because she was a transgendered woman. RIP Amanda Milan.
Year: 2006
Happy Solstice!
Solstice at Stonehenge – picture from here. So, who does the whole Xmas in July thing, eh?
US Ambassador in Baghdad – grim picture
A cabled memo signed by Zalmy Khalilzad, the US Ambassodor to Iraq, has been leaked to the Washington Post. The Memo is titled “Snapshots from the Office: Public Affairs Staff Show Strains of Social Discord” and The Independent offers a… Read More ›
Australians all, let us read Joyce
(who definitely knew how to explete) for on Wikipedia’s list of fictional expletives, at least 5 are credited to the character Stingray Timmins, of Neighbours. He may possibly be responsible for more, (my eyes started to water), but I rather… Read More ›
Fundraising for Medecins sans Frontieres
Mark Bahnisch of Larvatus Prodeo had a great idea – since one of our commentors there had issued a comments challenge that if met would net the LP collective $1000 for our running costs (and the commenters came to the… Read More ›
Friday Furry Fun: Cat chases bear
From the National Geographic: June 13, 2006:- Perhaps not since the Cowardly Lion has an animal’s appearance been so at odds with its attitude. On June 4 a black bear wandered into a West Milford, New Jersey, back yard, was… Read More ›
Civil unions and same-sex entitlements
So, for the moment, the ACT’s civil unions legislation lies in tatters on the Federal Parliament floor. The conflict between socially conservative ideals about marriage and politically conservative ideals about states’ rights* to self-government led to such a tight vote… Read More ›
It ain’t necessarily so
Yesterday I spent half the day wondering whether I really needed to go to the dentist about that disturbing cracking sound and brief shooting pain I experienced when taking an inoffensive bite from a Rich Tea biscuit. When I realised… Read More ›
Ooh, what a beauty!
I’ve never seen a fisk this neat before. Hat-tip to Crikey’s Blogwatch.
Tip for the domestically inexact #2
When one has, due to a throbbing migraine 2 nights ago, inadvertently omitted a crucial step in making pea and ham soup such as say, sauteeing the onions/garlic before browning the bacon hocks (resulting in a soup of almost 1970s… Read More ›
Hoyden About Town 