| Study Addressing Menopause and Sexuality |
[05 Jul 2009|08:36pm] |
CARAS is sponsoring a study on Menopause and Sexuality, and they are seeking participants. I am not affiliated with the study, just passing along the information...
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CARAS-endorsed research study call for volunteers. Please feel free to
forward and cross-post!
Seeking Volunteers for a Study Addressing Menopause and Sexuality
What are some of the issues that affect sexuality during menopause? African
American and Caucasian women are needed for a study addressing questions
about menopause. Participants must be women between the ages of 40 and 60,
experiencing menopause, English speaking, currently not taking hormone
replacement therapy (HRT) or on hormonal birth control, in a relationship
with a sexual partner, and without major medical or mental health problems.
Participation requires completing an online or paper survey. Some volunteers
who live in the Washington, DC metropolitan area may also be eligible to
participate in a substudy that involves a small blood draw. Participants in
the blood draw substudy may be compensated. For more information, please
contact Robert Clark, MS, at 301-295-9666 or at menopausestudy1@gmail.com.
This research study is sponsored by the Uniformed Services University,
Department of Medical and Clinical Psychology, in Bethesda, Maryland. You
can access the on-line survey here:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=VcP8PJrCyVoqmjAp9o3BJw_3d_3d
This study was endorsed as a meritorious research project on January 30,
2009 by the CARAS Research Advisory Committee, a community advisory board
hosted by the Community-Academic Consortium for Research on Alternative
Sexualities (CARAS).
For more information on CARAS, please visit the CARAS website at
https://www.caras.ws . Download the current CARAS Calendar at
https://www.caras.ws/downloads/CARAS_Calendar.pdf
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| Community Food Aversions Poll |
[05 Jul 2009|04:16pm] |
Back in, oh, 2005, a bunch of us listed our food allergies and aversions in a single handy reference poll, which is located here:
http://cyan-blue.livejournal.com/296665.html
Someone else's recent posting of their food allergies/dislikes in their LJ reminded me that it's been a while since I reminded people of the poll's existence, and we've happily acquired a lot of new community members since then :-)
So, hop on over and fill it out, so that we have it handy when we wish to cook for one another. Feel free to repost the link in your own LJ.
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| Auction on behalf of the Choirloft |
[01 Jul 2009|01:43am] |
![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) zpdiduda is hosting an auction to raise funds to help the 3 adults and 3 kids at ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/community.gif) thechoirloft pay the deposit on a new home, now that their landlady is reclaiming their house for her own use. Funds are very tight for them, plus they have ailing relatives and educational expenses to support.
You can help in 4 ways:
1. By reposting this in your LJ
2. By bidding on one or more of the marvelous items being auctioned (like one of simplykimberly's artistic cakes, or babysitting services, or yardwork services, or computer repair services, or an ipod, or hand-knitted socks, or many other things)
3. By donating an item or a service for others to bid on (do you bake, or craft, or fix things, or have a useful item gathering dust that someone else might want?)
4. By making a simple cash donation (paypal button provided)
The link again is http://zpdiduda.livejournal.com/573750.html
Thanks all!
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| Help a friend finish school |
[27 Jun 2009|11:25am] |
My friend and former housemate deedeebythebay has been working hard to finish college while raising 3 daughters and helping care for aging family members. On top of that, her landlady is moving back into the house that her family currently lives in, and so they are needing to look for a new place.
All of this means that funds are extremely scant, and her college tuition (about $1,000) is due on Monday. If she isn't able to register for fall term, then her graduation might be significantly delayed, which will further impact her family's future finances.
So, if folks could click the paypal button in the link below, that would be awesomely helpful to her. Re-posting the request to your own friends list would also be of help. Many thanks!
http://deedeebythebay.livejournal.com/2055972.html
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| Back from travels |
[25 Jun 2009|12:01am] |
...and uploading the last set of pictures as I type.
It was an amazing six days on the road with patgreene, brian1789 and the boys... we saw rapturously beautiful scenery, most of it volcanic in origin. Lakes of many hues, temperatures ranging from the 40's to the upper 90's, snowballs and sunshine, altitudes up to about 8,000 feet and a couple of cavernous depths.
So many wonderful experiences... it feels like a glorious month's worth, not just 6 days. Very many thanks to five most excellent traveling companions.
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| Sacramento Train Museum |
[20 Jun 2009|12:25am] |
Today, at the suggestion of 15-year-old pokedavid, we went to the California State Railroad Museum in Sacramento, as the first part of our road trip.
One of the highlights of the museum is a train ride in an open-air car, which takes you up the river a ways, and then demonstrates the switching of the engine from the front to the rear of the train. Here are brian1789, patgreene, and the boys on the train:
The museum is in the old train station, which itself is in Old Sacramento. Here is one of the historic-style buildings:
( Gadgetry and Scenery... )
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| 3 brothers in Old Sacramento |
[19 Jun 2009|03:51pm] |
Near Sacramento Train Museum... Patronizing our state park system in order to help the activist cause to save it. And because the 15yo thinks trains are cool :-)
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| Opening second psychotherapy office in Sunnyvale |
[01 Jun 2009|11:39am] |
I want to announce the opening of my second psychotherapy practice location, in Sunnyvale, CA.
I'm excited about this location - it's very close to Caltrain, and it's wheelchair-accessible.
The address is 111 W. Evelyn Avenue, Suite 106, Sunnyvale, CA 94086. Phone is 408 338 5638.
I'm still maintaining my existing location in San Francisco's Noe Valley neighborhood as well.
That address is 3884 24th Street, San Francisco, CA 94114. Phone is 415 517 7965.
Online contact info for both practices is geriweitzman @ gmail dot com
I accept various types of insurance at both locations, as well as offering a sliding scale for folks with low income.
The south bay has historically had fewer psychotherapy resources that are welcoming folks who are in the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, polyamorous, kinky, HIV+, sex work, and other alternative communities. So, I am thrilled to be able to add to what is available in that part of the Bay Area.
Please feel free to forward this announcement to any people or groups where it might be of interest.
Thanks,
Geri Weitzman PhD
Licensed Psychologist
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| Grumble... |
[01 Jun 2009|09:40am] |
Craigslist seems to have begun blocking the use of the term 'HIV' in ads about psychotherapy practices. I finally figured out why my practice ads weren't going through in recent weeks. Oddly, practice specialty terms like 'AIDS' or 'gay' or 'polyamory' are fine. They won't let me post a photo any more, either. I think they're conflating therapy ads with personals ads.
I wrote them a note about the HIV issue, not that they've responded to any other words; meanwhile, I've substituted the word AIDS, and my ads are being allowed through. Sigh...
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We shall overcome, some day...
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| Happy 50th Birthday, Don! |
[25 May 2009|10:17am] |
To my partner with a heart of gold, who loves fully and whose kindness is bountiful... Who loves literature and wordplay and all manner of pursuits linguistic... Who draws energy deeply within him to beam out like sunshine on others' paths. For these and so many other reasons I am very fortunate to have you in my life.
I love you so much, oakdragon! Happy 50th birthday to you. May this coming year and half-century be full of abundant joy.
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| RIP Chocolate |
[23 May 2009|02:09pm] |
Our much-loved black cat, Chocolate, was found dead this morning in a neighbor's yard... possibly having ingested something poisonous, we're not sure. We're all grieving pretty hard for his loss - he was the sweetest cat, loving and affectionate and companionable. I will miss being able to bury my nose in his sweet belly fur and see his golden eyes looking all blissed-out from a head-scritch.
( pictures of him with the family )
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