just ignore and let this one die

@ Kaimi: Cute puppies!

@ Treasure et al: They're cuties alright. We're going hiking this afternoon.

@ Rioko: My sympathies, sweetie. Broken bones always ruin a summer. Hopefully he can get a walking cast soon? Give you mom our best wishes. (I told my mom that you guys all sent her best wishes and she thought that was pretty neat.)

@ someone who asked about Max - he was at the party on sunday. Seems to be doing well!

Hugs to all - have a GREAT weekend!

LOL!!! I think that was my typo. *fixed*

Have fun at the movies! I cannot wait to see Star Trek; Jerboa's been teasing me since he's already seen it. Perhaps tomorrow!!!

*waves to spike*
Hope you're having a good day,bro.

Fab pic of 3Ring!! Love the vest/shirt combo.

Marianne...I tell you, your pictures are amazing works of art. Your last one was a show stopper. I look forward to seeing each and every one you post.

So...*waits impatiently, tapping her foot*



/me sets up a nice warm foot bath for Marianne.

/me sets up a nice warm foot bath for Marianne.

Yay- I stopped myself- almost ranted against the anti-Gor people in the violence thread- ok.. breathe..breathe.. later..

That thread is skeery. I had to stop reading it, it was making me crazy. (even more than usual )

lol...I was worried for a minute there that I'd posted puppies for breakfast or something.

Oryx's pups are so cute!!

Well in view of all those posts i guess i can definitely say i am so not a feminist- whew!

Look at those cuties!!

I am a feminist.

Pep (I think females should get what they deserve. )

they are darling. such curious little faces. i bet they are fun! kiss kiss

i don't know which threads are the violence threads and which are the feminist threads, so if someone would define the titles i would appreciate.

and i don't know what a feminist is anyway, but i think of Jane Fonda when i hear that word - that being an political extremist who probably isn't actually supporting the best interests of women, in the end.

i do what i want, when i want and how i want. if that happens to include me being a subordinate on occasion, or giving my all to my man, that's by choice.

I love you 3

don't get too excited. i won't say i don't occasionally make such a choice, but occasionally is the key word here.

It's all balance 3- there is nothing wrong with our roles as we enact them. Last week my husband scubbed the kitchen floor with the new steam thingie- didnt emasculate him one bit and we had a clean floor. Today I am dusting and cleaning- doesn't enslave me- it's our house. Is it forced child labor cause the kid has to take out the trash, feed the dogs and keep his room? No - it's responsibility -

SL and RL are full of choices and directions and we are all free to choose- so far- the OP of that thread and her croanies are just as much an enslaving force as that that they decry- they r forcing their choice upon the community.

Latest pic of Abi

Re feminism: It means that women should have the same rights and opportunities as men and men should have the same rights and opportunities as women. You aren't required to be angry at anyone. In fact it's better not to be. Although I was around when many things were vexing.

I have been told that I could not vote because the permanent residence of my then husband (a non U.S. citizen) was outside the U.S.. This rule applied to wives, not husbands.

I have been told that I would not be considered for a job for which I was well qualified because they did not hire females.

I have seen many help wanted ads which blatantly stated that the salaries offered would be different for men than women - for the same job.

I have been in many social situations where the men talked and the women listened. And if a woman did talk everyone pretty much ignored her.

I have known many women who invariably dropped what they were doing to cook meals for their men whenever they came home. Even if the men had been out playing all day while the woman worked.

I have known many men who expected any woman to defer to them in almost all situations and many women who did.

I was in the maternity ward with a woman who was there for bed rest until the baby came. Her husband checked her out so she could take care of the 5 small kids at home until the baby came. She didn't want to go but she may not have mentioned that to anyone but me. (edited to add: She wanted a tubal ligation but the hospital wouldn't do it without her husband's permission - and he said no.)

And so on.

People who don't want to restrict themselves or others to predetermined roles I would consider to be feminists.

Feminist men hold doors open for women - and feminist women are gracious about it. If they get there first, feminist women hold doors open for men and feminist men are gracious about that.

No one is required to lose their femininity or masculinity, but those who find themselves to be other than typically masculine or feminine deserve the same respect as anyone else.

Such a noble and wise species . . .

I'm waiting with Mo - but not tapping my foot.

I LOVE her she is soooo adorable.

He was truly a gentleman. We were at Franks Place I believe. (Thanks to all who commented on the photo.)



Yay! I was wanting a 3Ring pic! Very pretty! Thank you!!!!

Amen. Thank you all.



I wish I could be there with you to thank a certain sailor but he is headed to the fifth and sixth fleet areas of operation. So Brenda, thank as many sailors as you can for me as well!

Thank you Kaimi- that seems quite acceptable- the last part where u say what shd be- in other words just be good to each other and live and let live. OK, I can be that sort of feminist- but if it's ok, I will continue to bring and take the dinner plates away and wait on him - I like it and it get's the lawn mowed.