By some distance the Christmas present you’ve got the most use out of by January 2nd is the pair of fabulously comfortable merino/silk thermal vests your sister-in-law gave you…..even more hours use than the Kindle Fire HD the banksman got me (well, depending on how you define the work “use” – obviously I’m just wearing … Continue reading
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My recipe for a successful Christmas? Get your three bad luck strikes in early…
Wow, so that’s been a roller-coaster two weeks. There’s been an intense level of trepidation associated with this year’s festivities in our house: we were accommodating the extended family (in-laws, sisters, brother-in-law and three-month old baby), in our new house, with our new dog. And at least one generation of the family is going through … Continue reading
The Myth of Male Decline: reports of death = greatly exaggerated
Startlingly, it appears that the Great American Male is not an endangered species after all, at least, not according the the New York Times. What’s eye-opening, if depressingly not surprising, about the world Stephanie Coontz describes is that despite rapid progress towards greater equality in the 60s and 70s, women’s economic and societal advancement in … Continue reading
Caution! This gender-balance is reversing!
Sitting on the train drawing into Paddington station (en route from Slough to Leeds, both destinations of fabulous exotic promise and salubriousness), you can’t help but notice, if you are staring mindlessly out of the window at the right moment, the signs declaring “Where is your banksman?”. No, not a reference to a rebranding of … Continue reading
Where is your banksman? 