Thank you Sharon I appreciate your willingness to accept others for who they are.
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "2fine4u" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I am absolutely NOT one of them! Didn't know Bergen County had such a > large celebration. I always enjoy going to Little Italy and enjoying > the pastry and bringing some, home. Was rasied in a mostly Italian > neighborhood and grew up on Italian/German/French cooking. I thought > everybody did! Tommy Celebrate your heritage; It's a beautiful one! > If you ever get to New Orleans and be there on St. Joseph's Day, you > have to visit St. Joseph's Church on Tulane Ave. The altar is > "filled" with food and Fava beans are handed to you. Women carry them > in their coin purse. I've never been broke! > > --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "justifiedright" > <justifiedright@> wrote: > > > > I saw it, plus the comments. > > > > It isn't Cristoforo I'm fan of; I'm a fan of his personal discovery > > of the West, which led to European knowledge that it was here, which > > led to European migration to the New World, which led to > > colonialists who held Judeo-Christian values and knew what > > governmental failures to avoid because they fled from them, which > > led to the founding of the United States of America, where I'm from. > > > > That's my heritage. Usually when we see people celebrating their > > heritage, they are treated with a great deal of deference and > > respect. > > > > For some reason when I want to celebrate my American heritage, > > certain people (always on the political left) wish to show > > disrespect to my traditional celebratio, my celebration of who I am. > > > > --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "dfsavgny" <dfsavgny@> wrote: > > > > > > Tom, this is not payback (seriously). I am really only posting it > > for > > > your FYI since I know Crisotoforo is close to your heart. Go see > > the > > > comments if you have not already. > > > > > > Pulaski beats out Columbus for parade honors > > > Posted by the Asbury Park Press on 09/25/07 > > > > > > THE ASSOCIATED PRESS > > > Story Chat Post Comment > > > > > > GARFIELD Kelbasi and sauerkraut beat sausage and peppers in > > Garfield > > > and Lodi. > > > > > > Organizers have canceled this year's Columbus Day parade because it > > > would have coincided with Garfield's parade to honor Revolutionary > > War > > > hero Casimir Pulaski. > > > > > > The Bergen County communities have been holding a joint Columbus > > > parade for 12 years. > > > > > > The parades were to have started on October 7th in different parts > > of > > > Garfield. > > > > > > Columbus Day parade organizer Sarah Calderone tells The Herald > > News of > > > West Paterson it was too much with the Pulaski Day parade. > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AsburyPark/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AsburyPark/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/