The Journal
2016
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Yowch!
Now that is a lesson I should have learned long ago; don’t run for long distances in wet bathers. Some bits of me are feeling sharply uncomfortable. It was a nice run though. From Min Oil…
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Of Course, I would Have …
Not waited? Called the police? Done something to help? Rescued the girls? Saved the planet? The need to believe ourselves morally superior to others has impacts on our understanding of history, the way we respond to…
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“Safe Schools” Has Nothing to do with Making Schools Safe
“How different then is that gentle, tentative sexuality between parent and child from the love of a paedophile and his/her lover?” “Love, warmth, support and nurture is an important part of the paedophilic relationship.” The author…
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Life in Australian Aboriginal Communities
For, women, it was nasty, brutish and short. An excerpt from an article by Tony Thomas on the Quadrant Magazine website. Newly-arrived British and French were shocked at the local misogyny they encountered. First Fleeter Watkin…
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STEM Problems? Just Enrol. Study. Work.
But it’s easier to whine than work…
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Thanks to A2 Hosting
I must say a big thanks to the guys at A2 Hosting. I had been with 1and1 for the last eight years. As long as nothing went wrong, they were fine. as soon as I needed…
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Mental Illness – Chiropractors, Naturopaths and Other Charlatans
Naturopaths, homeopaths, etc, – these charlatans make a fortune out of suffering, illness, cancer and depression. Don’t be fooled. Seek genuine, tested treatments from a real medical practitioner. “About ten months ago, a naturopath by the…
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Home – American River
Evening light at my home, American River in South Australia. Not a river at all, but a large tidal lagoon. The American part of the name comes from a group of American sealers and whalers who…
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Oh So True
Even though our eyes are on the US presidential contest at the moment, this applies everywhere. Even in Australia.
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No More Children in Refugee Detention in Australia
8,000 refugee/asylum seeker children were placed in detention during the Labor/Green alliance governments of Gillard and Rudd. Some 1200 men, women and children lost at sea. Now, for the first time in a decade, there is…
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New Ben Hur Movie
I loved the book, and the 1959 movie with Charleton Heston. The new movie version, due in cinemas in August 2016, looks great!
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To the Stars. And Sooner Than We Thought …
“An American scientist has made a remarkable conceptual breakthrough, a design for a non nuclear relativistic launcher, capable of accelerating thousands of deep space probes per year to 0.25C; fast enough to reach the nearest stars…
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Disagreeing With Us is Mean. You Will Be Stopped.
Anyone who has ever expressed an opinion other than the currently approved opinions will find him or herself nodding in agreement throughout this video. For some people, free speech, the exchange of ideas, discussion of evidence,…
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Thank you!
Thanks for your patience today. We have upgraded from a standard server to a CDN (content delivery network) to ensure faster delivery of pages no matter where in the world you are. The site was down…
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No Future for Truck Owner Drivers in Australia
The end of the road for truck owner-drivers in Australia. How is this even possible? “Some 35,000 people, mostly men, drive their own long-haul trucks. They have borrowed around $15 billion from Australian banks and other…
