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- Wed Oct 18, 2017 10:20 pm
- Forum: Lasto Beth Lammen
- Topic: Escaping the Echo Chamber
- Replies: 1166
- Views: 404609
Re: Escaping the Echo Chamber
No, I don't think wearing jeans or walking after 7pm in a well lit area carry much risk for most people. Of course, if its 3pm in a dark alley, then it does. Are you asking me for a curfew? I think the point here is that, many times, women will be "blamed" for their attack due to their be...
- Tue Oct 17, 2017 6:59 pm
- Forum: Lasto Beth Lammen
- Topic: Escaping the Echo Chamber
- Replies: 1166
- Views: 404609
Re: Escaping the Echo Chamber
I choose to believe, maybe naively, that most guys are decent, and this is unlikely to happen with a guy she knows well. I personally know at least 3 women who were raped by men they "knew well." In two of the cases, the man was an ex-boyfriend. Perhaps he felt he was entitled, since they...
- Wed Oct 04, 2017 8:24 pm
- Forum: Lasto Beth Lammen
- Topic: Mindful Resistance to Trump
- Replies: 9
- Views: 10438
Re: Mindful Resistance to Trump
Good article. My favorite sentence: "Maybe, just as Michael Jordan and Roger Federer are natural athletes, Trump is a natural asshole. We all have our special gifts."
- Tue Aug 29, 2017 9:33 pm
- Forum: Lasto Beth Lammen
- Topic: Too late?
- Replies: 446
- Views: 247834
Re: Should you punch a Nazi? The limits of tolerance
Violence begets violence. Full stop, end of story.
- Thu Aug 24, 2017 10:01 pm
- Forum: Tol Eressëa
- Topic: Prayer Thread
- Replies: 1385
- Views: 539608
Re: Prayer Thread
If anyone ever said that to me after I lost a child, I think I'd punch them. As if God goes around murdering children so He can fill up Heaven or something.WampusCat wrote:Praying that nobody spouts the line "God must have needed another angel"
- Sun Aug 06, 2017 12:36 am
- Forum: Tol Eressëa
- Topic: Prayer Thread
- Replies: 1385
- Views: 539608
Re: Prayer Thread
Thanks. My daughter is going out to see her next weekend; she is so sad for her friend and so upset that there really is NOTHING she can do. I told her that just BEING there is doing something and the fact that her friend wanted her to come is important.
- Sat Aug 05, 2017 1:53 am
- Forum: Tol Eressëa
- Topic: Prayer Thread
- Replies: 1385
- Views: 539608
Re: Prayer Thread
My daughter's best friend just lost her first baby...she was 6 months pregnant and everything had been seemingly fine. She went in for her regular check-up and they couldn't find a heartbeat. She and her husband are naturally devastated. It was a little girl; they had already named her, the nursery ...
- Fri Apr 07, 2017 3:29 am
- Forum: Lasto Beth Lammen
- Topic: Health Care Reform
- Replies: 3516
- Views: 783021
Re: Health Care Reform
I believe Ryan is the most well-known fan of Rand, but I haven't gotten the impression that he is religiously driven. Apparently, he is. Catholicism seems to totally inform Ryan’s worldview and, most notably, his political stances... He once said: "A person’s faith is central to how they condu...
- Mon Jan 23, 2017 11:48 pm
- Forum: Lasto Beth Lammen
- Topic: Trump's America
- Replies: 2727
- Views: 872902
Re: Trump's America
Word.Primula Baggins wrote:I think the left needs to get out of the habit of looking for a charismatic person to follow and into the habit of looking to themselves and each other. We're not going to get out of this hole unless we're all climbing.
- Thu Jan 12, 2017 10:12 pm
- Forum: Lasto Beth Lammen
- Topic: Health Care Reform
- Replies: 3516
- Views: 783021
Re: Health Care Reform
I saw that too, Prim, but I am not convinced it is real.
- Thu Jan 12, 2017 9:37 pm
- Forum: Lasto Beth Lammen
- Topic: Health Care Reform
- Replies: 3516
- Views: 783021
Re: Health Care Reform
“This is our opportunity to help the president-elect and the vice president-elect keep their campaign promises and show to the American people that elections have consequences.” I have heard more than one interview with people who voted for Trump yet depend upon the ACA for their healthcare. They st...
- Wed Jan 11, 2017 3:23 pm
- Forum: Lasto Beth Lammen
- Topic: Health Care Reform
- Replies: 3516
- Views: 783021
Re: Health Care Reform
They've had six years to be working on this. They have nothing. Nothing, nada, zilch, bubkes.
So...*now* they're going to create "new and better alternatives?" Srsly?
So...*now* they're going to create "new and better alternatives?" Srsly?
- Wed Dec 28, 2016 1:51 am
- Forum: The Cottage of Lost Play
- Topic: Carrie Fisher
- Replies: 8
- Views: 9441
Re: Carrie Fisher
Sh*t.
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- Wed Dec 28, 2016 1:51 am
- Forum: The Cottage of Lost Play
- Topic: fiber arts and handicrafts
- Replies: 416
- Views: 189921
Re: fiber arts and handicrafts
Maria, these are absolutely awesome works of art!
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- Sat Dec 17, 2016 3:34 am
- Forum: Lasto Beth Lammen
- Topic: Women's March on Washington
- Replies: 10
- Views: 9940
Re: Women's March on Washington
Túrin, I think you are misunderstanding the overall purpose of the march. While some people might be there specifically to protest Trump, the larger purpose is simply to be heard as women (and male allies.) yes, Trump has not yet taken office, but many rights we had started to take for granted are a...
- Tue Dec 13, 2016 5:28 pm
- Forum: Lasto Beth Lammen
- Topic: Women's March on Washington
- Replies: 10
- Views: 9940
Re: Women's March on Washington
Cerin, it is a play on words. And a riff on Trump's "Grab them by the pussy" comment. And a way to own a word that was meant to be derogatory. From the Pussyhat Project page: We love the clever wordplay of “pussyhat” and “pussycat,” but yes, “pussy” is also a derogatory term for female gen...
- Sun Dec 11, 2016 6:31 pm
- Forum: Lasto Beth Lammen
- Topic: Women's March on Washington
- Replies: 10
- Views: 9940
Re: Women's March on Washington
Well, this is the stated mission on the webpage: We stand together in solidarity with our partners and children for the protection of our rights, our safety, our health, and our families -- recognizing that our vibrant and diverse communities are the strength of our country. OUR MISSION The rhetoric...
- Sat Dec 10, 2016 11:22 pm
- Forum: Lasto Beth Lammen
- Topic: Women's March on Washington
- Replies: 10
- Views: 9940
Women's March on Washington
There is a Women's March on Washington being planned for the day after the inauguration. It started as a grassroots movement and now has grown. I plan to attend and so do many of my friends and colleagues. Here is the "official" Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/womensmarchonwash/ Th...
- Sat Dec 03, 2016 5:02 am
- Forum: The Library of Rivendell
- Topic: Hopefully this doesn't break my son's English teacher
- Replies: 13
- Views: 21876
Re: Hopefully this doesn't break my son's English teacher
I'm one of those people who could not get through Pride and Prejudice...in spite of several attempts. However, had it been assigned reading, I would have slogged my way through it and perhaps, through class discussion and dialogue, gained an appreciation of it. I think having assigned novels is not ...
- Fri Dec 02, 2016 3:49 am
- Forum: The Cottage of Lost Play
- Topic: Christian Music
- Replies: 133
- Views: 140886
Re: Christian Music
Is that the original "Straight, No Chaser" group?
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