I chose the quote from William Wordsworth's poem 'Daffodils' because it is a great metaphor for 'thought' or the 'wanderings of the mind'. Have you ever wondered how thoughts come to you? Do you ever even have thoughts? I mean, thoughts of your own? That may seem a little unkind, but what I mean is... Continue Reading →
Embarrassed, Again.
I thought that we had seen the last of this old cruddy-fuddy-duddy after he was booted out of the Australian Prime Minister's office a while ago, but here he is again, overseas, being a complete embarrassment to Australia once more. The man is a Neanderthal throwback. If I thought it would work, I would personally... Continue Reading →
Time To Remove Those Rose Coloured Spectacles
If ever you wanted to see a list of doom and gloom pointers from a wide variety of sources (and I doubt that you ever did) to the imminence of global financial, social, economic and moral collapse leading to a complete disintegration of modern civilisation, then this is it. This post inspired by: The Automatic... Continue Reading →
Waiting… Waiting…
I can't find anything much to write about recently. Oh, I hurt my back in the garden last week, which has slowed me down a bit, and I am living in the area where the police were hunting a pair of desperados last week, or desperately hounding a pair of itinerant farm workers, depending on... Continue Reading →
The Australia Option
This post inspired by: Canada to Withdraw Jets From ISIS War "Canada to Withdraw Jets From ISIS War"? OKaaaay. Well, how about us (Australia) then, Mr Turnbull (new Aussie PM)? Are you listening? We have no more interest in being there than Canada has, so there's no excuse, is there? If those trigger-happy Yanks want... Continue Reading →
Good Help Is Hard To Find These Days
"According to Iraqi MPs familiar with the situation, Prime Minister Hayder Abadi is “under tremendous pressure” to formally request military aid against ISIS from the Russian Federation, despite US threats to end all aid to the government if they do so." Well their current 'help' isn't exactly being of much assistance, is it? At least... Continue Reading →
The “Can’t Think Of A Suitable Title, Right Now” Post
“The truth is that China is a rogue state just as bad as Russia or Iran, and I just don’t understand why we’re sucking up to them rather than standing up to them as we should be.” - says UK PM's former adviser. There is nothing wrong with Russia, or Iran, or China, or any... Continue Reading →
There’s Something In That For All Of Us… #3
I am forever thankful that not for one single day in my life, have I ever felt 'normal'. ...and, no, that doesn't mean that I am in any way 'delusional'.
♫ Anything I Can’t Do, Can’t Be Done Better ♫
The US "can't leave" Afghanistan (or Iraq for that matter), simply because that would be "self-defeating", in their own words. This post inspired by LA Times op-ed: Yes, the U.S. can leave Afghanistan Photo: President Obama announced this week that he will keep 5,500 U.S. troops in Afghanistan when he leaves office in 2017. (Ron... Continue Reading →
Not Something Else 