The Journal
2010
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Two Apologies that Aren’t or Shouldn’t Be
Naughty Wendy Francis. Doesn’t she know that expressing opinions contrary to those approved by the Federation of Angry Gays is not permitted? Wendy is a Queensland senate candidate for the Family First Party. She, or someone…
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A Lasting Legacy
Just read the last line of this obituary. I guess every little helps. Bob sounds like he was a great guy, and I hope his family is going OK.
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The Face of Islam
This is Shaznaz Bibi. A muslim women who was not sufficiently docile. An isolated incident? There are more photos in an article called Terrorism that’s Personal. Since 1994, a Pakistani activist who founded the Progressive Women’s Association…
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Not Bad for Abos
I ended my post featuring Morgan Freeman with the suggestion: ‘if you don’t think race should make a difference, stop acting like race makes a difference.’ So I was interested to read in Qantas’ in flight magazine about…
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Climate Vox Pop
I asked three random people (well it’s about as scientific as those polls in the Courier-Mail) some simple questions. Do you believe the world is getting warmer as a result of human action? Two said yes, one…
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Anti-Semitic, Anti-Gay, Anti-Women
Wow, that George Christensen is anti everything. Well of course he would be, he’s a liberal party candidate. At least, that’s the impression you might get from this article in the Sydney Morning Herald. Some of the…
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This Is Cool
How do caring, intelligent people stop the race problem? Race commissioners, equality commissars, etc, only have jobs as long as they keep finding racists under the bed, so they have a vested interest in keeping on…
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Free Country
I saw a bumper sticker this morning that said ‘Free Tibet.’ I thought, ‘Well, I’ll have it if no one else wants it.’
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Being Julia
I just bought a copy of the Australian Women’s Monthly. I didn’t want to, but the current edition hasn’t yet made it to the doctors’ surgery, or to the library. Julia Gillard is made to look very attractive. There…
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On Hold
There will be a break in proceedings for an indefinite period. The last year has been an annus horribilus – Amanda’s accident and ongoing illness, struggles to get my business up and running despite absences caring…
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DIY Jesus
Ben-Peter Terpstra points out that it is much easier to make up your own Jesus if you have no idea who the real Jesus was. In fact, if you have never read the Bible at all, and you are…
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Two From Town Hall
If you are interested in US politics, the Town Hall website is worth visiting regularly. Today there is an article by Michael Medved which asks why big lotto winnings are more acceptable than big executive bonuses.…
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Choice Magazine: Loyalty Schemes Cost Consumers Money
No s%#t, Sherlock. Businesses are not charities. Loyalty schemes are designed to make more money. They make more money by encouraging people to buy from a particular store or chain. Choice magazine found that consumers need to…
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A Laugh for a Long Day
Phew! It has been a long couple of days – back from Bruce’s funeral, trying to catch up at work. It’s good to be busy, but this is getting ridiculous. Anyway, a couple of totally tasteless…
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School NAPLAN Results
I noted a few days ago that KICE – Kangaroo Island Education, had scored below average results in national numeracy and literacy testing. Results for the year three group were substantially below average. This was when compared with all…
