My schoolboy doodling habit faded sometime ago – not the least because of my being caught up in the digital revolution. It’s much easier to scrawl absent-mindedly on what ever surface is available if you have a pen in hand rather than an android. The inner censor, well trained by censorious school masters/mistresses, also inhibitedContinue reading “Doodling vindicated”
Category Archives: Personal
A benchmark for the ‘new’ atheism
Recent discourse between theist and non-theist positions has been strident – not the least because the platform has been the very wide educational one, both public and private. Government funding of chaplains, indeed the existence of chaplains, teaching of scripture, the saying of prayers, adding faith specific verses to the national anthem – all haveContinue reading “A benchmark for the ‘new’ atheism”
Slow news day at The West Australian
Schools change national anthem – The West Australian. Come on now! I’m prepared to discuss with some give and take the relevance of CRE to the state school curriculum, Federal funding for chaplaincy and whether or not the Lord’s Prayer has a place in public life and education, but I’m surprised anyone would want toContinue reading “Slow news day at The West Australian”
The Green Thing – a Senior’s Lament
As a card carrying environmentalist, I can see the humour in this wry lament sent to me this morning by one of my long-suffering flock, who has herself been involved in several cane-toad busting expeditions in our state’s north east and has spent the last two weeks organising conservation measures on Rottnest Island: In the line atContinue reading “The Green Thing – a Senior’s Lament”
Business, footy and change
Since last Thursday, the airwaves in the world’s most isolated capital city have been abuzz with the goings on at the Fremantle Football Club, which fields the AFL Docker’s team. Somewhat abruptly, following a mediocre season plagued with player injury, the board sacked the popular senior coach. Community outrage from club members and the widerContinue reading “Business, footy and change”
Too many keys…
… hanging from your key chain can prematurely wear out your ignition. “Partly true” says Snopes (my favourite urban legend check site) – especially for Volkswagens. Looking back over my early beetle and then Kombi days I did not necessarily find this to be so. True, I only had the beetle during my last yearContinue reading “Too many keys…”
Musing on Writer’s Block
Here we are 3/4 of the way through the year of postaday2011 and I’m hit with a severe case of writers’ block. The conventional wisdom is that you sit down and write anyway, even if it is about nothing. Apparently the discipline of so acting is supposed to “release the cork” and wonderfully creative proseContinue reading “Musing on Writer’s Block”
Pingback on a Pingback
Can’t say I’ve ever grasped how pingbacks work – just that they mysteriously appear from time to time. But here’s a timely one just arrived on a cold windy day in Perth where one’s mind turns to… Cornish pasties (for which I once wrote a a nostalgic ode – see below)) The pingback? Preview of theContinue reading “Pingback on a Pingback”
A tale of two double speed economies.
A newly released report on the privations of those worst-affected in Australia’s two speed economy offers an apt foil for tomorrow’s parable of the workers in the vineyard. The working poor of Victoria are the focus of this Uniting Church report, particularly those contracted as cleaners in large suburban shopping centres. What is analysed inContinue reading “A tale of two double speed economies.”
Sneezin’ Season
Luxuriant spring growth brought on by good winter rains means more pollen in the air. Consequently I peer at this screen through bleary eyes while breathing through an itchy and runny proboscis. The old “ring of pineapple” on the morning muesli trick, with its natural anti histamines, is obviously overwhelmed today. So over to you,Continue reading “Sneezin’ Season”
Wondering Pilgrim 