's only fitting.Jolenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11777663438519307837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2820471780736941349.post-82587268349911666602013-09-28T07:45:00.943-05:002013-09-28T07:45:00.943-05:00Wow, I haven't heard about that. We live in th...Wow, I haven't heard about that. We live in the shadows of Dallas though and there are so many problems with the schools that there isn't time left on the news to talk about anybody else. I just read the article that you posted and it is interesting. I really don't see how the school district can get away with suspending school bus service for many reasons. That's the only way many students can get there. However, your district is tiny and I'm sure finances are a serious issue. You'll have to keep us posted.<br><br>About the sororities - they aren't integrated yet? That's shocking too! y My brain doesn't think in terms of segregation at all. <br><br>Staceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05728612514516285320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2820471780736941349.post-495541001837213642013-09-28T07:43:29.043-05:002013-09-28T07:43:29.043-05:00I don't even know what to say. It's amazi...I don't even know what to say. It's amazing that she can even speak that way at all in this day and age.Connie Weisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11868956367266325927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2820471780736941349.post-41991085820003037472013-09-27T22:36:40.285-05:002013-09-27T22:36:40.285-05:00Just when you think we have come past these things...Just when you think we have come past these things, it happens in another way. sighMaureen Wyatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03717877610585066150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2820471780736941349.post-63963441011203560062013-09-27T21:50:10.489-05:002013-09-27T21:50:10.489-05:00I just went and googled the issue. I have to conf...I just went and googled the issue. I have to confess that I'm appalled too. That's twice now that you have had me just shocked at the Alabama school system (the other was the reading goals based on income and race). Not that ours is perfect, but we still have busing.<br><br>You always do such interesting "I confess" posts. I confess that I look forward to reading them every week.Grace @ Sense and Simplicityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14185222544452668586noreply@blogger.com