And some linkspam in a peartree

Dept of of, gender and sexuality, ORL B MOAR COMPLYK8D: Guillaume Gallienne was different from his three athletic brothers – he liked to dance and dress up as a woman. His mother treated him like a girl and told him he was gay. The thing is, he was actually heterosexual

Dept of, there are reasons for this: Home is where the greatest accident risk is, warns top A&E doctor. No shit, Sherlock... surely this simple fact is well-known because a) people spend a lot of time in the home b) they probably have unrealistic perceptions that Home is Safe and c) a lot of the Health and Safety regulations that places to which the public have access or in which they work are obliged to put in place, at the very least for fear of lawsuits, are not applicable to Ye Olde Homestead, or The Englishperson's Castle.

Dept of, wish one could say that this was surprising, rather than shocking: They were never asked for their consent – but symphysiotomy caused the Irish mothers subjected to it catastrophic long-term health problems. A compensation scheme has now begun, but the question remains: did religious dogma trump the women’s best interests?.

Dept of Awwwww, and Nye Bevan doing the opposite of turning in his grave: A heartfelt thank you to our wonderful NHS.

Dept of, oh dear that this is still an issue: I’m getting married: should I change my surname?. There is a character in Alison Lurie's Foreign Affairs who, on marriage wishes to change her name for family reasons, but instead of taking her husband's name, changes her surname to March, in honour of Jo.

Dept of, Life Advice: Time management: think of it in terms of assets and debts.