It’s one of the many things that people mock about Charles, the Prince of Wales. Don’t get me wrong, like all royals there are loads of things that are eminently ridiculous about him and his pursuits. I find the whole concept of royalty offensively ridiculous. But what I don’t find ridiculous about him is the fact that he chose to marry Camilla Parker-Bowles, yet he is constantly mocked for it because she is unapologetically middle-aged, and thus not considered beautiful enough to be a royal wife.
Life
Otterday! And Open Thread.
My favourite site this week features baby Asian Small-Clawed otters born in Osaka, Japan. More photos of the otters can be found at Zooborns. Please feel free to use this thread to natter about anything your heart desires. Is there… Read More ›
Thursday Cheezburger and Delurking Day: Maths Cats
Today’s theme is: Mathematics! Runner up: Post your own favourite Theme Cheez o’ t’ week 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… Read More ›
Same-Sex Marriage Rally in Sydney, November 28th
On November 28th, there will be rallies across Australia in support of same-sex marriage, and I’m organising a Hoyden contingent for the Sydney rally, which will take place at Town Hall, at 1pm. I’ve created a facebook event for Hoydenizens… Read More ›
Kate Harding’s Salon piece on the Stupak-Pitts amendment
As we’ve come to expect, Kate strips away the fluff and goes straight to the bone of just why this particular example of Democrats throwing their voters under the bus may have been the final straw.
Happy Birthday, Sesame Street
As you may have noticed if you’ve used Google recently, this week marks the 40th anniversary of Sesame Street, an educational children’s show that has always attempted to be promote diversity and understanding. While it has not always been perfect… Read More ›
Otterday! And Open Thread.
It’s hard to dislike the charming Otter Story website. The UK illustrator responsible says he’s working on a book, so keep your eyes peeled. ~~~ Please feel free to use this thread to natter about anything your heart desires. Is… Read More ›
2 Melbourne Labradors need a good home
I received this as a forwarded email, so I’m keeping personal details unpublished but will pass the email details of anyone genuinely interested along to the original author, who has to move overseas and cannot take them along. Cookie and Coco are just 3 years old and deeply attached to each other, so they desperately want to place them together. They are also accustomed to small children.
Dream Home?
This isn’t my dream home. I’m not sure what I’d do with six kitchens and twelve toilets, apart from endless cleaning [can you imagine the mess the kids could make?]. I know for certain that I’d feel weird sending guests… Read More ›
Thursday Cheezburger: Magic Kittehs
Today’s kitty theme is: Magic! Runner-up: Post your own favourite Magic LOLcat 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 ›
Hoyden About Town 