Kathryn Jean Lopez at Townhall wishes the USA could have John Howard for their next President. In the final paragraphs she gets to her real point, which is that John McCain just isn’t conservative enough, and by damn he ought… Read More ›
Month: March 2008
Weekend Wibble: Animals Have All The Fun
Checking out the Dark Roasted Blend “Animals Have All The Fun” series, these two shots tickled my fancy. Enjoy.
“Through heredity great things might be accomplished for the human race – as great things as have been achieved in the improvement of horses and cattle, fruits and flowers.”
Another instalment in the Ladies’ Handbook series! The original post is here. Today, chapter II, Making Marriage A Success. For Rebekkka. ~~~ Marriage is dual life; and life, we rightly say, is what we make it. How can this double… Read More ›
Friday Hoyden: Zoe Goss
Who can forget that golden moment when Zoe Goss dismissed Brian Lara? Goss was part of the Bradman XI side playing in the Bradman Foundation charity match in 1994. She bowled two for 60 off ten overs, including the wicket… Read More ›
If the garbo truck didn’t wake me up before sparrows ack emma every week…
leading me to almost always suddenly remember “arrgh! the prawn heads!” and fang it out to the bin before the garbos get to my driveway, then I don’t think my neighbour’s bins would hardly ever get emptied. I race out,… Read More ›
Animal story of the day
Image credit: TV3 NZ Dolphin rescues stranded NZ whales A dolphin has guided two stranded whales to safety after human attempts to keep the animals off a New Zealand beach failed, a conservation official said. […] A dolphin, named Moko… Read More ›
Germaine Greer on Margaret Throsby
[image source] I’ve just finished listening to Germaine Greer on Margaret Throsby’s show this morning. I really like Margaret Throsby – a relaxed and respectful interviewer, she draws her guests out, allows them plenty of space, gets down to personal… Read More ›
Failing to see the wood for the trees
Lisa Cuprio’s main thesis in Women keep maiden names for more than feminist reasons is this: In the past, women who declined to take their husbands’ names might be considered careerists or feminists. Today, a new breed of women who… Read More ›
The War on Drugs now a mortal sin: Indexed
Indexed, as always, has a clever take on the new Seven Deadly Sins announced by the Vatican this week. [The list used is a slight tweak on the list announced in the media, but the substance is the same.] As… Read More ›
What way do you see her spin?
I missed this last October, butaccording to the Herald-Sun (in what is till one of their most-emailed stories), whether you see the dancer spin clockwise or anticlockwise indicates which hemisphere of your brain is dominant. I’m curious as to which… Read More ›
Hoyden About Town 