posted by Michelle @ 9:22 AM
My thoughts, my musings, my vents, my life.
I'm a big fan of Xena and a new mom to Aidan, born in January 2004. Sometimes I have these odd thoughts that just rattle around in my brain. And now I get to share them with you! Muahahaha!
Welcome to my House of the Chakram! Here are my thoughts on parade. All folk welcome (Xena fans or not, I'm not fussy). Come in and set a spell!
* A Visit to Yesterland - The Discontinued Disneyland
* The Breast Cancer Site - visit their site every day and click the button to fund free mammograms for women in need! It doesn't cost you a thing.
* GU Comics
* Michelle's Xena Library - yep, my Xena fan site
* StampandShout.com - humorous liberal political paraphernalia, including the "Frodo Failed, Bush Has the Ring" stickers and shirts
* WomenGamers.com
* WryBaby.com - Hilarious baby clothes and accessories
Funny Videos
* Richard Simmons on 'Whose Line' - absolutely fall down hysterical!!
* all the Harry Potter books (duh!) Here's J.K. Rowling's site too, it's just lovely, and fun!
* anything by Charles de Lint
* anything by Barbara Hambly
* The Fionavar Tapestry by Guy Gavriel Kay
Baby-related recommendations:
* The Girlfriends' Guide to Pregnancy
* The Happiest Baby on the Block : The New Way to Calm Crying and Help Your Newborn Baby Sleep Longer
* Sleeping Through the Night : How Infants, Toddlers, and Their Parents Can Get a Good Night's Sleep
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2 Comments:
Absurd...that a sit in would be necessary to convince anyone of the acceptability of breast feeding in public. I can see that some discretion may be needed to avoid making others uncomfortable. Does Starbucks actually get away with banning breast feeding in its facilities? I would think that is a breach of a parent's right to nourish her child...and the child's right to be nourished! Not being a coffee drinker (and living in tiny town Montana where there is no such thing as a Starbucks)I have no idea what their policies are. I will tell you...I've breast fed all five of my babies in any number of public places and have never run into a problem...maybe all nursing mothers need to move to Montana!
After several email correspondences with the organizer of the "Nurse-Ins at Starbuck's Campaign", Lorig Charkoudian, it has been discovered that the Nurse At Starbuck's protest is a scam to gain publicity and research. Charkoudian is using the group's website and email to underhandly gain research by not telling people who email her that the correspondence will be, according to Charkoudian, used as "fascinating fodder for a planned book about cultural intolerance of traditional parenting and misogynistic and self-hating (in the case of women who can't come to grips with the basic true function of their breast)attitudes." Charkoudian has also been using the real names of people who correspond with her on television shows and in interviews without notification or protection of the individuals' identities.
If you agree that these tactics are an outrage, PLEASE DO NOT SUPPORT THIS ORGANIZATION!!!!
If you have corresponded with Charkoudian (good or bad correspondence), PLEASE CONTACT A LAWYER IMMEDIATELY TO PROTECT YOUR RIGHTS!!!
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