One of these days

A Rosie by any other name? My cousin sent me this interesting article about that old chestnut: surnames. "There is in the creation of a family a kind of uncomfortable and thrilling blending of identity, a difficult obliteration of the distinct self; in short, it's one of those nuanced, emotional moments that rarely fit into the categories rigidly set out by the purest forms of feminist ideology." Read on: The Maiden Name Debate - What's changed since the 1970s? By Katie�Roiphe. The author, Katie Roiphe, makes the interesting point (as my pal Deda did months ago) that women are lucky in that they can change their name on a whim. I still prefer Roseanne Smith to the alternative and now that I have this domain to maintain, it's decided.

Check out the talent Yes I am trawling the internet today. Further to my self pitying moment of last week, I have found this site that tells you all about Things Other People Accomplished When They Were Your Age. Even Garman gets shown up: "Before he was one year old, Leonard Bernstein played his first piano note. He appeared to enjoy the note very much." Mind you Garman did play more than one note.

Mawwij We still have made no headway in our wedding preparations. This was one of the many things that I hoped to get started while on ma leave. I also hoped to learn PHP and write a novel or at the very least a short story and none of those things have happened so far. And if procrastination wasn't enough of a hindrance to marital bliss, I have just found out that death could be: In defense of Biblical marriage. Oh no.

Looney Tuna There was I killing myself avoiding soft cheese, pat�, alcohol, tobacco, cats (not to eat mind), drugs while eating at least 3 tuna sandwiches a week. The Milk Bar does a very tasty tuna and cucumber baguette. Little did I know that good ol' tuna could be more dangerous than all the rest put together. One of my favourite sources of fish and now it's off the menu until I hit menopause (or it hits me. Ye can't win folks. FSAI - FSAI Issues Guidelines on Consumption of Shark, Swordfish, Marlin and Tuna