|
26
August 2003
Been
a bit slow getting to an update as I have stumbled across an
online Blood Bowl game that, to be quite frank, I have been
addicted to in the past week. If you know about Blood
Bowl or are interested click here.
In
general, I have started to update my general gaming section...
[gaming]
22
August 2003
So
much has happened... where to start?
Pauline
Hanson has gone to jail. Some will argue that it is way
too harsh, but I beg to differ. She has caused untold
damage to this country by her vile politics and I think 3
years is barely enough. [rant]
And
finally, someone has put together an inquiry into Australia's
intelligence services and its role in the presentation of Iraq
as an immediate and hostile threat via its WMD
programme. [rant]
Shane
Warne? Do we care?? Our TV current affairs
programs have been going nuts over this story. Which is
sad when you consider the two stories above. All I will
say on the matter is that Warne is obviously a sleaze and hits
on women. If his wife approves and they have an open
marriage, so what. Is this pathetic story worth the
ink? No! Why don't the journo's go down to the
local RSL on a Saturday night and bust all the 35+ blokes
hitting onto women young enough to be their daughters (or in
Warne's case, their mothers). Enough already
please! Move on...
Being
an engineer by background, I came across this sign and found
it rather funny. I feel sorry for Todd [picture]
20
August 2003
As
I said below in my last post, I don't rate the Australian
teams chances at the Rugby World Cup. Click here to find
out why... [rant]
Censorship.
Now there's an interesting topic. A friend's workplace
has last week decided to reject all emails that breach their
"Profanity" policy. I can't believe that it is
an employers responsibility to protect us from swear
words! [rant]
And
this whole Weapons of Mass Destruction or WMD's for those with
a TLA fetish... seems as though Tony Blair is in the poo...
(oops, I think I breached my Profanity Policy). [article]
And
I found a new humour site as well today... beware though if
you are a subscriber or unwilling participant in a Profanity
Policy (do you think I have pushed the joke too far?) [link]
17
August 2003
A
weekend that has been dominated by sports..
Firstly,
my team in the NRL - St
George Illawarra - has been beaten
and for all intents and purposes looks like missing out on the
playoffs. Pretty disappointing is an understatement.
Secondly,
the Wallabies have lost the Bledisloe
Cup against the NZ All Blacks at Eden Park NZ. I
guess in this case we were underdogs and it wasn't surprising
considering the Kiwi's spanked us in Game 1.
Whilst
on Rugby, I scored a World Cup ticket to Australia vs
Romania... sure Romania is not the biggest team in Union, but
as far as form goes, I reckon I might be seeing Australia's
only win at the World Cup! The problem for me is I am
going all the way to Brisbane to watch it....
13
August 2003
A
big day today, plenty to add...
Firstly,
the Forum has had a little bit of
activity. I've had a bit of a spray at the concept of
the Death Penalty (whilst I am for it in some instances, I
don't think the Amrozi case is one). Please feel to add
to the debate.
Secondly,
whilst answering a poster on the Forum, I added this link.
If you like September 11 conspiracy theories, then check it
out. I have added it to my [Truth]
pages for posterity...
Also,
it appears our esteemed Prime Minister may be getting into a
bit of trouble for the fact he may have misled Parliament
(AGAIN!) over a minor $5million tax issue with a Brazilian
importer of Ethanol... strange but true... I will probably
have a bit more to say about this later, but check out this
and this
for further reading...
And
to top my day off, it appears "somebody" tipped off CityRail
that there "may" be some strange men of
"Micronesian appearance" (is that Indonesian?)
planning to place "a package" (note they don't say
bomb) on a Sydney train. Consequently thousands of
commuters where put out when the Police decided to search
bags at Town Hall and other City Circle stations...
needless to say nothing was uncovered and the Sydney's
paranoia level just went up a notch...
On
the funny side (and don't we need it), my mate Gools sent me
this today. If you like beer, and you need an excuse,
read this
12
August 2003
Well
it seems that half the world is caught up with the Shane
Warne saga. I have to say that I honestly think the
lady is just in it for a buck... (or Rand if you're from Sth
Africa), but it is clear that something has happened between
the two as I understand Warne's management have said
"they have not had sex" as opposed to simply denying
the whole thing. The guy is a brilliant bowler, but a complete
goose off the field...
A
new link for you... I found this site that seems to be a US
version of what I am intending for here at ClayInfinity.
Check out "Greg's Opinion" [link]
(and I have refreshed the layout of my links
page in general as well)
Received
this photo today which I think describes some of the gung-ho
attitude that comes out of the US sometimes... [link]
And
"Hi" to Sumwhahn Yhoduno who dropped by and left me
a message on the Forum.
Nice to see that I am getting attention across the world in
Mumbai... or is that West Pennant Hills in Sydney???
10
August 2003
The
end of another weekend... not much happening... Amrozi case
seems to have drifted off the news (no reference at all today
on the 6pm bulletin) and nor was Iraq or North Korea... maybe
the news is waiting for the next big thing. Have no idea
what I'm talking about? Well click through to my next [Rant]
On
the home front, my mother-in-law has recovered from surgery to
correct potential bowel cancer. She's in intensive care,
but is looking good! Well done Beryl, hope you're home
soon.
8
August 2003
Well
Amrozi the Bali Bomber has been sentenced to death by the
Indonesian Court. I have a number of mixed views about
this. Firstly, is the reason why Amrozi so happy because
he knows he will die a martyr and that his JI comrades will
follow his death with further terrorist acts? Secondly,
for a country that does not have capital punishment, we seem
fairly happy about not just the verdict, but also the
punishment to be meted out. Is this because of media
influence or do we really see a need for capital punishment?
I
note that the Sydney Morning Herald is running a poll in which
72% of respondents are favouring Life in Prison over
execution. Click here
for a comprehensive lot of articles and the above poll.
Feel free to have your say in my Forum
6
August 2003
Saw
an interesting article today. I think it sums up a lot
of my views on America and how it is dominating the
world. It is not "anti-American" but it does
provide a balanced view and gives an interesting perspective
on recent world events... if you don't mind a good read (it is
a tad long), feel free to take a look. [Truth]
4
August 2003
Been
a few days since my last posting - hectic weekend doing
nothing I guess... so here's a whole swag of new things...
If
you're like me and like "urban legends" check out snopes.com.
I thought this site was pretty interesting and I have added it
to my links page.
And
it seems that John Howard is planning to cut disability
pensions to make way for additional spending in other areas
(say, the military may need a bit!)... here what I have to say...
[rant]
In
site news, I am planning to get registered with a number of
search engines, so if you have made your way here by some
bizarre linking from Google or something, I welcome you!
Feel free to drop me a line at my Forum
section!
1
August 2003
Happy
Birthday to all the Horses!
The
Links page is up and running.
Some gaps, but they will fill in as time goes by...
I
have also started to archive stuff off the homepage... check
out the Daily Diatribe archive.
It
has been a rather hectic week on the work front, and I am
certainly glad its the weekend. Big news is that this
weekend, I am off to order my glasses... Turns out I am a
little bit Long Sighted and hence need some glasses for
reading and work on the PC... maybe I will make all my
fonts...
|
