My 666th: "Smile or Die" by Barbara Ehrenreich ROCKS

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Re: My 666th: "Smile or Die" by Barbara Ehrenreich ROCKS

Post by Azathoth » Fri Sep 17, 2010 3:29 am

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Re: My 666th: "Smile or Die" by Barbara Ehrenreich ROCKS

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What the fuck is that in your avatar, Ghat? Is that the result of your laser surgery?
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Xamonas Chegwé wrote:What the fuck is that in your avatar, Ghat? Is that the result of your laser surgery?
Make it go away! :cry:
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Post by Ronja » Fri Sep 17, 2010 3:37 am

Bella Fortuna wrote:I'd like to pick that up too... Ehrenreich's long been interesting to me.
She really does interesting work and writes well. I'll have to check if I have a copy of her "Nickel and Dimed" somewhere - it would be interesting to compare it to "Round About a Pound a Week" by Maud Pember Reeves (which I definitely have).

I own too many books and/or I have read too many books! :hairfire: Can't remember anymore which ones I've borrowed, which ones bought, and which ones I had to leave in the store because funds were low. :fp2:
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No such thing as too many books! :dance:
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Xamonas Chegwé wrote:What the fuck is that in your avatar, Ghat? Is that the result of your laser surgery?
Anna Nicole Smith autopsy, she isn't to hot on the slab is she?
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Re: My 666th: "Smile or Die" by Barbara Ehrenreich ROCKS

Post by Ronja » Fri Sep 17, 2010 3:44 am

Ghatanothoa wrote:
Xamonas Chegwé wrote:What the fuck is that in your avatar, Ghat? Is that the result of your laser surgery?
Anna Nicole Smith autopsy, she isn't to hot on the slab is she?
Excuse me, but I seem to see a beard there - ?

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Ronja wrote:Can't remember anymore which ones I've borrowed, which ones bought, and which ones I had to leave in the store because funds were low. :fp2:
...not to mention which ones you loaned out to someone - can't remember who - that never came back.
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Re: My 666th: "Smile or Die" by Barbara Ehrenreich ROCKS

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Ronja wrote:Can't remember anymore which ones I've borrowed, which ones bought, and which ones I had to leave in the store because funds were low. :fp2:
...not to mention which ones you loaned out to someone - can't remember who - that never came back.
Exactly. Now how can you know that? :what:








(I have an educated guess... :hehe: )
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Re: My 666th: "Smile or Die" by Barbara Ehrenreich ROCKS

Post by Ronja » Fri Sep 17, 2010 3:55 am

Bella Fortuna wrote:No such thing as too many books! :dance:
But, but... We are running out of book shelves, and out of walls to put more shelves against. :sighsm:
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Re: My 666th: "Smile or Die" by Barbara Ehrenreich ROCKS

Post by Xamonas Chegwé » Fri Sep 17, 2010 3:57 am

Ronja wrote:
Bella Fortuna wrote:No such thing as too many books! :dance:
But, but... We are running out of book shelves, and out of walls to put more shelves against. :sighsm:
Do you really need to put the car in that garage...? :tea:
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Re: My 666th: "Smile or Die" by Barbara Ehrenreich ROCKS

Post by Bella Fortuna » Fri Sep 17, 2010 4:07 am

Xamonas Chegwé wrote:
Ronja wrote:
Bella Fortuna wrote:No such thing as too many books! :dance:
But, but... We are running out of book shelves, and out of walls to put more shelves against. :sighsm:
Do you really need to put the car in that garage...? :tea:
When I lived in a tiny house I installed shelves in the hallway and even balanced shelves between the door frames.
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Re: My 666th: "Smile or Die" by Barbara Ehrenreich ROCKS

Post by kiki5711 » Fri Sep 17, 2010 11:15 am

That does sound like an interesting read. Thanks. :smoke:
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Re: My 666th: "Smile or Die" by Barbara Ehrenreich ROCKS

Post by charlou » Sat Sep 18, 2010 3:14 pm

It starts with the children ..

Five reasons to stop saying 'Good Job' - by Alfie Kohn

Behaviour Management in Children - interview with Louise Porter This link is to an ABC Radio National transcript ... if the link is unavailable to you I can c/p the transcript, if you like.


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Re: My 666th: "Smile or Die" by Barbara Ehrenreich ROCKS

Post by Ronja » Sat Sep 18, 2010 3:45 pm

Very intriguing and thought-provoking texts, both of them (did not try to listen this time).

Thanks, Charlou! :tup:
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