MINERVA: A Global Women's Discussion Group

Imperial War Museum

2008-07-19T07:46:29Z

I was born at the beginning of World War II in 1939, and was 5 or 6 years old when it finished. I can remember bits of it as experienced in my little bush town in Australia. I can remember my father listening intently on our valve radio to the war...

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ICH today

2008-07-19T01:44:45Z

"Why is this man in the White House? The majority of Americans did not vote for him. Why is he there? And I tell you this morning that he's in the White House because God put him there for a time such as this": Lt Gen William Boykin, speaking of ...

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the NEA's advice on how to be a writer

2008-07-19T00:10:07Z

This list of tips for writers comes from an unlikely place.... the NEA blog on reading, which I was browsing trying to find the origin of that list I just posted. 1. Join a writers group, if only for the deadline. Always, for anything you write...

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What Women Want

2008-07-18T02:36:16Z

I'm going to change the tempo up a bit here - seems like I've had a lot of heavy thoughts on my mind lately. But I want to pose this challenge if you will to anyone who is willing to participate. I've been proposing this question to the women i...

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Objectify This!: The Top 10 Boy Bloggers I Wouldn't Mind Banging

2008-07-17T17:56:39Z

So URLesque my newest little addiction put out a top 20 list of lady bloggers they want to see in bikinis. Rather, than responding with some shrill feminist outrage I'd figure I’d counter with getting our own objectification on! Now, my crite...

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What Stratfor has to say about Iraq. Good read for those interested.

2008-07-16T23:09:08Z

www.stratfor.com Now for the Hard Part: From Iraq to Afghanistan July 15, 2008 Related Special Topic Page U.S. Military Involvement in Iraq By George Friedman The Bush administration let it be known last week that it is prepared ...

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ICH today

2008-07-16T22:38:51Z

"There is no flag large enough to cover the shame of killing innocent people for a purpose which is unattainable." : U.S. historian Howard Zinn = "It is never right to do wrong or to requite wrong with wrong, or when we suffer evil to defend ou...

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Another movie score track added to the mp3 permanent rotation and minor musings on C.S. Lewis...

2008-07-16T11:15:56Z

hey guys :) well, the packing is going - and going - two weeks left - i have a back-log of articles and thoughts to share with you guys - but most of them are going to have to wait for a little while i have been watching X-Files - marathon style...

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ICH yesterday and today.

2008-07-16T01:28:30Z

"The civility of no race can be perfect whilst another race is degraded. It is a doctrine alike of the oldest and of the newest philosophy, that man is one, and that you cannot injure any member, without a sympathetic injury to all the members"...

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Four Simple Ways to Spend Less and Save a Lot More

2008-06-03T12:46:27Z

I just ordered my credit reports today to ensure I am on the right track. I might need to take a loan some time later to invest in a small business I intend to start. All seems fine with the reports and I think I might get a low interest rate. La...

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