A harsh westerly wind blows outside my window. Reminding me that, wherever you are in Australia the desert is never far away. The dust from the centre brought by winds from north, south east and west, permeates our garden, house, enters our lungs, becomes part of us in the way stardust from distant explosions becomes […]
Whenever war is declared, whichever countries are involved, you will find, making the announcement, a clown, backed by his followers – all hard-faced men who intend to do well out of it.
The boys in the backroom Read More »
If an imaginary being was going to step in and save the world before we wreck it he’s left it rather too late
Denial was a river in Egypt that dried up as a result of climate change
Murder of the Nile Read More »
I had a golden rule which was “Don’t apply for another job unless you are invited to”. But I seem to always break golden rules – “Don’t read the comments, unless they are your own”, “Don’t contact old friends unless they contact you first”. You’d think I would learn.
There are people who get all their ideas from the unsupported opinions of others; have faith in some religion; vote fascists into power; love guns; don’t vaccinate children; and hate women. Generally these categories overlap.
Who would have thought that a major effect of global warming would be a decrease in the intelligence of politicians?
I took the road less followed, and found land mines, trolls, bandits, potholes, mud patches, fallen trees, and then my car broke down. Next time my way is the highway.
There should be a term limit set on how long some ancient, historical grievance can be used to justify slaughtering people today.
500 years? A thousand? Read More »
Reading the life stories of the famous achievers of the past and present, you reach a point where they broke through, became recognised, touched by genius, ranked among the immortals of literature, or science, or film, or art. But my breakthrough moments were papered over, muffled, erased from the historic photographs. So I remain disappointed
