Our Justice System

That which passes for a justice system in this country, is, as some have called it, a joke, though the people who seek justice, are not laughing. A case in point involves a hit & run that occured two years ago in this state. A lawyer & former police officer, had enjoyed lunch with family & friends. He has openly addmitted they consumed between them, three bottles of wine. Later that night, he hit & killed a cyclist & failed to stop & render assistance, but drove his large 4WD to his mother's house in the country. He gave himself up the next morning, but as has been revealed, the sargeant in charge 'overlooked' the requirement of either breath testing him or getting a blood sample. All through his trial he has been stony faced when anyone was looking. There has never been any sign of emotion or remorse. He is said to be suffering Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, from some previous incident. He was fined $3,100 & a twelve month licence suspension.
This morning, plastered over the front page of The Advertiser, is a picture of him & one of his legal team, laughing after sentance was passed, preumably.
Our Premier has called him ' a white feather coward', among other things.
The lenient sentance was bad enough for the family of his victim to take, how galling is this photo? It has been proven over & over again, if you have friends in high places you will nearly always get a soft sentance, but the little people go to jail for much lesser offences.
Jonh Howard.
This guy gets worse by the day. Is there no end to his ego trips? He is overseas again, somewhere, doing goodness knows what, & H.M.A.S. Kanimbla is steaming home as I write, bringing our brave Defence Force Personnel home , after they have been in Indonesia doing great humanitarian things. Little Johnny has had the ship delayed for a few hours, so he can fly home in time to greet them in Sydney! The guy missed his calling. He should have been a Stage Manager in show business! Why should these good people & their families have to wait on the whims of this man's ego?

Beleive it or not!

The question below about Australia, are from potential visitors. They were posted on The Australian Tourism website & the answers are the actual respones by the website officials, who obviously, have a sense of humour.
Q. Does it ever get windy in Australia? I have never seen it rain on TV. How do the plants grow? (UK)
A. We import all plants fully grown, then sit around watching them die.
Q.Will I be able to see Kangaroos in the street?(USA)
A. That will depend on how much you have been drinking.
Q. I want to walk from Perth to Sydney, can I follow the railroad tracks? (Sweden)
A. Sure, it's only three thousand miles. Take lots of water.
Q. Is it safe to run around in the bushes in Australia? (Sweden)
A. So it's true what they say about Swedes.
Q. Are there any ATMs (cash machines) in Australia? Can you send me a list of them in Cairns, Brisbane, Townsville & Hervey Bay? (UK)
A. What did your last slave die of?
Q. Can you give me information about Hippo racing in Australia?(USA)
A. A-fri-ca is the big triangle shaped continent south of Europe.
Aus-tral-ia is that big island in the middle of the Pacific,
which does not, oh forget it. Hippo racing is every Tuesday night in Kings Cross, come naked.
Q. Which direction is North in Australis(USA)
A.Face South and turn 180 degrees. Contact us when you get here and we will send the rest of the directions.
Q. Can I bring cutlery to Australia?
A. Why? Just use your fingers like we do.
Q. Can you send me The Vienna Boys' Choir Schedule? (USA)
A. Au-st-ria is is that quaint little country bordering Ger-many which is, oh forget it. Sure, The Vienna Boys' Choir performs every Tuesday night right after the Hippo racing in Kings Cross. Come naked.
Q. Can I wear high heels in Australia? (UK)
A. You are a British Politician, right?
Q. Are there supermarkets in Sydney, and is milk available all year round? (UK)
A. No. We are a peaceful nation of vegan hunter/gathers. Milk is illegal.
Q. Please send a list of all doctors who can dispense Rattle snake serum. (USA)
A. Rattle Snakes live in A m-eri-ca, whic h is where YOU come from. All Australian snakes a harmless, and can be handled and make good pets.
Q. Do you have perfume in Australia? (France)
A. No, WE don't stink!
Q. I have developed a new product that is the Fountain of Youth. Can you tell me where I can sell it in Australia? (USA)
A. Anywhere significant numbers of Americans gather.
Q. Can you tell me the regions of Tasmania where the female populatin is smaller thatn the male population? (Italy)
A.Yes, Gay nightclubs.
Q. Do you celebrate Christmas in Australia? (France)
A. Only at Christmas.
Q. I was in Australia in 1969 on R&R, and want to contact the girl I dated while I was in Kings Cross. Can you help? (USA)
A. Yes, and you will still have to pay her by the hour.
Q. Will I be able to speak English most places I go? (USA)
A. Yes, but you will have to learn it first.

Fast Food.

I have a 'beef' with fast food outlts. It has been noted of late they are trying to improve their images by adding salads & less fatty content to their burgers etc. This is good and I applaud their efforts. But why oh why, can't they take it one step further and use Wholemeal or Grain rolls for those of us who take their diets seriously? Not just from the aspect of weight control, but because for one reason or another, we can't eat white bread, or prefer not to.
I made myself a egg & bacon muffin for breakfast this morning, & enjoyed it much more than one of MacDonalds. I used a Multi Grain Muffin. Yum!
The only fast food outlet that uses Wheat rolls is Subway.

Mary's having a baby!!!

Great Day in the Morning! At last, Mary & Fred are having a baby!! Marvelous news. As it appears she was already pregnant on their recent tour down under, she can't be suffering from Morning Sickness. Half her luck. It is a pity there will not be any break with tradition for the child's name. Christian for a boy, & Margretthe for a girl. Though we are told that Mary & Fred will have some say in subsquent names, & be able to be more hands on, than in previous years.
Prince Frederick was raised by nannies, but does not seem to have suffered too much because of it. Being 'invited ' to dinner with his parents when he was three, seems odd to mere mortals such as myself though.

Eddie McGuire

In the words of Sir Percy Blakeny in A Tale of Two Cities, 'You see him here, you see him there, that demmed ellusive Pimpernel is everywhere!' So it would appear, is Mr McGuire. He is now going to host The Logies. Does the man not sleep? Is there no-one else who could do some of these gigs? As my son has said on his Blogspot, the guy seems to get his 'mug' on telly somehow, some way, somewhere.
Just for laughs
A young boy was at the Optometrists, but he was taking a long time to choose the new frames. He kept saying 'No thanks' to each one he tried on. His mother was getting quite exasperated, and told him to hurry up, as he was being inconsiderate to the assistant. When asked why he didn't like any of the frames he had tried on, he said in an aside to his mum, 'They are trying to rip us off. There are no lenses in those frames.'

Charles & Camilla.

The signatures are hardly dry on the marriage certificate, and already the tabloids are calling Camilla 'the other woman'. There is a story in one of the women's mags, saying that Charles had an affair last year, with the Duchess of Douro. They were seen on some ski slopes somewhere, & that means, according to the story, they had an affair. They are distant cousins,both being directly descended from Queen Victoria. That is not to say that cousins, however distant, don't have affairs, but this is ridiculous. They have both strenuously denied any 'extra curricular activity'.
If Charles had bedded as many women as he has been reputed to, he would not have the strangth to do anything else. Leave the bloke alone!

Daylight Saving.

I knew it would happen one day. The city folk want daylight saving extended for another week. All because some sporting fixtures have had to be changed, mainly because the Adelaide Cup horse race has been moved from May to March! I don't like daylight saving much, and someone in their wisdom(?) lengthened it by a month a few years ago. I do not like getting up in the dark, & feel it should finish at the end of Feruary, like it did when it was first foisted upon us by the 'powers that be'. One person had the brilliant suggestion that it should go all year! When are they going to get the message that, a. sport is NOT the be all and end all of life, & b. the universe does not revolve around them and what they want?There is much more to life thatn sport.

Charles & Camilla.

The writing on the marriage certificate is barely dry, & already the tabloids are saying Camilla is 'the other woman'! Charlie is supposed to have had an affair last year with the Duchess of Douro, who happens to be a distant cousin. She is the grand-daughter of Kaiser Wilhelm II of Prussia. She and Charles are directly descended from Queen Victoria through her daughter Vicky,wife of Frederick of Prussia.. Antonia & Charles have strenuously denied the affair. The poor bloke can never be seen with ANY woman and the papers have him in bed with her. If that were the case, he would not have the strength to do anything else. I think it is high time the tabloids gave us the truth and left these people alone. They are still making things up about Nicole Kidman. She has denied that she is even involved with Steve Bing!

Royal Wedding

I have tried to send an email to the happy couple, but there is no way it can be done. I have very little hope they will read this, but here goes. I have been told by a friend, that there are many blogspots by this name.
I wasn't sure if I even wanted to watch the tv broadcast of the wedding, but found myself unable to resist. It is history in the making, after all.
I thought the hat Camilla wore to the registry ceremony was stunning, and she looked so very happy, and a lot younger that she has in recent photos. They both did. I was not at all enamoured of the feathers she wore to the Blessing, but loved the outfit. I believe she will bring some stability to Charles' life, though they say she is not a pushover and is someone not to be toyed with. He, apparently , has a temper too. All in all , they seem to bring out the best in each other. Good luck to them.
There were only a few boos and banners that were negative, but in the words of my daughter, someone should give them a box of matches so they can build a bridge , and get over it!

Princess Mary

Well, now I have heard it all! Princess Mary is 'too glamourous' for the Danes. The courtiers, anyway. They think she will 'upstage' Prince Frederick, like Princess Diana did Charles. The courtiers do admit it is not her fault if the paparazzi follow and photograph her as much as they do, but, it has to be nipped in the bud. I do not think Frederick is as self centred or insecure a navel gazer as Charlie, so I doubt that he is fazed by her popularity. He seems to be very comfortable in his skin, and very proud of his wife. I think she is doing, and will continue to do a fabulous job, but she had better produce a heir before long, or that will be the next thing she will be lambasted for. I would not want to be a member of any Royal Family as your life is not your own.

Single Mums.

It seems our Treasurer wants to have his cake and eat it. He says on the one hand he is all for families, then, on the other hand, he says single mums are a drain on our society and should go back to work, even if only part time, as soon as their children are of school age. I saw an interview on ACA with a few single mums, and agree he should get a reality check and come out of his ivory tower and smell the nappies and see how hard it is to raise even one child on his own. Especially on the pittance they get, in comparison with the salary he gets. He said a society that allows them to stay at home is far too generous, and it is inappropriate to allow it to continue. It is nigh on impossilbe to find child care places, and, if they are lucky enough to find one, it eats up most of what they earn, anyway.
I know there are a few young women that have multiple children just to get a big handout, but I do not believe that the majority of them do. All the women interviewed said they wanted to work outside the home, but it just is not feasable while their children are so young. Most work places do not have the facilities for single mums to bring their children to work place creches, and most bosses it seems are not inclined to facilitate them, especially if the child/children get sick etc.