Hey Hey its Catherine Deveny being twittered off the aged newspaper

And Darryl somers is still on the air and considered NOT offensive? Cannot even consider why Matt(e) johns, Sam Old-man, Brendan duh fevola or any other truly offensive, sexist and in some cases gang rapist morons are still paid media 'representatives'. Don't even get me started on Kyle what's-his-name because sadly as a reflection on the true state of the nation, he is amongst other deeply offensive, not to mention mind-numbingly boring Z-grade leftovers from a migraine induced celebrity hangover tv 'hosts' that are back on the suffocating, polluted 'air'. If personal tweets can be labelled as offensive and unacceptable by a dying newspaper, surely having to not only hear Darryl Winters' inane thoughts but to have his smirking face broadcast across the digital waves we now have to pay to see is surely beyond insulting.

And moreover if this is a reflection on the state of newspapers and their incessant self-induced fear of loosing readers; it is clearly beyond repair now if 200 blogs against Deveny posted on the age site were the reason for her dismissal. So the 200 of against readers and the 200+ of readers on Deveny's blog, twitter and facebook page that swear to never buy another copy of the Age means the paper was squeezing in about 400 readers prior to the 'debacle' they so openly broadcast across their pages -even when it was about one of their own temporarily paid columnists. Considering readership was up around 749 000 daily on weekdays in 2007. I'm guessing the age editor in question has a such scaringly low readership issue and no doubt a political and corporate agenda clouding his judgement. As a result he may just be the next newspaper journo to be tweetered into centrelink.

I dearly hope this latest episode of right-wing, macho male, media bromances is not another sign that Australia is slumping back into the dark days of liberal leadership again, particularly at the disposal of the biggest offense of all, Abutt. I feared this regression may be on the cards when that formiddable show, "hey hey we cannot even get a slot on the day mentioned in our banal name" was allowed back onto the chokeways - after all the only reason it remained on 'air' with its racist jaunts in the guise of 'red faces' for so many years was because the people with the ratings boxes were the same people that voted the racist and tyrannical Johnny in. I can only hope that with the move to Digital television and the need to now purchase equipment for the pleasure of watching the rewarding offerings from Australian TV the Queenslanders and/or trailer park trash that keeps 'hey ho not only the hosts but also our name is redundant' currently on air and which also watch ACA and worse form their political opinions thereafter may substitute their television expenditure for a nice warm slab of bourbon and cola. That way with them occupied and tv-free, the rest of the nation can actually have television, columnists and prime ministers that can progress society, not degress it back to the dark ages of 2004.

Vote for your say @ Copenhagen and tell Abott to get stuffed!

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Well Abott is an absolute moron but that doesn't mean we have to sit back and let another right winged, abhorrent Liberal destroy more of humanity and the earth. Click on the link above and show your vote to push the 'actual' leaders of the world (i.e. voted in by the majority of their country's citizens abott not by some desperate, squirming and confused wanna-be's in the festering liberal party) to make substantial and influential decisions in Copenhagen.

The ETS is vitally important to the future of this planet (the whole planet abott, not just your own backyard which I hope for your sake is built several kilometres from any coastal areas). Rudd should go to a double dissolution election as soon as he can manage; as we all know, the Liberal Party, whether the 'leader of the moment' is arrogant abott or hemorroid hockey, don't stand a chance in an early election, or any election for that matter, including their own repetitive and dull internal ballots they insist of spending their limited brain power on organising. This way, abott can add his idiotic and power-hungry objection to the ETS to his long list of failings on his soon-to-be-needed CV. Let's continue to make our own positive changes in relation to leading sustainable, humane and happy lives and let's force the leaders to agree on a 'corporate world' action plan to repair and prevent the Climate Change effects caused by the mass of emissions and ill environmental policies world-wide.
Later lefties. x

Interesting article Re: Parker Palmer's ideas on Self-Reflection

This article by Sarah van Gelder, Yes Magazine is an important reminder of the necessity of self-reflection and an understanding of the inner landscape of our minds, as "When we leave them unexamined, we get a lot of darkness in the world as people fail to examine their underlying spiritual dynamics in relation to their work and other responsibilities."

in reference to:

"When we leave them unexamined, we get a lot of darkness in the world as people fail to examine their underlying spiritual dynamics in relation to their work and other responsibilities."
- Parker Palmer: Know Yourself, Change Your World by Sarah van Gelder — YES! Magazine (view on Google Sidewiki)

YouTube - 2008 Latest Edition - Did You Know 3.0 - From Meeting in Rome this Year

YouTube - 2008 Latest Edition - Did You Know 3.0 - From Meeting in Rome this Year

Yes I have been converted (temporarily) to a bit of a techy head whilst studying HTML and other such components in my Network Media course at RMIT. And despite my new found knowledge for writing HTML which is useful, if I was desigining websites 15 years ago or my zest for blogging (i know also about 8 years beyond the 8 ball)...but this video about technology in general and the rapidity of changes that have occured and continued to occur was really interesting in relation to Web 2.0 and society in general.

Catherine Deveny | Chadstone shopping centre

Catherine Deveny | Chadstone shopping centre

Interesting article that only reaffirms my distaste for large shopping complexes in the burbs which on the single occassion of me visiting did certainly destroy various parts of my soul. Albeit it was midnight shopping two days before Christmas which was probably enough to send me into a dark depression, however, the lighting, atmosphere and crowds of emptiness that somehow received some form of instant gratification from being in such a place was disturbing to say the least. I did also attempt to re-visit the setting of this debilitating, repressed memory one Sunday to take my daughter to the movies...however it ended in a fit of tears and tantrums (and not from my poor, suffering child!) The vast space of nothingness that surrounded me whilst trying to weave through the weary crowd and attempt to actually find the cinema 'complex' was painful enough; and after circling several food courts all full of multi-national sharks and a cafeteria waft of further repressed memories of the stale food at boarding school - I discovered the sheer pleasure of such a place equates to paying almost double in ticket prices to see a narrow selection of American B Grade 'block-buster' films (or is the B for Banal?). At this point, I protested loudly, stormed off and spent the following hour attempting to find my car in the several, identical carparks - full of huge, endless carbon foot printed 4wd's to store the shopping and facade of money and attitude- that await you upon the exits (if you survive and get out). Anyway, moving on, the article by Catherine Deveny (above) explores this topic with a tone appreciated by me also. In the meantime, I will endeavour to grab the christmas presents in the local shops by my house and catch a film at my regular local venues of the Palace Cinemas where the films are actually worthwhile and the tickets are $9! And apologies to my daughter for taking her to such a place and my resulting monologue the whole drive back to our house.
later x

To buy or not to buy

That is the question.......
To be expanded upon at a later date.
Watch this space for more riveting details about my life!

in reference to: Australia's Housing Affordability Crisis (view on Google Sidewiki)

SoulPancake | How can humans and the natural world co-exist?

SoulPancake | How can humans and the natural world co-exist?
Very cute animation on how we should be thinking about the landscape and our built environments...