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I can't go, but a few members of my husband's SF club are going. I expect it will be similar to any SF con, but with a narrower focus. And if you go ... check out my Heinlein t-shirts first (plug) --Liz Heinlein t-shirts for everyone

It looks like this thread has died out while I was swamped with other things ... but I do want to post about Mary's missing "flash of anger". I also am uncomfortable with the scene as written. Mary could have become quite submissive, though, given her background. Let me explain ... First...

10 for 10 for me, too! --Liz Cartesian Bear: Witty s-f & tech t-shirts - Printfection.com

I think the 1951 edition of RAH (the person) would have been appalled at the current state of education in America. But then, I just got back from a gifted education conference. I and my kids thoroughly enjoyed ourselves (we had lots of friends there), but I am again reminded how marginalized...

On Mary's "special ability": I believe in it, completely. I'm no bombshell -- and wasn't even when I was younger. But I can tell if a man is a "red blooded" man. No, it isn't automatic. But I can tell a joke, or look at him a certain way, and see if he responds, even a little. This skill...

I don't know what to comment on first ... I scored 10 for 10, btw. Flaws in PM ... the bit with the station manager coming back to life bothered me ... and did you notice the two kids in the book both were car fanatics with no sense of morals? One connived Sam into giving him a joyride...

I also had trouble with the options ... I think LL would be a very interesting person, definitely worth listening to ... ... but first I'd have to give him a good stiff kick in the you-know-what. LL was a crochety old fart, who thought he was G-d's gift to women. In every book, he has...

You and me both ... but one of these days we're going to have to have a "Why I dislike Lazarus Long" thread. I did enjoy NotB -- until Mr Long showed up. :( The clubhouse doesn't have the uncut TPM :( So I may go out a'hunting books --Liz http://www.printfection.com/cartesianbear

Don't wait for me, ever. I read fast ... finished it Sunday night. --Liz http://www.printfection.com/cartesianbear

Actually, TT, you get 15 points! I've only read the diet story, in Expanded Universe. Though I'd love to read the other two ... though I like RAH's adult women, there are few girls in his stories that ring true as real people. Puddin' was one of them. --Liz Cartesian Bear: Witty s-f & tech...

I'm about halfway through the cut version ... and I hope to have a copy of the uncut in my hands Thursday. As TPM was never one of my favorites, I'll be interested to see if the restoration improves it. I liked the restored Stranger a lot better, so I have my hopes. --Liz...

TT, I don't know how old your eldest daughter is ... my daughter is 11 and hooked on Tamora Pierce. We know Tammy slightly IRL, and I think her books are excellent. They are "Young Adult" ranter than for children -- there's a bit of sex outside marriage (not graphic, and the girls make sure...

Once again, I'm gone for a couple days (combination school holiday and head cold) and you guys are going great guns! I guess it's time to get out the copy of Puppet Masters -- edited -- and start reading. Oh, I'll see if DH can bring home a copy of the uncut version from the SF Club library...

Shameless (well, maybe a little shame) plug ahead. Yes, this is a new provider. This one has more styles of shirts in far more colors, at slightly lower prices. The other provider had more non-clothing items, though -- but they changed their marketing strategy in a way that did not help me...

Hello, all! I see I've made my 15 posts, and can now post a shameless self-promotion link. http://printfection.com/cartesianbear is my t-shirt design shop. It is still small, but I intend to produce a wide variety of science fiction, tech, and geeky designs. Currently, I have a good...

Heinlein and our kids ... I have two kids. I'll use the pseudonyms for them that I use on other lists ... Ocelot is female and 11. She's a cross between a preteen Deety and Friday ... blossoming into a lovely young woman but with some major flaws. She is addicted to Tamora Pierce and isn't...

Me. And don't even try ... I am studying Jujitsu :D Not to mention my husband won't share. --Liz

I go away for a few days* and ... whoo, boy! Count me in on the book group. I've read many of my Heinleins to death (the old Berkeley paperbacks, with the self-destructing glue), and I've committed large passages to memory, but I haven't read many in quite a while. So there's an uncut...

On the responsibility ... I strongly agree with the view that the person who has the greatest risk should also assume the greatest responsibility. I have a preteen daughter -- I would hope she never assumes the boy/man is responsible for her not getting pregnant. [And not for many years yet!]...

Not my vision, either ... my mind saw something like a station wagon or minivan (though I read TNoTB well before the era of minivans) with wings ... sort of a cross between a tiny airplane and a station wagon. I saw the "rest room" doors as being things one had to crawl through. Remember...