From: owner-onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org (onlyJMDL Digest) To: onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org Subject: onlyJMDL Digest V2011 #140 Reply-To: joni@smoe.org Sender: owner-onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk Archives: http://www.smoe.org/lists/onlyjoni Websites: http://www.jmdl.com http://www.jonimitchell.com Unsubscribe: mailto:onlyjoni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe onlyJMDL Digest Friday, May 20 2011 Volume 2011 : Number 140 ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- A word about Lisa Appignanesi's "Mad, Bad and Sad"... [Walt Breen ] [none] [Kelly Loughran ] [none] [Ann ] Re: New Article Denying Morgellons [Anne Sandstrom ] Re: New Article Denying Morgellons [Jamie Zubairi Subject: A word about Lisa Appignanesi's "Mad, Bad and Sad"... Hi all, Having computer and health trouble; but in the discussion on women's mental health issues, someone mentioned Appignanesi's "Mad, Bad and Sad". That rang an alarm for some reason, and I consulted with friends in the field, and looked up reviews on the web. It's considered an unmitigated piece of crap by almost everybody in the academic community (male and female alike), with no scientific value whatsoever: feminist polemics is the term I heard from several people, and absolutely everyone I spoke to said to buy almost anything else; alas, as usual, most good technical books are expensive (most in this field, not surprisingly, by women), but there are even some pretty good, inexpensive pop psychology books on the topic out there. If I've stepped on anyone's toes who just loves the book, I'm sorry; but I thought I should say something, for anyone who might consider buying the book for any other reason than the "misapplication of the most rabid '70's-style feminism to what should be a scientific endeavor," as one friend put it. Walt "Little" Breen Well, I'm learning it's peaceful With a good dog and some trees Out of touch with the breakdown Of this century We're not gonna fix that up Too easy (Joni Mitchell, "Electricity", 1972) Let the walls come tumbling down Let them fall right on the ground Let all the dogs go running free The wild and the gentle dogs Kenneled in me (Joni Mitchell, Jericho, 1974) Visit my website: www.learninginsights.info ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 19 May 2011 09:27:00 +0100 From: Anita G Subject: Re: A word about Lisa Appignanesi's "Mad, Bad and Sad"... Hi Walt It's me that loved this book. But there again I would as a 70s feminist (though how rabid I don't know). I would add, though, is that that kind of critique has been thrown at a lot of feminist material that is critical of what, historically has been, male preserves and privilege. Read it and make up your own mind, I would say Anita , I'm sorry; but I thought I should say something, for anyone who might consider buying the book for any other reason than the "misapplication of the most rabid '70's-style feminism to what should be a scientific endeavor," as one friend put it. Walt "Little" Breen Well, ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 19 May 2011 06:37:43 -0700 From: Dave Blackburn Subject: JoniMitchell.com funding Dear Joniphiles, Here is another reminder to please make a donation to Les Irvin to keep JoniMitchell.com hosted for another year. No one here needs persuading that the website is fantastic and how many among us visit it at least weekly? The archives continue to grow, with new videos, interviews and transcriptions (to which I am proud to be a contributor) being added frequently, so it is an ever-evolving and enlarging website to be hosted. It costs $1000 a year for this and my last invitation to make donations have brought us to under 50% of that goal. In other words only about 25 people have made a contribution. To them many thanks; but we need more help. I know income is getting hard to find these days but please if you do have $20-$25 to contribute (about 1/3 of a tank of gas at today's US prices, even less in Europe) please click below and keep OUR website up for another year. In case there are newcomers to the list reading this, Joni Mitchell herself is not involved with the maintenance of her website in any way and may never have even seen it, actually, as she is not a computer user. It has been lovingly built over 15 years and is now under the care of Les Irvin who makes not a nickel from its operation. We need to give our support so we can continue to enjoy it. http://jonimitchell.com/donate.cfm All who make a donation will receive a download link to grab the 2011 edition of Joni covers recorded by JMDL members and a few invited guests that I am compiling. There are some brilliant tracks coming in already and more are promised to me. So you even get a musical gift for your contribution :-) Contact me offlist for more information on submitting a track for this. thanks everyone, Dave ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 19 May 2011 21:20:18 +0000 From: Kelly Loughran Subject: [none] http://d5w0f7.plhvj.ru/?cid=des ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 19 May 2011 21:16:45 -0400 From: Ann Subject: [none] http://cumbresblancas.com.ar/images/app.php ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 18 May 2011 20:28:18 +0000 (GMT) From: Anne Sandstrom Subject: Re: New Article Denying Morgellons OK, so the study rules out an infestation by a recognizable organism. Fine. It didn't rule out something like a condition of the central nervous system. Or an allergic reaction of some kind. I just don't buy it when lots of people are considered delusional just because the medical profession (and drug companies) can't identify a cause. It's like there's no treatment, so the condition is all in your head. Now, that's illogical. Hope your hives get better Walt! lots of love, Anne ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 20 May 2011 07:36:27 +0100 From: Jamie Zubairi Subject: Re: New Article Denying Morgellons Having not read the article yet, I'm a little struck by the term "recognisable organism". Ok we can check what we know off. But what if the infestation is not from a recognisable organism? Are they just plastering over the cracks in their research? Jamie Zubairi Sent from my iPhone On 18 May 2011, at 21:28, Anne Sandstrom wrote: > OK, so the study rules out an infestation by a recognizable organism. > Fine. > > It didn't rule out something like a condition of the central nervous > system. Or an allergic reaction of some kind. > > I just don't buy it when lots of people are considered delusional just > because the medical profession (and drug companies) can't identify a > cause. It's like there's no treatment, so the condition is all in your > head. Now, that's illogical. > > Hope your hives get better Walt! > > lots of love, > Anne ------------------------------ End of onlyJMDL Digest V2011 #140 ********************************* ------- Post messages to the list by clicking here: mailto:joni@smoe.org Unsubscribe by clicking here: mailto:onlyjoni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe