Benazir Bhutto writes of being the first ever elected national leader to give birth while in office. Her pregnancies became political capital. And yet another female minister has stepped out of Cabinet to the back bench in order to spend… Read More ›
relationships
All our relationships, not just partnerings
Gifts for baby showers: problem solved
I don’t often tout a commercial enterprise, but these are fabulous! Available online from rockyourbaby (for the prematurely hip) Tip of hat to Shaun, whose Hannah (of course!) is wearing the “ab cd low voltage rock ‘n’ roll” design
Friday Furry: Malaysian kitten and monkey pals
You may have seen these photos, or at least some of them, before, but they’re so gorgeous I’m sure you won’t mind seeing them again. I’m only posting thumbnails because the images are copyrighted to Kaz Campbell, so click on… Read More ›
Fussin’, feudin’, flamewarring feminists
They aren’t here yet. But they eventually will be. Nothing to see here yet, folks.
Lenten limitations
Some of you already know that while I am a militant agnostic (I don’t know whether any god exists and neither does anybloodyone else) my beloved mr tog is a regular churchgoer. He wasn’t when we met, it crept up… Read More ›
Social skills: over-rated?
(Updated: forgot the damn link) Twisty thinks so, after describing her own lack of compliance with social conformity: It is an asset, not to mention a joy and a relief, to be unencumbered by social skills. What are they, after… Read More ›
Snippet: things I never thought I’d have to explain
togster: Mum, may I use the computer to do my homework? tigtog: Sure, honey. [beat] tigtog: You might want to take that sofa seat-cushion off your head first. togster: Ohhwwhh! Do I have to? I’m practising balancing it on my… Read More ›
Friday Furry one day late
Oh, this is amazing. originally posted by CityRag who has more pictures and information – apparently all four infant animals were abandoned by their mothers shortly after birth Found via Majikthise: Lindsay says this shot fills her with trepidation (Disaster… Read More ›
So, my kids really are mutants
From Newsweek – Autism: New Findings in from Big Gene Study So what are the preliminary findings? What this shows is that there are rare chromosomal changes, what we call copy number variations, [associated with autism] rather than a single… Read More ›
Horrible prisons of narrative
The Independent (sic) Women’s Forum[their FAQ] [counterview] in the US have been garnering much attention for their reactionary “Take Back the Date” campaign, a Valentine’s Day activist response to the horribly unromantic V-day campaigns in the States that aim to… Read More ›
Hoyden About Town 