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  1. Lena_Horne

    The Wifely Duties

    I wholly agree with you.:eusa_clap L_H
  2. Lena_Horne

    What era of dress or style doyou prefer?

    Though the sixties wasn't on your list, I dig anywhere from 1920-1968. My slang tends to pull from anywhere in those decades, though for style of dress I'm a fifties kind of gal. I find the women's clothing in the sixties to be too gregarious and the forties too...something. I can't put my...
  3. Lena_Horne

    The Serious approaches: Cards or Tigers?

    This girl has been rooting for the Tigers since March-April, and even the last few seasons simply for the love of baseball. Doesn't hurt that I'm right here in Detroit either.:) Go Tigers!:eusa_clap L_H
  4. Lena_Horne

    The Decline of Marriage in the United States

    I'll admit that a lot of my views are colored by the fact that I grew up in an unmarried, single-parent household. Based upon my experience (which admittedly isn't the worst it possibly could have been) I wouldn't have children unless I was married. I can't do it any other way. I would rather...
  5. Lena_Horne

    The Decline of Marriage in the United States

    Strangely enough, I seem to have met a short succession of intelligent, have-their-act-together (for the most part) guys. My age even (which means twenty-three or younger). It just worked out or it didn't. Lucky me.:) L_H
  7. Lena_Horne

    The Decline of Marriage in the United States

    Add another to that count, though this discussion and several others on the topic at other sites (particularly DailyKos) have been somewhat sobering. The particular person I'm thinking about wasn't against marriage but was lamenting all of the reasons why our current society has made it so...
  8. Lena_Horne

    The Decline of Marriage in the United States

    For first time, unmarried households reign in US by Maxim Kniazkov Sun Oct 15, 1:02 PM ET WASHINGTON (AFP) - It is by no means dead, but for the first time, a new survey has shown that traditional marriage has ceased to be the preferred living arrangement in the majority of US...
  9. Lena_Horne

    A Return to American Craftmanship

    A Return to American Craftmanship: http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2006/10/8/191610/322 It's been the opinion of a vocal, but small, minority that as a population we should return to skilled manufacturing instead of continuing to support the mass-production, and admittedly...
  10. Lena_Horne

    JCrew

    As of right now, I have no knitting or sewing skills whatsoever, so I have to rely upon places like JCrew or Original Penguin for my vintage-y fun.:) L_H
  11. Lena_Horne

    40s photo shoot

    I actually like the first one featuring Queenie the best. Overall though, such lovely photos. It looks as though you all had a ton of fun. L_H
  13. Lena_Horne

    JCrew

    I wondered what you all might think upon viewing the new arrivals in the Women's Department of JCrew this season. My particular favorite was this Silk Pintuck Blouse: http://www.jcrew.com/catalog/product.jhtml?id=prod79001481&catId=cat108094 And this cape...
  14. Lena_Horne

    Eyes on the Prize

    I don't what it is that keeps me clicking, even though I know what I'll find. Masochistic curiosity I suppose....But, I also understand what you wrote about staying to myself. I love the people I know, but around here, it's just a matter of time before you run into someone who isn't quite what...
  15. Lena_Horne

    Eyes on the Prize

    I admittedly don't feel that it is getting better, I actually feel that it is simply hidden better as it is not currently in vogue to express racist views. Any look at any number of unregulated message boards (clicking the Discuss option at the end of any Yahoo! crime story, particularly if it...
  16. Lena_Horne

    Eyes on the Prize

    His name was James Meredith. He (if I'm not mistaken) came out against Affirmative Action, which I wholeheartedly understand. It shouldn't be about color but the person's academic merit. I have found that a lot of older (I mean pre-1950s) blacks generally disapprove of the point system. I am...
  17. Lena_Horne

    Eyes on the Prize

    I'm in the Detroit area and watched it Monday night. I saw some of it in high school a few years ago but it was much better this time around. Perhaps because I got to enjoy it alone. I was thoroughly touched by Ms. Mamie Till-Mobley's bravery after her son's death. I had been somewhat...
  19. Lena_Horne

    Army, navy or airforce?

    *sings* Navy, Navy, Navy, Navy, Navy-Navy... L_H
  20. Lena_Horne

    Pleasantville

    I agree with you about MK's viewpoint, in fact, I remember that was one of the things I originally--and still do--disliked about the movie. I couldn't understand her (the mother's) selfish, self-fulfilling but idiotic, behavior. I couldn't excuse any of it, nor condone it. But, merely as a...
  21. Lena_Horne

    Pleasantville

    I did the same thing and suddenly forgot about it for a long while. Then, I saw it on the other night and couldn't pull myself away. It's much better than I thought it was (back before my vintage transformation) and after a year spent giving the better portion of my attention to classic...
  22. Lena_Horne

    1940s House on PBS

    In the opposite direction, I saw this other special that sent men--as well as one woman--from Northeastern Canada (Nova Scotia perhaps?) over what were the old fishing routes during the mid-1800s. It was great! Only this time, I saw the first few episodes and not the last ones. So I have no...
  23. Lena_Horne

    1940s House on PBS

    I saw that on History International, but I only the second half of the series. It was wonderful and I enjoyed the fact that so many of them gained a greater understanding of their older relatives' lives. The utter seriousness of something as simple as a cut on the finger killing a man and...

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