{"id":3926,"date":"2009-02-10T10:01:30","date_gmt":"2009-02-10T17:01:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.coldspaghetti.org\/blog\/?p=3926"},"modified":"2009-02-10T10:05:08","modified_gmt":"2009-02-10T17:05:08","slug":"january-just-posts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.coldspaghetti.org\/blog\/2009\/02\/10\/january-just-posts\/","title":{"rendered":"January Just Posts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to Just Posts!<\/p>\n<p>Just Posts monthly round table began two years ago by Jen at <a href=\"http:\/\/droolstreet.blogspot.com\">One Plus Two<\/a> and Mad at <a href=\"http:\/\/madhattermommy.blogspot.com\">Under the Mad Hat<\/a>.\u00c2\u00a0 This month marks the first (the inaugural, perhaps?) round table hosted here and at <a href=\"http:\/\/collectingtokens.wordpress.com\/\">Collecting Tokens<\/a>, by my <span>co-conspirator, Alejna.\u00c2\u00a0 She and I share the belief that reading, thinking, and writing are partners which lead to positive action.\u00c2\u00a0 I find inspiration, ideas, motivation, and reason within the Just Posts and give great thanks to the readers, writers, and contributors.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Please take a moment to read some of this month&#8217;s posts.\u00c2\u00a0 The topics include poverty in Bangladesh, U.S. politics, conflict in the Middle East, discussions and ideas for giving, racial stereotyping, gender roles in parenting, environmental change&#8230;\u00c2\u00a0 and more.\u00c2\u00a0 If you visit a post, please take a moment to comment; a small way of letting others know what you are reading, thinking, writing, and even doing?\u00c2\u00a0 We want to hear all about it&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>The January Just Posts Roundup:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Adrianne at <em>The Bodhi Tree<\/em> with <a href=\"http:\/\/adrianne-bodhitree.blogspot.com\/2009\/01\/quote-of-day.html\">Quote of the Day<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Angela at <em>Letters from Usedom<\/em> with <a href=\"http:\/\/lettersfromusedom.blogspot.com\/2009\/01\/can-we-change-world-just-by-connecting.html\">Can We Change the World Just By Connecting?<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Ashley at <em>Letters from Dhaka<\/em> with <a href=\"http:\/\/bangladashley.blogspot.com\/2009\/01\/p-word.html\">The P-word<\/a><\/li>\n<li>BipolarLawyerCook with <a href=\"http:\/\/bipolarlawyercook.com\/2009\/01\/11\/international-relations\/\">International Relations<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Brigitte Knudson at <em>A Liberal Education<\/em> with <a href=\"http:\/\/brigitteknudson.wordpress.com\/2009\/01\/25\/on-social-justice-and-education\/\">On Social Justice and Education<\/a><\/li>\n<li>De at <em>An Indigo Virgo<\/em> with <a href=\"http:\/\/anindigovirgo.blogspot.com\/2009\/01\/noughts-and-crosses.html\">Noughts and Crosses <\/a><\/li>\n<li>Emily at <em>Wheels on the Bus<\/em> with <a href=\"http:\/\/wheelsonthebus.wordpress.com\/2009\/01\/13\/the-holy-land\/\">The Holy Land<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/wheelsonthebus.wordpress.com\/2009\/02\/03\/there-must-be-more-money\/\">There Must be More Money<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Erika at <em>Be Gay About It <\/em>with <a href=\"http:\/\/begayaboutit.wordpress.com\/2009\/01\/11\/my-uterus-sent-me-flowers\/\">My Uterus Sent Me Flowers<\/a><\/li>\n<li>fire byrd with <a href=\"http:\/\/byrdonfire.blogspot.com\/2009\/01\/this-madness-needs-to-stop-before-there.html\">this madness needs to stop, before there is a war<\/a><\/li>\n<li>girlgriot at <em>If You Want Kin&#8230;<\/em> with <a href=\"http:\/\/girlgriot.wordpress.com\/2009\/01\/12\/miss-and-mrs-who\/\">Miss and Mrs. \u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 <em>who?<\/em><\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/girlgriot.wordpress.com\/2009\/01\/18\/samaritans-in-a-subaru\/\">Samaritans in a Subaru<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Her Bad Mother with <a href=\"http:\/\/badladies.blogspot.com\/2009\/01\/invisible-boy.html\">The Invisible Boy<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Holly at <em>Cold Spaghetti <\/em>with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.coldspaghetti.org\/blog\/2009\/01\/25\/photohunt-chipped\/\">Chipped<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.coldspaghetti.org\/blog\/2009\/01\/14\/just-posts-for-a-just-world\/\">Just Posts for a Just World<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.coldspaghetti.org\/blog\/2009\/01\/16\/no-cheese-with-this-whine\/\">No Cheese with This Whine<\/a><\/li>\n<li>jen at <em>One Plus Two<\/em> with <a href=\"http:\/\/droolstreet.blogspot.com\/2009\/01\/behind-scenes-of-just-posts.html\">Behind the scenes of the Just Posts<\/a><\/li>\n<li>KC at <em>Mothers in Medicine<\/em> with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mothersinmedicine.com\/2008\/12\/getting-into-spirit.html\">Getting into the spirit<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mothersinmedicine.com\/2008\/12\/getting-into-spirit-part-2.html\">Getting into the spirit, part 2<\/a><\/li>\n<li>KC at <em>DC Metro Moms Blog<\/em> with <a href=\"http:\/\/svmomblog.typepad.com\/dc_metro_moms\/2008\/12\/walking-the-wal.html\">A light in the dark<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Kevin at <em>The Bartoy Blog<\/em> with <a href=\"http:\/\/bartoy.blogspot.com\/2009\/01\/stimulate-economy-forgive-student-loans.html\">Stimulate The Economy &#8212; Forgive Student Loans!<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Leslie at <em>Adventures in Randomness<\/em> with <a href=\"http:\/\/ladventuresinrandomness.blogspot.com\/2009\/01\/i-have-dream.html\">I Have a Dream<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Little Pea with <a href=\"http:\/\/littlepeapod.blogspot.com\/2009\/01\/on-joining-new-clubs.html\">On Joining New Clubs<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Lucaites at <em>No Caption Needed<\/em> with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nocaptionneeded.com\/?p=1840\">We The People<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Mad at <em>Under the Mad Hat<\/em> with <a href=\"http:\/\/madhattermommy.blogspot.com\/2009\/01\/pragmatist-and-heart-of-gold.html\">The Pragmatist and the Heart of Gold<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Mary at <em>The Eleventh<\/em> with <a href=\"http:\/\/marymurtz.wordpress.com\/2009\/01\/20\/to-her-this-is-normal\/\">To Her, This is Normal<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Melissa at <em>MOMocrats<\/em> with <a href=\"http:\/\/momocrats.typepad.com\/momocrats\/2009\/01\/blog-for-choice-priorites-for-the-new-administration.html\">Blog for choice: Priorities for the new administration<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Paul Newnham at <em>Give a Damn About Poverty?<\/em> with <a href=\"http:\/\/paulnewnham.blogspot.com\/2009\/01\/discipline-and-training.html\">Discipline and Training<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/paulnewnham.blogspot.com\/2009\/02\/small-sacrifice.html\">Small Sacrifice<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Rachel at <em>Kitchen Fire<\/em> with <a href=\"http:\/\/kitchen-fire.blogspot.com\/2009\/01\/first-time-i-voted.html\">The First Time I Voted<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Rebecca at <em>Flying Tomato Farms<\/em> with <a href=\"http:\/\/flyingtomato.wordpress.com\/2009\/01\/10\/farmers-market-nutrition-program\/\">Farmer&#8217;s Market Nutrition Program<\/a> and<a href=\"http:\/\/flyingtomato.wordpress.com\/2009\/01\/19\/change-i-believe-in\/\"> Change I believe In<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Sahar at <em>Sahar&#8217;s Blog<\/em> with <a href=\"http:\/\/saharsblog.wordpress.com\/2009\/01\/26\/clean-off-your-hearts-people-of-the-world\/\">Clean off your hearts, people of the world!<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/saharsblog.wordpress.com\/2009\/01\/25\/roll-up-them-sleeves-we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re-getting-down-to-business\/\">Roll up them sleeves, we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re getting down to business<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Shahrazaad with <a href=\"http:\/\/shahrzaad.wordpress.com\/2009\/01\/27\/war-ends-schools-begin\/\">War Ends, Schools Begin<\/a><\/li>\n<li>SoulSnax at <em>Rice Daddies<\/em> with <a href=\"http:\/\/ricedaddies.blogspot.com\/2009\/01\/theyre-homogeneous-black-culture-asian.html\">They&#8217;re homogeneous: Black Culture, Asian Culture, etc&#8230;<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Thailand Chani at <em>Finding My Way Home<\/em> with <a href=\"http:\/\/thailandgal.blogspot.com\/2009\/01\/laying-down-arms.html\">Laying Down Arms<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Thordora at <em>Love Has No Need For Memory<\/em> with <a href=\"http:\/\/vomitcomit.wordpress.com\/2009\/01\/29\/pensioneering\/\">Pensioneering<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Some of the January Just Post readers:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul> <a href=\"http:\/\/wheelsonthebus.wordpress.com\">Emily<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/droolstreet.blogspot.com\/\">jen<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wheresmycape.com\/\">KC<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/madhattermommy.blogspot.com\">Mad<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.truthcycles.blogspot.com\/\">Hel<\/a><\/ul>\n<ul>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Please send some love to <a href=\"http:\/\/collectingtokens.wordpress.com\/\">Alejna<\/a>, too!<\/p>\n<p><center><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3927\" title=\"justpostjan2009\" src=\"http:\/\/www.coldspaghetti.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/justpostjan2009.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"237\" height=\"135\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.coldspaghetti.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/justpostjan2009.jpg 684w, http:\/\/www.coldspaghetti.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/justpostjan2009-300x172.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 237px) 100vw, 237px\" \/><\/center><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to Just Posts! 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