I was convinced that nothing sensible could ever come out of Canberra (Australia's Capital and seat of its Federal Parliament) but this is good news: Canberra to allow food to be grown on nature strips Well, it's a start. What I would like to see is when it becomes mandatory, or at least permitted and... Continue Reading →
Bum Bitten
Here's something to think about this week instead of all the techno fantasies that we want to think about, as reality bites us in the bum once again at the end of 2015 (a collective bum bite is what I'm talking about, you may not personally feel it, yet, but then again you might), and... Continue Reading →
US Saves ISIS Friends
On Dec 24th it was reported that a commander of volunteer forces (Hashd al-Shaabi, who are operating alongside Iraqi army units) disclosed the US plots to evacuate ISIS leaders from the city of Ramadi as Iraqi army and popular troops are completing victory over the terrorist group. Apparently, the battle for Ramadi was temporarily halted... Continue Reading →
Astroturfing The Web
Occasionally it is advisable to return to basics. To go back to first principles. Even the best and most steadfast of us, over time, and under the powerful influences that surround us in this age of who knows what, tends to stray from the path that we set ourselves or to relax our guard even... Continue Reading →
US Installs Nazi Puppets
You want proof that the Ukraine government, the puppet regime installed by the US so that they (the US) could get a foot in the door to expand NATO onto more of Russia's borders (didn't that work out well for them), are a bunch of Nazis? Well here it is. But, of course, we already... Continue Reading →
New Year, New War
New Year coming up ....and it is unlikely to be happy. New war also coming up ...and it is likely to become WorldWar3. At the centre of it all is Turkey, the world's latest bad boy. But is Turkey pursuing its own agenda or are the Turks, as a member of NATO, just under the... Continue Reading →
“We Stand Today On A Precipice Of Annihilation”
The dramatic quote that I have chosen as the title for this post comes from an article by Roy Scranton which appeared on the New York Times website dated 21 December 2015 (link below). Whoever would have thought that one might see an article with the title: We’re Doomed. Now What? appearing in a major... Continue Reading →
Old Arctic Sea Ice Disappears Over 25 Years
You may have experienced climate change for yourself. It's easy to do these days. In most places on this planet, you just have to step outside for a while. But it is not so easy to see the gradual accumulative changes that take place over years through annual cycles of ebb and flow. The short... Continue Reading →
What To Do About That Jolly, Fat, Old, Man, Dressed In Red
It will be 2016 very soon. Isn't it time we gave the dreary Santa Claus story the old heave-ho and stopped telling lies to our children and teaching them that buying stuff is the way things are meant to be so they had better grow up to be happy little doyens of the consumer society.... Continue Reading →
Not Something Else 