Water

The water has been rising for a while, and the result is shown here:

Femininity

I once commented on a blog about feminine and masculine behaviour and the differences (or lack thereof) between the sexes. My message was, that there is more to femininity than most people (mainly men) think. I'm a chemist and a black belt in jiu-jitsu, but I'm still a woman, no doubt.

However another (male) participant in the disussion felt the need to comment: "You are way to masculine for me, I couldn't be in a relationship with you."
I was very tempted to answer: "Luckaly, I don't date wimps." 

Nevertheless this guy totally missed my point! I'm no more or less a woman because I'm a chemist. The same goes for police officers, construction workers or politicians. Even if you have a job typical for men, that doesn't make you a man.
Sounds pretty logical, but isn't for most.

The same logic actually applies if it's the other way around. A male nurse is no less a man than a male truck driver.
In the perfect world people would be able to look past first impressions and accept that the world is multifaceted and so are the people in it. That's what makes it fun.

Picture from http://www.cardboiled.com

Spring

It sounds a bit early but 14 degress celsius have convinced me otherwise. The sun is shining and it smells like spring. So I decided to go for at walk in spite of my oversized right cheek. ;-)
In the city you could find two kind of people. For one the people who didn't get the message and were stille wearing their wintercoats. The other extreme were people that went overboard and were wearing shorts and t-shirt.
Spring in January.