Save me from Handbags
At a young age I swore never to own a handbag, as a item linked with sexism, vulnerability and, for me, frustration when my mother could never find what she wanted in her handbag. I have kept my vow. Or have I?
Tag: truth
Stake in the Future
JD Vance, who’s standing for VP of the USA, thinks the country is ruled by miserable childless cat ladies with no stake in the future? Maybe he’s right…Taylor Swift has 3 cats and no children.
Error of Judgment
When you publically make a huge error of judgment, what should happen? Losing your platform, as happened recently to Kyle Gass when performing with Jack Black, is probably appropriate. So, what should happen to Trump?
Letter to Myself
Rishi Sunak’s supposedly sent constituents an email from their future selves to persuade them to vote for him. What missive might I send this version of myself?
Singing to a bear
What do you sing to a bear five metres in front of you? And, if you had to choose, would you rather it was a bear or a man five metres away from you in a Canadian conifer forest?
Everything is Connected
We are related to everything on the planet, inaminate and animate, through our shared ancestry. Whether you believe this from a spiritual or earth science viewpoint, it seems self evident, doesn’t it?
Improper Thoughts
When can we use stereotypes as a useful heuristic to interact with other people? And when are stereotypes abhorrent? Some of the time? All the time? And would you put a pink flamingo in your garden?
Dots, Crickets and Kissy Faces
What do dots, crickets and kissy faces have in common? They are all slang, slang having become as much written as spoken in the digital age. Read on to find out what they mean.
Politics and Corruption
This week it was revealed John Key got to buy a $2 million dollar section in Gibbston Valley Resort for $400,000 to help with marketing. How long a stretch is it from ex-politicians influencing marketing to influencing political decisions? It may not be very far at all.
Weaponising of Woke
How woke is my meal? And how did we get to a point where we are concerned with the ‘wokeness’, or otherwise, of edibles?