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Dec. 24th, 2005
No More Monthly Tea Party
Dec. 24th, 2005 02:33 amHi folks.
For a around three years now I have hosted a monthly tea party. Usually on the 1st Thursday of each month. Attendance use to be really good but dropped considerably in the last year. So I am canceling the monthly tea.
Now, I still plan on holding occasional teas. This means that the times/days will change according to when I feel open to it. It also means a lot fewer of them. But maybe if they are rarer, they will be more of a priority for folks.
I would also welcome ideas of what you would like to see.
For example,
What days/times to you prefer?
Do you like the informal or formal style better?
Would you prefer women only or mixed gender?
Any theme ideas?
Please send me your ideas. Thanks.
For a around three years now I have hosted a monthly tea party. Usually on the 1st Thursday of each month. Attendance use to be really good but dropped considerably in the last year. So I am canceling the monthly tea.
Now, I still plan on holding occasional teas. This means that the times/days will change according to when I feel open to it. It also means a lot fewer of them. But maybe if they are rarer, they will be more of a priority for folks.
I would also welcome ideas of what you would like to see.
For example,
What days/times to you prefer?
Do you like the informal or formal style better?
Would you prefer women only or mixed gender?
Any theme ideas?
Please send me your ideas. Thanks.
You are invited to a Salon hosted by Rabbit Warren. The Rabbit Warren Salon is a potluck social and special events night held every third Sunday evening each month at our roomy home in Hayward. This Sunday, November 20th will be our next Salon.
The next Salon will be January 15th. And the topic will be: "Life, Death and Ethics." When does life begin? When is it acceptable to take a life? Is it appropriate to end your own life? Does the state have the right to take a life? Discussion on ethics and politics of abortion, war, suicide, death penalty etc.
"The salon is a 17th century French idea, a gathering of stimulating and attractive people of quality under the roof of an inspiring hostess, partly to amuse one another and partly to refine their taste and increase their knowledge through conversation and readings, consciously following Horace's definition of the aims of poetry, 'to please and educate' (aut delectare aut prodesse est)."
People may show up at 6:30 if they like, dinner starts at 7. There discussion until 9 and possibly socializing until 11. We welcome and encourage people regardless of sex, gender, race, sexual orientation, age, class, disability, size, tradition, etc. If you have a disability and would need accommodation, please contact us so we can make sure things are comfortable for you.
To participate in the potluck, you will need to bring:
1) A dish of food and/or drink to share. We ask you put a note with the food detailing ingredients for those with food restrictions. (If you buy it, bring the label.) Meats are okay, but please clearly mark it for those who prefer not. Please keep in mind that these events will be drug and alcohol free.
2) A plate and flatware set to eat from. This is so we don't use up a lot of disposable paper products or have to do a lot of dishes.
3) Donation requested $2-5 each. No one turned away for lack of funds.
Please RSVP if possible. We like to know how many people to expect.
If you have not been to the Rabbit Warren before, please email us and we will send you directions.
The next Salon will be January 15th. And the topic will be: "Life, Death and Ethics." When does life begin? When is it acceptable to take a life? Is it appropriate to end your own life? Does the state have the right to take a life? Discussion on ethics and politics of abortion, war, suicide, death penalty etc.
"The salon is a 17th century French idea, a gathering of stimulating and attractive people of quality under the roof of an inspiring hostess, partly to amuse one another and partly to refine their taste and increase their knowledge through conversation and readings, consciously following Horace's definition of the aims of poetry, 'to please and educate' (aut delectare aut prodesse est)."
People may show up at 6:30 if they like, dinner starts at 7. There discussion until 9 and possibly socializing until 11. We welcome and encourage people regardless of sex, gender, race, sexual orientation, age, class, disability, size, tradition, etc. If you have a disability and would need accommodation, please contact us so we can make sure things are comfortable for you.
To participate in the potluck, you will need to bring:
1) A dish of food and/or drink to share. We ask you put a note with the food detailing ingredients for those with food restrictions. (If you buy it, bring the label.) Meats are okay, but please clearly mark it for those who prefer not. Please keep in mind that these events will be drug and alcohol free.
2) A plate and flatware set to eat from. This is so we don't use up a lot of disposable paper products or have to do a lot of dishes.
3) Donation requested $2-5 each. No one turned away for lack of funds.
Please RSVP if possible. We like to know how many people to expect.
If you have not been to the Rabbit Warren before, please email us and we will send you directions.
Algebra for Fun!
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fairieboy's new favorite game is Algebra. He has always loved numbers and math of all kinds. A couple years ago he stared playing with algebra-like math on his own. This week,
airshipjones has been actively teaching him algebra. You should have see the look on airshipjones's face when fairieboy figured out all the basic equations immediately and intuitively. He has probably buzzed through the equivalent of a month's worth of school algebra already. Did I mention that my kid is a math genius and it is his favorite game?Masking pain with anger...
Dec. 24th, 2005 10:51 pmI posted this in response to a "bloody brilliant" post by inflectionpoint:
It wasn't safe to be sad or afraid when I was a kid. Getting angry and tough was the only acceptable thing -- to either of my parents. I was bullied at school at lot. My dad loved me but called me a "pansy" when I was too vulnerable. Mom loves me but told me girls shouldn't cry all the time, they should get mad instead of sad. So if I look angry, I am probably afraid or hurt. I have gotten better, a bit, at feeling the more vulnerable emotions but not at showing them most of the time.
[Don't worry, I am in a good mood today. Except for the being sick part. I just wanted to echo her experience since it is similar to my own.]
Oh, and thanks very much tocyan_blue for the new user pics. At this rate I will need more space. Grin.
inflectionpoint:It wasn't safe to be sad or afraid when I was a kid. Getting angry and tough was the only acceptable thing -- to either of my parents. I was bullied at school at lot. My dad loved me but called me a "pansy" when I was too vulnerable. Mom loves me but told me girls shouldn't cry all the time, they should get mad instead of sad. So if I look angry, I am probably afraid or hurt. I have gotten better, a bit, at feeling the more vulnerable emotions but not at showing them most of the time.
[Don't worry, I am in a good mood today. Except for the being sick part. I just wanted to echo her experience since it is similar to my own.]
Oh, and thanks very much to
cyan_blue for the new user pics. At this rate I will need more space. Grin.Well, our planned family outing did not happen. The fencing supply store closed early due to the holiday, so we will have to get the left-handed fencing foil for fairieboy another day. Add to thathe fact that I was sick. So except an errand to the office supply store, we stayed in. I was able to complete a collage of airshipjones and fairieboy photos to give tomorrow as a gift. We hung out and played games. We had several new ones to play thanks to friends. They were fun and it was a good day.
Tomorrow we head out early to go up to Ione where we will celebrate the secular version of Christmas withairshipjones' clan.
So wishing those of you who celebrate it, "Merry Christmas" and to all our love.
fairieboy another day. Add to thathe fact that I was sick. So except an errand to the office supply store, we stayed in. I was able to complete a collage of airshipjones and fairieboy photos to give tomorrow as a gift. We hung out and played games. We had several new ones to play thanks to friends. They were fun and it was a good day. Tomorrow we head out early to go up to Ione where we will celebrate the secular version of Christmas with
airshipjones' clan. So wishing those of you who celebrate it, "Merry Christmas" and to all our love.
