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yekdeli

yekdeli
Location
Lakewood, Colorado, USA
Birthday
September 26
Bio
History teacher, red-diaper baby, former Marine, a walking oxymoron. Yekdeli means "one heart" in Persian... it describes those of us my husband says weep for the whole world. We have "one heart" with humanity. Onward Rosinante --The monument in the profile photo is in Forest Park, IL and marks the grave of 8 labor activists, some of whom were convicted and hanged for their part in the Haymarket Riot. Those convicted were executed on November 11, 1887-- Long live labor...may we never forget...

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Salon.com
November 21, 2011 01:41PM
“Holy crap we could be hermanas! Ancestry in New Mexico...check. Married to Irishman (mine's from the ould sod, though)...check!, Colorado home?...che…”
About: The Return of the Gringa Reencauchada
September 23, 2011 10:52PM
“Oh...what a lovely rhythm you have given your story. "Jorum" is a gorgeous word, and "....the sleepish border of luxuriant daydream&quoR 30;”
About: The Great Indian Train Journey
September 23, 2011 10:30PM
“Hi Bob...it's me, the jarhead! Are you still out there kickin? Drop me a line if you ever get this!”
About: IMAGINE
September 23, 2011 10:21PM
“There are no "...lanes of the Mekong". It is a river. And your doubtless very expensive vacation might have been better spent on a "vo…”
About: Into Africa
September 11, 2011 10:14PM
“...um.."AmericanA" not "American" music that should be...oops!”
About: Denouement for a bookseller
September 11, 2011 07:04PM
“I worked 20 years for Borders/Waldenbooks, first as a college student and then as a starving teacher in my first career years. Borders is family. For…”
About: Denouement for a bookseller
August 05, 2011 06:10PM
“Sometimes I think I have just stayed away from this place too long...this is so beautiful and hopeful and loving...all the best to your daughter...her…”
About: A Proposal
June 21, 2011 04:09PM
“very interesting evocation of that...feeling...”
About: On Being (here before)
May 24, 2011 10:08PM
“Loved that clip. How alive his intellect was. Sharp and vibrant.”
About: The Unknown Wisdom
March 06, 2011 12:10AM
“So many wonderful things are happening in the world that I do not know about...this event makes me feel "warm and fuzzy" for what that's wort…”
About: World Book Night - Brixton - Local Author Gives The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark
January 12, 2011 12:55AM
“Wow. Thanks for sharing this. I loved reading about all your numinous encounters with numerals. Of course he's with you. Love is stronger than deat…”
About: About Love... and The Magic Power of Numbers _ 1.11.11
January 10, 2011 02:09PM
“Hi Greer...I agree that all the gun metaphors and violent rhetoric need to stop. I did put in my post above, the date (2008) and the fact that Gabriel…”
About: Blood on Their Hands: Political Contributions to Mass Murder
January 10, 2011 12:01AM
“As I believe in looking at all sides of an issue, I surfed around a great deal for comment, primary sources (Loughner's MySpace and YouTube uploads hav…”
About: Blood on Their Hands: Political Contributions to Mass Murder
January 09, 2011 01:15AM
“Gorgeous. Soothing. Especially since I took your hint and listened to the Rodrigo Concierto while viewing this. *sigh*... (BTW...anot her thing that m…”
About: Strolling Through Gardens of Spain
January 03, 2011 11:01PM
“Oh...I absolutely LOVE that Tame Impala, as well as the Roots and Erykah Badu. Did you get a chance to listen to Janelle Monae's ArchAndroid? Loved i…”
About: The 11 Top Albums for 2010
January 03, 2011 10:46PM
“HEY! So glad to see you posting on music...I'm going back to partake more fully of your musical vibe...but wanted to post my appreciation post haste.…”
About: The 11 Top Albums for 2010
December 08, 2010 02:45PM
“Such a "still", paused quality to the feel of this piece. So matter of fact that it squeezes my heart. All the best to you and your mother…”
About: Mother, Interrupted
November 22, 2010 12:10AM
“...btw...fun cartoon, no matter how you spell it!”
About: Nuptials, With or Without Hype
November 21, 2010 01:37AM
“I'm sorry...I can't stop myself...it's "nuptials"...”
About: Nuptials, With or Without Hype
November 21, 2010 01:01AM
“I love 'em too...”
About: Avett Brothers are Definitely Men on Top
November 18, 2010 09:00AM
“I nominate my secret crush, Greg Correll...he's a mensch as well as sexy...”
About: Open Salon Men on Top (in all their glory)
November 16, 2010 10:07PM
“I do so wish we got more of the Beeb over here instead of just a few cop shows, reruns of 1980's sitcoms and a bunch of antique and home improvement sh…”
About: Greek Myths
November 10, 2010 11:12PM
“Oh, I love this post...so visually evocative, and sensual.”
About: Sunrise is a long way off
November 08, 2010 01:53PM
“I hate these f*@g shoes!”
About: From the Realm of Bad Judgement: Scalers Shoes
November 08, 2010 01:44PM
“I'm glad Keith's back. But the dialogue about electioneering will not end any time soon. I worry, as did the writers of the Constitution about the pow…”
About: Journalists Are Citizens, Too
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