Buggered if I can find a theme in this week’s selection. The Weeping Song -Nick Cave & The Bad SeedsTamburitza Lingua – Ani DiFrancoBetter Than Anything -Tuck & PattiA Walk in the Light Green (I Was Only 19) – RedgumThe… Read More ›
Month: May 2006
Noms de blog and gender-spectrum etiquette
Yesterday I rang up Sydney ABC talk-radio (that’s our national public radio for the foreign readers), as I do once or twice a month when I’m on my way to pick up the kids from school (using the hands-free, and… Read More ›
Recommended Reading
I’ve been busy catching up on some favorite blogs the last few days: Larvatus Prodeo has long discussion threads Discrimination and Same-Sex Marriage, the growing “pro-life” activism in the USA against the provision of contraception (Pro-choice, pro-sex? Who’s afraid of… Read More ›
Women face abuse in the military
No time to comment on this, but plan to later: The Australian Navy’s first female officer tells of years of abuse in the service.
Spin that Beaconsfield backlash
I expected the various criticisms of AWU federal secretary Bill Shorten, whose savvy media performance at Beaconsfield was too slick by half for the composure of many people, even some of my fellow lefties. The right is busy painting him… Read More ›
I teach at a public school, that’s why I’m sending my daughter to a Catholic high school
This was actually said to me by the mother of one of the tigling’s yearmates in the supermarket this afternoon. WTF? Apart from the distraction that I’m pretty sure she’s a teacher’s aide rather than a teacher (so why tell… Read More ›
Read it
March by Geraldine Brooks. The adventures and travails of Mr March, father of Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy during the year that the events of Little Women take place, and the memories of times past that led him to be… Read More ›
Day-After-Friday Random 10 – “Holy Fuck I’m the mother of a teenager” edition
I’m sure it was only yesterday he was riding a trike around with his little sister in the pillion seat. I think I’m now officially middle-aged. Egypt – Mental As AnythingGonna Run U Over – CodaTupelo – Nick Cave &… Read More ›
What is it with chicken soup and ‘flu?
My fingers smell of bacon. I’ve just roughly chopped up a bacon hock which had been simmering in chicken stock which had been poured over onions and garlic sauteed in olive oil. I’ve now returned the chopped bacon meat to… Read More ›
Still high from the rescue
The Australian Treasurer Peter Costello delivered his annual Budget Speech last night, which by all accounts panders to just about everyone a little bit but not enough. Milkshakes all round! There’s not much blogging response to that yet (some mentions… Read More ›
Hoyden About Town 