Oh my.

July 24th, 2005

Don’t be in or near London’s public transport system.
Don’t be young.
Don’t be male.
Stay pale or get pale.
Don’t wear out-of-season clothes.
Don’t behave suspiciously.
Don’t run down an escalator
Don’t ignore plain clothes police chasing you and warning you to stop.
Don’t get shot in the head five times at point-blank range.
Don’t be a victim of the Police’s simple nervous system shut-down objective.

"We are now satisfied that he was not connected with the incidents of Thursday 21st July 2005." police said.


UK police officer targets his weapon during a house raid in south London (Reuters)

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When accused of erring on the wrong side of life, Jeb Bush stated that he wasn’t in the room at the time.

April 6th, 2005

When Jeb’s brother George W. Bush said,

“This [Terri Schiavo’s death] is an extraordinary and sad case, and I believe that in a case such as this, the legislative branch, the executive branch, ought to err on the side of life.”

Jeb was not paying attention or heard lice instead of life. Either way he is happy to support the ‘Stand Your Ground Bill’.
This would give Florida citizens the right to shoot and kill anyone who threatens them in public. This Bill would allow members of the public to:

“Meet force with force, including deadly force and defend themselves without fear of prosecution.”

Elsewhere, however, courts have until now ruled that victims must at least attempt to escape before using lethal force, a provision which gun advocates say puts victims at greater risk. The latest bill removes that requirement if there is a reasonable fear of death or great bodily harm.

“If the public has the clear right to kill without any legal consequences, it will cause criminals to think twice.”

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Charles’ woes

February 27th, 2005

Australian women are the most opposed group to Charles eventually becoming King.

He comes woefully short of meeting any fantasy of what it means to be of royal stock. His lifestyle choices could come straight out of a Jerry Springer show – "He wants to be a tampon so he can live in your birth canal". The only thing separating Charles of Buckingham Palace from Chuck of Dryknob Missouri, is access to better dental care.

We want our future royals to be refined. They are supposed to be well mannered and restrained. These two scrubbers come across as tawdry, gaudy white trash.

Now for the alternatives. Harry, sadly is just a silly boy.
William. First born. Parentage assured. Tall. Handsome. Compassionate.
William will be accepted as our dashing, regal King.
He engages with his peers. He is certainly more favoured by the girl-child’s generation than his father or grand-mother are.

This is of course if we even want a Royal Family.

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A snapshot of reality

February 22nd, 2005

A Single Parent’s August to do list. 
  1. Dust off resume
  2. Find jobnetwork member
  3. Make appointment
  4. Research childcare options
  5. Research more childcare options
  6. Place name on waiting list
  7. Call 131 500 to find out how to get to jobnetwork and childcare places
  8. Do budget of money in and money out
  9. Do sums again (this can’t be right)
  10. Make a plan for what to do if I’m sick or kids are sick
  11. Count money again! (this can’t be right)
  12. Call Child Support Agency asking if child support can be increased
  13. Call Centrelink. Make appointment with a Social Worker
  14. Call mum and ask for a loan
  15. Take savings and try to win money on the pokies
  16. Work against feelings of isolation and resentment
  17. Think about having another baby 
    Being a single parent is in and of itself very hard work.
    Start up a conversation with the next one you see and ask them.
    Thing is they don’t get out much.

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“Get familiar with Cannibalism” – Hunter S. Thompson dead at 67.

February 22nd, 2005

Unlike the rude pundit I never met Hunter S. Thompson.
But I read him.
I shared his rage and through his words felt connected to a saner analysis of the world. Particularly the world of men, power and politics.

In October 2004, writing for Rolling Stone magazine he had this to say:

"Your neighbor’s grandchildren will be fighting this stupid, greed-crazed Bush-family "war" against the whole Islamic world for the rest of their lives, if John Kerry is not elected to be the new President of the United States in November.
The question this year is not whether President Bush is acting more and more like the head of a fascist government but if the American people want it that way. That is what this election is all about. We are down to nut-cutting time, and millions of people are angry. They want a Regime Change."

I miss him.

 
Making sure your watch-dog peacocks are close by  
Image from here  

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