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Apr 10, 2008 @ 6:21 PM Eugene Oregon and the Olympic tryouts

Redwicket

Posts: 192 There’s all kind of speculation in the Media these days about the Olympic tryouts in
Eugene and demonstrations against China. They wonder if people in Eugene will visibly
show their support for the Tibetan People…Heck, I grew up in the Eugene area and they
have been showing their support visibly as long as I can remember.

Eugene is called Track Town for good reason,but it is also the home of a great many displayed
Tibetan Prayer Flags. I have had a sting of them hung in my yard since I moved here almost two
years ago, and they have been quite a conversation starter…some people seem to have
trouble grasping the idea that the prayers are not for my benefit, but for the world and
humanity...But Some people get a wonderful little smile on their face when I explain why
they are in my yard. The guy that I dated last year thought that it was time to take them
down because they were starting to fray, HA! That is just when they are starting to work!
Two Christmas’ ago I got them for my family members…to My surprise my Mom was
tickled…she had seen them hanging around Eugene, thought they were neat and did some
research to find out what they were. She had wanted some but didn’t know where to get
them…

ANYWAY, since some people I know in the valley wanted to show their support
but didn’t know how I found this site and sent it to them. You can read about them and
print out prayer flags on colored paper to hang up…to show your support.
Check it out if you care to -
http://www.instructables.com/id/SLHBFQ9F52SMQJQ/
Redwicket

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