We watched a doco about the wildlife of Iguaçu Falls on ABC1, and it brought back memories of our own honeymoon 20 years ago where we spent some time in South America.
Life
Otterday! And Open Thread.
Today’s river otter is from the US Pacific Southwest Region Fish and Wildlife Service.
Please feel free to use this thread to natter about anything your heart desires.
Thursday Cheezburger – Rolling in the Deep
Today’s theme is Rolling in the Deep, inspired by the fanastic song of the same name by Adele.
Shunning for your own good
This whole piece at Motherlode irked me. It is about a 17 year old school student who faked a pregnancy for several months as an investigation into stereotypes and discrimination for a school project. It is an amazing social experiment… Read More ›
More My-Neck-Hurts pseudoblogging
Thor-vs-Green-Lantern-squee. Well played, ItsJustSomeRandomGuy.
A selection from this morning’s Tweets
Neck playing up so avoiding typing, please forgive the linkfest. Greeting me when I opened my Seesmic this morning were these stories:
Somehow we survived this
I don’t think this was the only time we played this game, either. Thanks for coping, Mum and Dad!
Quick Hit: Do not adjust your sets
This is a real six year old. Needless to say most six year olds don’t look like this. More on this from Pavlov’s Cat here and here. I just don’t get it.
‘Reality’ shows and bullying judges
I had no idea who Brynne was, or the level of her claim to fame, this morning. Now since I googled it, I know: she married a much older, much richer man and she generally dresses to show off lots of skin. Apparently that makes her a target for the judges for more than just her unimpressive dancing, which is what they are supposed to talk about.
Neoliberal welfare and gender inequality
I suppose that by now, everyone in Australia has probably come across some version of the latest iteration of the hatin’-on-teen-mums discourse, which comes up with frightening regularity. This version of course, is part of the ‘tough love’ strategy being… Read More ›
Hoyden About Town 