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Thanks to FIGHTING FATIGUE.ORG for my mention in the Disability Blog Carnival. Fighting Fatigue and CFIDS Blog Carnival " The Fighting Fatigue Blog Carnival will focus on chronic illnesses such as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Fibromyalgia, Interstitial Cystitis and related chronic illnesses and health issues. " To check out this blog and links to all the great blogs aboutliving with a chronic illness - CLICK HERE. Thanks Sandy! PLEASE CLICK HERE TO JBLOG ME

Kudos for the great job in rounding up all these insightful posts. CLICK HERE TO SEE THE ROUND-UP AND CHECK OUT SOME GREAT BLOGS! Submit your blog article to the next edition of Haveil Havalim using the carnival submission form (CLICK HERE FOR FORM). Past posts and future hosts can be found on the blog carnival index page (CLICK HERE FOR INDEX) .

...for mentioning my abuse victim's advocacy blog and this blog. Carnival Against Sexual Violence 63 very thought provoking and enlightening articles, as always. Kudos to you Marcella !

...for the great job on Haveil Havalim this week . I am constantly amazed what wonderful and inclusive jobs other bloggers do and how much new blogging material that's well worth reading is out there. Thank you again Frume Sarah! CLICK HERE TO READ IT ALL

Lisa Emrich's blog, Brass and Ivory has quietly been an on & off read for me. She writes with clear strength about living with disability, chronic illness, the state of healthcare and the realities of life for people like her & I. To that end - I ask everyone who wants to help to just use a little bandwith, and spread the blogging word about Multiple Sclerosis : MS Awareness, Blogging Friends, and a little Link Love There are at least 137 MS Bloggers out there actively discussing whatever suits their fancy. Below you will find many of these suspects....wait... I mean lovely blogger friends who happen to have multiple sclerosis. Remember how I mentioned a group project was in the works? Well here it is. As the founder of the Carnival of MS Bloggers, I'd like your help in spreading the word, and in doing so we will strengthen the bonds of our own little Multiple Sclerosis Blogging Web (and share some linkie love with each other). If you are not an MS Blogger, but are a ...

MY THANKS TO THE CARNIVAL OF 16 DAYS OF ACTIVISM AGAINST GENDER VIOLENCE BLACKLOOKS did a great job . Carnivals are a lot of work and those who do them are to be applauded. This one included a lot of important posts about gender violence across the globe. Blacklook's included some terrific posts (including mine) so go give it a read and pass it on and raise awareness!

THANK YOU, CARNIVALS! Today, two Carnivals gave me mentions: Want this badge? First - Dr. Pat Santy's always informative & terrific: Carnival of the Insanities and Second - Haveil Havalim hosted this week by the H.H. Master Soccer Dad! ! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

CARNIVAL OF FEMINISM AT ITS FINEST! Many thanks to the Carnival of Feminism at its Finest for the mention!! I also want to bring to your attention this kick-a** article at this blog as well. It's a must read: 7 COUNTS OF INCEST TO TEACH HOW TO BE A GOOD WIFE. Again many thanks !

Tales from the Tombs of Israel Judith Fein It certainly seemed odd. People who were otherwise sane, intelligent, and credible would travel to the part of northern Israel known as the Galilee to pray at the tomb of the first-century rabbi Jonathan ben Uziel. Afterward, they would rapturously report that they had met their soul mates and gotten married. Since I was in the vicinity of the tomb, I decided to check out the departed matchmaker. Fortified with a healthy dose of skepticism, I entered the tsyun, a low, whitewashed building made of local rocks, cement, earth, and stones. Inside, the sepulcher was draped in dark velvet. On the women’s side — men and women are separated in Orthodox Judaism — some prayed earnestly from Hebrew prayer books and several deposited coins and bills into charity tins. Some left offerings, including bright-colored cloth, silk and chiffon scarves, plastic hair ornaments, and underpants. Underpants? I walked back outside more amused than inspired. When my hu...

MY THANKS TO CARNIVAL OF THE LIBERALS! ...for my mention on their DOG DAYS edition. Carnivals always give me so much more new reading ...and keep me addicted to blogging. READ IT HERE. PLEASE CLICK HERE TO JBLOG ME

THANKS TO THE DISABILITY BLOG CARNIVAL Thanks to ANDREA'S BUZZING ABOUT for my mention in the Disability Blog Carnival. “ON HOLIDAY!” : Disability Blog Carnival #20 "Ah, the crowd’s starting to build up … the hurry-up-and-wait part of events makes me nervous, and there’s only so many times I need to check my To Do list, or line up the dishes and flatware on the serving buffet (but look, I lined up the napkins in rainbow order!)..." To check out her blog and her links to all the great blogs about being disabled and living with a disability - CLICK HERE. Thanks again Andrea! PLEASE CLICK HERE TO JBLOG ME

A LITTLE LIBERAL READING Many thanks to THE RICHMOND DEMOCRAT for giving me a mention in the 44th Edition of the Carnival of the Liberals. I love this quote from Moral Courage on this carnival: In order to be morally courageous, you have to honor each of these three components. You have to have principles, and really value them, and be astute enough to apply them and prioritize them in the ambiguous real world. You have to recognize the risks, and look honestly at the consequences of action and inaction. And you have to draw on your character and your experience to give you the faith that allows you to take risks for your principles. Some good finds on this carnival. CLICK HERE TO GIVE IT A READ I love these blog carnivals because I always find fresh views, new blogs & resources. Just about as much as I love a decent aggregator! CARNIVAL OF THE LIBERALS PLEASE CLICK HERE TO JBLOG ME

CARNIVAL AGAINST CHILD ABUSE Summer, over at Wired For Noise did a great job . Carnivals are a lot of work and those who do them regularly are to be applauded. Summer's i ncluded some terrific posts (including mine) so go g ive her a read and pass it on! PLEASE CLICK HERE TO JBLOG ME

Thanks to the ADD/ADHD Carnival ! The Attention Deficit Disorder Carnival #29 picked up one of my posts. THANKS to them. The "Attention Deficit Disorder" blog carnival is a collection of recent blog entries about Attention Deficit Disorder . The reason that it is called a carnival is because each week the carnival travels to a different host Blog. Please check this great Carnival our here PLEASE CLICK HERE TO JBLOG ME

ONE YEAR BLOGAVERSARY The Carnival Against Sexual Violence #24 is up. And it's one year since Marcella Chester started this important Blog Carnival. This blog is mentioned as well as loads of other good posts regarding this issue. Take a moment to read and pass on ! (Congrats Marcella!!) Thank you!

WHEEEE! CARNIVALS DAY! Two Blog Carnivals in which this humble blog is mentioned are up today: RANDOM THOUGHTS hosts this week's Haveil Havalim . And does a stellar job! This is a great carnival for everyone to read - its packed with news, views and Jews. What could be better? Another post of mine is hosted at a site I have been reading for a couple years now: CARNIVAL OF THE INSANITIES Dr. Sanity's Blog has some great stuff on it and should be a must read for everyone who appreciates lifes small & not so small ironies. Even though Dr. Santy and I are at opposite ends of the political sphere I can certainly appreciate her wit, her writing and her points. Here are some of my personal favorites from Dr. Pat Santy: THE NARCISSISTIC SYNTHESIS STRATEGIES FOR DEALING WITH DENIAL (This is Part One of a Three Part must read series of posts from the insightful Dr.!) PSYCHOLOGICAL DEFENSE MECHANISMS So enjoy some mental floss this week. And take that laptop...

IT'S BAAAACK! Welcome to the May 6, 2007 edition of Haveil Havalim. All week I had a lot of ideas about how I wanted to organize this carnival - but of course, I then realized that current events were going to dictate it, not me. Therefore I gathered some posts about the Aftermath of the Winograd Report together. I am sure future hosts will have a lot more to say about it as events continue to unfold in Israel. One thing I did want to take an opportunity to say here was to thank everyone at JBlogs , those I've met, those I'm getting to know and those getting to know me - for being so welcoming to me. Despite blogging for almost 4 years now I was very hesitant to join a blogging "community" for a long time. Over the summer I joined the Progressive Faith Bloggers and went to their BlogCon. It was very motivating and something I would love to see the JBlogosphere get together on. But still I dragged my feet, preferring to keep my little personal blog to mysel...

Disability Blog Carnival #13: What Box? Disability Blog Carnival #13: What Box? is up and can be read by clicking HERE Ballastexistenz did a great job! And a great analogy for those of us who are disabled and live, quite literally at times, in a "box" created by our limitations.