http://www.babble.com/CS/blogs/strollerderby/archive/2008/08/04/doris-lessing-is-cranky-old-fun.aspxSometimes it&#39;s nice to point out an article, or in this case a couple of articles, that feature smart women. Especially smart, accomplished women who speak their minds and don&#39;t care what anyone thinks.enCommunityServer 2007.1 (Build: 20910.1126)http://www.babble.com/CS/blogs/strollerderby/archive/2008/08/04/doris-lessing-is-cranky-old-fun.aspx#114954Tue, 05 Aug 2008 17:35:04 GMT42a08a39-daf3-4129-8a63-8a27b879cc03:114954jane<p>The Golden Notebook is amazing. &nbsp;I've read it 4 times. &nbsp;</p> <img src="http://www.babble.com/CS/aggbug.aspx?PostID=114954" width="1" height="1">http://www.babble.com/CS/blogs/strollerderby/archive/2008/08/04/doris-lessing-is-cranky-old-fun.aspx#114766Tue, 05 Aug 2008 01:47:48 GMT42a08a39-daf3-4129-8a63-8a27b879cc03:114766rockin' grandma<p>I first read Doris Lessing half a lifetime ago...the book, THE GOLDEN NOTEBOOK. I remember thinking it felt like a slice of my brain on paper...so much did it speak to me. </p> <p>Zimbabwe, while no longer a colony, is under the rule of a merciless dictator pretending to be an elected president. Maybe it did run better before. I do not believe that's a racist comment.</p> <p>And thanks for the kudos to old ladies!</p> <img src="http://www.babble.com/CS/aggbug.aspx?PostID=114766" width="1" height="1">http://www.babble.com/CS/blogs/strollerderby/archive/2008/08/04/doris-lessing-is-cranky-old-fun.aspx#114639Mon, 04 Aug 2008 19:53:29 GMT42a08a39-daf3-4129-8a63-8a27b879cc03:114639megg<p>Oh, how I lurve Doris Lessing. </p> <img src="http://www.babble.com/CS/aggbug.aspx?PostID=114639" width="1" height="1">