books&music Songs currently stuck in my head despite all my best efforts "My Happy Ending," by {yech} Avril Lavigne: "Let's talk this over, It's not like we're dead . . " and "Laiska" by Varttina: Laiska luotu laulmann oikosormi soittamaan yskin oita viettelen unetonna laulelen Toppling off the bedside book-pile: Classroom Management for Middle-Grades Teachers , C.M. Charles & Marilyn G. Charles Teaching U.S. History as Mystery, David Gerwin & Jack Zevin Crossroads of Continents: Cultures of Siberia and Alaska, William W. Fitzhugh & Aron Crowell Arctic Crossing: A Journey Through the Northwest Passage and Inuit Culture, Jonathan Waterman Northern Tales: Stories from the Native People of the Arctic and Subarctic Regions, Howard Norman (ed.) Life in the Cold, Peter J. Marchand Wandering Through Winter, Edwin Way Teale The Winter Vegetarian, Darra Goldstein Teas of the week: Tea of Good Tidings: Winter Fruit Blend, The Republic of Tea Russian Caravan, Jacksons of Piccailly

on the web: Land of links: AlterNet The American Prospect Common Dreams FAIR: Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting The Nation The Progressive Washington Monthly Organic Consumers Association Eat Wild (pasture-based farming) NOFA: Northeast Organic Farming Association Consumer Supported Agriculture Edible Wild Kitchen Webcomics goats Narbonic Blogging away: Vassar blogs And yes, we've been co-ed since '69... including: E's Den Useless! Worthless! Insipid! Other blogs Alas, A Blog Atrios' Eschaton Body and Soul CalPundit Daily Kos Digby's Hullabaloo Dispatches From the Culture Wars Echidne of the Snakes Feminist Blogs Interesting Times Late Night Thoughts asleep? Long story; short pier Making Light Mouse Words NathanNewman.org One Good Thing Orcinus Pandagon.net The Panda's Thumb Pharyngula Respectful of Otters The Sideshow Sisyphus Shrugged Matthew Yglesias

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