I have grey hair! Last time I went for a haircut, I had about two grey hairs on the right temple. Now I’m quite distinctly going salt ‘n’ pepper at the temples, if you look closely. I have half a… Read More ›
Month: October 2008
Election Watch: only two weeks to go for the presidential poll!
Photo of the Week: the McCain funnyface. Video of the Week: Palin on Saturday Night Live. Canadian election: Stephen Harper is PM again New Zealand election: still got 2 and a half weeks of campaigning to go, with their polling… Read More ›
Virtual Travelling: Pause for Reflection, wherever we are
It’s always irresistible when travelling with a camera, isn’t it? Any gorgeous reflections that you happen upon. Of course, some of the shots below have been meticulously planned by shutterbugs who know their local area and its lighting intimately. All… Read More ›
Quick Hit: From a national on-line newspaper.
Author: the mystery guest hoyden who didn’t tag her post! These headlines appear in the sidebar, one under the other. Parenting No, it’s not big bones Parents are in denial about their obese kids, with half claiming their fat offspring… Read More ›
Linkfest: from steampunk to flamingos
Check out Sophie’s Steampunk Suffragette costume, now at the Hoydens About! flickr pool. She wore this for the Wasteland Steampunk convention. ~~~~ I’ve a guest post up at Shakesville, reprising the Monica Dux saga and responding to her article which… Read More ›
John McCain: Sarah Palin a direct counterpoint to feminism
OK, so can we stop talking about how feminism and feminists should rally behind Sarah Palin now? John McCain, answering “Hasn’t Governor Palin become a drag on your ticket?”: “As a cold, political calculation, I could not be more pleased…. Read More ›
Rudd’s rattling Turnbull
Kevin Rudd’s popularity has increased, with the latest Nielsen poll indicating that his handling of the global financial crisis (GFC) wins especially high approval, putting his personal approval rating at a personal best of 71%. Labor as a whole is… Read More ›
SF Sunday: worst costumes evah!
Two to kick off: Sting’s metal budgie-smuggler from Dune, or Leia’s metalkini from Star Wars: Return of the Jedi? Does it surprise anybody that leiasmetalbikini.com exists? (I didn’t bother to visit, if anyone does please report) I note in passing… Read More ›
Calling all ozbloggers who go to live comedy shows
Write me a review for my new Australian online comedy portal – news, reviews and directory all rolled into one! It’s called Gagging For It (rimshot), and I need more coverage of shows outside Sydney. About ten years ago I… Read More ›
Weekend election speculation
Open thread – just to keep the other open thread from being overwhelmed. It’s normally OK to discuss some political news stories on the Otterday open thread, but the election stuff tends to drown out everything else if we’re not… Read More ›
Hoyden About Town 