The Journal
All writing
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Nothing Changes In Iran
After two weeks of protests over the possibly rigged re-election of Iranian President Imanutjob in which twenty people were killed and hundreds arrested, things are back to normal in Iran. Irans’ supreme executive body, Guardian Council, has…
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Michael Jackson Dead
Michael Jackson has died of a heart attack. he was fifty. The same age as me. He was a bit of a Peter Pan, always seeming young, despite the ghastly plastic surgery. The last several years have been…
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Toto’s Africa By Perpetuum Jazzile
I love the song, this is a great version, and the impression of the rising storm using hands and feet is amazing.
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Obama, Iran, Inspectors General
I am not sure that some of the criticism directed at President Barack Obama over his reticence to comment on the Iran election is entirely fair. He can reasonably comment on the brutal suppression of dissent, and…
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Children At Work, Infants In The Senate
Kathy and I cared for foster children over a number of years, including babies and toddlers. I well understand the diffculties of blending work and the responsibilities of caring for children. There are a number of worksplaces and…
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To Wasting Billions Of Dollars, Fielding Says No
Senator Steve Fielding says he believes it would be irresponsible for any member of parliament to vote for the Australian Federal Government’s carbon emission trading scheme, given that it will cause substantial damage to the economy,…
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Wives Becoming More Violent?
I seriously doubt it. This article in today’s Australian points to a 159% increase in the number of women facing dometic violence charges over the last eight years as an indicator that women are becoming more…
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Work, Time, Sisters
The last few days have been the longest break without a post since I began this blog. There used to be two IT businesses on Kangaroo Island. Two weeks ago my only competitor closed down. I…
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They Got Her In The End
But Carrie Prejean is still a lady: I worked in good faith to meet my responsibilities as Miss California USA. I have met every scheduled appearance, and responsibility, as recently as May 31st. I have followed…
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Chuck Norris Is Scared
In another article from Townhall, Chuck Norris draws on an open letter from Lou Pritchett, a former vice president of Procter & Gamble, to list a few scary things about Obama and his administration. He starts…
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Five Untruths Liberals Like To Believe About Themselves
John Hawkins has written a great article at Townhall about five myths liberals believe about themselves. Here they are, in summary form: 1. Liberals are pro-women. Liberals are pro-women as they as women know their place and have the…
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What Kind Of Conservative Are You?
If you think you are a conservative, but are not quite sure what kind, then you may find this short quiz of interest. Apparently, I am a Free Marketeer, also known as a fiscal conservative. You believe…
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Urban Heat Island Effects And Recorded Global Temperature Change
I noted in my introduction to global warming Profits of Doom, that: The IPCC’s warming figure of 0.8 degrees Celsius over the last century is doubtful, for at least two reasons. First, no one knows for…
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Imanutjob Scores Clear Victory
Or maybe not. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad certainly got the most votes. But a couple of things point to the possibility the result may have been, let’s say, adjusted. For the people’s benefit, of course. Because they don’t really…
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Google And Bing
I am currently at the number one position on Yahoo and Bing for the phrase ‘leading conservative blog,’ and at the number three position on Google. They are results I am happy with, given it takes…
