Too busy reading
to post much. The Road to Surfdom has a brand new look and lots of good gen on the government’s mishandling of the Pvt. Kovco fatality, the slow response of Aussie RWDB bloggers to the call of the 101st Fighting Keyboardists aka Chickenhawks, and the nation’s reaction to the trapped miners in Tasmania. More at [...]
Full Story »The invisible friends have been busy
…finding fabulous stuff. Via oddprofessor through non-blog channels (they do still exist), some basic US political facts with a sense of humour : Speaking as an educator, this is very well done. The discrepancies noted here have telling points with regard to Australian political priorities as well. * * * Via Chris Clarke: The Internet [...]
Full Story »Australian legal abortion – a clarification?
This article from yesterday’s Age deserves to be reproduced in full. Abortion crime vote bidBy Jason Dowling, State PoliticsApril 30, 2006 LATE-TERM abortion could be removed from the Crimes Act and placed under the Health Act if the Bracks Government is re-elected. The Government is believed to be considering a conscience vote on abortion law [...]
Full Story »Kovco questions
Just a quick acknowlegement that my previous post on Anzac Day which referred to Pvt. Kovco’s death from a firearm discharge in a secure area strongly implied that Pvt. Kovco committed suicide, and with fuller information I now realise that this was an unwarranted jumping to a conclusion. If anyone who knew Pvt. Kovco read [...]
Full Story »Belated Friday Random 10 – First Ever iPod edition
So Mr Tog is the best spouse ever, and got me a video iPod for my anniversary gift. So far only have 129 songs on it, but ripping some Nick Cave as I write. Now I can join all the other bloggers copying Lauren of Feministe’s pop culture meme, although I fear I fall far [...]
Full Story »Happy Anniversary to Us!
15 years married today. We’re taking the tigtogsprogs to Nana and Papa’s to stay for the night, and then we’re going out on the town for dinner and a show (Dylan Moran, Irish comedian who wrote/starred in Black Books). So, you’re on your own for the day, people!
Full Story »Lest We Forget
Because it’s Anzac Day, I’ve spent much of my time looking over the various diaries/letters of my greatuncles who took part in the Great War. (Various cousins-once-removed and second-cousins have transcribed them over the years and sent out copies to us all). Two of four AIF brothers were at the landing at Anzac Cove on [...]
Full Story »For the fallen
The news of Australia’s first military fatality in Iraq, which came just before Anzac Day, is a timely reminder of the fact that people at home in suits make decisions that cost soldiers overseas in uniform their lives. And those deaths don’t always occur in combat. We don’t know the circumstances yet that led to [...]
Full Story »Mountains in autumn
Ten years ago my parents retired back to the home in which I spent my early childhood. It’s in the Lower Blue Mountains near one of the National Park entrances, and they have a magical backyard for children. We went up for a barbecue lunch on a perfect sunny autumn day, which seems as good [...]
Full Story »This may seem like I’m some kind of prevert
(although I’m actually a fully fledged vert fast approaching ultravert status) but anyway there’s an excellent thread about cunnilingus currently up at Pandagon – why some women really don’t like it, why lots of others like it OK or like it lots and lots, what’s the best way to talk to a partner about it. [...]
Full Story »150 years of 8 hour days
Kim has a post up at Larvatus Prodeo reminding us all about the 8-hour working day pioneers in our own Australian state of Victoria. 150 years. It’s probably just as well none of them are still alive to see what’s happening to the labour market of today.
Full Story »Annals of Ex-Spousal Jousting
Civil but not effusive congratulations on birth of child to new partner of ex-spouse: “I hope both mother and baby are doing well.” Naughty Nic’s very clearly not mentioning someone here: Perhaps because this is her fervent unvoiced wish: [For the benefit of certain netizens I know with a very specific Kidman fetish, I have [...]
Full Story »vaccines and autism redux
Orac on Respectful Insolence adds a cracker to his series taking on the Mercury-in-Vaccines-is-causing-Autism crowd. Some years ago I was for a while concerned about the possibility that the mercury compound thimerosal that is used as a preservative in vaccines might have had something to do with my kids ending up with Autistic Spectrum Disorders [...]
Full Story »Keep Katie Quiet
… or Xenu will come and take her away! I know, a bit late considering yesterday’s news, but still good ol’ stoopidfun. Via commentor Saint at LP.
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