Bindi can’t have ALL the fun

Just in case we weren’t seeing enough of the Irwin clan, Robert (‘Baby Bob’ of crocodile dangling fame) is also being used to promote Australia Zoo and related concerns. I mean, we wouldn’t want him to be jealous of all the attention Bindi is getting, what with her TV show, DVDs and range of clothing.

5 Positives

To stop me spiralling down (the Depression has been raising its ugly head again in recent weeks) I thought I’d post 5 positives:

• My three cats are beautiful and purry. (We won’t mention moulting and whinging).
• We are starting to be able to dig ourselves out of our financial black-hole.
• I only have 6 months until I qualify for long-service leave.
• Which means only 6 months to go before I can put my escape plan into effect from this toxic job and cash the leave in when I go.
• Its Friday tomorrow today! Weekend, here I come.

Fat and Physicians – my own experiences

Inspired by Shapely Prose’s initiative: the First Do No Harm blog, I am re-posting an entry from my old blog which covered some of my own experiences of medical discrimination against fat people. Each of these experiences left me emotionally shattered, shamed and distrustful of doctors. Thankfully, I now have a GP who has never mentioned my weight.

Never too soon!

The new government is still popping champagne corks, K-Rudd has just put his Prime Minister ‘P’ plates on and the result of Bennelong is still not in. And if she does win the seat, Maxine will not be on the Frontbench.

Nevertheless, who can resist this:

(hat tip: Crazy Brave and Ampersand Duck)

It’s mostly jazzy… mostly.

A very lazy meme post with my Random Ten, but more to come over the weekend:

1. Freakazoid - Midnight Star
2. Earth Ship - Mahavishnu Orchestra
3. It’s A Long Way To Tipperary - Joséphine Baker
4. Old Devil Moon - Sarah Vaughan
5. Harlem - Suicide
6. Geechee - Fats Waller
7. Do It - The Doors
8. The Sheik of Araby - Art Tatum
9. Some Kinda Love - The Velvet Underground
10. Les Deux Copains - Edith Piaf