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Poor Pitt

Tina Lane — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:05:49 -0500

I wonder how annoying Poor Pitt finds all of this to be considering the fact that he probably had absolutley nothing to do with the rumors and that he has made such generous contributions to the community with his Foundation. Can't we just let him be a gorgeous philanthropist and call it a day? Hilarious quotes in this entry. I enjoyed reading it. www.floridagirlmidwest.blogspot.com

Good points. I don't

Nordette — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:30:07 -0500

Good points. I don't disagree, but you don't have to sway me in favor of Pitt. I didn't say he'd be a bad mayor or not good for the city. My conclusion is that people won't vote for him because for all his help and even moving to the city, they still think he's a progressive outsider, not old blood. If they voted him in it would be such a drastic change of the city's mindset that we should prepare for the end of the world or at least something worse than Katrina.

However, I did say in comments that being mayor of NOLA might not be good for Brad Pitt. LOL.

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Hold on Nordette. Think about this!

Blue State Cowgirl — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:07:24 -0500

Brad Pitt would be an EXCELLENT mayor of New Orleans. What are two things your city has struggled with? Corruption and getting on the national agenda.

Well, Brad Pitt is going to be impurvious to bribes and kick-backs.

But better yet, he'd put New Orleans front and center in the national -- and world -- news. In a country that has pretty much forgotten that Hurricane Katrina happened, or that long-standing problems existing in NOLA before the hurricane, you need that press.

It worked for us, at least initially here in California. While our Governator has stumbled in recent months, in the waning days of the Bush Administration, he did what no other governor could have done. He got California's calls taken in Washington. And that was a Washington that was ready to leave California to fall into the Pacific since we were overwhelmingly Blue.

Face it, the Mayor of any major city has one main job. To get his City's concerns heard and addressed outside of the city limits. Brad could do that.

Blue State Cowgirl

Well, he might not be qualified and whatnot...

Amy In Ohio — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 12:49:00 -0500

www.amyinohio.wordpress.com

...but I'd definitely tune in for the City Council Meetings!

Great choice but ...

Nordette — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 22:17:52 -0500

He'd be insane to leave Tulane to run for mayor of this city. If he ran, I wouldn't vote for him unless he submitted to psychiatric testing to prove he wasn't nuts for leaving the controlled environment that is Tulane for the wildness that is the city. And I'm not talking about our crime rate, but people who go gunning for you figuratively just because you stepped up to the plate and those who fight all change.

That's the problem with public service these days. Good people are scared away.

I like the direction Tulane's taken since Katrina. Service to the city is emphasized and it's attracting students who arent' just bright but who also want to commit to community service.

Thanks, Morra.

Yes, I'm kidding when I say I wouldn't vote for him, but I would wonder about his mental state.

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I wish I could say

Nordette — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 22:04:41 -0500

I wish I could say it was that simple a problem to solve down here. :-) Yeah, I thought of Bono, but Louisiana corruption and archaic Napoleonic code would rip Pitt up.

Hmm. But on the other hand, maybe not, since Hollywood is not exactly a place of Boy Scouts. Movie deals get plenty oily sometimes, I'm sure.l If this were serious at all, Pitt would have to pray that the entire New Orleaans City Council vanished and was replaced by new blood.

I'd love to know what Pitt thinks of all these people talking about him doing something that he's never expressed any interest in doing. LOL. If he ran, maybe he could just mesmerize the rest of the krewe down here into working with him.

Thanks, Pam.

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Just Two Words: Sonny Bono

pamlyn — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 19:38:03 -0500

If Sonny Bono could become a Mayor why not Brad Pitt.

I'm sure that a Pitt administration would defintely receive immediate disaster response. Women the world over would brave CAT 5s to rescue him..

Pamela Lyn

How about the president of Tulane Scott Cowen

Morra Aarons Mele — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 19:07:04 -0500

I saw him speak about social change and leadership recently and thought, wow, there is a man I'd vote for!

http://www2.tulane.edu/president_bio.cfm

He's not Brad Pitt in the looks dept., but he's pretty inspiring.

Morra Aarons-Mele
www.womenandwork.org

You and a lot of other women

Nordette — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 18:48:30 -0500

I know you'd be my new neighbor, Marvalus. I remember what you said about him on the Inglorious Basterds post. LOL.

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Well, yeah, me too

Nordette — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 18:43:05 -0500

I laughed when I first heard it. He'd ruin his film career dealing with our local politicians. :-)

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Hmmm...

Marvalus — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 18:42:55 -0500

...I'd move...

In a heartbeat...

LOL...

Ha!Ha!

Candelaria Silva — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 21:33:23 -0500

WEll-now. That's all I can say.

http://blog.candelarisilva.com

Good and plenty!

It's not all that lonely..

rubyji — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 08:26:14 -0600

For example, the online community at mothering.com/discussions
is full of thousands of women who are seeking or have had natural
childbirths. It's a very supportive community, if a bit overzealous at times. I highly recommend looking up your Due Date Club in the "I'm Pregnant" forum and listening to stories of women who are going through
the same challenges that you are.

Among my friends, I can only think of a handful that didn't at
least TRY to have a natural delivery, and I live in North Carolina -
not exactly a bastion of alternative thinking (although we have our
pockets, thank goodness). Any decent-sized city probably has dozens of
different natural childbirth classes (not to mention prenatal yoga), these are great ways to meet
women with similar values.

And of course Ina May's Guide to Childbirth is a fountain of stories of natural births and how each individual woman dealt with the challenges. I'm reading it right now, along with about 3 other pregnancy and parenting books... ;-)

It seems like the key to a sucecssful, natural delivery is believing that you can do it. A powerful woman like you, Morra, surely has the personal strength to make it so.

Natural Childbirth is Best

MidwestMom — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 10:24:12 -0600

I have three children and have labored naturally with each of them. If you want to use hypnobirthing, then do. I used Bradley Method with my first. He was posterior and was in fetal distress while I was pushing, so after hours of labor, I had an emergency C-section.

It took a long time to get over. There was a sense that I had failed. But I kept having to remind myself that I had a healthy baby, the best outcome.

When I was pregnant with my second child, I had to search to find a hospital that would let me try VBAC. It was so worth it. I cannot describe the difference between how I felt (recovery time was nil) and how much more alert my baby was without any drugs in his system. My third child was natural as well (and a very short labor!) She was also posterior, but I had terrific nurses who helped me rock until she turned.

For me, the key to natural childbirth was to maintain focus and complete relaxation -- to just get out of the way of what my body was working so hard to do. I had great support from my husband, and on the 2nd and 3rd labors from our doula. She made all the difference and supported both my husband and myself. She remains a close friend.

I wish you all the best in your pregnancy and birth. What you are doing is really best for your child -- do not be scared away by people who have made other choices. Be prepared in case things go wrong, though, and know your options. Whatever the birth is like, what matters is that you and your child are healthy and strong.

All the best, Midwest Mom

http://midwestmoms.blogspot.com

Confidence is Key!

findinghumility — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 23:21:04 -0600

I love your post and can completely relate with the comments of the "good luck" "we'll see" type attitude. I have 2 boys born with unmedicated hospital births. The first I was induced with Pitocin and it was MUCH harder then the second. Still fast though only 3 hours and 6 pushes. The second was somewhat induced through stripping membrains and I was at 6cm before labor even started. Labor was technicaly 6 hours but only about 20 min was tough and with 2 pushes he was out. My husband and I also took Bradley classes and several things were stressed with each class.

1. Childbirth is called Labor for a reason and is probably the hardest thing you will ever do. I think this was great as they 100% advocate unmedicated childbirth but don't sugar coat the fact that it is hard work. If you go in ramped up for a good fight its easier to stay on top of the fear. I realy believe 80% of pain and how you deal with it depends on your ability to take things one at a time and be as unafraid as possible.

2. You are NEVER a failure. (You need to try and decide before hand when you will agree to an epidural or some other form of meds in the case where you believe you are getting to a point where if you take nothing you will not have the strength to push the baby out.)

3. Take your contractions one at a time and do NOT make assumptions about what is to come (if it took 10 hours to get to 4cm it will take another 10 hours to get to 8cm etc can be detrimental but is easy to do.)

For us the best thing about it was the 12 classes in that we thought about our birth 12 weeks straight this realy gave us a lot of confidence and determination. The husband coached aspect was also great. It is invaluable that your coach know what is "normal" for a birthing woman expecialy the emotional side of it during transition etc.sinc that is also the time nurses will be offering you drugs if they are intervention minded. I'm usualy the "strong" one but there was nothing I wanted more then my husband by my side reminding me to take a deep breath at the end of each contraction and to take them one at a time.

Also WATER was my pain medication. The tub was fantastic for me. I highly recommend it! I was lucky enough to have a hospital with waterproof wireless monitors the time I was induced. That was great!

All I know is that I have never felt more empowered or selfconfident then after the birth of our boys. I was up walking around visiting with the nurses at the desk about 3 hours after having our second.

Also read anything by Ina May Gaskin! Her books make me realy excited to give birth!

BlogHer - angelina jolie - Comments

Poor Pitt

Good points. I don't

Hold on Nordette. Think about this!

Well, he might not be qualified and whatnot...

Great choice but ...

I wish I could say

Just Two Words: Sonny Bono

How about the president of Tulane Scott Cowen

You and a lot of other women

Well, yeah, me too

Hmmm...

Ha!Ha!

It's not all *that* lonely..

Natural Childbirth is Best

Confidence is Key!

It's not all that lonely..