On the subject of women in society.

Earlier in the week I received this photo in a tweet about the disappearance of Jill Meagher in Melbourne. This morning I saw on the news that a man was charged with her rape and murder and her body was discovered dumped on a road side outside of Melbourne. On its own, this story plays out as a sickening reminder of the darkness in society. It certainly makes me feel sick. What further darkens...

Europe adrift.

Australia broadcast the Eurovision song competition finals last night, and amidst all the wind machines, drama, and general awesomeness of the whole Euro-trash spectacle (I say all of this is the most affectionate way. I love Eurovision) I had to wonder... what would Greece, or in fact any of the countries who have been hardest hit by the economic downturn do if they won? Loreen from Sweden won...

Anything Germany can do...

When I was in university we often spoke about the need for 'clean' sources of energy and without fail the conversation would turn to nuclear power and the benefit that it didn't fill the atmosphere with potentially toxic and Earth warming green-house gases. Of course there was the problem of safety, and the fate of the numerous barrels of radioactive waste produced, but in terms of pros vs cons, it...

The Hunger Royale?

Tuesday (May 1) was my third wedding anniversary and so Ky and I dumped the kid and took off to eat Mexican food and watch The Hunger Games. The huge wave of social interest in the Hunger Games has pretty much passed, and I realise that this is fairly late in the day for me to bring it up, but there are a few things about the books, (and I suppose the movie) that I would like to applaud and discuss. Let...

the master of my fate...

Years ago, my goals involved a career in science where I got to wear boots instead of a lab coat, extensive travel, and striving to be what I deemed at the time to be an all round "interesting" person. I graduated from university with a Bachelor of Science in Earth & Environmental Sciences. A professor was ready to take me on for my Masters and even had a position for me in a forestry job which...