I saw this article on CNN about a soldier who is suing the US Army for harassment because he is an atheist. He claims he has been passed over for promotion and generally treated as an outsider within his group of soldiers. It seems reminiscent of problems a gay man or woman goes through in [...]
Archive of entries posted on April 2008
Well, gosh…
I suck at writing at the moment. Part of it is sheer boredom with all things election 2008 in the US and part of it is actual busy-ness at work at the moment. For those unaware there’s a massive election next Thursday 1 May to decide who’ll be the Mayor of London and the 25 [...]
Happy Birthday Verbal DiarLeah!!
Today is my blog’s first birthday! Awww, remember the days when there were as many as three posts in one day? And when I posted EVERY day? Boy, those were the days. Here’s to many happy return…ing visitors and all the posts you can digest!
A fat lot of good it’s doing
If the international community is so unhappy with China having the Olympics this summer, why did the IOC give it to them in the first place?
Several human rights organizations spoke out against the deplorable human rights condition of China, in conflict with the Olympic Charter of the IOC. (Wikipedia)
If they had such a problem with China [...]
If I were thin…
Would I hate Hooters as much as I do? Apparently they’re trying to make inroads over here and already have a branch in Nottingham. As somewhat of a feminist I certainly have problems with Hooters and all it represents. Often, though, I wonder whether my hatred for the restaurant and the women who are employed [...]
I like coffee but not this much
I think I’ll give Cat dung coffee up for £50 a cup a miss, thanks. Ok, so it’s not made from actual cat droppings, just the beans they eat and then poo back out. Still, nonetheless, I think I’ll pass. I prefer my latte to smell of coffee, not poo.
News from the weird side
NZ man ‘used hedgehog as weapon’
If convicted, he faces up to five years in prison.
Oooooookkkkkk, whatever!
Schizophrenic weather
Not exactly what you expect to wake up to on 6 April.
Temperature on Friday: 17 Celsius (62 Fahrenheit)
Temperature today: 0 Celsius (32 Fahrenheit)
Weather this week: miserable.
What a load of rubbish. I want spring back!!!
Um, I don’t think so…
I know it’s been around for about a week but it’s just now really sunk in that a man is pregnant in Oregon. WARNING prepare for tirade…WARNING prepare for tirade.
Right, I try to be open-minded about most things. I’m fairly open to the idea of gay marriage or civil unions and I don’t necessarily mind [...]
No, no, no, NO, NO, NO!!!!
New Kids on the Block reuniting
I’ll admit I loved (aka was obsessed with) them when I was about nine or ten but IT’S OVER!! Give it up, please!!! Just because Take That and the Spice Girls reunited everyone thinks they can do it. Oh Lord. I, for one, will NOT be queuing up to get [...]