You just know there’s dwarves buried under her patio, don’t you? What was the wardrobe department at Ten thinking? Watch out for warty old ladies with apples, Sandra. And in my defence, I was only watching Ten because Ross Noble… Read More ›
Month: April 2006
Hicks, Dreyfus, Kafka?
I was listening to an interesting radio program (RN’s Law Report) which had some discussion of comparisons between the Guantanomo detainees appearances before the military tribunal and the celebrated Dreyfus Affair. This is a controversial comparison because we now know… Read More ›
Little kids rock
Seen while driving home from dropping off the togster to his school band practise: an adorably dressed preschool girl holding her nana’s hand while waiting at the pedestrian crossing signals. She couldn’t just stand there, so she was jumping and… Read More ›
Mad scientist at work
Well, that’s what the SMH article’s accompanying picture would have you believe just by looking. I’m sure this nice boffin in the white coat doesn’t always look like he’s wondering about photographers a la fava beans and a nice chianti…. Read More ›
Damn, should have taken the kids to the beach yesterday
Not to swim, though. Just to look at the big, huge swell that came around Sydney beaches due to a concentrated low pressure zone further south. And at the mad bastards out riding it. SMH Photo: Dallas Kilponen A photo… Read More ›
Am I being too much of a snob?
Am I saving myself as much time and possible grief as I think I am when I refuse to read their blog if I click on a commenter’s profile and find that they’ve listed The Da Vinci Code as a… Read More ›
Strange Men, children and hysteria
I know that there are many men who don’t feel safe to go up to a distressed child and try to comfort them for fear that other people watching might take them for paedophiles.
Defiance, horror stories and rape report rates
Despite the immense wave of public admiration for Tegan Wagner’s decision to allow her name to be used in the reportage of the trial of her gang rapists, and her widely reported defiance toward them in court, it has to… Read More ›
Pollie childcare, Family Benefit B reform, and emergency contraception
Two Australian stories this week indicate some shifts in political thinking about balancing career and family life: Care for federal MPs’ babies at last POLITICIANS have finally won their campaign to have a childcare centre in Parliament House, just as… Read More ›
dreaded lurgy blogging
So, this week autumn has come to Sydney. The waterbed heater has been turned on, and the winter doona is on the bed. The kids are sleeping in long-sleeved-long-legged pyjamas. The skies are that brilliant autumn blue that only comes… Read More ›
Hoyden About Town 