It's cold this time of the year in Canberra. People inhabiting Northern Hemisphere countries up towards Greenland, Iceland, Siberia and Alaska know a different sort of cold. They know extreme cold. Here it is cold.
Toes are cold, fingers are cold and the ice and frost on the car takes ages to get off, if you use water that freezes over as you motor on down the road.
Fortunately unlike northern climes the sun comes out and after 11am it is very nice to be out in the sun. Sadly, of course, that means no cloud, no cloud means no rain, no rain remains a huge worry. Drought is bad.
I have decided after visiting many blogs that the latest reincarnation of the one hand clapping zoan is comments (0)
Saturday, July 31, 2004
Monday, July 26, 2004
well its been almost 12 months since i last did an online quiz so here I go:
What theologian are you?
A creation of Henderson
| "God will not suffer man to have the knowledge of things to come; for if he had prescience
of his prosperity he would be careless; and understanding of his adversity he would be senseless." |
| You are Augustine! You love to study tough issues and don't mind it if you lose sleep over them. Everyone loves you and wants to talk to you and hear your views, you even get things like "nice debating with you." Yep, you are super smart, even if you are still trying to figure it all out. You're also very honest, something people admire, even when you do stupid things. |
What theologian are you?
A creation of Henderson
Two gems from a pagan christian from the angels:
1)Accepting Jesus Christ as Your Personal Lord and Deconstructionist: Winners Never Win {thanks for the link pagan christian }
in his own rite:
2)and a look at USA religio-politico-analysis
And a hattip to a Canberra blogger: / who has added moi to his blogroll BLUSH
1)Accepting Jesus Christ as Your Personal Lord and Deconstructionist: Winners Never Win {thanks for the link pagan christian }
in his own rite:
2)and a look at USA religio-politico-analysis
And a hattip to a Canberra blogger: / who has added moi to his blogroll BLUSH
Sunday, July 25, 2004
Saturday, July 24, 2004
Thursday, July 22, 2004
Tuesday, July 20, 2004
Sunday, July 18, 2004
Wednesday, July 14, 2004
Refugees allowed to stay.
The power of polls and blogs! The Australian Government has announced that almost 10,000 refugees are closer to being allowed to stay in Australia after a pre-election softening of the Howard Government's asylum-seeker rules.
The story even made the Guardian in the UK.
Locally in Canberra support for Afghan refugees is superb, and in regional areas opportunities have been increased. I am well pleased!
The power of polls and blogs! The Australian Government has announced that almost 10,000 refugees are closer to being allowed to stay in Australia after a pre-election softening of the Howard Government's asylum-seeker rules.
The story even made the Guardian in the UK.
Locally in Canberra support for Afghan refugees is superb, and in regional areas opportunities have been increased. I am well pleased!
Sunday, July 11, 2004
Life goes on outside the wired world...
Out on Saturday night to a book party, the things one does to get three hours with spouse, after 5 1/2 days in the bookshop I go to a bookparty!!
Childrens birthday parties, removing old grout from bathroom tiles and applying white silicon - tubes are neat, much better than mixing up grout, please comment if you have any suggestions for partially used bags of grout mix! Walking to the local shops for Sunday Morning Coffee, NO video of bellydance forthcoming....the lads are still playing the computer games.
Spare a thought for those, though rich, that live in some degree of fear, I often remember Isa in my prayers...
Meanwhile AIDS is referenced by Mathieu and again and by moi aussi at agonist.scoop which is now beginning to real move.
And according to this a fellow blogger got the finger by ~POTUS~!
Out on Saturday night to a book party, the things one does to get three hours with spouse, after 5 1/2 days in the bookshop I go to a bookparty!!
Childrens birthday parties, removing old grout from bathroom tiles and applying white silicon - tubes are neat, much better than mixing up grout, please comment if you have any suggestions for partially used bags of grout mix! Walking to the local shops for Sunday Morning Coffee, NO video of bellydance forthcoming....the lads are still playing the computer games.
Spare a thought for those, though rich, that live in some degree of fear, I often remember Isa in my prayers...
Meanwhile AIDS is referenced by Mathieu and again and by moi aussi at agonist.scoop which is now beginning to real move.
And according to this a fellow blogger got the finger by ~POTUS~!
Tuesday, July 06, 2004
Monday, July 05, 2004
Of Greeks and balls and blogs and floorboards.
We are all Greek today! Well done, one goal and match won! Little work will happen on Olympic Games preparations today methinks.
Meanwhile in the land of blog: Bubby, known offline as Lillian Tashlik, is an 88-year old, American-born great-grandmother who began her career as an award-winning blogger eight months ago at the behest of her granddaughters. Good work, Bubby! (and family). Featured in the Jerusalem Post registration required!
Well almost finished the flooring! 21.5 sq metres (approx 210 sq ft) is a lot of work. I bashed my knee at work on Friday so found it hard to get up and down all weekend as I laid the flooring.
On top of all that diverticulitis came back and I spent Sunday night thru to Monday morning tossing and turning in pain, too exhausted to get out of bed and get some Buscopan.
We are all Greek today! Well done, one goal and match won! Little work will happen on Olympic Games preparations today methinks.
Meanwhile in the land of blog: Bubby, known offline as Lillian Tashlik, is an 88-year old, American-born great-grandmother who began her career as an award-winning blogger eight months ago at the behest of her granddaughters. Good work, Bubby! (and family). Featured in the Jerusalem Post registration required!
Well almost finished the flooring! 21.5 sq metres (approx 210 sq ft) is a lot of work. I bashed my knee at work on Friday so found it hard to get up and down all weekend as I laid the flooring.
On top of all that diverticulitis came back and I spent Sunday night thru to Monday morning tossing and turning in pain, too exhausted to get out of bed and get some Buscopan.
Thursday, July 01, 2004
Of election bribery, allergies and flooring
Most Australian families over the past week have received a $600.00 per child payment from the Australian Government. If you are lucky enough to have moved or changed circumstances ( est. 2200 families) the Centrelink Payment has been paid twice, yippee for some lucky families. The Minister for Family And Community Services (FACS), and the Prime Minister are sparring over families paying back the overpayment. Fun and games indeed for those having a baby after12MN on July 1 the government gives them $3000.00!
No word on when the Australian election will be called though.
Meanhwhile, allergic skins reactions in Master 19 have led us to rip the carpet up out of his bedroom and begin installing wooden panel flooring....
Thank you, Mr Howard for funding the flooring. However, you have not bought my vote. Sadly, although I have been a liberal lover for over 25 years the treatment of refugees and the participation sans UN in the invasion of Iraq have soured my love affair. My vote will be going elsewhere.
Most Australian families over the past week have received a $600.00 per child payment from the Australian Government. If you are lucky enough to have moved or changed circumstances ( est. 2200 families) the Centrelink Payment has been paid twice, yippee for some lucky families. The Minister for Family And Community Services (FACS), and the Prime Minister are sparring over families paying back the overpayment. Fun and games indeed for those having a baby after12MN on July 1 the government gives them $3000.00!
No word on when the Australian election will be called though.
Meanhwhile, allergic skins reactions in Master 19 have led us to rip the carpet up out of his bedroom and begin installing wooden panel flooring....
Thank you, Mr Howard for funding the flooring. However, you have not bought my vote. Sadly, although I have been a liberal lover for over 25 years the treatment of refugees and the participation sans UN in the invasion of Iraq have soured my love affair. My vote will be going elsewhere.
Wednesday, June 30, 2004
Updates on Darfur and Sudan
Summary: over 30,000 dead, upto 1 million displaced. Widespread rape continues of western Sudanese women. Genocide is becoming a likely point of intervention for the USA. Posturing re terrorism and the cessation of the 21 year war between Christians and Moslems is also of interest to the USA. Recent Washington Post articles are also referenced here:
Darfur updates at
hattip Candy
Summary: over 30,000 dead, upto 1 million displaced. Widespread rape continues of western Sudanese women. Genocide is becoming a likely point of intervention for the USA. Posturing re terrorism and the cessation of the 21 year war between Christians and Moslems is also of interest to the USA. Recent Washington Post articles are also referenced here:
Darfur updates at
hattip Candy
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