Random thoughts and observations
There’s no doubt newspapers can be a powerful influence for positive change. I arrived at work this morning knowing the world would be a better place thanks to The Border Watch. Our front page story today described the messy situation of irresponsible dog owners allowing their pooches to poo on the Blue Lake walking track. [...]
We have been following a jury trial for the past few days involving an 80-year-old man charged with sex offences which the prosecution alleged occurred 40 years ago involving his niece, who was a child at the time. The man was found not guilty. This type of trial troubles me for several reasons.
I’ve got my first major head cold for the year. It’s not surprising given that several staff were off sick at various times last week and the weather is “freeze your balls off” as one newspaper letter writer succinctly put it. I know American bloggers think we’re soft when we complain about the cold, but [...]
I sometimes wonder at the amount of packaging for certain products and how they are packaged. Why do they stuff paper inside shoes, for example? Why do plastic fruit juice containers have seals which need to be prised open with a crowbar? Why do electronic gadgets come in plastic that’s harder to open than a [...]
The story that 18-month-old twins were found dead, apparently from neglect, in a Brisbane house defies belief. A 28-year-old man and his 30-year-old partner have been charged with failing to provide the necessities of life. The charges could be upgraded to murder. An earlier court hearing was told that police found the bodies in a [...]
