http://fossil.nook.com.au I'm tired... oh, I'm tired Sun, 25 Nov 2007 08:27:20 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en In the Shadowmaster’s response to viv’s 4-days-to-go post, he suggested that if his beloved Howard Government lost office he would produce and market a bumper sticker along the lines of DON’T BLAME ME, I VOTED LIBERAL .   I suggest said sticker should carry an extended rider along the lines of - ``but ... http://fossil.nook.com.au/2007/11/25/i%e2%80%99m-so-pleased-to-have-helped-ruin-your-day-shadowmaster/ The ABC are running a satire competition. It's by no means a dream to spend a week behind the scenes with the Chaser team, but it would be pretty cool. Any chance ya reckon? http://fossil.nook.com.au/2007/11/10/political-advertising-and-shameless-self-promotioin/ Here's one for ya Viv - Halloween.  I've got no problem with kids eating copious amounts of sweets and I've long since grown out of my youthful opposition to all things ``Sepo'' (septic tank, rhyming slang) but I cannot countenance young kids knocking on strangers' doors and asking for lollies.  I had ... http://fossil.nook.com.au/2007/11/01/speaking-of-things-that-ought-to-be-banned/ I am presently being trained to manage my career and the careers of those few who answer to me. The company for which I work is standardising its professional development systems and, to be fair, it is an even-handed process – everyone from senior management to the greenest foot soldier ... http://fossil.nook.com.au/2007/09/10/managing-my-career/ Allow me to present a small selection of unrelated thoughts from a slowly disintegrating mind. The Simpsons movie (2007) and the South Park movie (Bigger, longer and uncut: 1999) have few things in common but here’s two. 1) They’re animated. 2) They each begin with a message to the audience couched in a ... http://fossil.nook.com.au/2007/08/08/the-simpsons-movie-and-the-moral-high-ground-on-beijing-2008/ Howard wants to access school attendance records so he can punish parents whose kids wag school by ``quarantining'' welfare payments. So, I ask again, do rich parents whose kids wag school miss out on tax cuts? ... http://fossil.nook.com.au/2007/07/04/so-do-rich-parents-whose-kids-wag-school-miss-out-on-tax-cuts/ As you’re no doubt aware, the Guggenheim Collection is in town and media outlets have been falling over each other to take us on a virtual tour. One of the exhibits is a pile of lollies dumped on the gallery floor and visitors are encouraged to take one and think about ... http://fossil.nook.com.au/2007/06/29/i%e2%80%99m-a-philistine-i-know-but-it-just-ain%e2%80%99t-art/ Golden1 makes THE BEST HOT CHOCOLATE EVER ``not me,’’ she claims, ``it’s Alain’’ – WHATEVER! Mercy’s blonde and claims not to be dumb her friend Dave nooks vicariously and sits on his bum Mattsfolio tells us you are what you eat Skyhooks has 63 shoes for her feet! Marywalsh thinks Glen Ira Council sucks The bigfella (tours1) ... http://fossil.nook.com.au/2007/06/26/just-nookin/ Envirogirl suggested I solve my sleeping woes by off-loading. Getting things off my chest, addressing all those lingering issues. (follow the link and you will also find Golden1's best ever hot chocolate recipe - it's FANTASTIC!)  Anyway, Envi, great idea. I vented. And I enjoyed it so much I had to ... http://fossil.nook.com.au/2007/06/25/off-loading/ Oh look, there are children overboard, and it’s an election year. Only this time they’re really there, drowning in abuse in the nation’s north. They’ve been tossed overboard by successive governments and a general population that frankly couldn’t give a toss.   Howard’s right – something must be done but it should have been ... http://fossil.nook.com.au/2007/06/23/children-overboard/