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Comment on The SIEV X-Factor by It’s Always Unexpected | A Black 'Ole

It’s Always Unexpected | A Black 'Ole — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 03:52:32 +0000

[...] circuitous route, to today’s topic. I was reading some bloggage, in particular this entry in Values Australia, when I remembered my reasons for making Empty [...]

Comment on It’s a Beautiful Thing. But Why? by 15 Uncanny Examples of the Golden Ratio in Nature « 2eyeswatching

15 Uncanny Examples of the Golden Ratio in Nature « 2eyeswatching — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 14:38:30 +0000

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Comment on Migently Mountain Manifesto #1 by wanderer

wanderer — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 21:46:14 +0000

Yes, I liked it. A difficult muse that one, the friend muse, so, well mused kind Sir.
I missed that you were spare in your thoughts on old Europe. Pity that. I thought the ballet was at Garnier? Nonetheless, the bleak bastille would have been a good stage for the leaping frogs. Great ballet isn’t it.
A full throttle Bicentenary Dies Irae with Ruggerio Tenore in person in April, wow. Surely there’ll be some knightly clue for the binoculared fans?

Comment on Migently Mountain Manifesto #1 by roger migently

roger migently — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 11:31:03 +0000

Thank you for being there! I thought everyone wold have gone away. I wrote a little something as a result. Hope you like it …
Perhaps I could mention that one of the highlights of my year 2012 was a performance of Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliette at the Opera Bastille. Next was singing in the chorus of Sydney Sings Messiah in November and a 2013 peak (as opposed to Pique) will hopefully be singing in the chorus for Sydney Sings Verdi’s Requiem in April. (All this singing starting just as the voice begins to declare its increasing brittleness – still, tenors are like gold apparently*)
*I know, you thought Sir Roger was a deep baritone….

Comment on Migently Mountain Manifesto #1 by wanderer

wanderer — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 21:42:11 +0000

I especially like no 2, speaking of the truth, which is exactly what the shock jocks and Murdoch don’t want you to know.

I had to make a cup of tea during no 4, but I’m back now.

Happy Days Sir.

Comment on PROOF Lying Tony Abbott and the Lying Liberal Party are Liars by Rod

Rod — Sun, 01 Jul 2012 08:07:59 +0000

To Lyn

Your stupidity is quite astopunding. You absolutely believe that the Abbott Moron and his pack of neo-con goons are good?
TRhey are the sort of filth who caused the GFC and you want them to do it again.

Pure stupidity.
All Liberal Politicians are more than scum now. As they all have to blow Pell before saying anything. Abbott is pure evil and only MORONS cannot see it

I PITY you

Comment on On War: Notes to My Son by roger migently

roger migently — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 11:14:47 +0000

My Liege! What a joy to know that you are well (or well enough) and her Ladyship Patricia, too, whom I recall we thought we had lost for sure.
One has been somewhat preoccupied of late with working and travelling and – well, mostly because Australian politics has been so unutterably awful over the last few years from every direction that it has been hard to feel that anything one can say can touch the edges of the void that stares back. And sometimes a jewel like this poem comes up to prove the limitations of the polemic of Sir Roger. Every now and then, my Laird, there will be something here.
By the way, I don’t know if you noticed but your faith has been justified and Values Australia has been forever immortalised in the Pandora Archive of the online collection of the Australian National Library. A small feather perhaps but a feather nonetheless.
Thanks for being back in touch.

Comment on On War: Notes to My Son by laird lang

laird lang — Mon, 28 May 2012 12:56:08 +0000

My Dear Sir;
One has been somewhat indisposed for an time that found the Laird, testy at food, doctors, Oxygen,numerous blood giving, wandering god spivs, the urge to kill(other patients) , correcting the visiting “specialist” (no, that’s not me, with the wire on my brisket, “Oh, well , hum, I’ll be back), the good? news is that due to reasons that are quite beyond my feeble, I am holding this hand out.
The Laird has observed the passion that drives, had not dimmed the heart or spirit of Sir Roger, indeed there is an underlying side that makes Sir Roger almost accessible to the common.
Well, the laird will attempt to converse as in previous times,occasionally one gets tired, the spirit is there, more than ever, the application on occasions takes effort though valued, is trying.
Patricia (yes, still going) and young Jack(her son) appreciate efforts, indeed (as any Boarder Collie will intimate to you, our nose smells bull shit from the first utter, Sir Roger utters, we’ll sleep.
What higher honer would one want.)
This is why you have never seen Tony Abbott with a Boarder Collie, or any other animal I think.
Sir Roger, please still cast your penumbra over (sic) the things we are we hold dear, in this life(or what is left) you are needed.
Laird and lady Lang, Patricia and young Jack.

Comment on Afghanistan Photos by Roger Migently

Roger Migently — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 11:01:59 +0000

Precisely! Well said.

Comment on Afghanistan Photos by Barbara

Barbara — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 09:20:48 +0000

What do we expect of people who see the dark side as a daily event? Police, ambulance officers and fire brigades are known for their ‘black humour’. How else to deal with horror. Why should we be surprised that young, often uneducated men sent to war, to kill, find no humanity in the remains of a suicide bomber?

Comment on Casey Heynes by girl

girl — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 03:05:53 +0000

good on him for standing up to that boy he is one great human being

Comment on Casey Heynes by Neil Campion

Neil Campion — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 05:53:42 +0000

You can only take so much. When I was in high school, a kid used to come and tackle me everyday. Oneday I landed a punch on his cheek and he never bothered me again. Well done, Casey.

Comment on Let Us Prey by Voiceless Victim

Voiceless Victim — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 17:22:34 +0000

Love your post, and all the quotes.

You may enjoy reading some of the following from my blog:
Top 10 Reasons Why John Paul II is No Saint

Top 10 Catholic Lies About Child Rape

Top 10 Catholic Excuses for Doing Absolutely Nothing to Stop Child Rape

Top 10 Catholic Church’s Callous Attitudes to Clergy Child Sexual Abuse Victims

Top 10 Incredibly Insensitive Statements From the Catholic Church Hierarchy

http://www.voicelessvictim.wordpress.com

PS re the comment from tentimes – nearly every paedophile claims their sexual exploitation of the vulnerable to be a love affair, a relationship, or consensual – no matter how much screaming and crying from the victim, no matter how hard they must work to dominate and subdue their prey, no matter how many threats are needed to ensure their secret is not disclosed.

Just saying.

Comment on How Stupid Are We? by dan walsh

dan walsh — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 12:35:18 +0000

the more i watch slick tv ads regarding all sorts of stuff the more i realise what rubbish ads are. ads that suggest that we are on the verge of the plague disgust me. we are cleaner in the modern world than we have ever been. hands free soap dispensers, spare me. take a look at history of man then tell me we have things to worry about, what a joke. advertising is nothing but lies that play into our fears, don’t believe 99 percent of it.

Comment on Roger Waters The Wall Coming to Australia by roger migently

roger migently — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 10:05:56 +0000

Thank you for this. I am devastated by the prices though.

Comment on Roger Waters The Wall Coming to Australia by wanderer

wanderer — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 00:12:15 +0000

Resending link:

http://premier.ticketek.com.au/shows/show.aspx?sh=VISAENTE05#.ThJYJs0YfIg

Comment on Roger Waters The Wall Coming to Australia by wanderer

wanderer — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 00:09:16 +0000

Thanks. You can actually buy real paid-for tickets via Ticketek using VISA card – ‘presale’ ending July 7. Need second mortgage.

Comment on Casey Heynes by ronda

ronda — Wed, 18 May 2011 04:13:22 +0000

they both be suspended i mean

Comment on Casey Heynes by ronda

ronda — Wed, 18 May 2011 04:12:00 +0000

he should be suspended but the smaller kid started it they got be suspended

Comment on Dear ‘DIC’ by Dear Bob Correll |

Dear Bob Correll | — Thu, 05 May 2011 09:51:18 +0000

[...] you wrote to me earlier this year, telling me all about “Australia’s reputation overseas”, of [...]

Comment on Casey Heynes by Madison Walker

Madison Walker — Wed, 04 May 2011 11:09:20 +0000

Casey<3 you are my hero. I saw you at Jusin Bieber. When I saw the video i was crying about you. Becausse i didnt want you to get hurt I love you Casey Haynes Madison

Comment on Help Sir Roger’s Love-Sick Friend by Mike Hunt

Mike Hunt — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 01:31:42 +0000

Fer fuck’s sake, mate. Stop being a girl. Oh, dear me, I think I feel a swoon coming on. Catch me as I fall! Bring the fucking smelling salts! Get real. Be a man. (That’s what I think, anyway.)

Comment on Julia Gillard, Kevin Rudd and the Red Cordial by masealake

masealake — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 04:29:24 +0000

Why believe NSW coalition health plan works just by add a few dollars in hospital without innovative ideas?
It’s all about power and money most Politicians and parties wanted above all and after all election?
Just listen how Barry O’Farrell convincing voters: “The key to our program is giving medical professionals a bigger say in how health services are delivered in their area. These are the people who know what their patients need…so we will be listening to them”.
Where the Preventive Health program under coalition government’s 8 years health plan is proved that a political mouth show in which spent millions dollar only produced a book for sale, people who have to pay for reading, but not benefit taking.
Will you then still believe Mr Barry O’Farrell’s coalition opposition is committed to health reform (put some money in some hospital if you liked)? Then call it rebuild the hospital system through Better Hospitals and Healthcare program? The coalition put it up simply as a truly health reform that would fix NSW health problems?
Will you also believe there were only 1-2 Politicians responding to this greatest “Healthy Las Vergas Broken Hill economy model”?
Why the most Politicians do fail their own test in spend little brain work to come up some innovative idea that truly achieve the health reform materialized that benefits to all voters?
Take a look below the link subject: “Time for Action” in “Healthy Active Life” program that convert Broken hill into a Healthy Las Vergas Broken Hill economy? Link with http://www.streetcorner.com.au/news/showPost.cfm?bid=20747&mycomm=ES
… .
Masealake (Member of Inventor Association QLD)

Comment on Julia Gillard, Kevin Rudd and the Red Cordial by masealake

masealake — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 21:07:46 +0000

Why believe coalition economic plan works without revitalize agriculture and manufacture industries??
It’s all about power and money most Politicians and parties wanted above all and after all election?
Just listen how Barry O’Farrell convincing voters: “People are our asset. They are our greatest wealth and they should be given the opportunity to pursue their dreams?” On the issue of economic management, Mr O’Farrell was asked what he thought was the state’s greatest source of wealth, given NSW lacked a resources industry.
Take a look below the link subject: “Time for Action” in “Healthy Active Life” program that convert Broken hill into a Healthy Las Vergas Broken Hill economy? Link with http://www.streetcorner.com.au/news/showPost.cfm?bid=20747&mycomm=ES
… .
When we look at what today’s shrinking industries, such of agriculture (34% of fruit and 19% of vegetables imported); manufacture (10.5% by 2005–6) destructed by John Howard’s coalition government.
Will you then still believe Mr Barry O’Farrell’s coalition opposition announced positive and practical policies which will help revitalize agriculture and manufacture industries for create more sustainable jobs, and innovative export products?
Remember, it’s not one person to construct or destruct the whole lots of industries, it’s the matter of whole political party/government?
Will you also believe there were only 1-2 Politicians responding to this greatest “Healthy Las Vergas Broken Hill economy model”?
Why the most Politicians do fail their own test in spend little brain work to revitalize agriculture and manufacture industries who with $1.65 million Tax payer’s money each annual spending for?
Masealake (Member of Inventor Association QLD)

Comment on Julia Gillard, Kevin Rudd and the Red Cordial by masealake

masealake — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 22:04:32 +0000

Why believe coalition Supporting Local Communities?
It’s all about power and money most Politicians and parties wanted above all and after all election?
Just listen how Barry O’Farrell convincing voters: “Over the last four years I announced positive and practical policies which will help support local communities……..” .
Take a look below the link subject: “Time for Action” in “Healthy Active Life” program that convert Broken hill into a Healthy Las Vergas Broken Hill economy? Link with http://www.streetcorner.com.au/news/showPost.cfm?bid=20747&mycomm=ES
… , will you then still believe Barry O’Farrell’s announced positive and practical policies which will help support local communities……..” ?
Will you also believe there were only 1-2 Politicians responding to this greatest “Healthy Las Vergas Broken Hill economy model”?
Why the most Politicians do fail their own test in support community health/economic development who with$1.65 million Tax payer’s money each annual spending for?
Masealake (Member of Inventor Association QLD)

Comment on Casey Heynes ‘Should Apologise’ – Update by Tobias

Tobias — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 03:05:46 +0000

When are we going to start charge the adult staff of schools who have time and again complacently ignore their duty of care to these CHILDREN?

Comment on Casey Heynes by Rallentanda

Rallentanda — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 13:53:38 +0000

I agree that the school is at fault for not protecting children in their care. If the Principal and Deputy were suspended every time an incident of this nature occured you would find that all bullying would miraculously stop in our schools as
superannuation packages are the ultimate consideration.

Comment on Being Wrong by wanderer

wanderer — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 11:32:08 +0000

Yes, and aren’t they intertwined – ignorance and confidence, all the more brutish for its (unconscious, just) shallow roots, and the wicked driving force behind proselytization, the need to recruit to bolster their own friggen houses of cards.

Comment on Being Wrong by roger migently

roger migently — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 11:04:36 +0000

Also, Mark Twain had:

“All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence; then success is sure.”

“Education: that which reveals to the wise, and conceals from the stupid, the vast limits of their knowledge.”

Ignorance and confidence. Pell. Abbott.

Comment on Being Wrong by roger migently

roger migently — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 11:00:58 +0000

I wish you hadn’t asked me to think of Pell.

Comment on Being Wrong by wanderer

wanderer — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 08:39:56 +0000

Yes, yes. What a clip. It was done in the name of certainty. Bertrand Russell’s quote is onto it, isn’t it, except I find it hard to see the intelligent being full of doubt as as ‘trouble’, when doubt is the essence of it, intelligence. No doubt, no questions. For profoundly stupid, think Pell. Of that I am right, certain, without doubt.

Comment on Casey Heynes ‘Should Apologise’ – Update by roger migently

roger migently — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 07:21:15 +0000

Just for the record, it turns out she was misunderstood. She said didn’t say that Casey should apologise but that she thought her son should apologise. See the updated post.

Comment on Casey Heynes by FIJIAN COMMUNITY NEWS OVERSEAS » Blog Archive » Casey Heynes breaks silence over bully video

Mon, 21 Mar 2011 00:21:18 +0000

[...] an interview with A Current Affair , Casey said he had been bullied almost every day at school and even contemplated suicide a year ago when [...]

Comment on Casey Heynes ‘Should Apologise’ – Update by DJM

DJM — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 22:54:48 +0000

I CANT BELIEVE THE MOTHER OF THAT LITTLE SHIT IS LOOKING FOR AN APOLOGY… IF ANYTHING, SHE SHOULD BE APOLOGISING TO THE WORLD & OF COURSE, CASEY, FOR BRINGING UP A LITTLE RUNT OF A MONGREL.

Comment on Casey Heynes ‘Should Apologise’ – Update by Paul

Paul — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 21:52:52 +0000

That kid had it coming and needed to learn his lesson – the hard way.

When I was around the same age as Casey, I was in a similar situation being picked on by several bullies at school. One day like Casey, I snapped and hit back – they never picked on me again.

Comment on Casey Heynes by Lifesupporters - Your online family friendly support forum.

Lifesupporters - Your online family friendly support forum. — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 12:12:50 +0000

[...] punched in the face for being “overweight''. During an interview with A Current Affair , Casey said he had been bullied almost every day at school and even contemplated suicide a year ago when [...]

Comment on No Porn Please, We’re Christians by Scarlet

Scarlet — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 03:26:30 +0000

Hopefully, those images were licensed from those who produced them or used with permission, though I fear this is an unapproved derivative work. It is a bit disappointing too that it seems to be sold as hand illustrations but are computer generated images.

However, the assertion that Christian couples should be deprived adequate sexual instruction simply because they do not wish to look at naked, sexual images of people other than their spouse just comes off as bigotry. Bare in mind also that these couples tend to be completely monogamous and thus do not have a network whereby sexual knowledge may be transmitted and that pairings tend to be for life, making this kind of manual more important to their relationships.

Comment on Casey Heynes ‘Should Apologise’ – Update by Andrew

Andrew — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 00:30:31 +0000

That little scumbag got what he deserved. Would have liked to have seen him hurt more! The world would be a better place without people like him. Dogs get put down when they attack people………..Ritchard you’re a dog. Nice spelling of your name by the way. Parents can’t spell?

Comment on Casey Heynes by roger migently

roger migently — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 00:03:50 +0000

[Ahem ...] In the movies don't you find that people tend not to suspect crazy or stupid people, you know, the crazy old lady, or the village idiot? But when they zoom in for a close-up there's a knowing sparkle in their eye? And it turns out to be the hero in disguise, able to enter the inner sanctum, steal the dragon's egg and rescue the damsel (or whatever)? For a little more on Sir Roger Migently's earlier history you might like to read this: Monckton's Shield. By the way, although one is utterly egalitarian one feels some people can be a little over-familiar, ultra-close, super-presumptious, don't you find? And so Sir Roger does like to maintain the honorific "Sir" to preserve a modicum of personal space. It also pleases the Baroness d'Migentlé to have her husband respected in this way. Plain "Roger" doesn't seem to quite capture the Presence and Influence of the man, do you think? But Sir Roger's friends call him "Sir R". And so may you.

Comment on Casey Heynes ‘Should Apologise’ – Update by trav

trav — Sat, 19 Mar 2011 21:21:21 +0000

The kid defended himself. No apology is required.

In as far as the other bully potentially getting hurt, well you reap what you sow.

Great work.

Comment on Casey Heynes by Aaron

Aaron — Sat, 19 Mar 2011 17:55:50 +0000

I really enjoyed this article and forgive me for getting a little sidetracked, but I’m a little curious as to what/who Sir Roger is? Are you/he a online alter-ego or (though I doubt this as I read he was born in 2006) is he an actual person, and the 2006 birth date defines more of a psychological birth? Also, in what context do you prefer to be referred to? I apologise in advance if this isn’t the first time you’ve had to explain this.

Comment on Being Wrong by roger migently

roger migently — Sat, 19 Mar 2011 15:02:58 +0000

It’s just that it’s hard to give up the need to be right. Humility doesn’t come easily to most of us. I like Cromwell’s line, repeated so movingly at Auschwitz by Jacob Bronowski in The Ascent of Man: “I beseech you in the bowels of Christ, think it possible you may be mistaken.”

I’ve put the clip up in the post.

Comment on Casey Heynes by roger migently

roger migently — Sat, 19 Mar 2011 14:30:24 +0000

That’s a bit disturbing, isn’t it! I was watching a video today about bullying in schools and the guy says one way to fight bullying is to talk to bullies about why they need to do it. If you get through to them, he says, they might cry and then perhaps you can roll them over and have them police bullying. It’s not so unlikely. I know of some kids who were done for bullying and shamed in front of the school. They all cried. I don’t like public humiliation, though, any more than I like bullying. But it sounds as if to get through all the bullies in St Marys would take quite a while?

Comment on Casey Heynes by Jon

Jon — Sat, 19 Mar 2011 13:46:19 +0000

Looks like nothing’s changed in St Marys in 25 years since I went to school there. The little shit got a small dose of his own medicine. Maybe he won’t be so cocky next time. Casey should receive the apology. Casey you should take up kick-boxing – you need it in St Marys.

Comment on Being Wrong by wanderer

wanderer — Sat, 19 Mar 2011 11:32:57 +0000

Is it no more complicated than ‘do you want to be right or do you want to be happy’?

Comment on Casey Heynes by roger migently

roger migently — Sat, 19 Mar 2011 11:27:28 +0000

Hmm. I get your passion but none of us has a say in who “deserves” to die. No-one deserves to die. We just do. I think you’ll find the bully’s ego is extremely fragile and that is why he’s a bully. He’s a coward and a smart-arse but that comes from insecurity.

Comment on Casey Heynes by Stfu seriously

Stfu seriously — Sat, 19 Mar 2011 10:04:11 +0000

Are you being serious? You obviously fail at sympathising, and you can’t reason what so ever. It MAY have had the potential to kill him, but DID it? No. So your point is invalid. Does the title read “ear 7 boy killed in brawl with much larger Year 10 student”? No, it does not. And even if it did, thats such a catchy 2 second news starter. When people look into the story, they would’ve realised that Casey was in the right. The bully deserves to die. Why would the kids parents let his ego get so big that he thinks he can bully somebody 4X larger than him? Was he really that spoilt? Furthermore, he posts “It didn’t hurt” on his FB page. Fine, it probably wasn’t him, but what can the public come to expect from this kid after what was depicted in the video? A remorseful, friendly, caring child? Forget that. That bully got what was coming to him, and I won’t have you or anybody else try and convince people otherwise.

Comment on Casey Heynes ‘Should Apologise’ – Update by roger migently

roger migently — Sat, 19 Mar 2011 06:52:49 +0000

Thanks very much for pointing this out.

Comment on Casey Heynes by scott

scott — Sat, 19 Mar 2011 06:37:58 +0000

Weak leadership, inaction, cowardly behavior is 100% the problem here. Principals and teachers are reluctant to raise their hand and admit they have a bullying problem because dealing with it is complicated and it is far easier to deny knowledge. Why is there this pressure on principals and teachers. Pressure comes from many sources – the “cool/ popular kids” are generally the bullies. Teachers want to have these guys on side so they get peace and quiet in the classroom – rub my back – I’ll rub yours – is a big part of it, some principals and teachers just want to fit in with the cool kids. Dare I open a can of worms and suggest that we treat/ punish kids/ adults according to race/religious beliefs/ culture and the politics of the day?

We have a long way to go in managing bullying and we cannot leave a single stone unturned. Hard and unpopular truths will need to be pointed out.

Casey is a long term victim of bullying and a victim of a society to weak to act. The little bully (who deserved everything he got) is also a victim of the bullying problem. Beating up kids is not cool – you will find yourself in jail but not before ruining someone else’s life with physical and mental trauma. Bullying is not fair.

Comment on Casey Heynes ‘Should Apologise’ – Update by gavin

gavin — Sat, 19 Mar 2011 04:12:48 +0000

The bullys mum actually wanted her son to apologise, not the other way around. The Mail has since posted a clarification.