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Wednesday June 19th 2013

Posts Tagged ‘role models’

Happy Global Handwashing Day

Happy Global Handwashing Day

You know how I have a little issue with being all judgy (I'm working on it--truly). Well I'm going to own this bit of judgement. Own and keep it and perpetuate it in fact. I think people who don't wash their hands when they go to the toilet are [...]

Wife chart. Where do you rate?

Wife chart.  Where do you rate?

Wife chart. Where do you rate? OK, are you a good wife? Well would be be a good wife in 1939. Check out the marital rating scale and see what sort of a wife you'd be if you were married to say Errol Flynn. Or someone really dapper from the [...]

So the rich lie, cheat and are greedy. Big surprise

So the rich lie, cheat and are greedy. Big surprise

My daily commute home involves me merging into fairly heavy traffic. Four times out of five I can pretty well guarantee that someone will let me in. I firmly believe that is because I am a courteous driver who let's people change lanes, enter from [...]

Gotta get me some of that juice

Watching Toddlers and Tiaras is a bit like looking at a car crash. You know you should look away but there's something about tragedy that just sucks you in. Like Honey Boo Boo. God bless Honey Boo Boo, daughter of the world's most delusional [...]

Prince Ken and Princess Barbie

Prince Ken and Princess Barbie

Oh, who am I kidding. I'm so thrilled. My favourite things--Prince William and Princess Kate combined with my other favourite things Ken and Barbie (ok, wine and champagne would be in the favourite thing mix, but it's not that sort of post [...]

There’s an art to being a successful swearer

There’s an art to being a successful swearer

I'm a swearer. A good one. Not necessarily something I'm proud of but then again when you see how badly some people do it, well I guess it's not a skill to be sneezed at. For instance take our former PM Kevin Rudd and his latest swearing video. [...]

Oh dear

This is one for we girls. My he's lovely. Despite those tatts.  I've actually got no idea what he's selling.  Don't care either.

Oh school days

Oh school days

This image (click on it to increase size) came to me in one of those then and now emails that are doing the rounds. Interesting isn't it. And uncomfortable close to the truth. When did we take away our children's responsibilities and blame [...]

Why playing decent tennis does not make you a good bloke

Why playing decent tennis does not make you a good bloke

"He's ok now," my husband announced. "Oh, because he wins a couple of tennis games you like him now?" I replied to the fair weather fan. The he that my husband was referring to is Bernard Tomic. His character analysis announced just before [...]

What to wear to Ascot races

What to wear to Ascot races

Dressing for the races is big business. And more and more of us are doing it, but apparently less and less of us are getting it right. And those bastions of all things that are right and proper--the big cheeses who make the rules at Royal [...]

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