What's mindboggling is that people outside the U.S. don't have enough going on in their own countries that they constantly stick their noses into our business. .* If I have a view, people assume that all of my views are left or right. I am increasingly moderate these days. Possibly because I have a...

.......Living as I do in a country where violent crime and murder is, if not commonplace, at least prevalent, it's a very simple question for me...as long as criminals have the ability to shoot at me and mine, I want (and deserve) the ability to shoot back if necessary. Av, nobody in their right mi...

While having fired guns at a rifle range and enjoyed a big adrenalin rush, I will stay away from the accumulative "blood on their hands" topic, because it brings me no joy. I actually get the same rush from hitting a sweet one wood down a golf fairway. Golf clubs are definitely not the NRA...

The whole buying or renting is a scary issue. The first challenge in getting a deposit for a home loan is really hard yards. Its affording the luxuries of a student in spite of working for a living, while half of your friends are off on holidays!....... and that's for at least 5 years. Renting has i...

Samrw3 That's a crazy basketball shirt! Just needs a staff shooting fireballs! Well today is Friday in my world, but it feels like a Saturday. That's because I am home - and paying for that last glass of wine and sticky blue cheese which I shouldn't have had late last night. It was all strategic of ...

Peter - The biggest advocates for any decisions made will be all about consideration for commercial advantage, and usually close to their own backyard. (Human nature....) Never more so than since the arrival of Trump as POTUS. Skywier - I have been travelling domestically helping an old colleague br...

We recently had Australia Day here and the PC brigade (and some hot blooded and young indigenous folk) come out to call it Invasion Day, and say it should not be celebrated. We celebrate Australia Day as a public holiday on the 26th of January which marks the day that the first fleet of 11 English s...

Well, A safe and merry Christmas to all. I have been a busy boy, as instructed by the wife, cleaning up the yard and planting a couple of garden beds. Anyway I went to the dump with a ute load of green waste (about 1500kgs). To paint the picture for you, the entrance gate of the "waste recycle ...

The Sun , The shame in this situation rests entirely with the raged shit sheet The Sun for it's attempt to fuel discord amongst the population where there is no cause for it to be so. I tend to agree with your point Peter. While there are people who generate cash through welfare by having more kids...

Ok think today ... Grrrrr... I hate tele sales pitches - they must be trained to dominate and influence the direction of conversation... *shudders* Id far rather deal with stupid kids trying to knock over the house. Feeling annoyed at all this stupid shit :( It's absolutely stunning the depths that...

a feast of cocktails!! Glassy giggling lunch, and a sprint to the afternoon nap!!

Hi Skyweir, Yes Trump can clearly fend for himself, but his behaviours would have most of us judging him on untenable ground... I see three women have aired sexual misconduct allegations against him overnight, (Well, Clinton did have the Lewinski scenario.....) and also he seems more determined to b...

Southern hemisphere Xmas lunch at mine we have at least agreed on the standard retro prawn cocktail for starters. Once a year prawn cocktail... Love it. The mains will be seafood on the bbq...... = shellfish with a couple of salads. The desert will be either some pud or fruit with the lot. usually a...

Sorry. Must have been a momentary WiFi issue at my end. Just got a 404 message. All good now.

Its almost the weekend, and by saturday afternoon we will have a house full of family. So there will be no PS4 games, or long afternoon naps or books read in isolation.... I will be in the garden, "gardening" and only coming in for the odd cup of tea and to change the music. :goodnevil: La...

Now that the Brexit divorce bill (a jaw dropping 50 billion quid) and the reciprocal treatment of ex-pats looks something like being settled, there seems to be some light at the end of the tunnel in the UK government's attempts to get trade talks up and running - but one fat fly remains in the oint...

Because they haven't found a way to just get along?
If it is as serious as that sounds, the a saying/question comes to mind... "who's up who, and who pays the rent?"

The gap is driven by accessibility to and the cost of "stuff". I have wondered if there will be some sort of revolution in a tier 1 country "somewhere" considering the "have nots" of today are more informed and likely better educated than ever before. Does Brexit mean y...

So the weekend is on us.
I have a lot of gardening to do if the rain stays away. Then there is cricket to watch, and rugby league...
Maybe throw some spiders on the barbie. That is if the dropbears haven't eaten them all.

The giant fire breathing, dart blowing, tree hopping spiders in Oz are nothing compared to the European wasps... Those things are like an angry toddler swinging a hot poker. Down under we had plenty of water through the winter, so now with the dry of summer on ua and the prevailing winds, we/I will ...