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A blogger who rarely updates what is supposed to be a blog about building a house. If you want to ask me about owner-building a Harkaway house email johnsonhere@bigpond.com.

• Quick Hit – Premier’s Expert Advisory Council on Women (NSW)

  By Mindy on 2010-04-16

  Expressions of interest are invited for membership of the Premier’s Expert Advisory Council on Women. The Premier’s Expert Advisory Council provides specialist advice to the NSW Government about issues affecting the status of women in NSW. It is an expert… Read More ›

• Values are not exclusively Christian.

  By Mindy on 2010-04-12 • ( 45 )

  The article linked to below attacks the idea of teaching ethics in NSW Public Schools “at the expense of scripture”. As a parent who is also an atheist, I quite like the idea of ethics classes that have nothing to… Read More ›

• Let’s Dance

  By Mindy on 2010-03-31 • ( 1 )

  A US lawyer says a lesbian student who sued a Mississippi school over its policy banning same-sex prom dates can bring her girlfriend to a privately sponsored dance. The dance is not the school prom, that is still cancelled, it… Read More ›

• Quick Hit: Maybe it’s her fault for having a shower?

  By Mindy on 2010-03-02 • ( 8 )

  The photo of a young Lara Bingle which has apparently been doing the rounds of the cricket and AFL players for some time now has been published in the Woman’s Day magazine. Woman’s Day say they did not pay for… Read More ›

• Quick Hit: Won’t someone think of the physics?

  By Mindy on 2010-02-23 • ( 9 )

  And here I was thinking that movies needed pass the Bechdel Test to be better. But apparently I was wrong. What movies really need to do is stick to proper physics. Well I’m glad we got that sorted, aren’t you?

• Generation XXL

  By Mindy on 2010-02-17 • ( 5 )

  This was on SBS last night. The second film in Channel 4’s landmark documentary series focuses on the younger children in the group of seven overweight youngsters on their journey towards adulthood, to find out what it really feels like… Read More ›

• Quick Hit; NSW Parliamentary Inquiry into education for students with a disability

  By Mindy on 2010-02-10 • ( 7 )

  “Interacting with the education system can be a frustrating and confusing experience for parents of a child with a disability or special needs, as they attempt to ensure that their child gets adequate support to reach their full potential”, said… Read More ›

• Waiting for Mr Right or taking Mr He’ll do?

  By Mindy on 2010-01-28 • ( 24 )

  Women who have failed to find their perfect partner by the age of 30 should give up their search for Mr Right and settle instead for Mr Right Now, an American author has claimed. Older, single women often deny themselves… Read More ›

• Nasty little scam

  By Mindy on 2010-01-18 • ( 8 )

  Apologies if I’m teaching anyone to suck eggs, as most people are probably more internet scam savvy than me, but still never hurts to spread the word.

• Only one of these has been invited onto Britain’s Got Talent

  By Mindy on 2010-01-13 • ( 2 )

  Darren the Waving Goat Death Metal Rooster As far as I know anyway. Can you guess which one? BTW they declined the offer because it was too far to travel for the animal.