Over the centuries, we have learned so much about the strength of the human spirit. That incredible ability to triumph over adversity, whether it be physical, emotional or mental agony... or all three at once.
As Easter is uppermost in our thoughts, so too is the concept of war. That conflict that drives us to delve deep and draw upon reserves that we often did not know we had.
Well, we now have it officially announced. The Australian Federal election is to be held on the 21st day of May. That means we will have to enure endless hours and weeks of political posturing so as to convince us that we should vote for the incumbent government or the coalition of Labor and the Greens.
Obviously, people like me will be voting for One Nation, UAP, Liberal Democrats - anyone but the raving bloody lunatic parties who are our current choices.
But sadly, the same people who line up to get their children vaccinated and are now seeing them fall ill with heart conditions, the same people who wear face nappies and are terrified of their own shadows should that shadow be infected with Covid; these are the people who will decide OUR future.
Read more: It's election time in Australia. Can we take the Senate? Maybe it is time to charge!
A very alarming global food shortage has already begun, and it is only going to get worse in the months ahead. I realize that this is not good news, but I would encourage you to share the information in this article with everyone that you can. People deserve to understand what is happening, and they deserve an opportunity to get prepared. The pace at which things are changing around the globe right now is absolutely breathtaking, but most people assume that life will just continue to carry on as it normally does. Unfortunately, the truth is that a very real planetary emergency is developing right in front of our eyes. The following are 20 facts about the emerging global food shortage that should chill you to the core…
Read more: 20 Facts About the Emerging Global Food Shortage That Should Chill You to The Core
The pages were just as clean as they had been when they were first been bound. It was the year 1946 and I thumbed through to find the entry that I sought so many decades later. And there it was. Filed neatly under the heading " tonsils. "
I am a mother, a grandmother and a great grandmother. I am also a daughter, a sister and a person who believes in such things as a child's RIGHT to be a child.
The RIGHT to life, to believe in the Tooth Fairy, Santa and that rainbows are a sign from God, not scary men dressed up as women. I believe that the fairies at the bottom of the garden are pretty little creatures who sprinkle fairydust and chat with butterflies and kiss my loved ones on the cheek. They fly on the backs of dragonflies and whisper soft words in little ears to calm them as they fall asleep.
Last night, our site suffered a bit of a hiccup... a massive attack that brought it to its knees. I have stayed up throughout the night to see if I could get it back and have managed to restore it to a few days ago. Sadly, several articles have been lost.
I apologise to everyone for the interruption to service!
Read more: Has there ever been a time of peace? Or are we always at war?
Reginald Woolmington was a twenty-one-year-old farm labourer from Castleton, Dorset in the UK. Three months after he married seventeen-year- old Violet in November 1934, she gave birth to a child and left Woolmington following a dispute and returned to her mother. In the December following, Woolmington stole a double-barrelled shotgun and cartridges from his employer, sawed off the barrel and hid the weapon under his coat. He then bicycled over to his mother-in-law's house where he shot and killed Violet.
How many of us when we were young had a penpal? It is a tradition that has not survived in its old form... yet has it been re born in the form of social media?
The whole idea of snail mail seems rather absurd these days, when an email or a quick message in a forum or comments section can give us instant gratification.
Read more: I remember.... when penpals existed... before the internet
We may believe that this is about a virus. We may FEAR this virus. We may dread what will happen in the next few months but I do not think we have seen anything yet.
China has been setting up the master chess play for decades. Quietly buying vital infrastructure in Australia and elsewhere- including its water and agricultural producing companies – Australia’s ports – leased for 99 years – and it has bought the State of Victoria for a who knows what payment to who knows who and for how knows how much.
Read more: Flashback Friday... 2 years ago... wow.. has anything changed? April Fools.
Senator Malcolm Roberts appears to be a very sane man. We are fortunate to have him in our parliament. representing our views, concerns and - in this instance - our lives.
The evidence continues to mount that these vaccines do not deserve the continuing provisional approval given to them by the TGA. Concerns about possible adverse side effects are too big to ignore any longer.
Read more: MALCOLM ROBERTS DROPS BOMBSHELLS IN SENATE AFTER COVID UNDER QUESTION INQUIRY
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