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Gene:

I briefly touched on doulaing...But I'm not sure you

really got the picture. The money I could have made

from teaching Childbirth Education classes and acting

as doula was in the thousands. The time away from

home was truly great. I finally gave it all up during

my last pregnancy. I had morning sickness something

awful...Threw up day and night. I had a client go

into labor on the one day I felt the worst...And I had

a two year old who needed me very much. Instead of

bowing out of that birth...I scarfed ginger, put on my

accupressure bands and drove to her house at 6:00 in

the morning. We stayed at her house until 10:00 that

night when her contractions were close enough to go to

the birthing center. She had her baby at 7:30 the

following morning. I stayed with her a couple hours

after to make sure all was well and babe was latching

well. Then drove, sleep deprived, pregnant and

nauseous as hell for an over an hour to get back

home...(she lived in a different town). Do the math.

And that was just my last client. All for free. I

paid for gas, I was away from my family for 24 hours,

I had to pay for parking, etc. WHY? Because she

couldn't afford anyone and I was the only person in it

for the good of childbirth...NOt the money.

Of course, those days are over...Once I become a

Midwife I will charge...But do plan on doing at least

three free births a year.

YES, I'm so callous and self centered.

 

 

 

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Even someone who has been mislead by the fundamental

flaws in the conservative reasoning; is still human

and has the spark of beauty within them. No altruistic

act is ever gone unnoticed; but thrown in someone's

face, it becomes a pawn and degraded.

 

If someone questions your kindness; you know yourself

where that kindness lies, you dont need to prove it to

anyone but the person you see in the mirror.

 

However, reciting past acts to re-affirm a sense of

altruism may mean that you are in a present state of

denial towards harsh atitudes you hold now.

 

I can expain in simple terms why the basis for all

conservativism has a fundamental error; let's leave it

for a nother day and think warmly of the kind acts

both Gene and Allison know they would both do,

regardless of differing opinions.

 

-k-

 

 

--- Allison Nations <allyanne2001 wrote:

> Gene:

> I briefly touched on doulaing...But I'm not sure you

> really got the picture. The money I could have made

> from teaching Childbirth Education classes and

> acting

> as doula was in the thousands. The time away from

> home was truly great. I finally gave it all up

> during

> my last pregnancy. I had morning sickness something

> awful...Threw up day and night. I had a client go

> into labor on the one day I felt the worst...And I

> had

> a two year old who needed me very much. Instead of

> bowing out of that birth...I scarfed ginger, put on

> my

> accupressure bands and drove to her house at 6:00 in

> the morning. We stayed at her house until 10:00

> that

> night when her contractions were close enough to go

> to

> the birthing center. She had her baby at 7:30 the

> following morning. I stayed with her a couple hours

> after to make sure all was well and babe was

> latching

> well. Then drove, sleep deprived, pregnant and

> nauseous as hell for an over an hour to get back

> home...(she lived in a different town). Do the

> math.

> And that was just my last client. All for free. I

> paid for gas, I was away from my family for 24

> hours,

> I had to pay for parking, etc. WHY? Because she

> couldn't afford anyone and I was the only person in

> it

> for the good of childbirth...NOt the money.

> Of course, those days are over...Once I become a

> Midwife I will charge...But do plan on doing at

> least

> three free births a year.

> YES, I'm so callous and self centered.

>

>

>

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*****Keith wrote.....

>>...No altruistic act is ever

gone unnoticed; but thrown in someone's

face, it becomes a pawn and degraded.<<

 

Likewise, I don't recall any challenge to your " personal sense of

compassion " only to the phony label " compassionate conservative. "

 

IMHO, such a label would never exist unless the powers that be had usurped

the " thousand points of light " which existed before long it was so cynically

and politically named for their benefit.

 

Dave

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um.. im in no way a 'compassionate conservative'.. i

think your directing this to someone else...

 

im a:

vegan

feminist

leftwing

anarchist

humanitarian

mutherfucker

 

you dont want to know what the other side of the shirt

says, even though its pretty catchy.

 

--- daveo <daveo wrote:

> *****Keith wrote.....

> >>...No altruistic act is ever

> gone unnoticed; but thrown in someone's

> face, it becomes a pawn and degraded.<<

>

> Likewise, I don't recall any challenge to your

> " personal sense of

> compassion " only to the phony label " compassionate

> conservative. "

>

> IMHO, such a label would never exist unless the

> powers that be had usurped

> the " thousand points of light " which existed before

> long it was so cynically

> and politically named for their benefit.

>

> Dave

>

>

>

>

>

 

 

 

 

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I'm sorry. You responded to Allison's comments and I responded to both.

Didn't mean to make such an implication.

 

Dave

 

 

 

 

keith graves [sleepingtao]

Thursday, January 23, 2003 10:49 AM

 

RE: Donating time and money

 

 

um.. im in no way a 'compassionate conservative'.. i

think your directing this to someone else...

 

im a:

vegan

feminist

leftwing

anarchist

humanitarian

mutherfucker

 

you dont want to know what the other side of the shirt

says, even though its pretty catchy.

 

--- daveo <daveo wrote:

> *****Keith wrote.....

> >>...No altruistic act is ever

> gone unnoticed; but thrown in someone's

> face, it becomes a pawn and degraded.<<

>

> Likewise, I don't recall any challenge to your

> " personal sense of

> compassion " only to the phony label " compassionate conservative. "

>

> IMHO, such a label would never exist unless the

> powers that be had usurped

> the " thousand points of light " which existed before

> long it was so cynically

> and politically named for their benefit.

>

> Dave

>

>

>

>

>

 

 

 

 

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mmm, now that sounds hot. where can i get a shirt like this? unless

you are making this up, then shame on you. :)

 

kate

 

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: keith graves [sleepingtao]

: Thursday, January 23, 2003 1:49 PM

:

: RE: Donating time and money

:

:

: um.. im in no way a 'compassionate conservative'.. i

: think your directing this to someone else...

:

: im a:

: vegan

: feminist

: leftwing

: anarchist

: humanitarian

: mutherfucker

:

: you dont want to know what the other side of the shirt

: says, even though its pretty catchy.

:

: --- daveo <daveo wrote:

: > *****Keith wrote.....

: > >>...No altruistic act is ever

: > gone unnoticed; but thrown in someone's

: > face, it becomes a pawn and degraded.<<

: >

: > Likewise, I don't recall any challenge to your

: > " personal sense of

: > compassion " only to the phony label " compassionate conservative. "

: >

: > IMHO, such a label would never exist unless the

: > powers that be had usurped

: > the " thousand points of light " which existed before

: > long it was so cynically

: > and politically named for their benefit.

: >

: > Dave

: >

: >

: >

: >

: >

:

:

:

:

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Actually, i make them; wanna buy one? No, I'm serious.

I really do, we're starting an online business.

 

 

 

--- " kate. " <mozsmith wrote:

> mmm, now that sounds hot. where can i get a shirt

> like this? unless

> you are making this up, then shame on you. :)

>

> kate

>

> :

> : keith graves [sleepingtao]

> : Thursday, January 23, 2003 1:49 PM

> :

> : RE: Donating time

> and money

> :

> :

> : um.. im in no way a 'compassionate conservative'..

> i

> : think your directing this to someone else...

> :

> : im a:

> : vegan

> : feminist

> : leftwing

> : anarchist

> : humanitarian

> : mutherfucker

> :

> : you dont want to know what the other side of the

> shirt

> : says, even though its pretty catchy.

> :

> : --- daveo <daveo

> wrote:

> : > *****Keith wrote.....

> : > >>...No altruistic act is ever

> : > gone unnoticed; but thrown in someone's

> : > face, it becomes a pawn and degraded.<<

> : >

> : > Likewise, I don't recall any challenge to your

> : > " personal sense of

> : > compassion " only to the phony label

> " compassionate conservative. "

> : >

> : > IMHO, such a label would never exist unless the

> : > powers that be had usurped

> : > the " thousand points of light " which existed

> before

> : > long it was so cynically

> : > and politically named for their benefit.

> : >

> : > Dave

> : >

> : >

> : >

> : >

> : >

> :

> :

> :

> :

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I know a couple people that would like this.

None of them however is vegan, or vegetarian.

 

 

--- keith graves <sleepingtao wrote:

> Actually, i make them; wanna buy one? No, I'm

> serious.

> I really do, we're starting an online business.

>

>

>

> --- " kate. " <mozsmith wrote:

> > mmm, now that sounds hot. where can i get a shirt

> > like this? unless

> > you are making this up, then shame on you. :)

> >

> > kate

> >

> > :

> > : keith graves

> [sleepingtao]

> > : Thursday, January 23, 2003 1:49 PM

> > :

> > : RE: Donating time

> > and money

> > :

> > :

> > : um.. im in no way a 'compassionate

> conservative'..

> > i

> > : think your directing this to someone else...

> > :

> > : im a:

> > : vegan

> > : feminist

> > : leftwing

> > : anarchist

> > : humanitarian

> > : mutherfucker

> > :

> > : you dont want to know what the other side of the

> > shirt

> > : says, even though its pretty catchy.

> > :

> > : --- daveo <daveo

> > wrote:

> > : > *****Keith wrote.....

> > : > >>...No altruistic act is ever

> > : > gone unnoticed; but thrown in someone's

> > : > face, it becomes a pawn and degraded.<<

> > : >

> > : > Likewise, I don't recall any challenge to your

> > : > " personal sense of

> > : > compassion " only to the phony label

> > " compassionate conservative. "

> > : >

> > : > IMHO, such a label would never exist unless

> the

> > : > powers that be had usurped

> > : > the " thousand points of light " which existed

> > before

> > : > long it was so cynically

> > : > and politically named for their benefit.

> > : >

> > : > Dave

> > : >

> > : >

> > : >

> > : >

> > : >

> > :

> > :

> > :

>

> > :

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> > now.

> > : http://mailplus.

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thats ok, we can do custom shirts.

 

we kinda got into the shirt thing just as a fun thing

for us to do, then we realized people liked our catchy

phrases... so, if they want it, we can supply it, i

guess.

 

 

--- Allison Nations <allyanne2001 wrote:

> I know a couple people that would like this.

> None of them however are vegan, or vegetarian.

>

>

> --- keith graves <sleepingtao wrote:

> > Actually, i make them; wanna buy one? No, I'm

> > serious.

> > I really do, we're starting an online business.

> >

> >

> >

> > --- " kate. " <mozsmith wrote:

> > > mmm, now that sounds hot. where can i get a

> shirt

> > > like this? unless

> > > you are making this up, then shame on you. :)

> > >

> > > kate

> > >

> > > :

> > > : keith graves

> > [sleepingtao]

> > > : Thursday, January 23, 2003 1:49 PM

> > > :

> > > : RE: Donating

> time

> > > and money

> > > :

> > > :

> > > : um.. im in no way a 'compassionate

> > conservative'..

> > > i

> > > : think your directing this to someone else...

> > > :

> > > : im a:

> > > : vegan

> > > : feminist

> > > : leftwing

> > > : anarchist

> > > : humanitarian

> > > : mutherfucker

> > > :

> > > : you dont want to know what the other side of

> the

> > > shirt

> > > : says, even though its pretty catchy.

> > > :

> > > : --- daveo <daveo

> > > wrote:

> > > : > *****Keith wrote.....

> > > : > >>...No altruistic act is ever

> > > : > gone unnoticed; but thrown in someone's

> > > : > face, it becomes a pawn and degraded.<<

> > > : >

> > > : > Likewise, I don't recall any challenge to

> your

> > > : > " personal sense of

> > > : > compassion " only to the phony label

> > > " compassionate conservative. "

> > > : >

> > > : > IMHO, such a label would never exist unless

> > the

> > > : > powers that be had usurped

> > > : > the " thousand points of light " which existed

> > > before

> > > : > long it was so cynically

> > > : > and politically named for their benefit.

> > > : >

> > > : > Dave

> > > : >

> > > : >

> > > : >

> > > : >

> > > : >

> > > :

> > > :

> > > :

> >

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Okay, well I'll take two (for now) one XXL and one

XL...Yes, it wouldn't hurt for them to be

vegetarians;o

We can do this off list...Give me a price and all that

jazz.

I want everything on there except, well, the veggie

part.

Warmly,

Allison

 

--- keith graves <sleepingtao wrote:

> thats ok, we can do custom shirts.

>

> we kinda got into the shirt thing just as a fun

> thing

> for us to do, then we realized people liked our

> catchy

> phrases... so, if they want it, we can supply it, i

> guess.

>

>

> --- Allison Nations <allyanne2001 wrote:

> > I know a couple people that would like this.

> > None of them however are vegan, or vegetarian.

> >

> >

> > --- keith graves <sleepingtao wrote:

> > > Actually, i make them; wanna buy one? No, I'm

> > > serious.

> > > I really do, we're starting an online business.

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > > --- " kate. " <mozsmith wrote:

> > > > mmm, now that sounds hot. where can i get a

> > shirt

> > > > like this? unless

> > > > you are making this up, then shame on you. :)

> > > >

> > > > kate

> > > >

> > > > :

> > > > : keith graves

> > > [sleepingtao]

> > > > : Thursday, January 23, 2003 1:49 PM

> > > > :

> > > > : RE: Donating

> > time

> > > > and money

> > > > :

> > > > :

> > > > : um.. im in no way a 'compassionate

> > > conservative'..

> > > > i

> > > > : think your directing this to someone else...

> > > > :

> > > > : im a:

> > > > : vegan

> > > > : feminist

> > > > : leftwing

> > > > : anarchist

> > > > : humanitarian

> > > > : mutherfucker

> > > > :

> > > > : you dont want to know what the other side of

> > the

> > > > shirt

> > > > : says, even though its pretty catchy.

> > > > :

> > > > : --- daveo <daveo

> > > > wrote:

> > > > : > *****Keith wrote.....

> > > > : > >>...No altruistic act is ever

> > > > : > gone unnoticed; but thrown in someone's

> > > > : > face, it becomes a pawn and degraded.<<

> > > > : >

> > > > : > Likewise, I don't recall any challenge to

> > your

> > > > : > " personal sense of

> > > > : > compassion " only to the phony label

> > > > " compassionate conservative. "

> > > > : >

> > > > : > IMHO, such a label would never exist

> unless

> > > the

> > > > : > powers that be had usurped

> > > > : > the " thousand points of light " which

> existed

> > > > before

> > > > : > long it was so cynically

> > > > : > and politically named for their benefit.

> > > > : >

> > > > : > Dave

> > > > : >

> > > > : >

> > > > : >

> > > > : >

> > > > : >

> > > > :

> > > > :

> > > > :

> > >

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