Opinion Archive
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The old in a New Year
Posted on January 2, 2012 | No CommentsThere’s something refreshing about a new year. A thesaurus, the writer’s bible, will talk about words like reinvigorated; reinvented; restored; improved; refreshed and reborn. I’m starting this new year with... -
Do What? Eels you say?
Posted on March 3, 2011 | No CommentsMy dad, a cockney lad, was exposed to the taste of eels in Manzes famous pie and mash shops, long before they became a culinary delicacy. We immigrated under the... -
Talking Dirty
Posted on February 27, 2011 | No CommentsComposting — an activity guaranteed to scare both the newbie and the seasoned gardener. I’ve tried both methods, anaerobic (without air) and aerobic (with air) and most of the latest... -
Beep beep a lesson on Vietnamese roads
Posted on February 10, 2011 | No CommentsWhen we first arrived in Hanoi we were met by a young Vietnamese girl called Mil who shook our hands and directed us to where our driver was waiting. After loading up the car, we set off, for what was to be the ride of our lives. -
Dick Smith – An argument for population decline?
Posted on November 9, 2010 | No CommentsDick Smith has been quite verbose in his new campaign to cut the population growth in Australia. Back in Jan, 2010 the Herald Sun reprinted this article: A massive 384... -
Gassing mynas more humane
Posted on September 29, 2009 | 6 CommentsI saw something a while back on TV where a community was gassing the Indian Myna. They were trapping the birds in cages and then euthanasing them with CO2 from... -
The mystery of two
Posted on September 17, 2009 | No CommentsEverything is different the second time. That second ice cream. The second joint. Its a design to inhibit greed, I think. I’m now on to my second Robert who one... -
Prozac downer
Posted on July 25, 2009 | No CommentsHas the Prozac bubble burst?











