Up on my blog, I now have part II of ‘New Beginnings—No Turning Back’, with Author of Allergic to Life: My Battle for Courage, Survival and Hope, Kathryn Treat up on my blog. (It took me a whole year to complete part I and another whole year for part II. And part III is in the works. Life's a struggle. To write and edit you need a functioning brain and body. Ha, and I want to … [Read more...] about Kathryn Treat Tribute: #pour1out4MCS Video
Feminism
Coming in From the Cold… and a Life Off the Streets
You know, these days, women can do whatever it is they like with their bodies. We live in an age of feminism, freedom and choice; it's a given in Australia, and in most western countries that women are free in this respect—but that is not the case for everyone. Each year, when things get tough, hundreds of women in Melbourne turn to the oldest profession for financial … [Read more...] about Coming in From the Cold… and a Life Off the Streets
Perfume – An Investigation of Chemicals in 36 Eaux de Toilette and Eaux de Parfum
A Greenpeace publication, Perfume - An Investigation of Chemicals in 36 Eaux de Toilette and Eaux de Parfum, bought out in February 2005, found that wearing perfume exposes us to chemicals that can enter the body, don't easily break down and may have unwanted health effects. Now, I know that most of the people who follow this blog, don't even wear perfume because of the … [Read more...] about Perfume – An Investigation of Chemicals in 36 Eaux de Toilette and Eaux de Parfum
A Short Story About Dirty Fucking Balls
In Melbourne's, the Age, newspaper, today, the article: Sexism Dovetails with Hypocrisy, by Nina Funnell and Dannielle Miller, attempts to shed light on more than just Unilever's moronic sexist advertising: "Remember that Dove campaign featuring women of all different shapes, colours and sizes standing around in their knickers supposedly taking on beauty stereotypes? Well, … [Read more...] about A Short Story About Dirty Fucking Balls