This fellow looks just pooped out. [I grabbed this a while back and forgot to note where it was from – does anybody know?] Please feel free to use this thread to natter about anything your heart desires. Is there… Read More ›
Month: October 2008
Mandatory Australian Internet Censorship: Conroy’s Bait and Switch
[Edit 24 Oct 08: The current post on this issue can be found here: “Wild claims hysteria enthusiastic commentary on internet censorship: Ludlam in Senate Estimates”] Australia’s Labor government is now set on instituting mandatory across-the-board internet censorship for every… Read More ›
Panicking at the last minute
What are the biggest Dos and Don’ts for a birthday slumber party for five 14 year old girls? Help!
I don’t know what the rest of you drink for aperitifs…
but judging by how long it took for my dearly beloved to obtain a decent Amontillado sherry last night, we have the only bottle in the Inner West of Sydney. Yah boo sucks to the rest of you. So what’s… Read More ›
Thursday Cheezburger
I couldn’t split the runner-up tie today, so here are two: See no evil, Speak no evil, Understand no evil You don’t understand! He’s EVIL when you’re not watching!
Third Debate Thoughts, and Video of McCain’s air-scarequotes “health of the mother”
My first impression thoughts of the third presidential debate between Barack Obama and John McCain, mostly grabbed from my twitter feed: – McCain choked on addressing Obama as “Senator Obama” at the opening, unless there was a glitch in the… Read More ›
FYI
The spaminator (Akismet) seems to be having a spasm of false positives lately, with a few Hoydenizens landing there for no good reason that I can tell. If your comment totally disappears when you hit the SEND button (i.e. there… Read More ›
Thoughts that get me out of bed to blog in the wee small hours
All these news reports recently about the Bradley Effect…it just struck me: are some media using earnest explanations of said Bradley Effect as an opportunity to remind the American VoterTM that that nice Obama they’re planning to vote for is,… Read More ›
She only lets us stay in the house because we can be used as furniture
Queen of the household, Molly.
Whoydensday: The Sarah Jane Adventures
Author: Hoydenizen Beppie Once upon a time, the Doctor had a Companion, whom he left behind quite suddenly in the wake of an emergency. This Companion expected that the Doctor would come back, but he never did—at least not for… Read More ›
Hoyden About Town 