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AS I SEE IT.. EQUALITY
George Aiken once said “If we were to wake up some morning and find that everyone was the same race, creed and colour, we would find some other cause for prejudice by noon.” Over the past couple of weeks, I have been reading, talking and listening to a variety of comments on a number of [...]
AS I SEE IT…. ANZAC DAY 2012
Thomas Mann once said War is a cowardly escape from the problems of peace. I don’t much like ANZAC DAY.. too many bad memories. As I sit and reflect, my thoughts are of my grandfather, not a hero, just a simple man that embarked on an adventure 97 odd years ago.. He was wounded and [...]
AS I SEE IT…ACCESS
Donald H. Rumsfeld, US Secretary of Defence once said… “If you are not criticised, you may not be doing much.” As a double amputee in a wheelchair, access is paramount and something I am passionate about.. Many a time I have been criticised for speaking out on this basic right.. but here’s the thing.. most [...]
AS I SEE IT… Eulogy to a Great Man
Bob Wells once said “Your true value depends entirely on what your compared with” I’ve just buried my dad.. to be exact, on the 25th of January. He was truly agreat man, top dad and granddad. You might recall, I wrote my blog about Fathers Day and it was a bit of a tribute to [...]
As I See It – October 17th 2011
Over the past couple of weeks, I have been pondering a thought, after a conversation I had. I found it a little weird, bordering on the macabre! Finally I have decided to share it with you.. Up until I lost my legs in a horrific train accident, (through no ones fault at the end of [...]
AS I SEE IT!.. HIDDEN RELATIONSHIPS
Carl Jung once said “The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances: if there is any reaction, both are transformed.” I read of a relationship that to me had everything that Jung was talking about. Both persons transformed by love, emotion, sexuality, chemistry, commitment and that special bonding two people [...]
AS I SEE IT.. SEPTEMBER 11TH 2001
I was going to write about 9/11 but I have decided to wait until I visit ‘Ground Zero’ later this year.. I do not believe I can do justice to such a poignant event in world history without having visited and experienced for myself first hand.. I particularly want to follow the “Cross at Ground [...]
Ned Kelly’s headless body identified in Australia
Australia’s infamous bush ranger, Ned Kelly’s headless body has finally been identified by doctors and scientists at the Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine, more than 130 years after his execution in the Old Melbourne Gaol. Our Australia correspondent Brian Portland, has the story: [Audio clip: view full post to listen]
AS I SEE IT.. FATHERS DAY 2011
Bartrand Hubbard once said– “I’ve had a hard life, but my hardships are nothing against the hardships that my father went through in order to get me to where I started.” My dad is in his mid 80’s now. His body is telling him it’s nearly time, but his mind remains as sharp as the [...]
AS I SEE IT ‘ATTITUDE’
Winston Churchill once said, “ATTITUDE is a little thing that makes a big difference”. How right he was. I was reminded of this at the weekend, when I had coffee with an old work colleague. He enquired, “Do you mind if I ask you a personal question? He simply said, “Mate, I have always admired [...]
