Musings before Mother's Day
Feminism: It being Mother’s Day tomorrow, the Times has asked six women, mainly writers, to write a letter to their children at 21 (they all… Læs mere »Musings before Mother's Day
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Undo – it's doable now!
Politics: Were you in favour of the war in Iraq? Check Bush’s “entry” speech here. Andrew Sullivan is embarrassed that he fell for it. I… Læs mere »Undo – it's doable now!
What can Google do for God's reputation?
There’s something about women’s rights out there every day. Even when you’re not looking for it actively. I don’t subscribe to any “feminism” blogs or… Læs mere »What can Google do for God's reputation?
News from the world
I’m afraid you’ll see many posts from me in the future looking like this. Since I started twittering I just seem to come across even… Læs mere »News from the world
A Film Meme
I’ve been tagged by my friend Gabs. She’s a real film buff and we used to go to the cinema together at least once every… Læs mere »A Film Meme
Aber dabei
A few days ago I wrote about feminist issues, something that led to a rather heated discussion. It always does! On the self-proclaimed extremist blog… Læs mere »Aber dabei
Suspicion meets the purveyor of random kindness
It’s been a very long time since I reported from Gretchen’s Happiness blog. I’m still following it, but she’s such a prolific writer that I… Læs mere »Suspicion meets the purveyor of random kindness
Is feminism dead? Did we win?
Somehow I’m always trailing behind a bit. Yesterday was the International Women’s Day and I didn’t do a single feminist thing all day. Generally, feminism… Læs mere »Is feminism dead? Did we win?
The perfect is often the enemy of the good
The above is a quote from this long, thorough and extremely well researched article on Mother Jones about the world’s food crisis and what to… Læs mere »The perfect is often the enemy of the good
Decision making – or when we think we're making one…
This article is 4 days old, but I’ve only just gotten around to write about it. I’m sorry if that makes you feel left behind…… Læs mere »Decision making – or when we think we're making one…
Tech news of the day
In Washington Post about viruses on social networking sites. It’s a very sober article, telling us the facts about the current viruses out there, how… Læs mere »Tech news of the day
Completely unrelated…
As a comment to yesterday’s post about the web’s damaging influence on innocent young children, check this little (1.6 min) speech by Don Tapscott, which… Læs mere »Completely unrelated…
More, yes MORE about youngsters and social networking
I’ve written a lot about this lately and now it’s a major media storm here. If you haven’t read my last entry on the subject,… Læs mere »More, yes MORE about youngsters and social networking
Hey, stop, don't go away, it's me!
I’m sure you’re thinking, oh my, hasn’t she got anything better to do than changing the layout of that bl…… blog all the time. The… Læs mere »Hey, stop, don't go away, it's me!
Twitter and more on online safety for children
After months of hesitation and no-saying to Twitter I’ve given in. As I understand it, Twitter can be more useful than Facebook when you want… Læs mere »Twitter and more on online safety for children
Anticipation
Tonight my friend Irina Lankova plays Beethoven’s 3rd piano concert at the Royal Holloway. I’m so excited and also nervous on her behalf. While waiting… Læs mere »Anticipation
Procrastination
is another word I like a lot. My dear old Dad, bless him, has often said that the word procrastination defines him. I think that’s… Læs mere »Procrastination
Serendipity
I just love that word, don’t you? Always looking for a chance to use it and tonight, while the boys were watching football, it presented… Læs mere »Serendipity
