Campaign with ruthless positivity: barely acknowledge the mewlings of the Opposition, except with a look of amused contempt…
Month: July 2010
It’s nearly carnival time!
As Chally reminds us over at the Down Under Feminists’ Carnival blog, now is the time to get those submissions in! The next carnival (featuring posts published before the end of 31st July) goes up next week…
Otterday, and Open Thread
Today’s otter comes via National Geographic. An otter species thought to be wiped out from Borneo, Lutra sumatrana (the hairy-nosed otter), has been captured on film in Sabah. One of the world’s most endangered otters, the last time a hairy-nosed… Read More ›
Abbott-watch redux
I’m sick to the back teeth of the MSM coverage of this campaign descending into trivial gossip about Labor rifts and rivalries.
I want to know what bloody Abbott is up to, and highlight just how awful its implications (no doubt) will be.
Friday Hoyden: Jane Austen Fight Club
For those of you who haven’t already seen it.
Friday Cheezburger
Today’s theme is Awkward. When you realise you forgot to put up the Cheezburger post yesterday. Sorry.
Femmostroppo Reader – July 29, 2010
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.
Children are awesome
My scooter stopped today, while I was out with the Lad. Just … stopped. No lights, no fuel indicator lights, no beepability, brakes locked on. “Bother”[1], thought I, “that’s going to be a right pain in the buttocks”. There were… Read More ›
The data screams that the world is warming
Climate so-called skeptics need to properly engage with just how huge these mountains of data are. It simply is not possible for all these measurements to have been fudged by a cabal of scientists with some nebulous agenda.
Tony Abbott – the man your PM should be (Old Spice) parody
If you haven’t seen the Old Spice ad that this is parodying spend some time here. Then watch this.
Hoyden About Town 