An hour or so ago he was hung… what a demonstration this is of the violence the invasion was supposed to stop. More later no doubt but so far the news is that it was just an excuse for more internecine violence. I tend to judge a country’s adherence to civilised behaviour by the way … More Saddam dies.

Reports are coming in that the US forces have handed Saddam Hussein over to the Iraqi government who intend to hang him as soon as practicable. The rights and wrongs of executing him seem to be beyond discussion now. He is about to join the millions of other Iraqis who’ve died on the path to … More Saddam counts the hours.

John Howard has come down in favour of throwing caution to the wind, and is reccomending atomic power as the fuel of choice in the country that has most to gain from solar energy and least to gain from nuclear power plants. The sheer insanity of this decision is hard to comprehend. We have abundant … More Atomic power in Oz – why??

Just in case I don’t get the chance to make another post in the next couple of days, I wish one and all the best year possible. And remember… … in the end the love you take, is equal to the love you make.

Ever anxious to bow to ‘western sensibilities’, Japan decided Christmas Day was the appropriate time to execute four ‘criminals’. They haven’t mentioned who they were, or what they did… just the ‘matter of fact’ of their deaths. There were of course countless other deaths from any number of causes from war through famine to disease. … More Japan – still the home of culture.

Our day? I thought you’d never ask! Actually, this is mostly lifted from a letter sent off to friends… I’m just too bone idle to think of new stuff right now. For starters, as I’ve already written… we had 99% of our rations pre-cooked and set out on Christmas Eve. I figured we may as … More And how was it for you?

I made an Xmas pudding, and cooked, marzipanned and iced a *very* overdue cake today. Nobody really likes either… but it’s Xmas and some things have to be done regardless 😀 The ham is cooked… maybe a little overcooked… turkey is done too. Prawns are seasoned and cooked… and we have ‘plain’ cooked for those … More Ok… we're ready to go!!

A guy on the Gold Coast is lucky to be alive after being attacked and bitten by a funnel web spider.They are more prevalent this time of year as the males meander about looking for mates and even the dought is bringing them me and more into contact with humans. This guy is lucky to … More Talking of spiders…

This we are told will be the title of the final part of the Potter series. A story of sorts on the topic can be read here. Of course… what we *don’t* get is a timeline for it’s release. There are rumours… as always… it will appear mid-2007 but this could be wildly out as … More Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

I wrote a short piece yesterday on a guy who survived a sinking boat and spider bite. Since then more details have emerged. The full story is here. Basically Robbie Hamouda and a mate were on their way home from a fishing trip when the battery died on their way up the Georges River. The … More Lucky or too thick to know the difference?