This is a cheerful way to look at our diversity, our pluralism.  The English
have a "nationality" comprising several ancient ethnic strains.  But here in
the states, we haven't really become that "melting pot" after all, have we?
Nor are we all "created equal," not as we understand "equal" today.

By the way, Ceres, there is a Ceres, Virginia, up in the mountains of Bland
County.  Last year it had to shut down the elementary school for a couple of
days because wild geese had descended like a plague and it didn't seem safe
outside the building.
Ross Weeks Jr.
Tazewell Va
http://www.netscope.net/~histcrab

-----Original Message-----
From: Ceres Bainbridge <[log in to unmask]>
Newsgroups: bit.listserv.museum-l
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Monday, August 31, 1998 2:23 PM
Subject: Re: Equity and Southern Culture -Reply


>Contrary to what one reads and hears today regarding the homogenization of
the
>states, this thread has given me renewed hope that regionalism is not
>completely gone the way of the strip mall and Micky D's.
>
>Ceres Bainbridge
>P.S. to Mr. Hale: Ceres is feminine