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Shopping and Stereotypes
I watched or read something not so long ago (I can't remember which now) where a family in Australia decided to have a neutral child. By that, I mean that they were challenging the gender stereotypes we put on our children at birth. The idea is that boys only like things such as Bob the Builder, Action Man and bedrooms featuring all things blue, because we give them ...
Beating my Demons as Autumn Blows In
Autumn came crashing in yesterday resulting in a day about as dire as you could wish for, cold enough for my central heating to return action with an alarming click, clunk and a crunch which will one day result in an invoice that will strip my children of any inheritance I may have left to offer them. Of course, the one good thing about not having a summer in 2012 is ...
The Imp of the Perverse!
If you are one of my readers who hates football, please keep reading this blog because the incident at a recent football match is used as an example only. So here we go...I was watching a game of football last week between West Brom and Fulham when the West Brom forward Peter Odemwingie carried out an act that was bizarre and hilarious in equal measure. Right in ...
Does British Morality Demand an Eye for Eye?
What a strange and depressing week it has been, no sooner had the nation digested the criminal actions of the police in the aftermath of the Hillsborough Tragedy/mass manslaughter, then two young policewomen get murdered by a man linked to gangland crime. All of a sudden the police force are the guardian angels of our society and anyone who disagrees should face an ...
My Premier Return at Reading FC!
My predictably fruitless, yet enjoyable, cricket season finally meandered into the new football calendar on Sunday as I went to witness my first Premier League game at Reading since the spring of 2008 against the star-studded team of Tottenham. Upon arriving at the ground, the distinct changes that the Premier League bring were instantly noticeable, more people of ...