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266/365 The Experiment

September 23, 2013 By Ellen

  “Have you got a cork?” Boy Two was so keen to find one I briefly considered opening a bottle, for his benefit of course. It turns out he wanted to do an experiment. “It’s really cool.” We improvised with BluTack. If you fill a saucer with water, stick a match in the BluTack and […]

Filed Under: 365, 365 photos, experiment, mull of kintyre test, science, women's hour

Guest post: Mark, an man with Asperger’s Syndrome, tells his story

September 23, 2013 By Ellen

Ooh what a life I am a disabled adult, asperger syndrome and ME. Think how very difficult this is. I am married – 13 years this year to a wonderful, wonderful wife Tabitha who is not disabled in any way. When people meet Tabitha they are stunned. First that Tabitha is no disabled and second […]

Filed Under: Asperger's Syndrome, aspergers, autism, guest post, Mark, The World Tagged With: Asperger's, Autism

Guest post: The fun way to eat healthily

September 23, 2013 By Ellen

Tasty chips – pic by Dan Germain, via Flickr Eating healthily can appear boring and dull, but it really doesn’t have to be. It is easy to eat healthily without having to live off salad and rice cakes. There are many different celebrity diets and fads going around at the moment, but all you need […]

Filed Under: chips, healthy eating, McCain

265/365 The second last train…

September 22, 2013 By Ellen

  This wasn’t today’s refreshment, but last night’s. My pal M invited a few folk out for her birthday and we had a fine time. My route home was via the magical portal of the second last train. It’s a strange conveyance – part jolly sit-com cocktail party and part tricky game show with very […]

Filed Under: 365, 365 photos

Grow up and stop sniggering at teachers who sleep with pupils

September 22, 2013 By Ellen

Today, in the papers, there’s another story of a teacher who is alleged to have had sex with a pupil. The teacher was 35 and married and the youngster only 17. Behind the headlines is doubtless a grubby and painful tale of a marriage wrenched apart, families hurt and bewildered and a victim coming to terms […]

Filed Under: everyday sexism, journalism, news, school, sex, sexism, teacher

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