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• Linkdump: In the Papers: “Work-life balance”, and disablism gone rampant

  By lauredhel on 2009-05-01 • ( 7 )

  Ugh, this article shits me: “Vote Yes for work-life balance: industry leaders“. You’re the fucking CEO of a company, start work earlier if you want an extra hour of business communications with the Eastern States. (Background for furriners and t’other-siders:… Read More ›

• It’s not sex love, it’s rape

  By lauredhel on 2009-04-30 • ( 12 )

  Well, this is a twist on an old favourite. Sadly, not a new twist. **Trigger warning, non-graphic**. “Coach pleads guilty to sex with school girl” A 24-year old gymnastics coach who pleaded guilty to having sexual relations with a 12-year… Read More ›

• Thursday Cheezburger: Kittehs and their pets

  By lauredhel on 2009-04-30 • ( 6 )

• Soapmaking and breadmaking – will I be in demand when the pandemic comes?

  By lauredhel on 2009-04-30 • ( 10 )

  I realised, after posting the last batch of soap photos, that I had two batches that I never got around to photographing! I was down to only one or two bars of each set, so I didn’t get to cherrypick… Read More ›

• Actual Feminist Cookies.

  By lauredhel on 2009-04-29 • ( 10 )

  From 52 Acts. See the whole set of Feminist Cookies at Flickr. Creative Commonsed.

• Good news! WA Labor Opposition to introduce laws on breastfeeding discrimination

  By lauredhel on 2009-04-29 • ( 10 )

  [Photo: Families in peaceful protest outside Colin Barnett’s office last week. Posted with permission.] Woo! In response to community pressure and protest, the Labor Party of Western Australia (currently in Opposition) plans to introduce a private member’s bill to finally… Read More ›

• Cos chicks shouldn’t dig SF! Especially hot ones!

  By lauredhel on 2009-04-28 • ( 38 )

  Joss, Joss, Joss, don’t be such a big giant douche. Here is Joss Whedon accepting the Bradbury Award for screenwriting (part of the Nebula Awards): Note that in this set of Nebulas, the women dominated. Top honours were won by… Read More ›

• Psychiatrists see reasonable adaptations to CFS, label it “cause” and “maladaptation”

  By lauredhel on 2009-04-27 • ( 15 )

  There’s a whole industry that involves measuring the survival techniques and truths of people with CFS, then pointing the finger at them for causing their own illness with their Scientifically! Proven! personality “deficits”. Here’s the latest product of that industry…. Read More ›

• Wordless Sunday: The Sunday Papers

  By lauredhel on 2009-04-26 • ( 6 )

• Double Carnival Reminder: Blogging Against Disablism Day, and DUFC First Birthday

  By lauredhel on 2009-04-26 • ( 1 )

  Blogging Against Disablism Day is May 1st – everyone is welcome and all topics are go! To participate, you need to go to the Blogging Against Disablism Day page at Diary of a Goldfish and register your interest. Then write… Read More ›