Free speech is a bit like a free lunch

I'm for free speech (free of hate, free of victimization), but that doesn't mean we give everyone a microphone or need to point a TV camera at every plonker who wants to say something. 

It's funny how people can "feel threatened" by a man who prefers to be a compassionate, caring, empathetic woman, yet rapists, murders, bikie thugs, child bashers etc are well down on their list of cares, where are the good people who are anti that sort of stuff, or are they out there, but just didn't get the microphone?

Busy Saturday, had a great time with grandson and I fixing grandma's car (oil & water) and 3 hours of home maintenance, digging and braking open some drain pipes and re-fixing them, mowing the lawn. It's important to have boys time even if the jobs takes 3 times longer. The nice thing about fluidity is it's just as easy to be the role model grandpa (and neither is an act, but each just part of what makes "me")

Anyway, fun Sunday without upsetting anyone....

Oil and filter change. Oil from The Warehouse and filter from Repco, which was a mistake as Repco had a special deal on both that would have saved me a bit of money. The change went well except my makeup was ruined by black oil splashed on my face.

Luckily I had breakfast coffee earlier

I also needed a keyboard for home, so visited Noel Lemming - they were my favourite shop when they first opened and I still have my coffee table from about 30 years ago.

With the oil change done, I had to replace the brake pads, so back to Repco for pads. Funnily enough, even though I had changed my clothes, the staff member still remembered me 😁 (from an hour earlier)

Another excuse for a late brunch.

So, the big news - no woman went unheard while I was dressed the way I feel comfortable, no woman appeared offended (okay, maybe amused judging by the smiles). 

My daughters remind me, being a woman is way better than being a man, and I tend to agree.

Earlier in the week, being encouraged by some woman looking trendy with strapping around her chest and shoulders, I felt like my corset might also be on trend - or not, but it does feel nice having support around my waist.