Barbaric
How disgusting is the annual seal hunt in Canada? Totally pointless, as well, killing animals for no purpose other than human vanity. Source: Technorati tags: Canada, seal hunt, barbarism, fashion, fur
I’m a victim of crime
Yep, this weekend. Some prick stole my letterbox last night. God knows why? Whoever it was actually went to the trouble of sawing through the metal pole that held it up, its sawed off at ground level. And its a bit of a crime wave …. others in our street were stolen or at least [...]
Handyman tip #1: A gun is not a power tool
Ronald Long, of Deepwater in the US decided that using his gun was a good way of making a hole through the wall, which he needed to do in order to instal a satellite TV system at his home. He fired his gun from the inside of his home after several unsuccessful efforts to punch [...]
Punishment to fit crime
Good work, Port Stephens council! I love their style in this case. Some people cut down some trees on a nature reserve. Funnily enough these trees seemed to be getting in the way of some residents’ water views. But this council decided not to take this lying down. What did they do? Stuck 2 big [...]
The winners are …
Now its time to add that special bonus to Easter for some lucky readers. My Pay It Forward contest winners are: First prize – 1,500 Entrecard credits plus plus …….drum roll ……. Site Hoppers. Second prize …. 250 credits …… Sly. Third prize ….250 credits, also ……. Kai. Congratulations! I’ll be in contact with you [...]
Is your heart bleeding?
Apparently the former ministers from the Howard government, who are now in opposition, are crying poor. Some are doing it tough without their ministerial salaries, as the difference between being a minister and a mere opposition backbencher is about $100k a year. It is understood that two informal approaches have been made in a bid [...]
Blogging yourself nuts!
Internet addiction is a “common” mental disorder that should be recognised by health officials. The American Journal of Psychiatry published an editorial claiming that internet addiction met the criterion for a mental disorder and called on the American Psychiatric Association to officially list it as such. According to the editorial, internet addiction consists of three [...]
Paying it Forward
I won 500 Entrecard credits on the Paying It Forward contest at Dipping into the Blogpond this last week. Thanks, Meg! Now I have to be nice to someone else, as per the Paying It Forward tradition. Hmmmm, I pondered this for ages and came up with this. What you have to do? Simply leave [...]
Happy families?
Isn’t this just a picture of happiness? When I saw New York Governor, Eliot Spitzer’s apology the other day with his wife standing next to him I thought there is one deeply pissed off looking woman. Quite reasonable that she be too, after all her husband was apologising for being caught paying for sex with [...]
A caring employer – Queensland Health
I read about this the other day and just could not believe it. A nurse, working alone on the Torres Strait island of Mabuiag, was raped late one night in February. She rang emergency, got diverted to Cairns police, 1000 km away, and told them she had just been raped and that the alleged perpetrator [...]
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