Watched The Matrix again last night… actually all three films over a couple of days… then fell into bed at 00:30 a.m. Then up at 08:00 a.m. to get the little one to skating on time. At the rink… we walk four times around the lake… then back to the house… then walk to the … More What a day!

I’ve been reading David’s account of his appaling treatment in the hands of the USA and their brutality over the period of his confinement. Some of it can be read here, but there is more in other places. Much of it is corroborated by other prisoners and more tellingly Americans themselves who served in Guanta’amo, … More David Hicks tortured.

Every so often I look at the sites I’m running… or supposed to be running… and realise how much work they need to bring them up to scratch. TalkTidy for example is a real mess with a site map invisible to Firefox users and so totally crippled as far as presenting John Edwards work. The … More Time is a traveller.

Our local state MP Stephen Pringle had a road sign encouraging people to vote for him. Until the far right section of the local Liberal Party ‘deselected’ him he was a loyal member but let fly at their underhanded tactics before resigning his seat. He is now standing in the coming election as an Independent. … More Stephen Pringle can @#$%&??

All this early morningwalking has given me a new appreciation of how much I like my bed. 🙂 The 5:30 start wouldn;t be quite so bad if I could wave goodbye to the wife and crawl back in for an hour or two… but having to go on a brisk 4 kilometere stagger immediately after … More Morning has broken.

Yet another year passes by with no recognition of the Welsh contribution to Australian culture. Where are the parades, flags, the parties to celebrate the life of the only Saint to have actually been born and lived in his own country?? It’s all wrong!! It’s time to get militant…Â oh what the hell. For more … More Happy St David's Day!!

Some of you may ask “Billy Who?” but he isn;t an unknown. Billy was the singer who created one of the best little rock songs ever “Some people I know (think that I’m crazy)” sung by Australians and others around the world for the past 30 years. He died of a massive heart attack at … More Vale Billy Thorpe

The eldest daughter (the one in the UK of course) has just had another baby… a little girl… first grand-daughter in fact!! No idea what the name is yet, the daughter *did* tell me the name she was going to give it but that was months ago and you know what my mind is like. … More Congratulations again!

It would appear from statements tendered to the Federal Court yesterday that citizens of Australia who are in danger abroad have no basis in law to call on their government for aid and assistance. The fact this seems to fly in the face of what has always been seen as fundamental to the entire system … More Legal representation not a right?

Getting quite used to this now. Wife gets on bus and I stagger off into the darkness with the two dogs.The kids used to come but they seem to be less inclined to make the effort now preferring to stay curled up under the doona… nice for some! I was in bed at 8:00 p.m. … More The morning stroll