Ross Gittins has a great column in the SMH yesterday about infrastructure (hospitals, schools, public transport etc), and why it is that the great services end up being provided for the people who can most afford it. I’m a great example – I live in a place where I haveContinue Reading
In our executive team today, we had a bit of a discussion about work-life balance, and how to maintain some sense that work-life balance was possible in our environment (one which at least some of the time, there are a bunch of people working ridiculous hours to meet a deadlineContinue Reading
I had a scary night last night. D (aged 2 and three quarters) woke up at 2 am needing to go to the toilet, was trying to yell out to get help, and discovered that he couldn’t talk, and could barely breathe. So I heard some strange barking noises, wentContinue Reading
This week’s book review is Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist explores the Hidden side of Everything, by Steven J Levitt and Stephen J Dubner. I’ve seen this book reviewed all over the place, and knew it was the kind of book I would devour very quickly. Steven J Levitt is anContinue Reading
Laura at 11D has a post wondering why women don’t make Partner in US law firms (inspired by a NY Times article). From my experience, I don’t really think it’s that different a question from asking why women don’t make it to senior roles in business. Some law firms (IContinue Reading
This weekend is the annual corporate triathlon in Sydney. I’m really sad not to be doing it this year. It’s a combination of moving jobs at around the time when the entries went in, and the doctor telling me not to exercise too early after my bout of bronchial pneumoniaContinue Reading
In the wake of Cyclone Larry, I’m surprised that there hasn’t been much press about global warming and increased cyclone activity. It’s sensible, because you can’t possibly blame one cyclone on global warming, but sense never stopped the media before. So it was co-incidental to read a summary of theContinue Reading
This week’s book review is The Truth Behind the Mommy Wars: Who Decides What Makes a Good Mother? by Miriam Peskowitz. I’m way behind on this one. Elizabeth at Half Changed World reviewed this nearly a year ago, and Rebel Dad has been trying to googlebomb the term “Mommy Wars”Continue Reading
I’ve never been exactly sport obsessed, but the sports I follow and enjoy are generally Olympic sports, rather than the rugbies or cricket. (partly because I do enjoy watching women compete at elite level – tennis is the only sport that gets even close to equal time for women comparedContinue Reading
For at least ten years now, in Sydney, government primary schools have had a no-hat, no-play policy. There is a hat as part of the uniform, and if you don’t have it with you, you can’t play in the playground. It’s extraordinarily cute on masse – particularly the kindergarteners. IContinue Reading