Today’s sea otter mother-baby pair comes via the Mail Online. The otters were snapped in Prince William Sound, off the south coast of Alaska. Thanks to all the people who pointed me to it! Please feel free to use this… Read More ›
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Thursday Cheezburger – Surprise!
Today’s Cheezburger theme is… Surprise! Post your own favourite surprise-themed Cheez here, and wait for admin image magic to make it appear. Please post a link to a FULL webpage, rather than a direct link to an image only –… Read More ›
Snippets of awesome
Despite February being a short month, Fuckpoliteness has a huge and FABULOUS Down Under Feminists Carnival up! This is our 22nd carnival and still going strong. Go and check out what local feminists have had to say about Tony Abbott,… Read More ›
Otterday! And Open Thread
Today’s otter was captured by rospix in Wales (check out the rest of the pictures!), and comes via the BBC Wales Nature blog. Please feel free to use this thread to natter about anything your heart desires. Is there anything… Read More ›
WA Government to apologise for abusive, illegal adoption system
The West Australian today reports that the WA government may become the first State government to publicly acknowledge and fully apologise to all mothers and children forced into adoptions, and harmed by illegal adoption practices. For decades in the mid… Read More ›
RIP Jon Swift, blogger merveilleux
Condolences to his family and to everyone else who knew and loved him. He was a delight to read and must have been even more of a delight to know.
Thursday Cheezburger: Fairytale Kittehs!
And today’s LOLcat theme is: Fairy Tales and Nursery Rhymes! Post your own favourite Fairytale Cheez here, and wait for admin image magic to make it appear. Please post a link to a FULL webpage, rather than a direct link… Read More ›
X-ray casts
Castoo is a business that offers “tattoos” for plaster casts. You can get dragons, fairies, flames, sharks, old skool tattoos, flowers, or a variety of other designs. My favourite? Send ’em your X-ray, and you’ll get back a cast decoration… Read More ›
Parenting tips: watch classic movies with your child
So that you won’t ever have to find out one day that they have written something like this to a movie studio.
My weekend was quiet
Indulged myself with some books bought with the Xmas gift voucher I finally dug up to use: Disrespected the cat: Ate and slept a fair bit too.