Hello, my name is Doris and I'd like to make a complaint.

Pulling balls = very hard work indeed "In my opinion".  It's always important to say that.  In my opinion, certain personality traits are easy to pick up on just by reading a man's profile on an Internet dating site.  Quiet bits of information that can be gleaned from the information provided. Whether or not I'm correct, playing this game of deeper meaning makes the screening process a bit more fun.  What music do you like?   This seems like an innocent enough question.  In my opinion, this question isn't so innocent.  Men who still list the same bands and songs that were popular when they were teenagers have failed to progress and grow.  25-30 years have passed since they were at university and you can't tell me that in all those years they are unable to come up with a few new tunes that take their fancy.  My guess is that they still have exactly the same opinions as they had back then.  Harsh aren't I?   Yes, yes, I'm getting to the st

You know those people with you see at the shops with hunched shoulders, cross eyes, pigeon-toes and shuffling feet?  These poor individuals undoubtedly had parents who chose to deal with their children's problems by saying things to them like "Well, there's no use complaining about it Jamie" or "Keep calm and carry on Julia".  In my opinion, unless poison has a way out of the body it tends to settle in the shoulders and the knees, the feet and the eyeballs.  That pent up complaining can also manifest as serious, albeit less obvious illness.  Mental illness is rife among those who choose to put on a constant happy face. ( click for reference ) Clogged arteries, strokes, heart attacks - no thanks.  Complaining...well as long as it's good for my appearance and my health, I'm happy to oblige. My last entry focused on Internet dating and my complaint was loosely based on the fact that I was compatible with so few men that I was very probably going to

I received an email from the teacher of my son in year 6 last week just reminding me why he hadn't sent homework home for the class.  Instead of sending their homework "contract" home, he wanted his class to spend their time completing their assignment on Australian immigrants.  Hang on; probably better if I just show you the email: I wanted all boys to use the time to get going on their recount story of an immigrant to Australia. They have a planning sheet with their questions and room for dot points which will be composed into sentences. They also need pictures to help tell the story. This story with pictures then will be  transferred either onto Photostory or Powerpoint.  If your son cannot find someone to interview then he can go to google –type in Australian Immigrant stories and many sites are available. Two that are good are ...  This recount will be our major piece of English writing assessment for this term. They will be telling this person’s story. I t