Well... this is a tricky moral dilemma isn't it? Judging others is such dangerous ground, after all, few of us a pure of heart and mind.... but on this one, I can't help but think that perhaps there was some middle ground... "How our sister was betrayed by the doctor who put sex before duty"... Continue Reading →
In the news this week?
I hardly know where to start! The news this week has been huge... .... opening with the Boston Marathon bombings, followed by an explosion at a fertilizer plant in Texas and the loss of lives, leading into a tremendous display of pomp and ceremony with Baroness Margaret Thatcher's funeral, which I am happy to say... Continue Reading →
Boston bombing
Despicable .... Vile and disgusting. My sympathy goes out to the victims, their families and the people of Boston who won't feel safe for a long long time. Tragic.
Protests in Trafalgar Square
Thatcher's Death "Party" In London Draws Hundreds This event made the TV news in Australia and firstly, I felt a sense of shame and disgust on behalf of the British public, mainly because of the lack of respect towards a dead woman but confusion reigned when a man was interviewed to explain his rationale. His... Continue Reading →
Scary UKIP gaining momentum….
I am speechless at the apparent response to a Daily Mail article... UKIP are b********, Maggie was good looking and Ed Miliband lacks his brother's charm: Denis Healey is still outspoken at 95 To which I replied: He is quite right, the UKIP party is dangerous - if you are thinking of voting for them,... Continue Reading →
WWII – The contemptible SS
Apparently with the intent of "showing the lives of SS men objectively" Mr Stekiewicz has re-emphasised just what a despicable race the German SS were leading up to and during WWII. The 'kindly' Auschwitz commander who sent youngsters to gas chambers then went home to play hide and seek with his childrenNo matter how much... Continue Reading →
Crazy Weather!
As we live through the tail-end of ex-cyclone Oswald, I am in Brisbane, Queensland and once again, we are suffering wild weather. But then, it wouldn't be January without wild weather in Queensland AND worse, at least one natural disaster in Australia!!!The fires in Southern states have been heartbreaking. The floods in northern states are... Continue Reading →
Stand up to Bullies
I read an article this week that both angered and disgusted me. Mary Beard, OBE and Professor of Classics at Cambridge University suffered unbelievable and unacceptable cyber bullying after appearing on Question Time, a BBC topical debating program. Apparently the cyber bullies disagreed with her view on immigration, that's fine - that is what debate... Continue Reading →
Planting Seeds!
After mulling over the article about "more than a thousand Roman Catholic priests voicing opposition to same-sex marriage legislation in an open letter to the Daily Telegraph" I suddenly twigged! This is not only about their fight against gay marriage..After hundreds and even thousands of years of persecuting others, the Catholic Church has started planting... Continue Reading →
Funny and Serious ... food for thought ... 