tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1052331249465415794.comments2023-11-28T00:11:38.855+11:00The NetworkBrigidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07862531789968068093noreply@blogger.comBlogger564125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1052331249465415794.post-2828827923886024602013-03-16T18:00:00.333+11:002013-03-16T18:00:00.333+11:00Political Commentators exist above politics, it se...Political Commentators exist above politics, it seems.<br />I agree with you about The Drum, which is annoyingly superficial.<br />Obsessed with balance they jump from one "expert" to the other with no attempt to evaluate the opinions given.<br />QandA is similarly curate's egg-like.<br />Tim Wilson (no relation) is simply biding his time till the Libs offer him a Senate Seat, I suspect.<br />But why stop there> Gerard Henderson smarms his way through many many ABC Programs. denigrating people whose opinions or sexual politics he does not like.<br />But so do many of their regulars.<br />My answer is to restrict my ABC watching to very few programs which do not piss me off so much.<br />Wasted opportunities all of them.<br />Radio National is my medium of choice most of the day.<br />DenisDenis Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10031115992910569116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1052331249465415794.post-55297343339271312102013-03-08T21:59:15.591+11:002013-03-08T21:59:15.591+11:00I thought for a moment I had been promoted.
Cheers...I thought for a moment I had been promoted.<br />Cheers<br />Denis WilsonDenis Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10031115992910569116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1052331249465415794.post-60554125696349752962013-03-07T12:50:15.839+11:002013-03-07T12:50:15.839+11:00Denis, I haven't done a lot of work on the Loc...Denis, I haven't done a lot of work on the Lock the Gate campaign and CSG - simply because they appear to be so well organised that I consider my time better spent on less organised or less heard of campaigns. However, I do agree. Things are going from worse to awful - and it is hard to keep across it all. Only money counts it seems - not the Australian landscape and environment nor the welfare of its people. I think of the Nationalist art and literature of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. What would those artists and writers say to all this if they were around to-day?Brigidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07862531789968068093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1052331249465415794.post-25640290616485478912013-03-07T09:47:33.366+11:002013-03-07T09:47:33.366+11:00One of your favourite issue to follow here - India...One of your favourite issue to follow here - Indian Corporate Corruption.<br />And now we let the politicians loose to play with them.<br />We will regret this.<br />Flies to a corpse.<br />Bees to the Flower.<br />Ants to the Honey Pot.<br />Choose your analogy.<br />DenisDenis Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10031115992910569116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1052331249465415794.post-6786734367925314922013-03-07T09:44:05.686+11:002013-03-07T09:44:05.686+11:00Glad you have picked this up.
There is so much hap...Glad you have picked this up.<br />There is so much happening at the moment.<br />Hard to keep across it all.<br />Cheers<br />Denis<br />Denis Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10031115992910569116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1052331249465415794.post-23767658053206146102013-02-22T17:16:12.389+11:002013-02-22T17:16:12.389+11:00Thanks - I have had a quick look.
and saved the fi...Thanks - I have had a quick look.<br />and saved the file.<br />But it looks like CK making himself out to be a super-star - which in my opinion he is not.<br />But if I get a moment, I will scrutinise the paper properly.<br />Between CSG and Shooting in National Parks (by 12 year olds) there is so much going on in NSW at present that it is impossible to keep up. <br />DenisDenis Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10031115992910569116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1052331249465415794.post-82586518835327064272013-02-19T10:21:06.753+11:002013-02-19T10:21:06.753+11:00I loved Maria's clinical analysis.
She's a...I loved Maria's clinical analysis.<br />She's a good "hater" with a long memory.<br />Glad you posted it in its entirety.<br />DenisDenis Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10031115992910569116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1052331249465415794.post-9196070665705117472013-02-07T10:23:45.395+11:002013-02-07T10:23:45.395+11:00http://thebodypoliticisill.blogspot.com.au/2013/02...http://thebodypoliticisill.blogspot.com.au/2013/02/flushing-out-loonies.htmlDenis Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10031115992910569116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1052331249465415794.post-52231925691942534212013-01-16T21:54:59.465+11:002013-01-16T21:54:59.465+11:00Hi Brigid
Nice post.
I am confused by similarities...Hi Brigid<br />Nice post.<br />I am confused by similarities (but inconsistencies) of names between this post, and the Wildflower reserve beyond Ferntree Gully.<br />Baluk Willam Nature Reserve.<br />http://home.vicnet.net.au/~fobw/<br />Seems too close to be accidental, but the names have been reversed in order.<br />Any ideas?<br />Coranderrk is interesting. I lived in Reid, Canberra, close to Coranderrk St, which was apparently named after an Aboriginal Reserve (of bad reputation) on Flinders Island, Bass Strait, where the Tasmanians were moved to. Truganini died there, from memory.<br />I didn't know about the Coranderrk Mission at Healesville.<br />And I didn't know that it was named for Prostanthera lasianthos, the Victorian Christmas Bush.<br />It grows locally, here too, and I grow two types (one pink).<br />So, lots for me to ponder in your Post.<br />Denis <br /><br />Denis Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10031115992910569116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1052331249465415794.post-15089893190929805722013-01-08T08:29:45.511+11:002013-01-08T08:29:45.511+11:00Nice and simple.
Good post.
DenisNice and simple.<br />Good post.<br />DenisDenis Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10031115992910569116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1052331249465415794.post-29531879545322550502013-01-08T08:11:02.517+11:002013-01-08T08:11:02.517+11:00Glad you have taken my comments seriously.
Some fr...Glad you have taken my comments seriously.<br />Some friends have accused me of "inverted snobbery". And there is some truth in that.<br />But I have lived in the Southern Highlands for 10 years and feel perfectly comfortable amongst the "locals" - but spare me from these mobs of "city slickers".<br />DenisDenis Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10031115992910569116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1052331249465415794.post-18680244382244188652013-01-08T08:06:36.306+11:002013-01-08T08:06:36.306+11:00Good to see you supporting the Leadbeater's Po...Good to see you supporting the Leadbeater's Possum.<br />They need everybody's support.<br />They also need a State Government which makes sensible decisions about Forestry. In particular, the Government needs to protect the Tall Eucalypt Forests around Toolangi.<br />Cheers<br />Denis<br /> Denis Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10031115992910569116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1052331249465415794.post-14229065903759031962013-01-07T15:17:33.658+11:002013-01-07T15:17:33.658+11:00Hi Brigid
Good balanced and informed comments.
The...Hi Brigid<br />Good balanced and informed comments.<br />The SBS program reflects the bias of Financial Journalists (Columnists) and Economists - and neither group has yet learnt to value the Environment - despite their relatively long history.<br />Little that was actually wrong with the facts, merely huge omissions. But we both know about "sins of omission". It seems SBS does not.<br />DenisDenis Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10031115992910569116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1052331249465415794.post-33453967071514930322013-01-06T18:25:12.925+11:002013-01-06T18:25:12.925+11:00Glad you are across this.
DenisGlad you are across this.<br />DenisDenis Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10031115992910569116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1052331249465415794.post-20857180877321292752012-11-13T17:07:07.940+11:002012-11-13T17:07:07.940+11:00Is that all they used Clancy's Hotel for?
Burn...Is that all they used Clancy's Hotel for?<br />Burn it to the ground, I say.<br />Forget them "paying for it", because then the Royal Commissioner would be beholden to the Church, which is the last thing we want.<br />OK_ ignore my "burnt it" comment - simply expressing frustration.<br />DenisDenis Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10031115992910569116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1052331249465415794.post-57157865160640457132012-10-04T13:29:48.004+10:002012-10-04T13:29:48.004+10:00Here are some links re Leadbeater's Possums.
h...Here are some links re Leadbeater's Possums.<br />http://www.dse.vic.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0013/102082/Leadbeaters_Possum.pdf<br />and this one:<br />http://www.edgeofexistence.org/mammals/species_info.php?id=54<br />Cheers<br />DenisDenis Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10031115992910569116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1052331249465415794.post-23751551991367516962012-09-28T18:34:04.131+10:002012-09-28T18:34:04.131+10:00Nice to see you doing some gardening.
Your neighbo...Nice to see you doing some gardening.<br />Your neighbour's Cheery Blossoms will probably be on the ground by tomorrow morning, but at least you got to enjoy them briefly.<br />The Japanese (who developed the Cherry to its full glory) never bemoan the transitory nature of their beauty. Rather they just enjoy it all the more - treasure the moment (as in the true meaning of "carpe diem".<br />DenisDenis Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10031115992910569116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1052331249465415794.post-41205067606807810812012-08-30T16:02:50.864+10:002012-08-30T16:02:50.864+10:00Denis, I just took the title at face value ... bei...Denis, I just took the title at face value ... being a big believer in the power of US - if only WE set our hearts, minds and energies into co-ordinating and delivering/displaying that power. As someone who is involved in so many grass roots activities, I would think that you have a good basis and experience for writing about the Power of We in one guise or another. There is power in collaboration and I hope there is powre in collaborating for Blog Action Day as well. I'll speak to you on the talking tube and we'll figure it all out. It would be nice if others joined in some sort of co-ordinated and collaborative way.Brigidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07862531789968068093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1052331249465415794.post-55609468225943725172012-08-30T15:51:16.644+10:002012-08-30T15:51:16.644+10:00Not fond of the slogan (which the authors chose.
I...Not fond of the slogan (which the authors chose.<br />I am not taking you to task.)<br />Something with better grammar might have been preferable.<br />Kindly speak to me about your idea, as I had automatically rejected their idea (for reasons of grammatical purity). So now I need to be talked into it.<br />Cheers<br />DenisDenis Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10031115992910569116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1052331249465415794.post-15163570066065816572012-08-29T12:17:22.995+10:002012-08-29T12:17:22.995+10:00I am surprised at the lack of outrage against the ...I am surprised at the lack of outrage against the Jensen decree.<br />Maybe the Feminists have just decided that the new formulation of vows is so ridiculous it needs no commentary.<br />DenisDenis Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10031115992910569116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1052331249465415794.post-36003255266132018492012-08-25T20:52:49.365+10:002012-08-25T20:52:49.365+10:00Talk about synchronicity, this article by Adele Ho...Talk about synchronicity, this article by Adele Horin, her last for The Herald, was on the Twitter feed of your Blog.<br />A MUST READ article:<br />http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/politics/for-richer-and-poorer-the-battle-goes-on-20120824-24rpe.html<br />Check her comments on Mike Smith's Salary, and his view on the Dole;<br />The chief executive officer of ANZ bank, Mike Smith, whose annual salary converts to about $27,400 a day, thinks people on unemployment benefits of $34 a day get too much.<br />Denis<br />Denis Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10031115992910569116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1052331249465415794.post-62302578422229315492012-08-21T09:44:23.817+10:002012-08-21T09:44:23.817+10:00Thx Denise. Love the quote. Our world is in such...Thx Denise. Love the quote. Our world is in such a mess - financially, economically, environmentally, and in what we are doing to all earthkind - that none of us whether individuals or significant decision-makers can be lukewarm. Where is our passion for place, people, planet?Brigidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07862531789968068093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1052331249465415794.post-53246978902189055252012-08-21T09:31:12.953+10:002012-08-21T09:31:12.953+10:00Nicely done.
We old ROL types have just slowly wat...Nicely done.<br />We old ROL types have just slowly watched as Labor rolled away from us.<br />I haven't changed my positions - they have.<br />Pathetic.<br />Revelation 3:15-16 "I wish that you were either hot or cold. But because you are neither hot nor cold but lukewarm, I will spit you out of my mouth!"<br />Cheers<br />DenisDenis Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10031115992910569116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1052331249465415794.post-50606852442640318552012-08-20T16:03:48.662+10:002012-08-20T16:03:48.662+10:00Interesting to see Bimblebox (under the heading &q...Interesting to see Bimblebox (under the heading "China First" in the list of projects they have reviewed.<br /><br />Denis Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10031115992910569116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1052331249465415794.post-43205836351864701872012-08-18T16:50:44.695+10:002012-08-18T16:50:44.695+10:00Actually, Syrian/Lebanese, its really the same. My...Actually, Syrian/Lebanese, its really the same. My great great great grandparents were called Asyrian when they came here from what is today Lebanon. Lebanon and Syria as seperate countries -and seperate identities - is a fairly new phenomenon - less than 100 years old.dasnolongerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05788994422627960210noreply@blogger.com