Life

Helpful Hint of The Day: being on the internet

By tigtog on 2012-10-12 • ( 17 )

A Handy Test for Reddit Users: Are You on the Internet Right Now?

Whimsy

By Mindy on 2012-10-10 • ( 6 )

Please share links to anything that has recently surprised, delighted, intrigued or otherwise positively engaged you. Self promotion encouraged.

Indulge me for a moment…

By Anna on 2012-10-08 • ( 22 )

…while I talk about archery.

That time of year again

By Mindy on 2012-10-07 • ( 10 )

Your handy ready reckoner for daylight saving time.

Please feel free to use this thread to natter about anything your heart desires. Anything great happening in your life? Anything you want to get off your chest? Books? News stories? What have you created lately? Commiserations, felicitations, temptations, contemplations, speculations?

A cabbagepatch doll customised to look like Sherlock Holmes as played by Benedict Cumberbatch

Gratuitous Cumberwatching

By tigtog on 2012-10-05 • ( 2 )

It’s in the garden and it wants to be adopted!

Book Review: ‘Why Have Kids?’ by Jessica Valenti

By hatbluemilk on 2012-10-04 • ( 2 )

You won’t agree with everything in this book no matter which direction of parenting you’re coming from, Valenti acknowledges that, but it is taking the mainstream conversation about parenting to a meatier level and it’s about time that happened.

Pinktober is upon us

By tigtog on 2012-10-03 • ( 5 )

We’ve written a lot about the problems with pinkwashing of cancer “awareness” in the past, but this is the hardest month of the year to match actions with ideals on this issue, because (a) the pink products are everywhere, and (b) it is at least a good reminder of a worthy cause to direct our donations towards, if only we can be sure that the money is being used effectively.