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moving sale! - hi everyone, i wish we had started this group last year darnit! why do we always meet good people right before we move?! i wanted to ask if anyone is interested in buying (cheap!) a good fridge or table from us? the fridge is a ge side by side, 4- julianna Jul 18, 2008 3:14 PM
Re: [alternaparent-97] Playdate input? - Thanks, Julie! Best times for me are Sundays. Seems like we always have soccer or basketball on Saturdays, but Sunday afternoons are good. I'm usually done at the Farmer's Market by 1pm. My only definite no's are Mondays and Fridays. Too preocc Tracy Sachtjen Jul 10, 2008 1:17 PM
Playdate input? - Hey all you Femimamas (and Femipapas, if we have any....) Having met just a small sample of our group and been really pleased and amazed with the quality of the parents and kids we have, I'd like to expand that circle, for Jack but also for mys Julie James Jul 10, 2008 8:56 AM
New Meetup: Local Flavor + Band = Fun - Hi all, I scheduled our next meeting -- hope to see you there for a casual night of relaxing, chatting, and sending the kids out to boogie to the band. See you, Tracy ------- Announcing a new Meetup for Feminist Tracy Sachtjen Jul 6, 2008 4:50 PM
Re: [alternaparent-97] Next meeting? + Heath websites? - Preview not available Tracy Sachtjen Jun 28, 2008 11:40 PM
Re: [alternaparent-97] Next meeting? + Heath websites? - Preview not available julianna Jun 28, 2008 12:13 PM
Re: [alternaparent-97] Next meeting? + Heath websites? - Preview not available Tracy Sachtjen Jun 26, 2008 9:32 PM
Re: [alternaparent-97] Next meeting? + Heath websites? - Preview not available julianna Jun 26, 2008 6:16 PM
Next meeting? + Heath websites? - It's summer! Hope you all are having a good one so far, staying cool/warm/however you like it. Meetup is prompting me to schedule another meeting. Looks like it might be in the 80s for the weekend, perfect for the beach. Who's up f Tracy Sachtjen Jun 23, 2008 1:02 PM
Re: [alternaparent-97] Checking in, birthday parties, packaging, and so on - Thanks, everyone! I checked in with Amos, and he's ok with stones and balls, so that's a good compromise. Ok, we *all* need to see Juno....A movie night would be great, and it sounds like we all need to see an adult movie. We finally have a couch, Tracy Sachtjen Jun 10, 2008 10:09 AM
Re: [alternaparent-97] Checking in, birthday parties, packaging, and so on - Preview not available momsquared Jun 9, 2008 2:48 PM
Re: [alternaparent-97] Checking in, birthday parties, packaging, and so on - Yeah, I am Laura Pickett Jun 9, 2008 1:08 PM
Re: [alternaparent-97] Checking in, birthday parties, packaging, and so on - seed/lings are very cool, we also go for stickers, bubbles, bouncy small balls -of course, they are not that good for the environment either, but anything is better than cheap plastic crap in my opinion! i've also not seen juno - or anything in at leas julianna Jun 9, 2008 1:05 PM
Re: [alternaparent-97] Checking in, birthday parties, packaging, and so on - Great minds think alike--I was thinking perhaps seedlings, but seeds work well, too! Can you take a little time to do a craft that they can take home? Buy clay pots and have them decorate them and TH Julie James Jun 9, 2008 12:52 PM
Checking in, birthday parties, packaging, and so on - Hey, FMs! How are you? What's the latest on your summer plans? Here are two questions for your Monday: 1. Shall I schedule a meeting for Sunday, June 29? Meetup picks the date for us, based on past preferences, and this is the date suggested. Tracy Sachtjen Jun 9, 2008 11:43 AM
Re: [alternaparent-97] media - nooooooooooooo, i cannot believe that you shared that about W on the bedside! nothing is weirder... On Thu, May 29, 2008 at 5:33 PM, Julie James wrote: > Yeah, don t you just want to SMACK Scotty hard??? How could you Tracy Sachtjen May 30, 2008 7:19 PM
Fwd: Marriage equality, isn't it time? - a petition to the governor.. julianna May 30, 2008 1:20 PM
Re: [alternaparent-97] media - I know I don *~* purplepagansarah *~* May 29, 2008 7:13 PM
Re: [alternaparent-97] media - two of my brothers were called up in the first year of the war, a third was in the gulf war the first time around. i find it obscene that in this day and age, 3 of my siblings have been in combat, in wars. how did that song from the 60s go "when wil julianna May 29, 2008 7:10 PM
Re: [alternaparent-97] media - i don't know if i had to know that.. stand and salute the commander in chief? i like kucinich's ideas, was prepared to be a huge fan, but every time i heard him speak, i had a hard time with the whining tone in his voice. i didn't like reading ab julianna May 29, 2008 7:08 PM
Re: [alternaparent-97] media - Yeah, don t you just want to SMACK Scotty hard??? How could you know about this corruption in the White House (but then how could you not?) and have the ability to speak out on it and not do so--and in fac Julie James May 29, 2008 5:32 PM
Re: [alternaparent-97] media - these media disclosures, and scott mcclellan's book especially, are exciting and frustrating all at once -- yesterday i read that at least 40,000 military personnel have reported experiencing PTSD since 2003, and then i hear that mcclellan is finally c Tracy Sachtjen May 29, 2008 3:42 PM
media - a friend forwarded this link on to me, you may have to reload a couple of times, but you should be let in to the site. it's about the media being muzzled by their corporate owners (surprise, surprise) in the lead up to the war. what's interesting a julianna May 29, 2008 3:31 PM
Re: [alternaparent-97] 3 of 3 - a long-winded email: for me, it is simply a search for community. i've always felt excluded from the population at large - i am not religious - some things about buddhism attract me, mainly, the learning to know yourself and the tricks your mind p julianna May 28, 2008 1:37 PM
Re: [alternaparent-97] "Queering Consumption" - body image is a killer - i can remember watching or reading a fairy tale, and the evil stepmother or stepsister were always very tall, with big feet, brown eyes, dark hair while the princesses always had blue eyes and usually blond hair. nowadays julianna May 28, 2008 1:08 PM
Re: [alternaparent-97] "Queering Consumption" - wow, cool -- in my experience (and i've been a dieting junkie, god, bad stuff there!), so much of the work people do with weight loss or self-styling is not really about health, but about image trumping all. i like your approach and language, esp "opt Tracy Sachtjen May 28, 2008 12:18 PM
Re: [alternaparent-97] "Queering Consumption" - And looking good (self-defined, with a healthy sense of self), is a fine goal. I work often with people who want to lose weight, and one of the first things we focus on is clear-eyed acceptance Julie James May 28, 2008 6:46 AM
Re: [alternaparent-97] 3 of 3 - It's so much fun reading all of you emails/posts! First, I'd like to say that Sunday's meetup was GREAT and my belief that there are "normal" (my kind of normal) people out there has been restored.  I am looking forward to many more meetup adventures in t Laura Pickett May 27, 2008 8:39 PM
Re: [alternaparent-97] "Queering Consumption" - uh, that's abhor (sorry to offend the spell-checkers!) On Tue, May 27, 2008 at 8:05 PM, Tracy Sachtjen wrote: > here's a link for a story on my friends' collective, "Queer Style > L.A." they buy nearly all used items (a g Tracy Sachtjen May 27, 2008 8:06 PM
Re: [alternaparent-97] "Queering Consumption" - here's a link for a story on my friends' collective, "Queer Style L.A." they buy nearly all used items (a goal not listed in the article) and re-purpose them to make people look good -- defined by the subjects themselves. it's not about "you need to Tracy Sachtjen May 27, 2008 8:05 PM
Re: [alternaparent-97] 3 of 3 - OK, sure, we can share stories, but we HAVE to hear about the lesbian burlesque performance troupe Julie James May 27, 2008 5:31 PM
"Queering Consumption" - OK, is this future enough? -----Original Message----- From: Tracy Sachtjen <[address removed]> To: alternaparent-97@m Julie James May 27, 2008 5:07 PM
Re: [alternaparent-97] 3 of 3 - <sigh> Sadly, I can't lay claim to that proud label. I had to (OK, I didnt HAVE to, but I did) go into the one downtown to get parkign validation--the validation machine for the whole downtown area ( Julie James May 27, 2008 5:06 PM
Re: [alternaparent-97] 3 of 3 - i loathe box stores! we don't go to the big grocery store chains either (why with cheaper, fresher korean and mexican stores nearby? not to mention trader joes or fresh and easy..). i love thrift shops because i will not buy into the consumer cultu julianna May 27, 2008 3:25 PM
Re: [alternaparent-97] 3 of 3 - Here begins an interesting, and I hope ongoing, conversation topic: Why Feminist Mamas? Sounds like a few of you have not had enjoyable experiences in other mom groups. Here's my story: I accidentally entered into parenting -- ah, love! -- but Tracy Sachtjen May 27, 2008 3:11 PM
Re: [alternaparent-97] 3 of 3 - oh god, no! i want to be the only american who hasn't set foot in walmart. (definately!) in my past life, i was a big thrifter. now i simply don't shop. truth be told, i deeply miss participating in the consumer market, queer-ing consumption (ca Tracy Sachtjen May 27, 2008 2:59 PM
Re: [alternaparent-97] 3 of 3 - Should have known better... I was getting all self-righteous about "cheap" clothing and just where we end up paying the prices for the "cheap" things that Americans want (read: Walmart Mindset). Julie James May 27, 2008 2:47 PM
Re: [alternaparent-97] 3 of 3 - got it -- thank you! let's carpool sometime this summer. i recently found a few new work shirts at goodwill, but they were not as cheap as i expected and apparently goodwill doesn't have the best politics. thanks for the heads up about savers. On Tracy Sachtjen May 27, 2008 11:47 AM
Re: [alternaparent-97] 3 of 3 - no no, i mean, it is, but the one that we know is on carson - right next to the big korean grocery store, zion, intersection of bloomfield i think - at any rate, where carson goes over a nice looking little bridge into cypress. you have to have cash, julianna May 27, 2008 11:31 AM
Re: [alternaparent-97] 3 of 3 - hi everyone, thanks for a great meeting! the venue, conversations, kids -- all great! i posted julianna's beautiful pics on our meetup page. i'll check in later this week or next to schedule the next meeting. crystal cove is a bit of a drive but Tracy Sachtjen May 27, 2008 10:44 AM
Re: [alternaparent-97] 3 of 3 - reading threatening emails shortly after 5:30 in the morning! your camera would probably appreciate being pointed at something more photogenic than myself :)) --- Julie James wrote: > > Great pics, Julianna!! T julianna May 27, 2008 5:42 AM
Re: [alternaparent-97] 3 of 3 - Great pics, Julianna!! Thanks so much! Of course, the main problem being that we have none of you and your beautiful family. So though you;re a much better photog than I am, next time I'm bringi Julie James May 26, 2008 8:45 PM
3 of 3 - the last one, i promise! julianna May 26, 2008 6:20 PM
next attempt! - meetup wouldn't take all the photos in the first email, so i'm splitting them into two - i think these are trees now :) julianna May 26, 2008 6:18 PM
2 of 2 - :) julianna May 26, 2008 6:15 PM
[alternaparent-97] nature center meeting - that was really fun yesterday - it was good to meet and get to know you a bit. here's to the next time! :)))))) julianna julianna May 26, 2008 5:46 PM
Re: [alternaparent-97] Weather? - Oh, com e anyway--just bundle up! Pretend it's November... ;-) We may be a bit late, as Jack went down for his nap at 12:30--he usually takes a 2 Julie James May 25, 2008 1:25 PM
Weather? - Hi everyone, I'm still game for today (sorry to email so late), but I understand if any of you decide to stay home and stay warm! We'll see you or not in two hours. Tracy Tracy Sachtjen May 25, 2008 12:54 PM
New Meeting: Take a Walk on the Wild (Nature) Side - Announcing a new meeting for Feminist Mamas! What: Take a Walk on the Wild (Nature) Side When: Sunday, May 25, 3:00 PM Parking fee: USD7.00 per car Where: Click the link below to find out! Who should Tracy Sachtjen May 21, 2008 11:49 AM
Re: [alternaparent-97] Sunday, May 25, Meeting Planning - looks good to me! I'd add the info on parking fees--that's a bit of a nasty surprise if youre not expectign it. -----Original Message-- Julie James May 21, 2008 8:36 AM
Re: [alternaparent-97] Sunday, May 25, Meeting Planning - i'm on for 3pm, too. i think that if three can meet, we'll schedule it. are my details correct? i'll add the address and etc. in the official "we're meeting" email, but for now i have: 3pm meet at entrance to Nature Center kids, moms, dads, SOs Tracy Sachtjen May 20, 2008 8:34 PM
Re: [alternaparent-97] Sunday, May 25, Meeting Planning - 3 will work for us, he usually wakes up around 2. it will be good to meet up! --- Julie James wrote: > > OK, so then would 3 be good for us all? As I said, > I can probably work it, just have to be careful to > ge julianna May 20, 2008 4:29 PM
Re: [alternaparent-97] Sunday, May 25, Meeting Planning - OK, so then would 3 be good for us all? As I said, I can probably work it, just have to be careful to get him down earlier. But it's doable. Better than June, since we're SOOOO close to actuall Julie James May 20, 2008 4:13 PM
Re: [alternaparent-97] Sunday, May 25, Meeting Planning - dang -- i have a previous engagement at 10am. after all the obama/reverend wright craziness, the local UCC (of which i'm a member, weird to say that, since i don't consider myself christian or religious, but just really into the community and the amaz Tracy Sachtjen May 20, 2008 3:10 PM
Re: [alternaparent-97] Sunday, May 25, Meeting Planning - 10 is good. Does 10 work for yuou Tracy? And is it just going to be Julianna, Tracy and me (and familias, of course!)? MomSquared? Sarah? Others???? jj Julie James May 20, 2008 1:48 PM
Re: [alternaparent-97] Sunday, May 25, Meeting Planning - i can't vote, don't know why - i think i would be letting freedom ring if i could. we lived in germany for a couple of years and would see kids alone on the subway all the time. i would be a little hesitant to do so at night, or during rush hour, wh julianna May 20, 2008 1:11 PM
Re: [alternaparent-97] Sunday, May 25, Meeting Planning - morning is also good for us, say 10, given that there are 5 people to organize! --- Julie James wrote: > > Oh, yes, Jack is a monster if he's woken up > prematurely. A sad, sad, grumpy, scary, freaked-out > monster julianna May 20, 2008 1:01 PM
Re: [alternaparent-97] Sunday, May 25, Meeting Planning - One more thing: Nature Center charges $7 for parking on the weekends ($4 on weekdays). I have a parking pass and a smallish wagon--I could carry 1 more carseat and an adult in the front. You can also Julie James May 20, 2008 12:59 PM
Re: [alternaparent-97] Sunday, May 25, Meeting Planning - Oh, yes, Jack is a monster if he's woken up prematurely. A sad, sad, grumpy, scary, freaked-out monster. So maybe 3-ish is better? I can possibly get Jack there aroudn that time (4 would be bet Julie James May 20, 2008 12:48 PM
Re: [alternaparent-97] Sunday, May 25, Meeting Planning - Thanks! 1 pm is right at Jack's naptime. Can we make it a bit earlier? Say 11-ish? It's easy to push back his naptime if we end up being there longer (especially if there are new people for him Julie James May 20, 2008 12:44 PM
Re: [alternaparent-97] Sunday, May 25, Meeting Planning - And for fun... I just put a poll up under our name on Meetup.com On Tue, May 20, 2008 at 12:19 PM, julianna wrote: > a little later, say 1:30 or 2, would work better for > me - simon usually sleeps to right around 1 a Tracy Sachtjen May 20, 2008 12:37 PM
Re: [alternaparent-97] Sunday, May 25, Meeting Planning - a little later, say 1:30 or 2, would work better for me - simon usually sleeps to right around 1 and god help you if you wake him up before he's ready! --- Tracy Sachtjen wrote: > Here's a new thread so we don't keep posti julianna May 20, 2008 12:19 PM
Sunday, May 25, Meeting Planning - Here's a new thread so we don't keep posting Julie's address. Please reply to this one. Tracy Sachtjen May 20, 2008 12:13 PM
Re: [alternaparent-97] Fwd: Need boys clothes? - i think that our schedule is wide open too, so yes! --- Tracy Sachtjen wrote: > Hey everyone, > > Are you up for meeting this weekend? It's Memorial > Day, so I'd > assumed you would all have plans. If not, let's go julianna May 20, 2008 6:05 AM
Re: [alternaparent-97] Fwd: Need boys clothes? - Preview not available Julie James May 19, 2008 9:41 PM
Re: [alternaparent-97] Fwd: Need boys clothes? - Preview not available Julie James May 19, 2008 9:24 PM
Re: [alternaparent-97] Fwd: Need boys clothes? - Preview not available Tracy Sachtjen May 19, 2008 5:08 PM
Re: [alternaparent-97] Fwd: Need boys clothes? - Preview not available Julie James May 19, 2008 4:52 PM
Re: [alternaparent-97] Fwd: Need boys clothes? - on a related topic, we sponsor a child through save the children, largely because they are also so effective at getting the money to the child/village where it is needed and also because they are non-sectarian and have no religious agenda. they are julianna May 19, 2008 1:53 PM
Re: [alternaparent-97] Fwd: Need boys clothes? - Preview not available Julie James May 19, 2008 1:41 PM
Re: Re: [alternaparent-97] Fwd: Need boys clothes? - Preview not available momsquared May 19, 2008 12:59 PM
Re: [alternaparent-97] Fwd: Need boys clothes? - ditto for us on camo and polyester (and disney and.. ..) :)) --- Julie James wrote: > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [address removed] > To: alternaparent-97@meet julianna May 19, 2008 11:59 AM
Re: [alternaparent-97] Fwd: Need boys clothes? - simon is almost 16 months, so it wouldn't work for him either - what shelter do you take things too? we have a bunch of stuff that i'd like to donate as well. cheers, julianna --- Julie James wrote: > > > julianna May 19, 2008 11:58 AM
Re: [alternaparent-97] Fwd: Need boys clothes? - Me neither with the Camo! How about a pair of Army shorts that were recently donated to us? What??? Hope you find someone great to give the clothes to. I know that Momsquared has two little ones but the age might be too close to yours. Peace, Tracy Sachtjen May 19, 2008 11:55 AM
Re: [alternaparent-97] Fwd: Need boys clothes? - Hi! M *~* purplepagansarah *~* May 19, 2008 11:23 AM
Fwd: Need boys clothes? - -----Original Message----- From: [address removed] To: [address removed]; [address removed] Sent: Mon, 19 May 2008 11:12 am Subject: Nee Julie James May 19, 2008 11:15 AM
Re: [alternaparent-97] Fwd: girl - hi tracy (everyone), that was really interesting, thank you :) i don't think that i could homeschool my kids - it would drive me crazy - occasionally, i feel guilty about it, but i know that i need a role outside "mom"/time away to keep me sane. julianna May 13, 2008 4:50 PM
Fwd: girl - Hi everyone, While I don't home school, I do understand the struggle to maintain a political self in the context of family life and doing what's best for The Child. Up for a good read? Check out: http://www.bitchmagazine.org/article/learning-cur Tracy Sachtjen May 13, 2008 9:46 AM
Meeting Cancelled: Feminist Mamas April Meeting - Feminist Mamas April Meeting, scheduled to occur on Sun, April 27 at 5:00 PM has been cancelled. Please update your plans accordingly. If you have further questions, you can email me through the 'Contact Organizer' feature on the meetup.com web Tracy Sachtjen Apr 27, 2008 10:01 AM
Re: [alternaparent-97] Free Movie night -- tonight! Friday, April 25th 6:30 PM. - Night at the Museum - darnit, we've seen this one twice! and we hardly ever see a movie! last time round, it was at a school too :)) --- Tracy Sachtjen wrote: > Just in case you're looking for kid fun tonight in > Long Beach. I will > prob julianna Apr 25, 2008 12:02 PM
Free Movie night -- tonight! Friday, April 25th 6:30 PM. - Night at the Museum - Just in case you're looking for kid fun tonight in Long Beach. I will probably be going. ------------ Hi Everyone, Lowell hosts a free movie night (concessions for sale). This next movie night is Night at the Museum at the school. Bring Tracy Sachtjen Apr 25, 2008 10:55 AM
Re: [alternaparent-97] This Weekend -- Let's Meet? - Survey says... Let's put this off until the end of May. I'll be in touch to plan an event. Maybe we'll hike through the Nature Center then come back to my house for food and maybe even a jumpy house, if I can get out the glue and get to repairing Tracy Sachtjen Apr 24, 2008 11:31 AM
Re: [alternaparent-97] This Weekend -- Let's Meet? - hi everyone, i can't make it on saturday as i'm off to some earth day festivities at shipley nature center (huntington beach). may would be great, it doesn't have to be late may for me. enjoy the book festival, that sounds like fun - but way too t julianna Apr 23, 2008 3:38 PM
Re: [alternaparent-97] This Weekend -- Let's Meet? - Sorry, I have family coming in this weekend so I cannot make it. Esther Colwell Tracy Sachtjen <[address removed]> wrote: Esther Apr 23, 2008 11:11 AM
Re: [alternaparent-97] This Weekend -- Let's Meet? - I'm involved in a big dance gathering this weekend (sucks that the FOB is the same weekend! I got autographed copies of Alton Brown's books and David Sedaris in previous years!!) (not an autographed copy of Sedari Julie James Apr 23, 2008 8:13 AM
This Weekend -- Let's Meet? - Hi FMs, What's your collective schedule this weekend? I just realized that it's the LA Times Festival of Books, and I'm trying to get there on Sunday. So, would anyone be available to meet on Saturday? Perhaps 2pm or 3pm on Saturday, April Tracy Sachtjen Apr 22, 2008 9:00 PM
Re: [alternaparent-97] Feminist Mamas Returns? - Hi Everyone, I am looking forward to meeting you all- not sure if my kids will be involved, as they're a bit older (7, 12 &am Jenny Caronna Apr 14, 2008 4:03 PM
Re: [alternaparent-97] Feminist Mamas Returns? - Preview not available momsquared Apr 13, 2008 9:37 AM
Re: [alternaparent-97] Feminist Mamas Returns? - that sounds great to me too, especially if it is not terribly hot! --- Julie James wrote: > > Tracy, I do medicinal plant walks for the Nature > Center, too! We could certainly just meet there, if > people dont wan julianna Apr 12, 2008 4:00 PM
Re: [alternaparent-97] Feminist Mamas Returns? - Tracy, I do medicinal plant walks for the Nature Center, too! We could certainly just meet there, if people dont want to drive a long ways. I love it there. And a picnic sounds perfect. If we d Julie James Apr 12, 2008 11:43 AM
Re: [alternaparent-97] Feminist Mamas Returns? - thank you! i'm checking out this fforde madman now -- might be just the wacky relief i need right now. thanks for all the suggestions. i have such little brain power these days, i'm about maxxed out at making fun games out of the spelling lists for Tracy Sachtjen Apr 12, 2008 9:58 AM
Re: [alternaparent-97] Feminist Mamas Returns? - Oops- yep, sorry folks. Tried to move personal stuff offline, but apparently this technological stuff is beyond me. I hate it when people do that. Mea culpa . Julie James Apr 12, 2008 9:56 AM
Re: [alternaparent-97] Feminist Mamas Returns? - well, then, tell your husband that HE's the one that should be called Schroedinger. The cat coudl be called--well, Cat. ;-) My husband was an engineer with Rockwell Space Systems until they laid Julie James Apr 12, 2008 9:52 AM
Re: [alternaparent-97] Feminist Mamas Returns? - darnit- that was supposed to be a ps to julie about cat names, she has a good one for hers, sorry about that everyone! guess i have to get used to this group mail thing again! --- julianna wrote: > our cats are kushi (hap julianna Apr 11, 2008 9:22 PM
Re: [alternaparent-97] Feminist Mamas Returns? - our cats are kushi (happy in hindi) and schr:odinger, which is a physics joke, my husband is one of those - a physicist, not a feline that is :)) --- Julie James wrote: > > Hi Julianna- > > It always amazes me to julianna Apr 11, 2008 9:20 PM
Re: [alternaparent-97] Feminist Mamas Returns? - Hi Julianna- It always amazes me to find someone who has heard of fforde!! You know, he was in the states a bit ago touring with the new book--my husband got a picture of Jasper, Jack and himsel Julie James Apr 11, 2008 7:39 PM
Re: [alternaparent-97] Feminist Mamas Returns? - hi julie, it seems we have some reading in common! i've just finished a book about whales called "the grandest of lives" and really enjoyed it, it was almost spell-binding in parts. i also enjoy the tuesday next and hiasson stuff - although, i ca julianna Apr 11, 2008 2:11 PM
Re: [alternaparent-97] Feminist Mamas Returns? - i also like carl hiasson ("skinny dip" in particular) and jasper fforde, but would add robert barnard mysteries for intelligent and fun escapes - he has a heck of a good time skewering pretentiousness, including the academic variety, and you might enj julianna Apr 11, 2008 11:47 AM
Re: [alternaparent-97] Feminist Mamas Returns? - Hi Tracy- Some Sundays are OK-I teach on half of them, other half are fine. So you've got a 50% chance of my making it! Still, it's better than most other days. I'd like to have some gatherings Julie James Apr 11, 2008 11:01 AM
Feminist Mamas Returns? - Hi everyone, Happy Spring! Welcome to all the new members -- I apologize for my tardiness in welcoming you. I'm a mad woman this semester, filing my dissertation and generally going crazy. How about you??? Are Sunday evenings good Tracy Sachtjen Apr 11, 2008 9:19 AM
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