diff --git a/www/conservancy/feeds.py b/www/conservancy/feeds.py
index f97d9c7ffde1d00625db4a8092e3a84532ca952d..4a147fbfe517e2ddd53da0be2f81e981e25e4ae9 100644
--- a/www/conservancy/feeds.py
+++ b/www/conservancy/feeds.py
@@ -154,6 +154,9 @@ class BlogFeed(ConservancyFeedBase):
     get_absolute_url = '/feeds/blog/'
 
     def get_object(self, request):
+        # This is a hack:  keep GET object handy so I always have it in all methods.
+        if not hasattr(self, 'GET') and request and hasattr(request, 'GET'):
+            self.GET = request.GET
         return request
 
     def title(self, obj):
@@ -223,7 +226,7 @@ class BlogFeed(ConservancyFeedBase):
         return item.author.formal_name
 
     def item_author_email(self, item):
-        GET = self.get_object().GET
+        GET = self.GET
         if not 'author' in GET:
             return "%s@sfconservancy.org" % item.author
         else:
@@ -241,7 +244,11 @@ class BlogFeed(ConservancyFeedBase):
         return item.pub_date
 
     def items(self, obj):
-        GET = obj.GET
+        # This is a hack:  keep GET object handy so I always have it in all methods.
+        if not hasattr(self, 'GET') and request and hasattr(request, 'GET'):
+            self.GET = request.GET
+
+        GET = self.GET
 
         def OR_filter(field_name, subfield_name, objs):
             from django.db.models import Q