One of the problems with giving police extreme powers is that on occasion they tend to use them badly. Whilst APEC was on this week, a guy walking across the road in front of a motorcade was arrested in front of his 11 year old son and spent 22 hours in a cell with no … More APEC extremists.
Here’s a sight I’d rather not have seen. On the rooftops of Sydney someone waits with gun assembled and ready for use… just in case they get the word to fire on some terrorist suspect or over eager protester. I smudged out the face of the policeman near the gun. I figured he had enough … More The rooftops of Sydney
So there’s this Steve Irwin Crocodile Hunter guy who gets married and has a daughter… Bindi Irwin. He goes off and gets killed and leaves the wife and nipper to keep on keeping on. One year down the track here’s the daughter up on TV doing the narration for her tribute to her dad Steve … More Handi, Bendi, Bindi talks about her dad
Ten years has past really quickly. I was driving my brother-in-law down from his weekend stint in periodic detention ‘At Her Majesty’s Pleasure’, to our house in Penrith when the news cam on the radio. He’d heard it but I hadn’t. I was very upset at the time and I suppose underneath the layers of … More Bye- Bye Lady Di.
As we drove up to school this morning we were listening to Classic FM, as we do. Kids were wittering on about listening to the local pop station but suddenly up came The Moldau by Smetana. I think of all the music I’ve listened to over the years this probably speaks to me more closely … More I like music
I have no idea why this woman keeps getting media space. She is just pointlessly offensive towards anyone that will earn her a few inches of column space. She had a go at Steve Irwin after he was dead.. and is now hacking at Princess Diana calling her a ‘devious moron’!! Well pardon me… Germaine … More Germaine Greer – a nasty old bag!
The world at large seems to have decided I’m either not a ‘fit and proper person’, or that I have no peer group since in all my years I’ve never been called for jury duty! Come to think of it… I can’t say I even *know* anyone who’s been called for jury duty? If you … More Jury Duty – not once!
Lots going on today to remember that 30 years ago today Elvis died. Can’t say I ever liked him, can’t recall when he died and didn’t honestly care much when I heard. Is it so important that a mediocre singer like him be remembered this way?? Surely there were *far* better people to honour than … More Elvis has left the building!
Out in the depths of darkest Hungary, at the bottom of an open cast coal mine, the remains of an ancient forest have been uncovered. How many trees were originally preserved is unknown, but scientists have determined there are 16 specimens left for them to study. The eight million year old ‘stumps’ are 2 – … More Put things in perspective.
Little Bendy Bindi Irwin is at it again! Less than a week away from the first anniversary of her fathers death she has been out in Los Angeles flogging her new line in fashion wear called “Bindi Wear International”. Not sure how you think about it, but for me all I can say is that … More Green is the new black!
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