Recently my partner read something that got him thinking about William Shakespeare and the controversy surrounding whether or not William Shakespeare of Stratford-Upon-Avon was actually the man that wrote the collected works of William Shakespeare. Since he likes to research these things he decided that we just needed to know a bit more about this [...]
In my last job I was bullied. It started out as one person picking on me, which is not really a problem. Some people are assholes and you just got to deal. It was other people taking sides, our boss taking sides and even perpetuating the behaviour that really upset me. A bully is one [...]
I’ve never really paid much attention to global warming, pretty much assuming that I have enough to worry about adding a vague sort of dread that I’m contributing to the destruction of the world every time I drive my car. That said, I’d have to live in a cave not to know that things are [...]
One of the things that really bothers me when I’m reading is the constant need to validate a persons position based on stereotyping. I was reading a piece about Feminist Housewives on Jezebel, and some women declaring that she made the decision to be a stay at home mother and backed it up with stereotypes [...]
Never read reviews of a movie before you go and see it. I know this. I live by this rule. I’m way too easily influenced by others opinions, particularly when it comes to movies. Then I make rash decisions based on those opinions. Like the time I blew off a chance to see Long Kiss Goodnight [...]
About a month ago now I quit my day job. I did it for a number of reasons, most particularly I was staring down the barrel of being made responsible for everything that happens in a business that wasn’t mine and being completely unappreciated whilst I did it. I’d been unhappy for quite a long [...]
I first registered this website, oh, four years ago now. I’d just watched the DVD “The Secret” and had an ephiphany! I could really have what I wanted if I could just focus my thoughts. It was such a … mind altering moment for me. Finally a recipe for a way that I could live [...]
I love the new year. It’s a time of renewal. A time for reassessing and deciding where you want to go. A time to reflect on what it is that I want. Luckily for me I’m really clear about where I want to be and it doesn’t change much. I want to work for home in [...]
I’ve been getting ready to move over the last few weeks, cleaning and packing our house. It’s been further compounded by the fact that the yard was in such a mess that had to be finished off prior to us moving. Its been busy, busy, busy with all free time spent in the garden. We’re [...]
I’ve been sitting here staring at a blank screen for quite a while now. I just can’t seem to get writing. So I’ve been reading instead and the message I’ve got from that reading is just write. Write whatever comes up but get on with it. I’m overwhelmed. I feel like I’m drowning in tasks [...]
I had dinner in a bar last night on the way to the movies and whilst I was eating the TV was on in the background. The news was playing. I didn’t really pay much attention until there was an item showing ‘headless fatties‘. Then the news reporter began talking about some guy with a [...]
I was reading the other day a post about the idiocy of taking children away from their parents because they’re fat. The post was written from the point of view of a social worker and noting how much difficulty that would cause, particularly in the face of the already overworked system that’s having trouble coping [...]
I write a blog about body shape where one of the things that I do is help women define their body shape. The longer I read and write about this subject the more unsure I become that what I’m doing is really helpful. The biggest concern I have comes from the fact that a lot [...]
