The Journal
2010
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Dark Days
Posting will be light over the next week or so. My brother-in-law Bruce died yesterday. Kathy has already flown over to Perth, and I will follow in a couple of days time. Bruce was 56. He…
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Our Poofters are Better Than Their Poofters
I don’t know where I heard that phrase. I think was in a blokey discussion of the arts – Australia versus the US. Wherever it was, the consensus amongst the blokes was that our poofters were…
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7 Out of Ten Afghans Support US
This is a hopeful sign: Nearly seven in 10 Afghans support the presence of U.S. forces in their country, and 61 percent favor the military buildup of 37,000 U.S. and NATO reinforcements now deploying, according to…
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Global Cooling
Yeah, yeah. I know. Weather is not climate. Unless it’s warm, then it is. But the National Snow and Ice Data Center (University of Colorado) reports that Arctic summer sea ice has increased by 409,000 square…
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Sea Shepherd Sham
Any pretense at decency or moral values by the Sea Shepherd mob is a sham. Paul Syret at the Courier Mail writes: THAR she blows. And no, it’s not a humpback whale surfacing and venting, but Sea Shepherd…
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Hottest Decade?
It is certainly hot in South Australia – over 40 degrees on Kangaroo Island. Adelaide is even hotter – about 43 degrees. One or two very hot spells in a season are not unusual, however. The hottest day…
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West Australian Government Steals Doctor’s Lamborghini
Well, that’s what it amounts to. Dr Patrick Nugawela took his Lamborghini to be serviced. The mechanic took the car for a test drive. An extended test drive, at speeds of up to 160kmph in a…
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Fire Bombings of Churches Is a Feud?
What on Earth is the Press Association thinking with this headline: Malaysian church attacked in feud ? This is the fourth church to have been bombed in the last week. Malaysian police say the attacks were probably…
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Beauty Queen to Join Seal Hunt
Miss Newfoundland and Labrador, Sara Green, has been targetted by anti seal hunt groups after wearing a borrowed seal-skin coat in a Christmas parade. A photo showing Miss Green waving at crowds during the parade was photo-shopped to…
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Hottest Decade on Record
According to the Australian BOM the last decade has been Australia’s hottest since record keeping began. Even if this were true, this in itself is no reason to jump to the conclusion it is all our fault and the world…
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Easy Global Warming Guide
I have ‘un-stickied’ the article about the Easy Guide to the Politics and Science of Global Warming. You can still find it by clicking on the link.
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Where Is Temperature Going?
It is clear to all except the most violently irrational or funding dependent warming alarmists that there is no correlation between human produced CO2 and changes in global temperature over the last century. However there is general agreement that there has…
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(non) Racist KFC AD Withdrawn
KFC Australia have withdrawn a TV ad after claims it was racist. Except that it isn’t racist. At all. Not remotely. You would only think this was racist if you viewed it through a large number of…
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Random Names Better Than Current Political Leaders
Rasmussen Reports finds that 45% of voters surveyed believe people chosen at random from the phone book would do a better job than current members of the US Congress. A commenter on Don Surber’s blog agrees – as…
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Toddler Rules
I saw this a few years ago, but came across it again today and thought you might enjoy it: Toddler Property Rules If I like it, it’s mine. If it’s near me, it’s mine. If I…
