The Journal
All writing
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What a Scummy Thing to Do
You’re called to save the life of a teenage boy suffering a seizure. You can’t, or in any case, you don’t. Then when you find out who his family is, you try to blackmail them. Allegedly.
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Windschuttle, ‘Gould’ and the Quadrant ‘Hoax’
In an article on Real Clear Politics, Thomas Sowell wrote: ‘No one in his right mind would say that the Bush administration was flawless. But many of their worst political mistakes were the kinds of mistakes…
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Men are From Mars, Women are ..
No, men and women are both from Earth. But what planet is Jimmy Carter from? ‘Hamas Can be Trusted.’ ‘According to the former president, Hamas never deviated from their commitments as per the ceasefire agreement.’ It would…
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What I Said
About what seemed to be a startling lack of graciousness in Obama’s inauguration speech. But she says it better.
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This Lunatic Must Be Silenced At Once
And probably will be… Via Instapundit, this story of an EU official who says Hamas bears ‘overwhelming responsibility’ for the destruction of Gaza. Of course he also goes on to say some nasty things about Israel…
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Secret Whale Deal
Despite Peter Garrett’s angst, I think this is possibly a reasonable option, if only because it will stop some of the whining from local anti-whaling activists. However, stopping any taking of Minke Whales in Antarctic waters…
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From Well Meaning Politicians …
Good Lord Deliver Us. There should be a rule that anyone wishing to enter public life should have worked with his or her hands, and should have owned, or at least managed, some sort of business. This…
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Serial Murderer Milat Cuts Off Own Finger
Outstanding. He can cut off anything he likes as far as I’m concerned. And if that sounds harsh, well tough. The movie Wolf Creek, which was based in part on Milat’s murder of seven backpackers (it’s…
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All the News From The SAG Awards
Though not nearly as interesting as FAG, SAG nonetheless produced a night of some attractive frocks, and reasonable award choices. I haven’t seen The Reader, though I loved the book, and I can believe Kate Winslet…
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Australia is a Great Country
In how many other places would a state chief of police, in an official vehicle, on his way to an official function, be pulled over for travelling 12 kilometres (about 8 mph) over the speed limit, and…
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Jefferson, Patrick Henry and Obama
Still thinking about my earlier post on Obama’s inauguration speech. I have been reading Made in America by Bill Bryson. It is about the development of the American version of the English language, and like most of…
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Ding!
Just hit 70 with my Night Elf Druid (feral spec). When I logged on I noticed I had played this character for 14 days 8 hours and 22 minutes. That’s 344 hours on this toon alone. I…
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Empty Apologies
This was an article I wrote ten months ago after comment by The Anglican Archbishop of Adelaide in the Church Guardian of March 2008 that Anglicans welcomed the Prime Minister’s apology to indigenous people for the stolen…
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Strong Words
From a justifiably angry column in the Jersusalem Post: “Even if the Palestinians want peace, Hamas won’t let them have it, because Hamas knows best, and jihad “is the only solution.” Don’t believe me, read the…
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What the … ?
Australia Day honours and all that. A chance for recognition for people who have made a substantial contribution to their local communities or to state or nation. In addition to many other awards, numbering in the…
