Having just labored over and electronically lodged my tax return (how tremulously the finger hovers on the “send” button!), I now sit back and ponder. The question of taxes is not a light one. A conflicted standoff over how much and under what circumstances and “what for?” recently brought our inhabited cosmos to the brinkContinue reading “Paying the tax collector”
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Demythologising the wedge
The wedge has been used to good effect in Australian public life over the last decade. Politically, the strategy has effectively divided the community on such issues as immigration, Aborigine & Torres Strait Islanders affairs, the environment, sexual equality and, yes, public funding of school chaplaincy. The strategy is effective. Divide and conquer keeps theContinue reading “Demythologising the wedge”
Just a quick one…
… this is one of those days where my interruptions are having interruptions. I recall a mentor from long ago saying “Welcome your interruptions – they are simply occasions for new opportunities!” Well – plenty of opportunities abounding today – but which ones to chase and where?
Clarifying the School Chaplaincy case before the High Court
The important debate re school chaplaincy (and Special Religious Education) in Australian schools is being waged on many fronts. Confusing the issues are political expediency and opportunism, unclear definitions, and a range of alleged apparent motivations across the religious sector. State specific situations, such as the “Ethics alternative” showdown in NSW and the administrative issuesContinue reading “Clarifying the School Chaplaincy case before the High Court”
When the USA sneezes…
… the rest of the world catches a cold. This is probably why it’s difficult to find a dispassionate news report on the US debt crisis. The most objective one on my newsfeed is from the UK – US debt crisis: markets rally as Barack Obama announces deal – Telegraph. I had a spiritedContinue reading “When the USA sneezes…”
What does it mean to cede control to the Divine Other?
This is the question I didn’t address in this morning’s harangue based partly on Jacob’s nocturnal struggle with a mysterious strong man. I would have said that Jacob didn’t cede control to the divine being with whom he wrestled all night. He managed to extort a deal – only then did he release the mysteriousContinue reading “What does it mean to cede control to the Divine Other?”
AFK
I love these mysterious acronyms. They initiate us cyber-literati into a secret language known only amongst ourselves. We get to chortle at somebody’s mother who mistook LOL for “Lots of Love” instead of “Laughing out Loud”. All this is to say that today’s post is almost not a post because I have been AFK –Continue reading “AFK”
Distraction Free Writing | The Daily Post at WordPress.com
WordPress, the patron of those of us who consented to be locked into writing something on our blogs everyday for 2011, suggests a range of tools that help prevent being disturbed while writing: Distraction Free Writing | The Daily Post at WordPress.com. I confess my distractions are not of the nature described in the article –Continue reading “Distraction Free Writing | The Daily Post at WordPress.com”
Celebrating the Cornish Pasty
It’s wet and windy in Perth today – good Cornish pasty weather for this bloke with some Cousin Jack in his veins. I saw a news blip that says that in the EU the name “Cornish pasty” can now only be given to pasties created in Cornwall. This made me wonder what alternative nomenclature couldContinue reading “Celebrating the Cornish Pasty”
Empathy in Norway – Eureka Street
Empathy in Norway – Eureka Street. As the shock of the Norway massacre begins to wear off, we look for discussion that is reflective rather than knee-jerkingly reactive. I’ve found this essay a helpful place to begin – as much for the comments section as the main piece. The burden of the discourse carries aContinue reading “Empathy in Norway – Eureka Street”
Wondering Pilgrim 