Entries from December 2006

December 17, 2006

P.S….

Just got back from obtaining our pig for the Christmas Lunch spit roast, so I thought i’d share some quick thoughts on living in the country.
Christmas in “The Bush” is a wonderful time of year.  Where else can you go for a short drive in your Hi-lux ute to a friend’s property, crack a six [...]

December 15, 2006

A Very Merry Christmas to All (Including John, Kevin…)

That just about wraps it up for me this year.
I’m going to take some down time as far away from a computer as I possibly can (as soon as my BAS quaterly is done).
I hope that your Christmas is everything you are hoping for, and that our neighbours fighting argueably the worst bushfire season ever in [...]

December 12, 2006

Is Australia a nation of lazy voters?

Is Australia a nation of lazy voters?
This is a question that was posed on the OzPolitcs blog in relation to political polls and the interpretation of poll results.
Well it got me to thinking that maybe in some ways we are.
Do we rely too much on the media for information upon which to base our voting [...]

December 9, 2006

Industry, what industry?

Australian Industry is dying…
The new opposition leader has indicated that Australia’s now nearly defunct manufacturing industry will be the target of some sort of renewed focus.  I would contend that his approach is only about 30 years too late!
For those that either don’t know, or don’t remember, Australia is a signatory to the International Lima [...]

December 8, 2006

New Home!

Hi All,
As you can see,  i’ve shifted camps, and hope that you will all notice the improvement – No Adds for starters!
Please feel free to disagree, but keep it civil and always remember that you catch more flies with sugar than you do with vineger.
WB