tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28601411.post7495656167857156256..comments2024-01-08T04:33:27.543-05:00Comments on Bagwine Ruminations: Baseball, Basketball, and Blunt Wraps...A Lesson In Racial EqualitySchmoophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01758200133537951854noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28601411.post-62631425796100899622010-05-26T00:16:35.227-04:002010-05-26T00:16:35.227-04:00Rat: I'm not a fan of watermelon itself, but ...Rat: I'm not a fan of watermelon itself, but we always did the vodka filled melon as well when camping. It's a beautiful thing. Cheers Rat!!Schmoophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01758200133537951854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28601411.post-3363101137850654492010-05-25T22:55:39.424-04:002010-05-25T22:55:39.424-04:00What a great post! I, too, grew up in an integrat...What a great post! I, too, grew up in an integrated neighborhood in a color-blind family. (My first crush was on a Japanese boy, named Mark Izuma - he was SO cute! The Sean Lee, then Danny Ayala... sigh...) I didn't realize it until I moved away and ended up in a grocery store where everyone was white - it was kind of spooky.<br /><br />I like watermelon, 'cause I can pinch the seeds and pop them at people when I eat it. They're also pretty good when they're filled with Vodka (jus sayin').desert rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00209905749424442446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28601411.post-67218952903169363422010-05-25T21:27:41.163-04:002010-05-25T21:27:41.163-04:00Marilyn: It's not easy but it's harder in...Marilyn: It's not easy but it's harder in the long run to ignore it. Cheers Marilyn!!<br /><br />Warrior: I dunno...I don't somke pot. It just seems as though I do at times. Cheers Kat!!<br /><br />Mandy: I understand what you mean perfectly. This is one area I will always preach until I am six foot under. Thanks and Cheers!!Schmoophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01758200133537951854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28601411.post-20557140252242977402010-05-25T19:46:27.402-04:002010-05-25T19:46:27.402-04:00Awesome blog, Matt!
I love it. And you know from ...Awesome blog, Matt!<br /><br />I love it. And you know from a prior conversation exactly how I feel about topics like this.<br /><br />Preach it my dear, preach it!<br /><br />Cheers, my fellow world dominator and aquarian!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04218512451787466943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28601411.post-60651082034440003372010-05-25T16:02:50.949-04:002010-05-25T16:02:50.949-04:00Are the purple haze blunt wraps grape flavored? Tr...Are the purple haze blunt wraps grape flavored? Try saying grape flavored blunt wraps several times fast. Can't be done.<br /><br />Ole'!Warrior_Kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08898354323988016114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28601411.post-73094713409497888762010-05-25T12:59:04.874-04:002010-05-25T12:59:04.874-04:00Way better than treating race like the invisible e...Way better than treating race like the invisible elephant in the room... not easy for everybody though.Marilynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06984777868047304830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28601411.post-66562838514465913252010-05-25T09:24:32.972-04:002010-05-25T09:24:32.972-04:00Dianne: And long may he play his flute...In his h...Dianne: And long may he play his flute...In his honor, I play with my flute as often as I can. Cheers Sexy!!Schmoophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01758200133537951854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28601411.post-5252795581306399642010-05-25T09:11:25.799-04:002010-05-25T09:11:25.799-04:00Here's to all the Pied Pipers out there!Here's to all the Pied Pipers out there!Diannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02946500110072411468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28601411.post-85038948985569712412010-05-25T07:10:56.613-04:002010-05-25T07:10:56.613-04:00Dana: True, and humor and specifically the abilit...Dana: True, and humor and specifically the ability to laugh at ourselves is an incredibly powerful and transforming similarity. At least I have often found that to be true. Cheers Dana!!Schmoophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01758200133537951854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28601411.post-58518226712774976782010-05-25T06:41:22.586-04:002010-05-25T06:41:22.586-04:00We can focus on the difference, or we can find all...We can focus on the difference, or we can find alliances in the similarities. I prefer the latter :)Danahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05427053242655177097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28601411.post-61269358910302969702010-05-25T06:27:48.019-04:002010-05-25T06:27:48.019-04:00Scott: You are absoulutely correct young man. An...Scott: You are absoulutely correct young man. And if it helps anyone, they should know what I have said my entire life.<br /><br />There are only TWO groups of people in this world. Those who are assholes and those who are not. Nothing else about them matters. Cheers Scott!!Schmoophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01758200133537951854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28601411.post-51174054851030202712010-05-25T03:22:31.655-04:002010-05-25T03:22:31.655-04:00I love stories like that and the ones you just tol...I love stories like that and the ones you just told as well. I grew up in a mixed neighborhood as well. And I think it makes for a happier, fuller life. In hating anybody or anything you are just closing yourself off to the beauty, joy and peace of this world. <br /><br />We really do see what we want to see in life.Scott Oglesbyhttp://zodiblog.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28601411.post-36380410368863901982010-05-25T01:05:06.423-04:002010-05-25T01:05:06.423-04:00Keith: That's cool. I grew up for my first e...Keith: That's cool. I grew up for my first eight years in a neighborhood that was pretty racially equivalent. None of us black and white troublemakers ever thought about anything other than playing baseball with each other. Cheers Keith!!Schmoophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01758200133537951854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28601411.post-80322469420938193542010-05-25T01:01:44.023-04:002010-05-25T01:01:44.023-04:00Mike: I love fried chicken myself, but watermelon...Mike: I love fried chicken myself, but watermelon? Not so much...While I like the flavor of watermelon, I hate eating the actual fruit. And me on the on the inside...I'm chartreuse. Cheers Mike!!Schmoophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01758200133537951854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28601411.post-43510013509337662242010-05-25T01:00:41.743-04:002010-05-25T01:00:41.743-04:00I like that story. I had a black dude literally sa...I like that story. I had a black dude literally save me from losing my legs during training 25 years ago. We both really hated each before that and he could have let me lay where he found me but decided to help anyway. The doctors told me that I needed to thank whoever it was that got me into the warm as fast as they did. Afterward, I had his back on everything. We became real good friends. That was my 'awakening'.Crazy Ass Beastardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06225092945995081909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28601411.post-44290294548118254622010-05-25T00:46:27.288-04:002010-05-25T00:46:27.288-04:00I love fried chicken and watermelon. I'm white...I love fried chicken and watermelon. I'm white on the outside and black on the inside. A reverse oreo cookie.<br /><br />Now I'm hungry.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00017192454403363349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28601411.post-26023178882689211462010-05-25T00:41:24.640-04:002010-05-25T00:41:24.640-04:00Jay: Ha...The more people make fun of steroetypes...Jay: Ha...The more people make fun of steroetypes the more they fade into the past. Cheers Jay!!Schmoophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01758200133537951854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28601411.post-23936372128405172372010-05-25T00:36:15.256-04:002010-05-25T00:36:15.256-04:00Back in the day at my old job things were pretty s...Back in the day at my old job things were pretty slow so I was having to find busy work for some people. We had a bunch of spray paint so I had a couple of guys repaint some of the work tables to spruce the place up a bit. One of the guys was Mexican and he picked up the can of spray paint and said "I only know how to spray gang signs and my initials." <br /><br />He was always cracking jokes like that. And when I would laugh he would point and yell "Racist!" haha We had fun.Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17134850383532818765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28601411.post-85073866920832328262010-05-25T00:13:13.924-04:002010-05-25T00:13:13.924-04:00David: You are perplexing me. When travelling on...David: You are perplexing me. When travelling on a team, one rooms with another and the watermelon eating contest?<br /><br />They are held throughout the summer 'round here. Plenty of people like watermelon be they white or black. What's the big deal? Cheers David!!Schmoophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01758200133537951854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28601411.post-22358159810566327012010-05-25T00:03:45.521-04:002010-05-25T00:03:45.521-04:00>>The two of them went on to become roommate...>>The two of them went on to become roommates for five years <br /><br />I'm really trying not to read anything into that...uhmmmm.<br /><br />I once worked for an organization that sponsored a watermelon eating contest as a supposed team building exercise. They seemed surprised when I objected to holding an event that none of my black co-workers would even dream of participating in....when I objected to the event out of my sensibilites, I was fired for fostering racial discord. Isn't that ironic?Davidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28601411.post-48491872838012508332010-05-25T00:02:11.372-04:002010-05-25T00:02:11.372-04:00Charlene: Well sure ya can, but we make fun of th...Charlene: Well sure ya can, but we make fun of those people for not just sucking it up and rolling a normal joint. Cheers Charlene!!Schmoophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01758200133537951854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28601411.post-81734251858657109392010-05-24T23:56:41.422-04:002010-05-24T23:56:41.422-04:00Every day I learn something new. I had no clue yo...Every day I learn something new. I had no clue you could buy something to wrap your weed in at a retail location.Charlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17167633465853736197noreply@blogger.com