A bifurcated tale this week which bounces off the disposition of Tony Abbott. First on budgeting and second on Ukraine. I like Tony Abbott. He is a traditionalist and a great supporter of Christendom. But I am not sure of the soundness of his political and strategic nous. His post-election budget after winning a resounding…

Walking to church last Sunday. A little late. It was already 9 am. Part of the reason for my lateness was that I had decided to bundle up and drop off some unwanted clothes at the Sally Army store, which is on my way. A red MAGA cap was part of the bundle. It looked…

I argued on another site that Trump should be allowed breathing space to try and forge an acceptable peace. Apparently, numbers of others, including supposed and even genuine conservatives, think that this is a betrayal of Ukraine. Apparently, all unbeknown to me, I was, according to another contributor, supporting “Ukraine’s capitulation.” I understand where these…

There is a line in the movie True Romance (1993) spoken by Clarence Worley, Christian Slater’s character, where he says: I ain’t no fag but Elvis was prettier than most women, you know, most women. I’ve always said if I had to fuck a guy, I mean had to, if my life depended on it,…

It is a mistake these days to assume that the other person is sane. I went to my club gym early on Wednesday. I’d had a doctor’s appointment to check my blood sugar level and do a licence check – a demeaning procedure that applies in NSW once you have reached a certain age. Some…

Having been diagnosed as a type 2 diabetic I have regular fasting blood tests to check my sugar level. Just another burden of advancing years though, of course, it strikes people of all ages. I don’t mind; it does not interfere with my daily intake of red wine. Anyway, I called into the medical clinic…

I was pondering my life when walking to coffee this morning. The trigger was an article in Friday’s Oz by Jack the Insider (JTI). He was on about Christianity. Best to leave that to Greg Sheridan – he who no longer refers to Donald Trump as a despicable human being but who, so far as…

After coffee with some (conservative, of course) friends on Friday morning I wandered into Coles to buy some groceries. I went to one of the few manned checkouts that they have these days. There was no queue and I proceeded to unload my stuff onto the conveyor belt – if that is what it’s called.…

Back in the day I used to think environmentalists played a useful role in society. True they went too far but that, I thought, was a beneficial counterbalance to the disregard capitalists sometimes have for generating negative externalities. Think of despoiling river systems. Alas, in my naivety, I didn’t think we would end up where…

Wandered into a Coles supermarket on Friday. Asked three assistants whether they had Australian flags for sale. They were all, shall we say, recent immigrants. Only one, the last, knew. And she kindly directed me to an obscure section of shelf space measuring no more than nine inches across (look it up if you want…