Monthly Archives: February 2008
Terrible Tonsils and Other Matters
When I was about ten years old, a doctor told me that I had terrible tonsils. My mum refused to allow them to be removed, claiming that they are my first line of defence. It turns out that this means … Continue reading
links for 2008-02-28
Tesco versus Daily Mail: which will Gordon choose? | Guardian Unlimited On the banning of plastic carrier bags. (tags: environment)
links for 2008-02-27
Reaping the benefits from mother’s milk – Telegraph really lovely article on breastfeeding past one year. (tags: breastfeeding) ZPM Living – Trolley Dolly This is the most sophisticated carrier-bag replacement system I have seen so far. needless to say, although … Continue reading
links for 2008-02-23
International Breastfeeding Journal | Feeding by numbers: an ethnographic study of how breastfeeding women understand their babies’ weight charts Or, indeed, how they MISunderstand them. (tags: breastfeeding)
Essay Writing
Until a few months ago, it was about 15 years since I last wrote an essay. Essays, as I recalled, were things you concentrated on. They were performed by taking the question, an A4 pad, and a lot of pens … Continue reading