Conspicuous Absences

There are many traffic lights out so be very careful, the news reports say. No one bothers giving clear instructions based on something realistic, like, say, the rules of the road, when navigating intersections where the lights are out. Why on Earth not? Could it be that no one in Australia has the moral fortitudeContinue reading “Conspicuous Absences”

Around the Twist

Night fallen, skies sullen Pouring rain, battering winds Splashing tyres, wiping blades ☔️ Vroom! Vroom! Whisking around corners Zoom! Zoom! 🛣️ Empty roads, sluicing rain The mountain calls, twists and turns Leaves twisting, twirling in the wind 🍃 Pieces of tree blocking the road! Trees wrecked by the winds! Road blocked, no other way! 🙅Continue reading “Around the Twist”

Disaster Strikes!

In our exclusive this afternoon, insiders have revealed an entire nation has shit down! No fewer than 3 million people are teetering on the edge of starvation in Australia’s east as the ravaging remnants of Typhoon Alfresco dumps millimetres of rain with determinedly intermittent breezes across the coast. Not only have all the supermarkets shut,Continue reading “Disaster Strikes!”

Spoonfeeding

Before I tell youwhat I’m gonna tell youI’m gonna tell youall aboutwhat I’m gonna tell you You won’t listen to anythingcoz you’ll be thinking of what to say about what I’m saying aboutand you’ll tell mewhat I’m not saying So while I’m listening to youtelling me what I’m talkingabouttelling me what I’m talking about YouContinue reading “Spoonfeeding”

Past Tense

My family started in 1066, and were placed next to the Welsh boarder. My ancestors spent most generations able to speak Celtic Welsh and the family was established by the Normans who spoke French. The accents of English I speak arose in London in the late 1800s and one evolved through the 1900s in Brisbane.Continue reading “Past Tense”

A talk…

I wanna talk to you about respectI want us to have more respect in our interactionsYou have to show more respect Erm…Don’t you mean capitulationsilenceand deference? Asking about your gender ideology isn’t disrespect, it’s curiosity.I expect you, and you and you and you, to be able to answer my questionsthoughtfully. Talking about someone’s peculiar behaviourContinue reading “A talk…”

Sandbox

Kennedy puts into law the creation of a national currency, removing it from the Federal Reserve (a private company, by the way) and is thusly shot. Orange destroys thousands of businesses, ruining tens of thousands of lives, and international relations, and is lauded. …just highlighting the rules of the game. Ever wonder who is makingContinue reading “Sandbox”

Musical Chairs

So many peopleSo few chairsAll the jostlingWon’t change the posturing Look at that colour:RedRed herringsRed flags You can be rich tooSo don’t vote against thewealthySo you won’t have to pay either A fever pitch shriekingfrom the richwho rest their headin the bed they made for all of us. The worst part is thatthere will beContinue reading “Musical Chairs”

The Disease

AS good as it could bemake it betterlearn the wayimprove it evenjust a little. WHETHER the outcomeis good orbadmake the attemptsee if it works SO much waitingtrying and makinga differencerefining the approachchecking the results A little bit here,a little bit there,yearning for somethingbettermore wonderful ANOTHER disaster strikesruining expectationsrendering results uselessforcing 2 steps backin time WITHOUTContinue reading “The Disease”