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With the latest debacle over the cancellation of hosting the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, I find myself looking back to when we could do it and do it right.
The Olympic Games were held in Melbourne between 22nd November and 8th December, 1956. The first time they had ever been held in the Southern Hemisphere. Australia’s sporting prowess was well known world-wide through the triumphs of out tennis players and cricketers but when it came to Olympic sports we were virtually unknown despite our success in all Olympiads since the inception of the modern era. The simple fact was that generally speaking Olympic sports were not huge spectator sports in Australia so the world wondered what this little nation of 9 million people and 170 million sheep at the bottom of the world was thinking about when it had the audacity to apply to stage the Olympic Games.
Read more: I Remember When Melbourne Hosted the Olympic Games
I went down to Redhead's place yesterday morning. She was pretty angry because water was leaking from her bathroom shower into her toilet. No doubt a tap had a dodgy washer or there was a pipe that needed attention.
She had a plumber due to see if he can sort it out.
I was driving home and my mind went back over 37 years to a time when I found out what was causing a leak in bathrooms and how a plumber solved the problem.
A good bloke. Who could be used as a metaphor for today's problems.
Read more: " Don't look at the 8 that are buggered,,,, Look at the one that is working. "
Throughout history, assassins would use poison to try and rid themselves of their target. The person in power was vulnerable to attack and one of the easiest ways of ridding their adversary ( their political opponent ) was to poison them. These days, I worry about who our current leaders' opponents really are.
As one poster said, "The Voice is just part of a global plot to make everyone subservient to unelected global overlords."
And so it was with the Covid Scare. So it is with virtually everything these days. When coercion is used to force people to do something that they would rather not, we have become nothing more than official food testers for our rulers to safeguard themselves while exposing us to danger.
It seems to me that our leaders are just as much under the thumb as we are - and it is this " man in the shadows " who we should be very worried about.
So let's meander down through history and look at the way it worked and is still working.
Read more: Political Poisonings and Official Taste Testers - The Man in the Shadows
I note the curious historical juxtaposition that ten days before the US Supreme Court struck down race-based affirmative action policies in university admissions, Australia’s Parliament approved holding a referendum to re-racialize the Constitution.
It will do so by inserting a new chapter to give Aborigines rights of representations that are not available to any other group.
Read more: As the US De-racializes, Australia Moves to Re-racialize the Constitution
“NATO has lost this war. Biden has lost this war. The lunatic Democrats have lost this war. The uni-party warmongers have lost this war. The EU has lost this war. Ukraine and Zelensky have lost this war.” — Kim Dotcom
Somebody in the “Joe Biden” White House apparently thinks that the operations already underway are not enough to destroy our country fast enough, so a little extra push, such as nuclear annihilation, might get’er done.
By operations underway I mean things like mRNA vaccines stealthily deleting kin, friends, and public figures from the scene… decriminalizing crime… undermining the oil industry by a thousand cuts… liquidating small business… making little children insane over sex… flooding the land with illegal immigrants… devaluing the currency… queering elections — all of these things done on purpose, by the way. And if you complain about any of it, here comes the FBI or the IRS knocking on your door.
A few weeks ago, a young boy was visiting Redhead’s house and he asked to use the “ dunny. “
It struck me as amusing as I would have used the word “ toilet “ or “ bathroom “ or
restroom “ or perhaps even “ go somewhere. “
Our toilet habits are something we all share, but we DON’T Share. At least, not in today’s modern times.
Read more: Flushed With History: the Time We Went Down the Drain
Governments don’t like gold because they can’t print it is a truism worth canonizing in the Book of Proverbs.
From the center of the continental United States to the middle of Australia is 9,241 miles. It’s a little further from London to Sydney—about 10,572 miles. But in economic matters—the laws of economics being both immutable and universal—the distances between the world’s cities and countries are far smaller.
I was recently reminded of this fact while researching the economic history of the Land Down Under. Curious to find out if Australia’s move away from a gold standard bore any similarities to events in the US and the UK, I discovered that the parallels are striking.
As one gets older, it is sad to reflect on the many much-loved pets who have gone before.
My mother used to say their faces would flash before her in a passing parade. It is now the same for me as I advance in age.
As I write this, my laptop display image is that of my ginger Burmese cat Bo, long since departed.
Read more: Our Furry and Feathered Friends who Crossed the Rainbow Bridge
How many of us look at our currency? There was a time when a woman was on the Australian $5 note. In the annals of history, there are remarkable individuals whose tireless efforts leave an indelible mark on society. Caroline Chisholm was one such visionary who dedicated her life to championing the underdog.
She is off the currency now, and has been replaced by an image of parliament in Canberra. So let us look at who has done more for helping the Aussie Battler: Caroline Chisholm or Parliament?
Read more: Who has done more for helping the Aussie Battler: Caroline Chisholm or Parliament?
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