The Journal
All writing
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Polar Bear Attacks Woman at Zoo
It was the bear’s dinner time, for heaven’s sake. Some people who have never lived outside a city seem to have no idea that wild animals are, you know, wild. They look so cuddly and everything.…
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Were You There When he Rose From Out The Tomb?
Now that’s a question. We were all there when he was crucified. Every person who has ever lived and ever will live. Our cruel words are lashes on his back, our contempt for others the spit…
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Islamists Rejoice in Italian Earthquake Deaths
Nearly 300 killed in the Abruzzo earthquake including children, others still missing, and this is a cause for rejoicing? “At last they have had their dark days too. O Allah, kill them and leave them destitute vagabonds,”…
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President Pantywaist
I’m not sure I know what that means. I guess it means Gerald Warner thinks Barack Obama is a bit of a nancy boy. Or at least that Obama is more style than substance – but…
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Federal Opposition Bashes the Banks
Opposition Finance spokesperson Helen Coonan says the government ought to be harder on the banks, taking steps to make them pass on the full amount of Reserve Bank cuts in official rates. A perennially popular move. But…
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Home Births an Unreasonable Risk for Most
This report from a minor Australian paper is headlined ‘Home Births Still Safe, Says Expert.’ It quotes Professor Michael Chapman, who is director of women’s and babies’ health at the St George and Sutherland hospitals. But…
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Windows 7 Beta
The Australian Federal Government department that handles social security, Centelink, is testing the Windows 7 beta . That may not be exciting news for most people . It isn’t for me either, really. But the nature of…
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Where the Wild Things Are
I loved Maurice Sendak’s book Where the Wild Things Are as a child. It came out when I was five, a perfect age to be when my mum read it to me. I think it is still one of…
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Were You There When They Crucified My Lord?
Kathy and Amanda and I just finished watching Mel Gibson’s film The Passion of the Christ. I remember Mel being asked who he thought was responsible for the death of Jesus. He answered: ‘All of us.’…
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Collects for Good Friday
In Anglican usage, the ‘Collect’ is a prayer that collects together the themes of the liturgy and readings for the day into a single short prayer. Good Friday is unique in having not one but three…
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Two Posts on Climate Change from Watts Up With That?
First, despite the ceaseless bleating about ice melting and shelves collapsing and sea levels rising, Antarctic sea ice has been growing at a rate of about 5% per decade for the last thirty years, and set…
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Obama Bows to King Abdullah
While Queen Elizabeth gets a nod. This is all over the internet, I know. Perhaps because it seems to say something important. I wasn’t going to comment, but this YouTube video makes it clear just how…
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$43 Billion and No Business Plan
Kevin Rudd admitted today that the Federal Government had no business plan to confirm the new broadband plan’s viability or cost effectiveness compared with other options. Malcolm Turnbull said: “This is the most reckless statement about…
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Somali Pirates and Abu Sayyaf – Paying Bad Guys Doesn’t Work
Having made millions from ransoms in recent years, Somali pirate gangs are using increasingly sophisticated boats and radar equipments to spot, chase and capture other vessels. On average a ship is attacked every day. About one attack…
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Three Interesting Lists
The top 100 films (listed by genre) – a Guinness list. I have seen all of them except a couple of the silent films. Plenty of room for debate in this list. I might have put John…
