The Life of Me!

Sad #1 – Arthur C Clarke has died at age 90 Sad #2 – some people really really suck

Prince Edward and Sophie Rhys-Jones had a baby boy last month You can grow too many tomatoes Cats like puppy food Puppies can be remarkably friendly … until after they’ve gotten what they want from you Some front-loading washing machines can, in a single wash, shrink knitted polyester garments that had survived years of washing [...]

After this media frenzy about Corey and his party, he’s now been arrested and charged …. therefore the media is no longer allowed to mention his name!

Like we didn’t already know that clowns are scary!

It’s well accepted that the Portuguese and the Dutch poked about the western coast of Australia well before Cook landed on the eastern coast, but now there’s evidence arising suggesting that the Portuguese were also over this end of the country in the pre-Cook days too.  I’m wondering if the legend of the Stradbroke Galleon [...]

It’s not perfect, but at least it’s a step in the right direction. A bill is to be introduced into South Australian parliament giving rights to “domestic partners”.

This is not a good week to be an Aussie icon …

Okay, Israel are cuting Lebanon off from the rest of the world, they’re targetting civilian targets, all in the name of defending themselves. And little johnny and Curious George are condoning what they’re doing! If there is outrage in the rest of the world over Israel’s actions, it’s not turning up in the media here. [...]

A wise move on the part of the organisers, I say. Damn clowns!