Archivists with imagination

There is a piece in the London Metro today “Careers decided when you are six”. Here it is in full:

"A child’s career can be predicted at the age of six , based on their sex and personality. Primary school girls with less imagination tended toward record-keeping jobs while boys chose construction and agriculture said the Aston University study."

If you wanted to insult female record-keeping professionals, that’s not a bad way to do it. I don’t remember dreaming about files while my contemporaries played at being actresses or Prime Minister. In fact, as I recall, I spent many hours being wonder-woman; sometimes I was the greatest sports-woman that ever lived.

Wales

I had New Year in Wales with some friends. It was an interesting and relaxing holiday filled with walks, castles, rain and lovely scenery. Here’s a photo of a sheep.