Three Daughters
The celebrated social commentator, Clive James, once said something to the effect that gazing upon the face of an intelligent beautiful woman was to gaze upon the face of God. It’s a good line but is ultimately a shallow one. It resonates with me nevertheless because, I think he’s at …
Just For the Fun of it
Around the time of the second Iraq War, I started jamming on a Sunday afternoon with a local Ararat musician, Darren Sherwell. It started out as a bit of fun. He was an accomplished player and excellent singer. My fingers were full of rust – but somehow,in those first fumbling …
The prevailing view of reality & the big picture
What am I supposed to do with this information? somebody asked after reading Remote Viewing A Rabbit Hole On Mars. It’s a good question for several reasons. Most people simply won’t accept any of the possibilities that the article suggests. The prevailing view of reality simply doesn’t allow the ordinary …
Have You Come to Love Big Brother?
One of the most terrifying scenes in 1984, one of the most terrifying books ever written is the scene where Winston breaks down and weeps as he realises that he has learned to love Big Brother. The psychological abuse that led to Winston succumbing was intense, constant and horrific. Orwell …
Moved to tears by my first Floorgasm
From a very early age I have been in love with music. That love grew and materialized in an ongoing affair for the past 40 years. In that time I have listened to and appreciated many different forms of music from the historical bombastic excess of Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow to …
Ararat Eagles are Heroes
It’s no news to those of us who live in the area that the Ararat Eagles Football Club is struggling. The writing was on the wall at the start of the year when the club put out a desperate call for players. I nearly wrote about their plight then. I …
MSM dying by its own hand
Mainstream media stenographers masquerading as journalists have been furiously clinging to the belief that it was Russia that hacked the DNC server and distributed Hillary Clinton’s emails to WikiLeaks. This is despite the Forensic analysis conducted by the former technical director of the NSA William Binney and other technical experts …
Did Australia Spy On The Trump Campaign
One of the very interesting and largely ignored aspects of the entire Trump collusion delusion farce is the insistence by George Papadopoulos that Alexander Downer and by extension Australia were actively involved in spying on the Trump campaign. Most Legacy media journalists refuse to investigate Papadopoulos’ claims. That’s a red …
8 Core Freelancing Tactics to Keep You On Track
Freelancing is not what it’s cracked up to be. For the most part it’s hard work, it can be boring and it’s highly competitive. However, these drawbacks are more than compensated for by the freedom that working for yourself allows. You need more than talent to be successful. You need …
When faith meets political correctness
Amidst all the hand-wringing finger pointing and allegations of media bias in relation to the Australian federal election result there has been little analysis of what may be a sleeper issue in our society. During the election campaign a prominent Rugby Union player, Israel Folau had his player contract cancelled …