General Interest
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Originally posted on Lottie Nevin – The Red House Diaries: Those of you who regularly read my posts will know that I’m a sucker for markets. Clean, A/C’d malls have their place from time to time, but for the most part I’m never happier than when I’m getting down and dirty and bitten to death… Continue reading
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Originally posted on Passionfruitcowgirl: Evilcabamba Diary #2 – Miss piggy cries wolf! In the story of The Three Little Pigs there was the one who made his house out of straw, the one who built from sticks and the last one who was (unfashionably) fond of red brick. I have had reason of late to wonder… Continue reading
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HECTOR’S DIARY Bali Advertiser, Jan. 23, 2013
His fortnightly diet of worms and other non-religious experiences In the Swim We hear that Celia Gregory, the underwater sculptress, will soon be back among us. She’s coming up for air after a longish sojourn in Britain. Gregory’s interest lies in the crisis of coral – everywhere but chiefly in our own interest in… Continue reading
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Originally posted on No Place For Sheep: David Marr’s excellent piece in the Fairfax press yesterday is a reminder of just how conflicted our anti discrimination legislation is, and has been for some time. Exemption from the law for religious organisations means they are permitted to behave in ways that are unlawful for the rest… Continue reading
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HECTOR’S DIARY, Bali Advertiser, Jan. 9, 2013
His fortnightly diet of worms and other non-religious experiences In the Pink Again There was a pleasant little soiree just before Christmas, at the plush new Marriott property The Stones at Legian, in favour of the worthwhile Bali Pink Ribbon cause. General manager Peter Brampton and his crew put on a great show for the… Continue reading
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2012 in review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: 600 people reached the top of Mt. Everest in 2012. This blog got about 2,200 views in 2012. If every person who reached the top of Mt. Everest viewed this blog, it would have taken 4 years to get… Continue reading
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Mothers who say F**ck
Originally posted on No Place For Sheep: I recently engaged in a robust exchange of views with one of my sons. This particular adult child has long-held a reputation for forgetting to tell anybody things, unless we happen to be in the same room as him when something that might need to be told to… Continue reading
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If This Was a Joke, You’d Laugh
Bali is a destination of choice for a great many kooks, and we often read about them through such beneficial mediums as The Beat Daily, a nicely presented and very lively online publication. But one recent arrival is well out of the ordinary run of events. Self-styled Brazilian virgin Catarina Migliorini, who is… Continue reading
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HECTOR’S DIARY Bali Advertiser, Dec. 26, 2012
His fortnightly diet of worms and other non-religious experiences Way Not to Go It was interesting to read recently in the Bali Daily, the local wraparound masthead of the Jakarta Post newspaper, that university students here are protesting over a national government plan to eliminate teaching of the Balinese language from the school curriculum. It… Continue reading
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