The doctor who first claimed that the MMR vaccine could cause autism has been found guilty of a series of misconduct charges, that include putting children through painful and unnecessary tests, a disciplinary hearing has ruled today.
Life
Waiting for Mr Right or taking Mr He’ll do?
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 ›
Thursday Cheezburger: Defence Mechanisms
Today’s LOLcat theme is: Defence! Post your own favourite defence-mechanism 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 ›
“Good job, boys!”
Advertising “Did I really just see that?” du jour: the All-Bran Dual ad. This played with saturation coverage during the last Masterchef season, and I finally came across an online version. http://www.clipser.com/Play?vid=1409650
Experiments in radically downsized living
I find these kinds of stories fascinating. People choosing to ‘live poor’ (though of course with the capacity to leave when they want to, and also while equipped with the education, networks and self-esteem that a life of opportunity has… Read More ›
Opting Out
I’m not doing anything for Australia Day today, because I don’t want to be even potentially confused with one of the flag-waving jingoists.
Thought of the Day, grand romantic gesture department
Gifts shouldn’t be about what you want someone else to do, or be.
The existence of this hat makes me absurdly cheerful
What exuberantly superfluous and dorktastic sights have brightened your day recently?
Saturday Garden
It’s a midsummer garden, so there’s not a whole lot going on except brown, dusty, and dry. Here’s what is. The melaleuca is flowering, in a mix of purple, pink and white flowers:
Otterday! And Open Thread.
It’s…. Otterday! Hosted by a LOLotter from I Can Has Cheezburger. Please feel free to use this thread to natter about anything your heart desires. Is there anything great happening in your life? Anything you want to get off your… Read More ›
Hoyden About Town 