I suppose I’m getting jaded maybe but I’m wondering just *why* we continually fight this battle we can’t win? Ok we like flowers… we like fruit… veggies… a specific collection of bushes, bulbs or whatever plants… I suppose basically we like order… but it can never last. No matter how brilliant our design or exotic … More Gardening – very Zen

Well here I am, sitting in the cafe at the ice rink, hot chocolate next to me, kids away from me and with no obvious connection to the net. I like this wireless deal… I’ve a 1Mb connection with no hassles whatever! It has it’s drawbacks tho. This ISP only operates around Sydney so if … More Wireless rules ok?

Around 90% of New South Wales is now drought declared. Farmers are watching helpless as creeks stop running and their dams dry out. Stock prices are falling, crops are failing, feed is becoming impossible to buy even if the farmers had the money available to spend. For some it’s becoming a nightmare. Farm after farm … More Drought hitting hard – desalination plants *now*!

I realised last night that I really *have* arrived as a Grumpy Old Man. True a couple of years ago I registerd a site called “Fat Old Gits” which was supposed to let me sound off about ‘stuff’… but that site eventually morphed into this blog and I abandoned the domain so don’t go looking … More Grumpy Old Men

One possible excuse for the continued illegal incarcertion of David Hicks by the USA is that he is “an enemy combatant” and if released would return to the battlefield. This is a reasonable excuse I must admit… but *if* that is their excuse then why isn’t he being held as a Prisoner of War under … More David Hicks – prisoner of conscience?

Whether the weather be cold Whether the weather be hot We’ll weather the weath Whatever the weather We’ll weather it like it or not. Rained last night… very welcome it was too. Saves me standing around with a hose just for starters! I planted a load of stuff yesterday. Zucchini, Begonias, Parsley, Basil, dropped a … More Whether the weather…

Strange how the ongoing war in Iraq is attracting fewer and fewer headlines. Now the day to day slog of trying to maintain order and just stay alive has become the norm the media are dropping the day to day horror from the headlines. Who cares if two million Iraqis are dead, dying or maimed … More Iraq war… all but forgotten

Hot on the heels of the sanctions imposed on North Korea for daring to do what larger nations have done and create a nuclearweapon, comes old news about the treatment of the general population. In Australia at least we’re being regaled with horrendous stories of infanticide, forced abortion and the like. According to the news … More North Korean Infanticide.

Beatle boy Paul McCartney is set to try to register his name a a trademark. This sounds a but ‘iffy’ to me since this will (as far as I know) give him exclusive rights to use the name McCartney on goods ranging from clothing to food. I wonder how his daughter clothes designer Stella McCartney … More From me to you – to court?

Can’t say I’m for it… but then I’ve never been a great lover of it… ever. I think it should be banned. I clearly recall being taken to a match in my home town when I was a small child. Watching grown men giving each other brain damage was bad enough, but what really made … More Womens Boxing