So--what do you say about birth control options in addition to condoms for a woman over 40, who does not smoke, and who cannot afford to get her tubes tied (and whose spouse can't afford to get snipped)?

Here's the latest female knight in the Knowe World.

Sir Sichelgaita, knighted last month in the East Kingdom.

(I stole the photo from liamstliam.)


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Eartha Kitt has died.  Colon cancer.  1927-2008.

I knew of her, but I never knew what she possessed.

What a extraordinary blend of talent, charm and humor.  Wherever you are, Eartha, I hope C'est si bon.  But this was the clip that got me.

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teflon_paladin and I cooked our asses off yesterday. Many thanks to him and his eternally patient wife. I have to start over the diet, though.

I now know about Bstilla.

In other news, check out Women's eNews. Interesting.

Articles such as Photos Probe Spectrum of Female Muslim Identity

and Wiccan War Widows Win Their Sacred Burial Markers

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badger2305 let us know that Paula Gunn Allen is gone.

To you women, Paula Gunn Allen is important.

To you writers, Paula Gunn Allen is important.

To you people of color, Paula Gunn Allen is important.

This is one of the things she said.


Because she is dead, we must not fall silent. There is still work to be done.