Author Archives
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Friday Hoyden: Dagmar Berne
[image from National Pioneer Women’s Hall of Fame] As a teenager, Dagmar Berne, of Sydney, was sent by her widowed mother for a “good education” in a private school, Springfield Ladies’ College. The curriculum included such traditional “ladies’ accomplishments” as… Read More ›
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Passive backlash.
Well, this “Girls Love Pink Cos They Pick Fruit, Fuck, and Have Babies!” study would be a prime example of Why We Need Blogs. I see a lot of whining about bloggers being mere parasites on the underbelly of the… Read More ›
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The colours of the rainbow…
Enough of bad news and snark for this week. Have a smile on me. Or rather, on Raymond Crowe and Louis Armstrong. http://www.metacafe.com/fplayer/774922/great_shadow_puppetry.swf If the embedded video isn’t working for you – go straight to the video at Metacafe.
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PinkSquee EvPsych Asshattery du jour
[image yoinked from jZepp] Would someone just erase gender-evpsychs from the planet, please? This Beeb-reported British “study” published in Current Biology has declared that women really do prefer pink – it’s in their genes. Apparently by including Chinese volunteers as… Read More ›
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Wednesday morning soapblogging
I have a few pretties to share with you. Tie Dye Trance. This is my first five-colour swirl: purple, red, pink, orange, and blue. Making these was a whirl of arms and jugs and spoons, mixing and colouring and scenting… Read More ›
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Duh du jour: A cautionary tale.
[scene: a very quiet room.] Me: [thinks] Gosh, that’s a lot of drive noise. And it’s constant, not fluctuating. Whatever could be hammering the hard drive? * checks Activity Monitor, nothing unusual Me: [thinks] Is it the new external drive?… Read More ›
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Monday Mornin’ Map
A little while ago, I wondered what percentage of land surface has ocean or sea at its antipode. I’d fall smack into the Bermuda Triangle if I dug straight down. With a big tip o’ the Hat to Clive Feather,… Read More ›
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Speaking Truth
Three pieces of art for you. Cancer Sampler Twisty has an amazing piece of embroidery art up on her blog. For those who don’t know her, Twisty was last year recovering from a debilitating regime of breast cancer treatment when… Read More ›
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“I think we should discuss…”
I’m dying here. What would happen if corporate meetings were internet comment threads: http://www.collegehumor.com/moogaloop/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=1771556 College Humour, via Neatorama.
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Satan’s Bed
As promised to la doctorita in this thread: the dangers of Secret Vice, or Self-Pollution. Published in Chicago by the “Vitalogy Association” in 1926 is the comprehensive home health encyclopaedia, “Vitalogy”, by E. H. Ruddock. The encyclopedia covers everything under… Read More ›
Hoyden About Town 