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• Douchebag of the Year – already? The kidney or the bill.

  By lauredhel on 2009-01-18 • ( 21 )

  Panty-sniffing surgeon Dr Richard Batista, Long Island surgeon, has had a messy breakup with his wife Dawnell.

  Just how messy this is going to get is anyone’s guess. He accuses her of infidelity and denying him time with their children. She says he was paranoid – right down to undie-checks for evidence of an affair – and never denied access.

  He donated a kidney to her eight years ago, when a pregnancy-related illness made it necessary and he turned out to be a match. Around that time, their marriage was going bad. Four years ago, Dawnell Batista filed for divorce.

• Post-Holiday Linkdump

  By lauredhel on 2009-01-18 • ( 3 )

  I’m back from holiday! Not quite back on board and blogging up a storm, but I thought I’d linkdump for some Sunday night reading for you.

  One of our fellow Best Midsize Blog finalists, Zomblog, is surprised and/or confused that some Muslim people are also gay activists. (Comments warning.) This rainbow-flavoured button reads “Allah is Good/Allah is Gay/Gay Islam”.

  

• Weblog awards: Middling Midsize Blog

  By lauredhel on 2009-01-15 • ( 1 )

  

  Thankyou to everyone who participated in the Weblog Awards!

  Turns out Hoyden About Town came dead middle in the field of midsize blogs. There’s a tagline in that somewhere, though I can’t quite find it.

  The finalists in the 2009 Bloggies will be announced in a week. I hope some feminist blogs will be recognised

• Thursday Cheezburger

  By lauredhel on 2009-01-15 • ( 2 )

  

• What the fuck, Catholic Church? War on Schnitzels

  By lauredhel on 2009-01-10 • ( 34 )

  OK, “What the fuck, Catholic Church?” is like shooting fish in a barrel. But here it is, anyway. The next instalment in my “What the fuck?” series.

  Roman Catholic doctors and cardinals are wetting their pants with glee over the fact that an 85 year old chemist who contributed to the original synthesis of norethisterone has now “confessed”, “recanted”, or whatever

• Weblog Awards – Vote Now!

  By lauredhel on 2009-01-10 • ( 14 )

  Update: The voting is all over. Thankyou to everyone who participated!

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  The polls are now open in the Weblog Awards.

  You can vote once a day for the one-week voting period, so set yourself a reminder now to go back each day.

  Vote now for Hoyden About Town in Best Midsize Blog

• Otterday, and Open Thread

  By lauredhel on 2009-01-10 • ( 19 )

  These Cape clawless otters were photographed on the Uitsig Peninsula in South Africa. Read more at the Zandvlei Trust, which does environmental work along the False Bay Coast wetlands, near Cape Town.

  

  Tigtog and I are both going to be more family-focussed for the next week or two, so Hoyden About Town will be a bit quiet for a while. Please feel free

• Because I are one

  By lauredhel on 2009-01-09 • ( 67 )

  I just got an invitation to join the facebook group “I tap slow-walking people on the shoulder and say, “Excuse me please!”

  Uh – no.

  Fuck no. With cherries and sprinkles. And the sauce of your choice.

  Laying your hands on me without invitation, strangers, sure isn’t going to speed me up any, but it may well piss me right the fuck off.

• Metaphysics, Parenting, and the Supernova.

  By lauredhel on 2009-01-08 • ( 14 )

  We revisited the end of the Earth today.

  The Lad (aged six) and I were reading Beowulf over lunch. Not my choice; the lad is drawn to it. He suddenly stopped me, starting to look upset.

• Thursday Cheezburger, and Delurking Day

  By lauredhel on 2009-01-08 • ( 14 )

  more animals

  Runnerup: Purrtilizer helps ur plants grow.

  It’s our monthly Delurking Day! If you’ve been reading along, give us a shout and let us know you’re there. You’re welcome to post your favourite macro (post the link and wait for Admin Image Magic), introduce yourself, or tell us what’s impressed or disappointed you lately