Random thoughts and observations
I’ve lived in country communities long enough to know that rumors spread like wildfire. Some rumors are true, many are false. The media will ignore many, and some are too big to ignore. Governments, organisations, businesses and individuals have three options when dealing with rumors: Confirm, deny or ignore. Some should be ignored because they [...]
Reading Stewart Cockburn’s biography of Sir Thomas Playford dispelled a couple of myths. I falsely believed that Playford created the gerrymander which helped keep him in power for a Commonwealth record 26 years, and that he was responsible for merging the conservatives with the Country Party. Both of these circumstances occurred shortly before Playford began [...]
I’m impressed the South Australian Premier, Mike Rann, is an active twitterer. He posts news, personal information and opinions several times a day. I’m one of his 1552 followers (and counting) and find his posts interesting. He makes most of them by text message. Here is a recent sample: “I hope other states will follow [...]
I’ve written several times about daylight saving time. I wrote how I don’t agree with it in Western Australia, but mentioned it was okay in Mount Gambier (South Australia). That’s true for the summer holidays, but now it’s March I’m sick of daylight saving and want it to end. The main problem is that mornings [...]
Just a short post to let regular readers know I’m still around. I left early on Friday for a long weekend in Adelaide with young Michael. It’s a five-hour drive, allowing for necessary breaks. On Friday night I attended the South Australian Country Press Association awards, where The Border Watch was recognised for best sports [...]
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