Woman and Child First

Word of the Day : Philogyny

 philogyny, noun 

Love or liking for women (opposite of misogyny).

"We will therefore, draw a curtain over this scene, from that philogyny which is in us, and proceed to matters which, instead of dishonouring the human species, will greatly raise it and ennoble it."

    - Henry Fielding, The Life and Death of Jonathon Wild, The Great

Origin:

    philogyny combines two Greek words: phil, love and gyn, woman

Image of Artemis by Mercurius TJ

Kids Biz, Asteroid Close Ups and National Geographic

Next time I come here, I will reincarnate as a National Geographic photographer. 

But until then, can I refer your attentions to the website please - it's packed to busting with fabulous material - and in particular the bits for kids.

Oh and the games, for bigger kids as well. Hey but the photographs, some of which can be downloaded as wallpaper, are just grand.

Oh Oh New Songs!

Just when I thought the whole world had turned into miserable versions of Paris Hilton or Christine Freaking Aguilera (Please God, can you make them go away?) I discover these marvelous pieces of sound and picture.

They feature women doing something other than being porn stars. Rebellious hey. Who woulda, I mean who woulda thought. 

Ms Dynamite is even regarded as feminist in da rap and hip hop crib ugh. And Boy Does That Community Need a Feminist.

Here's Mark Ronson and The Business Intl. Female depictions are by MNDR and remind me in a delightful way of Cindy Wilson and Kate Pierson of the B52's. But you know what? This is just a great and playful clip.

 Dy-na-mi-tee next folks. Try and get this one out of your head after you play it - it's gorgeous...

Asking The Right Questions

 How often do you enquire as to how you are going - on an emotional level?

How often do you make a check-in with yourself and ask the real questions? 

For instance: How am I going? What do I need to do today to lift myself? 

These exercises are entirely necessary if one is learning to manage depression. Buy hey and c'mon. These questions are just necessary. This is daily practice.

Give yourself some attention. Ask the real questions, wait for the answer and then act on your own advice.

Contemplative Sculpture.

Beer Swilling Hairdresser Becomes Australia's First Bloke

No. Really, this is too good to be true. Someone stop me from rolling into the chair legs on the floor. I've gone completely insane with laughing happiness.

How delightful to live in this country. Surely this must be one of the funniest nations on the planet. And no, I'm not being sarcastic or facetious, I just adore that Julia Gillard's man - Tim Mathieson - is a hairdresser who loves a beer and who obviously has no problem with his girl being now the Prime Minister. 

"She will absolutely be a fantastic prime minister," he told Melbourne's Herald Sun. "She has the right mindset and she is very consultative. I am so proud to be her partner and to be able to support her today."

And this. 

His former colleague Grace Rominan: "He was a very bubbly guy. He did styling -- cutting and blow-drying...I'm just so glad that she chose someone outside of politics. He's such a great guy and I know he will make her very happy."

From here. Where else but Oz would this sort of story come from? It makes living 154 million miles from anywhere else all worth it.

Woman First And No Children

 You know, I often hum to myself:

         "Oh I was born in the thick of it,  

The most misogynist of all the lands", 

and yet the same nation has just thrown up it's first ever female prime minister, who's not married (has an increasingly groovy looking partner) and has no children um - by choice.

 What's a right thinking girl to do? Well me, I've been snickering more often and walking about like a taller person.

Julia Gillard, pictured. Here's a bit of background.