hmm...

Howard's latest speech, as edited by the SMH. Full text also available for download.

 

( and full text under here )

( and some not very politically astute meanderings by me )

In conclusion- WALTROT!

Poo, and other things on a tuesday

Medievalists are easily amused. First it was underpants. ( now it's flying poo )

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check out Modern Medieval on violence, religion, rhetoric, social cohesion, the middle ages and the twenty first century. Complete with bonus links to other people saying things about those things.

and a pretty poem on the blog of one Bronze John. not medieval at all, just pretty.

In an article entitled "A question of What Would Jesus Buy", by Ross Honeywill of the Centre for Customer Strategy, one finds many interesting quotes... one for your delectation this evening:
Reverend Billy has the last word on the matter, "Blessed are you who confuse consumerism with freedom, for you shall be delighted to discover the difference."

Anna Greer has an interesting article on harrassment of women and particularly feminist bloggers online. And, via Ancrene Wiseass, one of said bloggers talks about the problem and some ways to deal with it. Ancrene's post which I linked under her name has some other links in the same vein.

wow.

this is an amazing story...

Then, in 1952 - a few months after Lee met Charlie - George Jorgensen's transformation to Christine Jorgensen made the front pages and created new possibilities for people like Lee. From then on, Lee said, he knew he had to have the operation.

He had never told Charlie, he said, "Because I was afraid you'd leave me."

Charlie knew how it felt to hate his own body, to want to change it. But this?

"I didn't understand how any man could want to do that, " he says. "But I saw how miserable Lee was. I wanted him to be happy." His voice breaks."I loved him."

Charlie looks up to the box on the refrigerator. He wipes his eyes. Switches pronouns.

"To this day, I love her."