Man is - and while when I normally talk of 'man', I am referring to the generic man, of mankind, in this case I speak of 'man' the male of the human species (not generally held in high regard these days, for very good reasons) - a curious beast. Young men, and here I am... Continue Reading →
Australian Authorities – “Bat-Shit Crazy”
I have half-written, or considered writing, so many blog posts which never got published, recently, it is not funny. But this one somehow escaped the Looney Bin. "One Flew Over the Kookaburra’s Nest: Down Under is now a mental ward where the crazies are calling the shots over Covid" - RT How did it come... Continue Reading →
That Was Last Week… What’s This Week To Be About?
In the week just passed we had the passing from Winter to Spring in my part of the world, Summer to Autumn up North (according to the world's Meteorological Calendar. Which many simple-minded governments and meteorologists have chosen to adopt as being easier for them and their simple-minded peoples to remember and use as a... Continue Reading →
Memories Begin Again Today
You will have no apologies from me. These four people have given the world so much joy and pleasure over the years.It is fitting that we recognise and acknowledge that.And it is good to hear them again with fresh songs and vital lyrics, filled now with compelling, mature thoughts. Welcome back, ABBA. ...even if we... Continue Reading →
Hey!! It’s Music! It’s even ABBA music.
Forty years of distilled memories and fermented dreams, aged to perfection... "I have learned to cope and love and hope is why I am here now ... and now you see another me, I've been reloaded Yea-ah"... It's ABBA! Why wouldn't I share it? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWGWFa3jznI
Having Painted Yourself Into A Corner….
"Hype of ‘new Quad’ reflects India’s guilty conscience as an accomplice to threaten peace" - By Long Xingchun - Published: Sep 02, 2021 for Global Times Illustration: Liu Rui/GT Have you ever seen a better image of painting yourself into a corner? This shared GT post is Illustrated by: Liu Rui/GT - whose glowing work has... Continue Reading →
Give A People Too Much Liberty, They Will Create A Train-Wreck
This is not a script that will be much enjoyed by libertarians, I am prepared for that. But hear me out. Your future wellbeing may depend on it. Freedom is a good thing. Freedom and liberty to move, to act, to make one's own way in life, to assist and be given assistance where necessary,... Continue Reading →
Taliban Gifted Alladin’s Cave
Life's fortunes have turned a new page for the Taliban. Time for a party. A helicopter displaying a Taliban flag fly above of supporters gathered to celebrate the US withdrawal of all its troops out of Afghanistan, in Kandahar on September 1, 2021 following the Taliban’s military takeover of the country. Taliban JAVED TANVEER /... Continue Reading →
Timed To Perfection
Doors slam shut for the US. Afghanistan, while being the latest closed chapter of history for them, is in no way the last. But are the Americans capable of recognising those things as meaningful events? Do they even question why such things occur, or do they simply make up their own falsified account of events... Continue Reading →
Not Something Else 