Epiphany

Which Breed of Horse Are You?

You Are a Thoroughbred Horse You are hyper, energetic, and even a little high strung. You love to compete, and you’re always up for a friendly race. You love to be on the go, and you never stick around for long. People accuse you of always running away. You tend to get bored easily, and [...]

Don’t Look Away When I’m Talking To You

Gleefully burgled from me mate Phil.

A Thoroughbred One

An ambitious, but ignorant entrepreneur, decided he would increase his considerable fortune by getting into the thoroughbred racing business. He bought a ranch in Kentucky, stocked it with good horses, and hired some folks to go about amassing his big bucks while he followed other pursuits. He quickly found, however, that the money flow was [...]

Tuesday Tune

For Rob who has fond memories of Midnight Oil. Here they are, live, acoustic and supporting an anti-logging protests in Clayoquot Sound B.C. Canada, July 1993.

The Chocolate Hoard

Take care of your chocolate. And keep an eye on your coffee beans as well. The supply of cocoa beans sitting in warehouses across Europe could fill more than 5 Titanics, and as of last week it all belongs to one mysterious figure. An anonymous investor sparked intrigue last week when he, she, or they [...]

Politics and Strange Bedfellows

Australia has an election campaign. Tony Abbott is the Leader of the Opposition and is hoping to become Prime Minister. “Tone” is not only a politician but also a keen athlete, being involved in triathalons and bicycling events. His lycra biking outfit has become famous while his budgie-smuggling swimming costume is infamous. On the other [...]

In The Bowl

Grandma’s Life #48

Back in the day, Grandma had virtually no recourse to truth in advertising laws. Why else would she be giving her baby skin cancers? From 1960 Burgled from here

Exercise

I believe that every human has a finite number of heart-beats. I don’t intend to waste any of mine running around doing exercises. Buzz Aldrin (1930 – ) Walking isn’t a lost art: one must, by some means, get to the garage. Evan Esar (1899 – 1995) Exercise alone provides psychological and physical benefits. However, [...]

God and the Extraordinary

Reverently burgled from I Am your God

A Rude Word!

Photo Hunt; Triangle

Several years ago, looking out from a building, I spotted a series of shapes. One, of course, was a triangle. I immediately thought of that old Greek guy Pithagoras and his Pi R Squared. Perhaps I should stick to writing and not abucussing.

Big Voiced Saturday

Now that I have the time to look for it, I can bring back some music for Saturdays. I have recently been raging to loud-voiced singers. So here is the first. A local radio station recently played this and didn’t know the singer. So much for the young Russell Wolfe. He even thought she was [...]

Australians Have a Problem

Australia is soon to have a general election. We, the Australian Voter will be offered a choice between two major parties and a growing minor party which, realistically, is at least four elections away from becoming a genuine power. Which party do I vote for? The term zugzwang is frequently used in chess. A player [...]