On Facebook PinkStinks posted a link to someone complaining about bikes. Here, have a peeksee: Oi! Sexist Marketing! On Yer Bike!! http://inadifferentvoice.wordpress.com/2012/01/21/oi-sexist-marketing-on-yer-bike/ The long and the short of it is that the author wanted to buy her daughter her first … Continue reading →
Hola, friends, readers, and the like! Today marks one year since I threw this blog open to the public. While I’m still vexed that I have a lack of theme, I’m pleased that I’ve helped spread awareness of the Occupy … Continue reading →
For reasons I still cannot fully explain, I have always loved Friday the Thirteenth. It had nothing to do with the movies (my degree of sensitivity includes feeling witnessed violence, so I don’t go for slash’em’up gorefests if I can … Continue reading →
Now, I am aware that once someone shoves their head in the sand and doesn’t want to know about the world, they are less likely to ever want to come up for air – it’s that so-called ‘ignorance is bliss’ … Continue reading →
I wanted to take a moment to share some of the good things coming out of the Occupy movement; I’ll wait until tomorrow to scare you. After all, today is a day for Americans to eat well and squabble with … Continue reading →
Today’s focus is on the protesters, fun fun. Let’s start with a quick and dirty chart of awesomeness: Infographic: Who Is Occupy Wall Street? http://www.fastcompany.com/1792056/occupy-wall-street-demographics-infographic Quick and dirty is apt, in so much that this snapshot was taken across two … Continue reading →
I’m happy to say that the legal action the City of London was intending to take against the protesters encamped at St. Paul’s Cathedral has been put off for now: Occupy London protesters celebrate after winning eviction battle http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/nov/01/occupy-london-protesters-eviction-battle But … Continue reading →
Today seems to be formed of a migraine sandwich; I woke up with one, and I half-suspect that another one is forming. This sort of severely interferes with one’s attempt to brain, so I won’t be making a concerted effort … Continue reading →
I’m such a baby when I’m feeling under the weather, and today is no exception. I am gibberingly ridiculously happy that I, at least, have today to myself, and that sick husband and child are elsewhere! Of course, that doesn’t … Continue reading →
Today is the first official day of summer; we’re BBQing. It’s the perfect day for it – the sun is shining, and there’s not the slightest threat of rain (though I don’t trust British weather reporting agencies that much, ha … Continue reading →