tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-101086162012-01-24T17:03:46.870+10:30<b>Random and inconsistent snippets from an unstructured mind. My truth may not be your truth. A fact is a fact only by standing on it. It can't fall down, there is nothing holding it up... Except some sort of capitalist exploitation. The writer is a 3rd generation Indigenous Australian. Not, i might add, Aboriginal - two different concepts.</b>Davohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02785126939071213905noreply@blogger.comBlogger10141100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10108616.post-48262979307509461572012-01-20T21:44:00.006+10:302012-01-21T01:30:53.306+10:30

O yes, good readers, am well aware of what that word means. Perhaps, these days, just sit on the sidelines. The archetypical old bloke in button up denim overalls, sitting on the porch of some struggling general store out in the backblocks; idly whittling at some stick with a very sharp knife - pondering what has been, should be, and probably yet to come. Watching the beautiful, absolutely 

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Thought that had better post something - just in case my occasional readers/followers suspect my demise. Nup, am still alive, in relative good health; pottering about in the garden and locality; occasionally reading about what's happening in the "other world" via ABC online .... BBC (the one in England, Billy, not you), the Guardian .. etc. Refuse, point blank, these days, to try to decipher

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? ???? (work in progress) what is the definition of 'elder': 'language' is a tricky notion. What happens when the only 'language' is 'spoken', performed not seen, has been - not written. i see some words try to wrap an understanding but  unwilling tongue around warigui, warugiri, warijui Should i try to wrap my unlettered  tongue around Mais oi.. Bonjour monsuer Guten tag. morgen, or arben?

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Yer, took the truck fer a bittuva wander. Yep, in the driest continent - am discovering water sources..

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For those sitting on edge of seat,  tongue hanging out; waiting for the next snippet of information in my exciting life ....... Bleah! If, after some electricity outages, computer crashes, and down time for the satellite ... might, but just might, mind you - get around to updating - but don't hold yer breath (on the other hand - holding yer breath - or breathing slower - might be a good

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mm, might wander down this track .. and find one of these .. all of this is, technically, illegal .. but hey - why let a few technicalities get in the way of a good journey ..

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Um, has been a long dream of mine - a four wheel drive "bush basher" (in local parlance). Never had the finance (or status) to purchase what is called a "Toorak tractor" - one of those very expensive, oddly designed, "bells and whistles"' plastic motor vehicles aimed at the "up and coming" younger people with "aspirations". However, while wandering the local vicinity - found this, hiding in the

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am looking at local 'clocks'. One of them tells me that it's 1.05 in the morning in Australia .. but on the other hand - some States use "Daylight Saving Time" ?? anyway, there seems to be some confusion since queensland (um, only a few miles north from where i sit; chooses to be .. weeell queensland, but totally against the English Queen and any thing vaguely Commonwealth .. but that's their

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.. or with which i can cope  .. depends .. OK, Tara may be a "ditzy blonde bimbo" (as described by my tutor) .. buut, from 9.30AM last Thursday, until roughly 3pm the same day .. we enjoyed ourselves.

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um, have been listening to the radio which informs me that the human population on this planet has been increasing; exponentially. When 'businesses' have a problem with 'debt', they tend to "downsize" (or adapt, but that's a different concept ..heh) mm, OK, for those who believe that "technology" will "save the planet" there is always "genetic manipulation". How about we introduce a world-wide

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Mr. Mystie - my world has shrunk. I find, now, that i have little interest in what happens beyond the distance further than which i can walk. (or ride a horse - but that's a different story .. heh) Um, am re-posting this 'comment' that i just made on a previous post as it  was (a) "off the cuff" and (b) made me think a bit more about what i meant.   While yes, it is true that i live alone ..

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                   Ptilinorhynchus violaceus male satin bower bird ..

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"journalism" (see later). An aside, would you believe that words beginning with the letter "j"  comprise the smallest chapter in - at least my - dictionary? Yes, 'tis an old, well worn, frayed at the edges; the spine and binding repaired many times with Chinese manufactured gaffer tape - edition of the Chambers's Twentieth Century DICTIONARY (revised edition with supplement); published in 1961.

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They say an image is worth a thousand words ..

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There is, somewhere, an aphorism that says something along the lines of  .. those who know not history are bound to repeat it.. The story of Hypatia It's a sad story, one hopes that the "male traditions", "beliefs" emanating from the northern hemisphere "middle east",  haven't really "taken root" in a country like Australia .. a small, isolated continent below, and apart from, the knowledge and

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There is a small establishment nearby.  Occasionally the residents turn up and mow lawns in the vicinity. The residents of Kirkconnell also run a 'community' program by the name of "Helper dogs" .. Fascinates me - at this time - that the recent, newly elected, local, State "Liberal"* administration should now consider "balancing" the "budget" by  "decreasing" teh "Public Services" by 5000

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There was movement at the station, for the word had passed around That the colt from old Regret had got away, And had joined the wild bush horses - he was worth a thousand pound, So all the cracks had gathered to the fray. All the tried and noted riders from the stations near and far Had mustered at the homestead overnight, For the bushmen love hard riding where the wild bush horses are, And the

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yer, i know, only my opinion. Has a long history,  but If it ain't making a profit, me Irish immigrant  laddie CEO - shut it down. Retire the name. No longer exists, except in history.. Call it something else. Hudson Fyshe may, or not, approve. *Queensland and Northern Territory Air Service. Ah, acronyms -- where would we be without them?

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just a quick random thought. Andrew Wilkie wants to ban poker machines. mm, ok, perhaps they are a 'family' problem, lose a few thousand, here or there. "stockmarkets" "shareholders" and gummints bet (gamble) billions, trillions .. of, and against, what? Curious.

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My days, generally, are fairly uneventful - but occasionally an unexpected, exciting, un-planned event comes along to raise the heart-rate; if only for a few hours. The fortnightly cycle of 'interesting things' begins on a Wednesday pension day, and lasts for about four days. I won't mention actually how small, or much the income is; have learned to "live within" a tight budget and, oddly enough

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[edited and updated Friday 26 Aug; 7am] I post this, since there has been a recent incident in Melbourne (Australia) where a dog attacked a 4 year old girl, and killed her. The 'airwaves', of course, have been full of emotionally heated discussion. Mostly focussed around a 'specific breed' of dog. The American Staffordshire Terrier - mostly known as the 'pit bull'.  My response is that any

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Curious word, am thinking about it. Um, not the collection of five printed symbols - but the philosophy, understanding, behind them.

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If anyone receives an email from what looks like a genuine name, from what looks like a 'genuine' email address, asking to "be a friend" via Tubely - DO NOT CLICK ON ANYTHING within the email - DELETE IMMEDIATELY! Look it up on Google - or read this Down the tubes with Tubely    Viral and vile

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or .. passports. Do i need one? Methinks not; am not a "terrorist" .. what, and whoever that definition may apply to. Am i a "criminal"? um, depends on long local legal discussion; but, at the end of it - probably not. Depends;  on the 'civil' society one chooses to live within.

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 [pic added] There are, of course, quadrillions of things to write about ... buuuut, can't be bothered, mostly (someone else has probably written about whatever it might be - and much better than me). However, there is something locally that's quite exciting (well, to us yokels, at least). A birth - of twins. At approximately 10pm on the evening of Saturday 6th August - Petite, demure, Ms. S.

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It does seem somewhat of a paradox .. to think that the northern hemisphere idiots europeans imported rabbits and foxes to Australia for "sport" .. but shot the eagles as a "pest" .. Aquila audax

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Interesting concept.

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Who wins? Have, basically, been wandering around the locality. Chat with some, ignored by most. Bittuva Another battle with a billy goat. Dog became excited. what's not to love? All now settled and peaceful. [this post prompted by the notions in  E. Annie Proulx "The Shipping News"]

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Evil media baron brought down. mm thinks. Nah, been done.

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Will post this in case the powerlines come down again, or the satellite dish becomes disfunctional. Am well, in good health. Woodshed is full  .. heh. Hopefully the telephone lines remain functional. Ah .. country life. Received a phone call from neighbour. Something along the lines of  ' school has just rung. Snow. Am at work. Can you pick up D... Schoolbus won't drive in snow'. ?? think i, "

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While the controversy about the Murdoch empire rages .. There is, hopefully, a quiet, unobtrusive organisation under the aegis of the duly elected parliamentary representatives of the Australian government ... http://www.dsd.gov.au/ cheers ..

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.. fer those who do not believe that carbon dioxide is not a problem .. how about i put plastic bag over your head .. see how long you would survive ..

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is delicious .. when it happens to someone else. Have, vaguely, been looking at the "Murdoch" problems in the UK. Not, mind you, a 'thorough' investigation .. but That's so pants sums up most of what i would have liked to write.

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... in the forest, does it make a sound.  Well, yes. Suppose that had better post a post, as the weather hereabouts has been somewhat windy of late, but am still safe; house has roof, is still on its foundation, and haven't ended up in Kansas. Am somewhat isolated here, with few sources of information from the "outer world" and hadn't really been following the weather "forecasts" (nor have any

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mm, why is it that the blokes strutting around in "Day-Glo" shirts, wearing apparel - are beginning to think that they "own the planet"?

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I know, i know .. random and inconsistent snippets. There is a huge discussion in the meeja here about when is a tax not a tax. This item caught my random look at things - http://guambatstew.blogspot.com/2011/07/how-do-you-tax-nowhere-man.html [and might mention that the 'book' chainstores Angus and Robertson, 'Borders' et al .. have been busy "closing" their outlets in Australia. Some of the "

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Kill, control, eradicate ...

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there have been a pair of goats wandering around the local vicinity for some six or eight weeks.  

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um, well, i can sit here mumbling in my isolated eirie. .. but hey .. contacting the source of political influence, ContactPostal and Street Address: Parliament House Canberra ACT 2600 AustraliaParliament House switchboard is open from: 8.00am to 6:00pm Monday to Friday on non-sitting days 8.00am to 30 minutes after sitting on sitting weeks Phone: 02 6277 7111 (from within Australia)

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Well, two and a half days. Began falling Tuesday afternoon at about 2.30pm, then continued through the night and most of Wednesday morning.  Ended up with about two inches on the ground. Has mostly melted by this morning. Satellite dish is now clear. Will post some pics, later. who stole my car?(wednesday morn) kiddie romp One of the things that fascinated me this morning was the number

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Right now am pacing the floor trying to figure out what i should post about the exports of live cattle. What do the pink fluffys want? Should it not be more important that someone point cameras at the end point of coal and uranium exports???

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An interesting philosophical idea. What is a 'fact', and what is a 'truth'. Have, some years ago, stood on a 'theatrical' stage. That is a fact; but not 'all' of the facts. What does 'theatrical' actually mean? Could publish a list of venues, times, dates, people, places - but unless you were "actually" there, or were in personal contact with someone who had "seen" ( now becomes 'hearsay')

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 [added to] Yep. there was a previous post, but was sort of 'making it up as i went along', so parked in the 'draft' to chill. perhaps i should become more of a  twit, and tweet. Did look at that 'internet' thingo this morning, but Nah, not yet. So, some unconnected sentences .. Another chilly morning, light dusting of snow. Should i support "save the cattle" or "sell the cattle". Still haven't

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 [edited and updated - 2019 Weds 8 June 2011] Will, of course, leave it up to the reader to figure out what i actually mean by the title. Perhaps it is meaningless, perhaps means many things. Also, if the reader is expecting a long and clever post explaining what i mean ... forget it, am just being a smart-arse, or thinking about something i wrote in a previous comment.  No new taxes?  Mmmm,

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Am fairly sure that quite a lot of people consider me to be quite mad mentally unstable a somewhat isolated alcoholic eccentric. It has, actually, been quite a while since I've had a chance (or incentive, or spare finance) to have a look and see what the "Big Smoke", or large group of "normal" people - is like so, after due thought and consideration, have decided to catch the train to Sydney on

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what the fuck is a slut? what is a "ho". What the fuck does "fuck" mean???? [addendum: There is, apparently, some sort of discussion going on about about the use of swear ugly words .. and this article by Helen Razer is rather amusing. Far be it from me to suggest that have never - nor now don't - use such  angry words. There were quite a lot of them in use recently .. but mostly addressed

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Ah, went into Bathurst today, took laptop with Windows 7 Home Premium (har har har, hardy har) to my friendly computer techie. "Why is my laptop computer having canniptions?" ask innocent me. "Ah," sez he, " have you downloaded 'service pack1'? "Dunno," sez me, "is it an 'automatic' update?" "Mmm," he sez, "quite a few computers seem to have been killed by 'Win 7 SP 1" So, after several hours,

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oops, caps lock aberance. "Cry havoc, and let loose the dogs ...." (well, if it sells newspapers: why not?)

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(under construction) Aha, found a few: WARNING -some images may be disturbing. YES, they are CLOSE UP images of DEAD mice.  (nup .. No images recognised. message from Blooger - "server rejected". WOT? They ARE on an $80-00 Verbatim Hard drive disc????) WILL, dammit, find the pics of the local meese. Not many, but yep .. had to bend a few  Buddhist philosophies .. mouse plague 1   mouse

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 Can't (or perhaps won't) get too involved in this discussion. Basically, too old, it matters not to me. "Activism" belongs to the young - the next generations - who will be the ones to inherit the problems. However, my 2.2 cents worth. One of the things that fascinates me is the "Politics".  As far as i can discern, 'big business' IS prepared to adapt - what IS 'holding up the process' is "

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Curious word, interesting concept.

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.. UM, NO, NOT QUITE YET .... however SPEND UP BIG!!!!. (US PROFITEERS NEED YERS MONEY)

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um, there are times when there is a failure of intelligence communication 'interconnection'.. mostly generated by technology. These days i mostly just walk a few 100 yards - or couple of kilometres to talk with people, or they walk past and communicate with me. Reverting to 'ancient', perhaps.

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Who changed my profile pic? Own up ( email me) (be nice to know "how"; but if you tell me who, or indeed "why" - I might put the image 'upfront', if that makes sense).

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How, why, what, when and where.

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yer, i know, another somewhat misleading title, since there are no pictures nor poetry on this post.  However, have just come back from the local newsagent with my usual weekly wasted dose of dead trees - the "Weekend Australian", the Bathurst "Advocate" .. and the "Sydney Morning Herald". Yes, was aware that there was some sort of concurrent  'celestial confluence'; but - while i live on a

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[under edit and updated  re-edited: 16th] mm, yep, know that there are a few people who think that am losing my mind .. but - the  photos in the previous post were taken last Monday .. woke up this morning to this .... [click fer a bit bigger'ns] A light dusting began on the afternoon of a Tuesday day in May .. .. and since it gets dark at around 5.30pm these days, tend to go to bed and sleep

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um, no .. not referring to an expired actor .. this .. .. though had better give some sort of background. One of the things that i find fascinating about photography, is that i can 'choose the frame'.  There is a "State forest" nearby, pinus plantations which are 'farmed', so i guess that there is some sort of 'economic necessity' for them. In the background is an 'electricity generation'

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OK, have, mostly, for most of my life lived in "rental" properties. So. Argument. Who "owns" the property. have, in the past, been in discussion with people who think that they 'own' property, the land that they live on, fenced out and in, within, gain sustenance from. i say to them no, you do not 'own' this land .. what you have been sold is a piece of paper  .. may have cost you conceptual

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um, OK, haven't been posting much of late as my $800.00 laptop with Windows 7 installed keeps giving me "blue screen error" messages. Have, however, decided to revert to an "ancient technology" - dig around in a not very deep pocket and purchase a 'box' with Win XP pro installed.  Only $300.00 from an interesting asian person. Can, now, connect my 'ancient' Canon HDV miniDV tape-record video

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.. mm, should i be glad to see THAT myth laid to rest?

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all the wrongs, idiocies, mis-judgements, inappropriate behaviours, indoctrinations, etc. of all the human beings on this planet - have enough trouble with my own behaviours and attitudes. Can't write, either .. well, am finding that i don't really want to .. much. Too old; am becoming too content. Why do we use the word "right" as something appropriate and positive? Upright, righteous, '

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um, according to my dictionary the suffix '-ism' denotes an 'abstract'. mmm, OK. Races. Have to admit that i won two pewter cups for the 100 yard dash while at senior school some time ago. Have, over time, placed wagers on the four legged animals. Am guessing that can be accused of 'racism', but who's trying to "win"? If the epithet 'racism' is applied into human beings thinkings, and

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Had been pondering  "..isms" for a while .. racism, capitalism, terrorism, socialism, feminism  .. birthism  etc.(contributionism?) - but hadn't really clarified it into some sort of shortish comment. Still haven't, but this shortish video sums up a few things .. and is a foundation for further thought. capitalism; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7Fzm1hEiDQ&feature=player_embedded which sort of

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Larrikins: JWH on right. March 1945 .. am still here, dad.

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[edited 9.20am Sunday 24] There have been so many words wasted(?) discussing the ‘commemorations’ of  historical events this weekend so have very little to add.  Christopher Pearson (Weekend Australian Apl 23, 2011) looks at the “Search for the real man in the gospels” (the only pedantic quibble that I might have with the article is that some scholars refer to the “1ST Century Nazarene rabbi”

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interesting concept.

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A proud ship. HMAS Adelaide.  Rest, in Peace.

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from this ... ...to this. Oh, wow .. The camera is a Canon SX30IS, purchased from Ryda dot com, located in Sydney NSW. 'Twas a pleasure to do business with them. Phone calls and emails answered quickly (and in an accent that i could understand). Highly recommended. All i have to do now is figure out what all the little buttons and dials on the camera actually do. [PS: the author of this

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um. After a 48 hour fasting, (as in no food), and a medically suggested 'Glycoprep' period of bowel cleansing Thursday evening (interesting, if nothing else) for a colonoscopy, and arrangements with 'a friend' (who delights in jokes like "are ya going t ask 'im if 'e'll buy ya dinner afterwards", and singing "Walk like a cowboy") to drive me to Lithgow  - and collect me 'afterwards' .. i

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http://www.abc.net.au/rn/lawreport/stories/2011/3181665.htm O, ho ho. Am not a 'lawer', but could make some laughs out of it. (love the bloke from Dallaz, Texaz) However, one of the things that keeps me alive is that have yet to figure out a "neat" way of disappearing without leaving a mess ..

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have never quite understood how 'pure' mathematics works. 0+0 = two balloons almost connected or, depending, 0 + 0 = two balloons on either side of a cross (with the hope that neither of them become desperately cross). 1+1 = possible problematic progeny .. unless we separate them a bit and see 1 + 1 (still a bit cross). 1 + 2 = a whole heap of negotiation. ... etc ......

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[edited 6 Apr 2011] Just a quick note. There are far too many "David"'s about - and derivations thereof -  so (hopefully) have added a 'unique indentifier'. Am still the same online "Davo" that have been since 2005. And yes, have deliberately kept the format of this blog the way it - more or less - began. (yer well have fiddled with the sidebar, apparently) Nah . stuffit, don't like 'Davojh';

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Which pretty much sums up my knowledge about "nuclear" power. Well, atoms have a  'nucleus', there are 'nuclei' in animal cells. There seems to be some sort of "issue" revolving around the problems in Japan, and various "big business" conglomerates seem to be busy defending "nuclear power". So, what's it all about? Depends on how one interprets "nuclear", I guess. A 'one man band'? Have been

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Some people have fairies at the bottom of the garden, I have them in the front. Well, Fairy Wrens. Haven't seen them since December 2009, at Sofala NSW. Had been listening to a recent program on ABC Radio National (can't find the link) about the severe depletion of the small "scrub" birds, so; it was with some joy to see them again. They were very shy, so was difficult to capture them on camera.

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OK, the title is deliberately  misleading. However, one of my favourite blokes to listen to is Phillip Adams on ABC Radio National "Late Night Live" - though sometimes fall asleep before the 10pm timeslot, can catch up with it at 4PM the following day [yer, i know, sort of illogical - late night live at 4pm]. While there has been an astonishing array of subjects covered over his 20 years on this

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has been around on the internet OK, i pinched it from guv-gen There is an oldish joke, somewhere .. Politician: Trust me, I'm a Country member.Voice from the crowd: Yep, we remember. [look it up]

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Have heard it said that 'no news is good news' and, since i don't have TV, very rarely drive into the nearest town to get the "news" papers - have little idea of what's happening in the 'wider' world apart from what i hear on the radio (and peeks at the interwebs).  So, will just post some pics of the 'little people' in the vicinity. Have no idea what their 'full', 'accurate', family names are. 

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mm, whatever, might just ramble. No real reason .. bits 'n' pieces (why does "i" have to come before "e" before "c" .. ? Or is it 'peaces' after 'see'? anyway, local feuds .. whateverever. One of these days will begin to understand.

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Um, sometimes my premature wry humour is overwhelmed by the truly enormous tragedy in Japan.

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one of the locals; march, 2011 more info on this little character -http://australianmuseum.net.au/Huntsman-Spiders

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 OK, will go back a bit and republish this and these Phasmatodea podacanthus wilkinsoni otherwise called "stick insect" or "Lauries ringbarker". Did, of course, have a bit of help from these places. http://museumvictoria.com.au/discoverycentre/ask-us-a-question/identifications/identification-guidelines-/ http://www.ento.csiro.au/education/insects/phasmatodea.html http://photos.rnr.id.au/

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Um, had intended to label this pic "holding hands " but thought that that might be stretching credibility, a bit

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Um, was intending to try to write a poem about "weeds" ..seeds and needs .. but looks like this bloke beat me to it .. Perhaps the greatest defense of weeds is contained in the last stanza of Gerard Manley Hopkins' poem Inversnaid:"What would the world be, once bereft,of wet and wildness? Let them be left.O let them be left; wildness and wet;Long live the weeds and the wilderness yet." which

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here's lookin' at ya ..  and yer, I know, this one is a bittuva cheat. (and yep, all images posted without attribution are actually held (full size) on one or other of my (digitally dated) storage systems.)

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How old is Ruppert Mudrake?Dunno, how old is the Vatican?

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OK, will post this link http://www.couragetoresist.org/x/images/stories/manning/manning-berkres.pdf Now hey, am oldish. Retired. Not really something that I want to get overly het heated up about. Let's go back a bit. Once upon a long time ago, was one year too old for the Australian "Vietnam War" lottery callup. Should i 'volunteer" . Had access to University libraries at the time; looked up

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much is not necessarily what is seen  .. Gurrumul Yunupingu

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mm, apparently this sort of thing doesn't really work all that well on this blog format. Anyway, just put the headphones on, sit back, and listen. Thanks, Niel. (am also posting this for reasons best known to myself .. and possibly one other)

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mm, has been a long (but mostly quiet) whinge of mine .. the challenge of trying to explain the difference between the teachings of Yeshua ben Yoseph - one of the original "philosopher activists" against oppression and suppression  in so called 'christian' teachings - and the 'winner take all' attitudes of the Imperial Roman church. So, am doing another  (probably irrelevant)  'cut 'n' paste ..

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I did have the intention of trying to 'superimpose' some maps - Australia, USA, British Isles - to try to give some perspective of the widespread  'natural'  "disasters" Australia is experiencing at the moment. It IS 'widespread'. 59 homes recently lost to bushfires in Western Australia. Severe flooding in parts of Victoria. Though even this image is misleading, since the "lattitudes" are

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"Yes, we have no bananas" aand .. 'i do like to live beside the seaside' (images from http://www.abc.net.au/news/photos/2011/02/03/3129282.htm)

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(first posted at 11.37AM .. edited and bits added ) Hoo boy, i would not, at this point want to be in the shoes of Anna Bligh (Premier of Queensland) or, probably more to the point - Andrew Fraser (State treasurer) -OR, if it comes to that, ANYONE living on the North Queensland coast. Not only are they faced with trying to figure out how to pay for and  "repair' the damage created by the recent

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