Posts by Emma Hart
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Every man, woman and child (we need to get them before they can form their own opinions) would be required to have at least one same sex husband/wife.
You know, I could seriously do with another mother/wife in this house right now.
I was going to do some creative editing on that sentence...basically replacing one word, but that was your last column...
Oh honey, remember what happened the last time we counted?
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I see, the remainder of the human population of this planet are opinion columnists?
Yes, Peter. That's exactly what I meant. Or possibly you're under- (or over-) estimating the proportion of the population I've drunk with.
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I don't think we should down-play, either, how horrible that column is about straight men.
Men and women tend to have different needs and priorities when they enter a mature sexual relationship.
Most men are not naturally disposed to be monogamous, for example. One of the purposes of marriage is to bind them to their spouses and children for the long haul and to give the state's approval to those who enter such a contract and abide by its terms.
See, if straight men aren't bound to their spouses and children, they'll just fuck off. Whereas if we allow gay men to be bound to their partners... something something. I'm not sure I can make any sense of that.
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Up Front: The Up Front Guides: How to Be…, in reply to Craig Young,
Craig: didn't mean to imply that they did (though, obviously, I'd actually like it if they did). That was a reference to an opinion column in The Australian about the Australian Greens:
Among the reasons the Greens are so keen on same-sex marriage is that they want to reduce the population and drive down national fertility. Their refusal to discriminate positively in favour of heterosexuality and uphold the distinctive value of normal marriage shows their political project yet again for what it is: a dead end.
The whole columnn is well worth a read, it's hysterical. Deborah writes about it here.
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Thanks for that. I've never, ever fudged a stat (or, more precisely, not been arsed to fact check properly hard on a deadline) -- what kind of degenerate Muppet would do that. :)
Yeah, I mean, there's no WAY I'm currently considering simplifying some history to support a point...
Do you really think it's helpful to make this information publicly available? Surely that will only encourage others.
You're not looking forward to reading Winston in the SST?
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I feel I should just make it absolutely clear that this column is not intended to be a reflection on anyone I work with or for. Or around. Or "work with". Or even drink with.
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How do bulk coffee grounds do in a worm farm?
I found out about the coffee thing at the Aotearoa Digital Arts symposium a couple of years ago. As you do. There was a guy there with a box full of worms being fed on nothing but coffee grounds and shredded copies of old computing magazines and software manuals. They seemed quite happy.
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Have any of you been affected recently by the psilid bug that gets into tomatoes and spuds and have you found an organic way of dealing with it? Decimated my toms and spuds last year.
Just read this on an intensively-horticultural friend’s blog:
I’m really going all-out on the companion planting this year. I’ve got two biodiversity strips going, feeding the bees and hoverflies, though they’re still not in full flower. Lots of nasturtiums with the potatoes and tomatoes – this is to provide the right stuff for the insects that combat the new nasty – the potato psyllid. Also putting marigolds and basil with the toms. Tansy with the fruit trees and onions with the carrots.
Nasturtiums have the bonus of being nitrogen-fixers too.
My new veggie garden used to be chock full of worms. Haven't seen a one since the earthquake. I'm trying coffee grounds to attract them back from wherever they went.
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Am I the only person who found these pictures really rather squicky?
Nope.
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I had very good luck with peas (from seed) last season. My daughter is a fresh pea nut (won't eat them cooked), and we would bring in about 40 pods a week
Peas are the greatest with small kids. Back then (I've been gardening as long as I've had dirt) our food production was largely geared around giving the kids a bowl of pea pods and raspberries with their dinner every night through summer.
Now, I like to grow things I end up having to throw bits of away if I buy in - lettuce, spinach, silver beet - being able to cut what you want and leave the rest to grow is fabulous. And also, things that taste WAY better fresh-grown than bought - strawberries, corn, and cherry tomatoes for the members of the family who aren't allergic. Lots of basil - it grows fine outside in pots here, not so much in the garden.
Someone once told me they found gardening to be basically outdoor housework. I don't really grok that. I'm not saying I don't think it's true, I do, and I get that people really don't like gardening. But for me, having a garden has always been like having a cat: I go slightly nutty without it.