Operahouse tour

Took the train.
Late

Christmas dinner - Anticipation

Ah ah aaaa

My inability to....

I seem to not be able to read the finer social clues.

I seem to be at odds with societal norms.

I over react

Some examples:
I thought it would be fun if all our family had matching tee shirts.  We bought some at Woodford a couple of years ago.  I get derided for this.  "Frank should have lived in the 1950's".

A friend sent me a text one day telling me to "get fucked".  It was a joke.  Verbally I have told people to get fucked and fuck off and been told the same and understood it as a joke but with the text message I agonised over whether it was a joke or had I done something to upset him.

I see in the news that the govt is cutting the money to homeless advocacy groups and support groups.  Most people are aghast. Me thinks it's a good idea.

I support euthanasia.

I want higher speed limits.

I don't see boat people as a threat.
Im ok with refugees working.

I think we have too much regulation.  Employment laws, camping. Protecting people from themselves.

I think we should have religious stuff in schools because if nothing else it broadens perspective.  Keep it out and we get the extremests dreaming up intelligent design and trying to dress religious belief as science.

I do not want to ever live in a old people's home.  If i can't walk to the loo and feed myself then its time to move on [to heaven] anyway.

#illridewithyou

Been pondering the appropriation of the #illridewithyou hash tag by all and sundry.

 On the one hand it initially seemed to me to be just a trendy tacky thing.

Upon reflection,
As I understand it, time and again, when someone is being attacked, bystanders will watch and not intervene. The parable of the good Samaritan replayed again and again.

 When someone takes decision to associate themselves with #illridewithyou, hopefully they will be more alert and be willing to intervene when an injustice is being perpetrated.

There is a second line of thought that goes like this. Whereas the above intervention is a short term call to action in an emergency, The second action is the ill stick with you through the long haul. Maybe the person is struggling in some way. Perhaps recovering either mentally or physically from illness. Perhaps homeless or jobless. Do we need the #illstickwithyou hash tag?

Tenterfield Pie Shop

A man walks into a pie shop in Tenterfield.

A sign on the hot box confirmed pies available.

The man asks for steak & bacon.

The girl behind the counter reaches up and turns a hitherto unseen list of pies toward her. Crosses out steak & bacon and turns the list back to face the man.

He scans the list and makes a second choice. The girl reaches up, turns the sign and again crosses out the selected pie. Turns the list back to face the man.

The man makes a third choice. The girl repeats her action then walks out the back & returns with a paper bag that we assume contains a pie. Hands it to the man and says "$3.50"

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Riverside Drive Closure

The council have "announced " the ckosure from Victoria st to the BGS rowing shed.

It seems to me that most vibrant areas are places where people, cars, bikes and anything else all coexist.

Examples
Valley nightclub district (with reduced speed limit)
Lygon st.
Southbank restaurant precinct on Grey? St.

By closing the road, it may be better for immediate locals who can walk but once you get in a car then you are likely to drive somewhere where you can park.

The council subtilly close the road during school holidays so BGS parents unlikely to kick up a stink and who else cares anyway

Oxley Community Carrols

My old trailerstage lives with Oxley UC.
Cameron's screen surface.
Megan has a ukulele group performing tonight.