While preparing for my ration challenge, I had a lot of trouble finding a suitable ration book template, so I created my own. It isn’t perfect (and it is 2 sheets rather than a booklet), but it suitable for my… Read More ›
United States
Rationing – The Rules
Here are the rules I will be following for our Wartime Ration Challenge.
The Rations – Points
At the same time as the ordinary rationing, Britain and America had a kind of parallel rationing system. This involved a points system, whereby a certain number of points were given each month, to be spent on various extras such… Read More ›
The Rations – Food
As stated in a previous post, I will be forcing my family to live of WWII rations for a little while. It will be a great learning experience for the children and may even end up with us being happier,… Read More ›
30 Day Book Challenge – Day 28
Favourite Quote From A Book I am actually going to include more than one quote here, but I think it should be acceptable because they are all from the same book – The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield: Quote 1:… Read More ›
30 Day Book Challenge Day 14:
A Book That Made You Cry Whether you are talking about books or movies or music, I cry at the drop of a hat. Therefore, there are loads of books that I could use for today’s blog. The book I… Read More ›
Open Letter To America
Dear America, I am writing to express my concern over the direction in which you seem to be heading. You used to be ‘the home of the brave, the land of the free’, the cool kid who the rest of… Read More ›
Versatile Blogger Award
I am in heaven. I feel like all those porcelain women strutting down the red carpet, dressed (or undressed) in their elaborate, one-of-a-kind dresses, giving interviews and answering questions amidst flashes of blinding light so bright that one could be… Read More ›
Scandal
It’s a depressing measure of the scale of the sex abuse scandal engulfing the Catholic Church that news of a priest preying on a child is no longer shocking. —Madison Magazine p53 Related articles Aussie Paper: Pope Quit Over Sex… Read More ›
American Schools Endanger Children
It seems the paranoia surrounding the American school system has reached new heights. In preparation of the highly unlikely possibility of a school shooter, Chicago high school Cary Grove trains their students on appropriate response by holding lockdown drills. Not… Read More ›
Joke offense
You can choose to feel offended because someone tells a joke that says anyone from your country is stupid. That doesn’t mean they are stupid and even if you agree that they are, abusing the joke-teller won’t make them any… Read More ›
A practical driver
I’m reminded of a Cobb & Co. driver whom I often met in my childhood days in western Queensland. He was once asked by a lady passenger if he’d ever been caught in a bushfire. ‘Oh yes,’ he said, ‘I… Read More ›
Cobb & Co.’s classes
My father used to tell me that there were always three different classes of passengers on Cobb & Co.’s coaches. Whenever they came to a boggy patch or a steep hill the driver used to shout: ‘First Class keep yer… Read More ›
The Bushman’s Farewell to Queensland
Queensland, thou art a land of pests; Fo flies and fleas one never rests. E’en now mosquitos round me revel — In fact they are the very devil. Sandflies and hornets just as bad — They nearly drive a fellow… Read More ›
Hijab
This is the speech I did for my ninth Competent Communications manual speech at Toastmasters. The aim of this speech is meant to be to persuade the audience. It is a 5-7 minute speech but I went overtime at just… Read More ›
Does Anyone Read the News Anymore?
I cannot remember the last time I actually sat down and read a newspaper. Likewise, I don’t remember when I last watched the news. These days, I get most of my news from the internet. In fact, I’m ashamed to… Read More ›
Books I Read in August 2011
Generation A by Douglas Coupland Year Zero by Jeff Long Related articles Douglas Coupland seeking ‘Lego Gatherer’ for new project (theprovince.com)
Cicero, 42 B.C.
“A nation can survive its fools, and even the ambitious. But it cannot survive treason from within. An enemy at the gates is less formidable, for he is known and he carries his banners openly. But the traitor moves among… Read More ›
Cats Creep the Fire to Art by Matthew Ward
Opening Sentence: Slit scars across your wrists must mean you tried. Synopsis: N/A Genre: Poetry Rating: @@@@ Pages: 132 BCID: xxx-6265782 ISBN: 978-1-934209-22-6 Year: 2008 Format: Paperback Comments: Cats Creep the Fire to Art is a collection of the works… Read More ›
Books I Read in 2010
Weird New York by Chris Gethard Jason Cosmo: Hero Wanted by Dan McGirt Cats Creep the Fire to Art by Matthew Ward A House Full of Men by Pauline Marrington The Gone-Away World by Nick Harkaway The Beach Road by… Read More ›
Books I Read in December 2010
Weird New York by Christ Gethard Jason Cosmo: Hero Wanted by Dan McGirt Cats Creep the Fire to Art by Matthew Ward Related articles The Best of 2010 (brandsandfilms.com)
Spring Fun Fiesta
Yesterday, Earth took the children along to the Spring Fun Fiesta hosted by the Baptist Church. Absolutely everything was free. Food, drinks, games, prizes – everything. The kids had an absolute ball. They participated in all the games, earning tickets… Read More ›
Books I Read in October 2010
The Wild, Unwilling Wife by Barbara Cartland Catch-22 by Joseph Heller Encyclopedia of the Unexplained: Magic, Occultism and Parapsychology edited by Richard Cavendish Related articles Best Three Novels of All Time (Fiction) (best3ofeverything.wordpress.com) Reading “Catch 22″ (smearedtype.com) What 8 Famous… Read More ›
Herbert V Prochnow & Herbert V Prochnow Jr in Jokes Quotes & One Liners
A reporter was interviewing a man who was believed to be the oldest resident in town. ‘May I ask how old you are?’ the newsman enquired. ‘I just turned a hundred this week,’ the old man proudly replied. ‘Great! Do… Read More ›
10 Reasons Why Gay Marriage is Wrong
10 Reasons Why Gay Marriage is Wrong (reposting Mitchell Sturges) 01) Being gay is not natural. Real Americans always reject unnatural things like eyeglasses, polyester, and air conditioning. 02) Gay marriage will encourage people to be gay, in the same… Read More ›
Carla Van Raay in ‘Desire: Awakening God’s Woman’
“Passion has a price. It may be paid gratefully or not, but it has to be paid.” ~ Carla Van Raay in ‘Desire: Awakening God’s Woman’
April’s Random Sites
Every month I will pick 5 totally random words, put them all together, google them, and post the results. I am doing this for no sane reason – I just thought it might be fun. This month’s words are: repetition… Read More ›
Books I Read in April 2010
The Day I Ate Whatever I Wanted And Other Small Acts of Liberation by Elizabeth Berg Before the Dawn: Recovering the Lost History of Our Ancestors by Nicholas Wade (99 pages)
Barry Rubin in ‘The Tragedy of the Middle East’
“…with rulers, writers, clerics, generals, and professors swearing that real peace, moderation, and reform would destroy religion and betray the Arab and Muslim people, who could persuade the people otherwise? And if everyone who disagreed was branded a traitor and… Read More ›
Barry Rubin in ‘The Tragedy of the Middle East’
“Bad policies can always be justified by good excuses, and solving problems can be made to seem very crass in comparison to defending noble ideals.” ~ Barry Rubin in ‘The Tragedy of the Middle East’
Rafferty's Rules is Closing Down 