Darkness at noon
The fog of war, the smoke of climate change
Australia
Value of nothing
Politicians and journalists always demand to know, and then reject, the cost of measures to conserve the environment. But neither ever ask the cost of war.
This is the way the world ends
This is the way the world ends, with the bang of a million trees exploding, with the whimper of a thousand koalas dying, and unbreathable smoke, and blowing dust, and drying earth, and drying rivers, and a howling wind, and a bloody Sun, and a feeling of utter helplessness.
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An app by any other name
I have an “Anxiety App” that generates anxiety. It’s also called “Fires near me”
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The lost generation
When I see an unusual familiar name in the news, I think, “Oh that must be the daughter (or son) of someone who I once knew”. Turns out, these days, it’s usually a grandchild.
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Eyes wide closed
Having an online map of bushfires in this state, constantly updated, is good because it keeps you informed about what is burning. It is bad because it keeps you informed about what is burning.
Gauntlet
I challenged received wisdom, but those who had received that wisdom did not accept my challenge, said that the wisdom was unchallengeable, and therefore the challenge was wrong. Never mind, soon I will be gone, and then you can say “what challenge?”
Speak Strine
Never use two syllables when one will do; never use three syllables when two will do; never use four syllables.