OddThinking

When I say I am against the Australian Government extending the Marriage Act to allow for marriage between same-sex couples, it isn’t for the reasons given by the religious, trying to protect society from what they see as an abomination.

It is because I want the Government to repeal the entire Marriage Act, and get their nose out of things that are none of their affair!

Here are the lessons I have learned from using my new remote flash configuration at a party (which I used for practice) and a theatre-based circus performance.

I have a terrible confession to make, that I fear may ostracize me from polite society. I don’t really understand why we have to support our troops, in particular.

Dear Non-Facebook User,

If you are going to share with me your reasons for avoiding Facebook, they should at least be sensible ones.

You need to write a conventional will, but you should bequeath all of your money to Somethinkodd Estate Services.

I am not trying to run a scam, but how could I convince a potential customer of that?

I won’t be voting for Labor.
I won’t be voting for Liberal.
I won’t be voting for the Christian Democratic Party.
I won’t be voting for The Greens.

Let me explain why.

I listened to a lecture by Bertrand Meyer on the subject of Ariane 5 about eleven years ago. It made me mad.

John explained that he had a novel way of looking at the problem of climate change, and that no-one he had showed it to had been able to find a flaw.

Let me have a go.

What quality fantasy novels should I recommend to an adult who enjoys Harry Potter?

Whether you believe David Hicks’s guilty plea was honest, co-erced or a pragmatic lie, …
whether you believe the acts he committed were actually a crime, …
whether you believe that the military tribunals can deliver justice, …