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Thesis crunch time — do not want! :(

Posted onThursday 10 June 2010Tuesday 20 July 2010

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Laughing Collie has been temporarily replaced by Happy Fun Thesis-Collie.

Warning: Pregnant women, the elderly, and children under 10 should avoid prolonged exposure to Happy Fun Thesis-Collie.

Caution: Happy Fun Thesis-Collie may suddenly accelerate to dangerous speeds.

If Happy Fun Thesis-Collie begins to smoke, get away immediately. Seek shelter and cover head.

Do not taunt Happy Fun Thesis-Collie, for she is cranky, and her eyes flash red lasers when annoyed.

Happy Fun Thesis-Collie: accept no substitute!

Exploring power with rather than power over

Posted onSunday 19 January 2014Wednesday 15 January 2014

In the same year as Ely & Meyerson’s amazing article regarding the malleability of masculinity, Euro-American columnist Nicholas D. Kristof and Asian-American lecturer and business executive Sheryl WuDunn — both also married, journalists, and Pulitzer Prize winners — publish Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide. In a sweeping, journalistic writing style…

Arcosanti photos

Posted onWednesday 29 August 2012

More Arcosanti photos; click on the thumbnails for a larger, clearer version of each photo. Also, you can read my thoughts on Arcosanti here, for more background, and see more photos at the end of that article. Enjoy! :)

A wonderful revelation: we can “undo” destructive gender roles!

Posted onTuesday 10 September 2013

Ecofeminism is a powerful means to accomplish the goal of a more peaceful, prosperous, and socially just world. Unsurprisingly, entrenched blocks to its implementation exist within the modern social order due to its excesses of hierarchical capitalism and masculinism. Thus one of the most methodologically exciting works of this subsection is an analysis of how…

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Mission accomplished!! :-D

Posted onMonday 13 August 2012

Good heavens, I did it! I did 50 new things before my next birthday — check it out!! I’m off to do the happycolliedance! :) Wow — now I want to keep going, because this is fun!

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A pentacle of urban fantasy reviews (I of IV)

Posted onSunday 1 November 2009Tuesday 20 July 2010

Some friends of mine loaned me some books to read recently, since they both know I’m a fan of urban fantasy. I rather enjoyed the books, overall, and I’m pleased one of the books turned me on to a series which I think will be worth following. The books were Patricia Briggs’ Moon Called (Mercy…

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Random fun silliness ;)

Posted onThursday 27 September 2012

Yesterday, for some reason, there were a lot of little things that made me laugh. Thought I’d share a few here today, as a mental break from all the schoolwork. ;) It started with the housemate browsing on-line who blinked and said, “A dollar I marked on Where’s George was given to a stripper in…

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Collie says:

Friday 11 June 2010 at 19:34

Ask for it by name at any disreputable store! :)

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Rick says:

Friday 11 June 2010 at 4:10

Gee, where can I get my own Happy Fun Thesis Collie?

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