Category: General

S.A. Municipal Elections

Says it all

We’re voting today.

Unlike the previous 17 years where the ANC has received overwhelming majorities from the electorate it appears that opposition parties here are giving them a run for their money!

Dissatisfaction with service delivery, jobs for pals, corruption and one scandal after another, gross negligence by some has left the ruling clique more than a little nervous.

So much so that the local ANC officials have been reported as saying  that they would be happy to form a coalition if results went against them.

The current state of our council is:-

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For Donald…he’s not the only prophet of doom!

As a firm believer in anything to do with the end of the world and a confirmed disciple of the great wisdom of ‘our Donald’, I was astonished to find someone else predicting the end of the world…again!

Apparently we have until 6pm on the 21st May to tell our loved ones all our inner most thoughts. Anyone know why the numbers 5, 10 and 17 are particularly holy? This prophet seems to be profiting quite nicely out of this “end of the world is nigh” malarkey without having to resort to selling bottles of air or water!

He has been wrong before though….just like Donald! I still believe in you Donald, I won’t defect to his cult 😀

And for a change, not a BBC link from me! Fantasy, sorry, Story link here

Several stops short of Upminster as I say to many of the people I see at work. (Barking…for those that don’t know the Underground map!)

It’s my HOT BODY!

There’s some new movement called “SlutWalk” which seems to be about confirming women’s freedom to wear not much in a slutty way.

There’s an image of some girls holding a banner “It’s my hot body. I do what I want.”

Some men might applaud this “outing” of rampant sexuality and from my point of view, yes, women should, within the confines of public decency, feel free to wear what they like. Continue reading “It’s my HOT BODY!”

At the risk of…

At the risk of starting another controversy, I cannot resist reporting that the Australian Government has rejected a call from the Muslim Council of Australia for the introduction of ‘a non-extremist version of sharia law.’

In a submission to a parliamentary inquiry into a new policy on multiculturalism, the Australian Federation of Islamic Councils has urged the government to consider “legal pluralism” for Muslims.

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Lush

Lush is one of those words that puts a pout in your mouth. Apparently the photographers ask the models to say ‘lush’ when posing for a photograph. But for me the word equates to now: this marvellous month of May in England.

We have reached that point in Springtime when everything is so lush around the countryside. The hedgerows are green and lanes are lined with Cow Parsley (anthriscus sylvestris) and Ox Eye Daisies (Leucanthemum vulgare) which I think are early this year, among the tall grass seed heads and many other flowers; the honeysuckle is rampant, the elderflower is out, the dog roses are coming out and all the trees are so full leafed, with fresh growth. It is a fantastic time to get out and walk or cycle.

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