Linkblurt: College student’s wheelchair stolen from campus A disabled college student is having trouble getting around campus, after someone stole his motorized wheelchair. […] Horus had locked it up and left it charging overnight. When he returned to campus, it… Read More ›
Month: October 2009
“But what do we CAAAALL them?” – the language of shackling
[This has been cross-posted at FWD/Forward.] I don’t know who David Southwell is when he’s at home, but he’s showing his arse big-time over at his “Sub in the Pub” blog at news.com.au. Following up on the story about the… Read More ›
We are abandoned
news.com.au: “Wheelchair-bound man left halfway up Mount Snowdon” [via whooz_queen] A wheelchair-bound man suffered mild exposure after being abandoned halfway up a mountain by a group of charity climbers who gave up carrying him. The 31-year-old man was left sitting… Read More ›
Femmostroppo Reader – October 19, 2009
Items of interest found recently in my RSS feed. What did I miss? Please share what you've been reading (and writing!) in the comments. Guest Blogger Starling: Schrödinger’s Rapist: or a guy’s guide to approaching strange women without being maced… Read More ›
Quick Hit: Want Androcur? Join the Sex Offender Registry!
ETA (18 Oct 2009): This may, in fact, be complete rumour, everyone! Apologies for not checking; I didn’t realise the PBS was online. If you look here, you can see that there are multiple indications under which it can be… Read More ›
So, we just missed Pastor Danny Nalliah at Mt Ainslie yesterday
I’d forgotten all about the panicmongering from Catch the Fire ministries about alleged blood sacrifices by witches on the mountain-top from a few weeks ago, but Saturday was the day of the exorcism for the evil spirits raised by these rust stains at the base of an air safety beacon just below the summit.
Accessibility bouquet, and how about shade for “accessible” parking?
And an accessibility bouquet goes… to a staff member at a Telstra shop today. They offered wordlessly to serve me on-scooter or on-chair, without making a fuss. When the staff member started to explain the plans in spoken-word, I asked… Read More ›
Otterday! And Open Thread.
Reminder: Hoyden About Town has moved to http://www.hoydenabouttown.com. Please update your blogrolls and bookmarks! Please also re-subscribe, to make sure you are using the new Feedburner feed. Today’s otter comes via MyAngel 27 on flickr. The bronze statue is from… Read More ›
Dear hyperventilating Aussie media
Andre Rieu is not a violin ‘virtuoso’. He is a band leader who plays a decent violin. As my darling says, he’s about as good a violinist as Liberace was a pianist i.e. a canny showman who puts on a… Read More ›
Femmostroppo Reader – October 15, 2009
Items of interest found recently in my RSS feed. What did I miss? Please share what you've been reading (and writing!) in the comments. Radical Readers amp; Feminisms for Dummies – Online reading club and book reviews – check it… Read More ›
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