Marlene Dotterer's Blog, page 42
December 16, 2013
Why Birth is a Feminist Issue | www.socialism.com
Why Birth is a Feminist Issue | www.socialism.com.
This writer has hit all the important points, including one that I feel very strongly about:
“Why is the culture of childbirth saturated in fear? Why not trust women to make their own informed choices about their bodies and their babies?
The answer lies in the rise of private property and the division of society into classes many millennia ago. The ruling class needed to exterminate what remained of matrilineal kinship society and subjugate its...
December 10, 2013
Welcome Yule Party
Come join the fun on Facebook or post something here about your favorite holiday activity. Here’s my post about eggnog:
Eggnog! It’s great stuff, even if it’s bad for us. A leeetle bit won’t hurt much, right? My Rick has the most awesome recipe for eggnog. The full recipe fills a punch bowl. We put the recipe into a spreadsheet where we just plug in the number of servings we want and presto! Out pops the correct measurements of everything. Here’s the full thing, which makes about 34 5 oz servi...
It’s Time! Welcome Yule Party
The party is on! Leave a post and tell us about your holiday activities. Talk to each other. Give us links, recipes, and pictures. You can do it here on the blog, or over at the event on Facebook. Here’s the link for that:
https://www.facebook.com/events/1374682416118383
I’ll start.
I grew up celebrating Christmas and we still do, although we’ve dropped the religious significance. But it’s the Big Holiday in these parts, so we join in. So many of the Christmas rituals are taken from ancient Paga...
December 9, 2013
Welcome Yule Party
Let me assure you that I have been quiet on purpose. I know I should be postingsomethingat least 2 or 3 times a week, but the time has not been right for it. Trust me, you’re happy about it. You don’t need banal posts and I know you all have enough to read without me.
For today, I will bring to your attention a Facebook event that I’ve set up. I’m happy to have it spill over onto the blog, too.
My Welcome Yule Party will take place on December 10. The idea is for everyone to hop on (here or on...
November 23, 2013
Why I Make Terrible Decisions, or, Poverty Thoughts — Killer Martinis
This post is making the rounds and it’s great. But the fascinating stuff is happening in the posts she’s written since this one. Worth your time.
Why I Make Terrible Decisions, or, Poverty Thoughts — Killer Martinis.
November 14, 2013
Upright early labour lowers caesarean rate – ABC Sydney – Australian Broadcasting Corporation
The bottom line (so to speak), is very simple. Stay active throughout your labor, especially the long part of first stage. Rest occasionally, but walk, walk, walk, at least until your contractions are about 3 minutes apart.
Upright early labour lowers caesarean rate – ABC Sydney – Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
Travelogue 3: Cruise on Legend of the Seas
We are home at last, but what a great trip it was. After 9 busy days in Barcelona, we boarded our Royal Caribbean ship on October 30, beginning five more days of an intense and full schedule. We had four ports of call: Alicante, Malaga, and Tenerife, all in Spain, and Madeira, Portugal. These days we were up early with a quick breakfast, then out the door for adventures in new places. I was ready for those long days at sea as we crossed the Atlantic to Florida. I needed the rest!
There were si...
October 30, 2013
Travelogue 2: Barcelona
Today is a our last day in Barcelona. It’s a day of chores: laundry and packing, and presenting our tired selves at the pier to board our ship for home. Yes, you read that right – we aresailinghome, across the Atlantic, just like days of yore. Very civilized with respect to time changes across the planet. We have a few excursions in and around Spain, then we set off for several days at sea until our arrival in Florida. Then it’s back to modern transportation as we fly to the west coast. We’ve...
October 27, 2013
Travelogue Barcelona
I’m having a heck of a time uploading pictures. I’ve begun this post about six times – maybe tonight will be the charm. We are in Barcelona, and I am loving this city. It’s huge and crowded and busy, but not in a New York kind of way. That’s probably based on my misperception of New York, which kind of scares me. Probably based on lots of TV shows. Anyway, Barcelona streets are always filled with people scrambling to their various destinations and alwaystalking,and in general looking and soun...
