On forgetting things...

I do it all the time.

About 10 or so years ago I started making a list for the fridge of all the things to remember each day, and sometimes on an hourly basis if necessary. The list got longer and longer until I realised there were too many things to have to be remembered constantly.

Every once in a while something helps remind me of some of the things.

The Hopi people reminded me 3 years ago in their last message to the world that times are going to get tougher, and we have to let go and let it happen as it will, as long as we remained centred.

Well, I didn't. I flipped and flopped like a fish out of water, waved my arms about in the air, and yelled at 'god'... in case there is one, so the bastard would hear me... instead of going with the flow out in the middle of the river.

So a reminder came the other day. And I remembered what it was about... that was nice don't you think?

The memory was about not letting things bother you so much that you lose focus. To regain equanimity.. the ability to observe everything around you but not let it effect you.

When you can stay in that state of mind, you more easily see what you can take action on, and what you should let go it's own way.

So.. that was painless and profound.

Just got to remember that how I feel every day really is up to me... doesn't mean I won't be having some solid rants in 2012.

Nice Power Bill?

Yes!!

I don't know why the new power bill is so low compared to all the others in the past few years, but I am not going to complain about it that's for sure.

Let's compare... last bill from Winter was $590. This Spring bill is $199... minus payments already made which brings it to $119.

Massive difference isn't it?

So, I know we didn't use any heaters to stay warm, we did use less hot water because the girly-monster is home only 4 to 5 night per week now, the TV was on less but the new TV in the girly's room was on, as was her stereo. Nothing else has changed since Winter except we use cold water to wash our clothes instead of letting the machine heat water to 40 degrees C.

I still sit up late on my puter then watch some TV until I am ready for sleep. This puter is still on 14 or more hours each day.

Well, it looks like I can pay the new bill in one hit on pension day next week, and that means I can save more for the motorcycle.. oh yeah!!

Am I happier today?

Hell Yeah!!!!

At this time of the year..

Not putting this here to upset anyone.. but to starkly contrast what we think is important

Youth Culture.. again. My experience on NineMSN website

Dusqvidanya Readers.

I was reading the NineMSN website two days ago and was again horrified by the use of inappropriate content for a family website. In the Entertainment section on the Main page were two Headline links to stories in the "Fix" section.

One headline read "WTF: Nicole ..."  and the other headline read "Ho Ho Ho: Skanky costumes for ..."

So me being me, I found the have your say part, and had my say....

Another offensive Headline
Posted by: Oldie, Queensland, on 20/12/2011 02:24:08

Is there an adult working there? Can you get them to tell you Generation Y'ers that "WTF" is still an offensive term to most people in the Real World, so it is offensive used in this Headline, and also in plain view on a family website. You can have a good laugh at the old guy who is trying to get you to see that Youth Culture is not Everyone in Australia... so please learn good form in the public domain. This is the third time I have mentioned this here. Next time will be an email to the mature Adults at the top who do all the hiring and firing.

So at first I thought they would not publish it, like most of my comments about the cancers spreading through Youth Culture, but it appeared the next morning, and it was then I knew why they posted it up this time.. so that the Youth could also have their say about my words.

Fair enough you may think, and I agree. But I was also expecting the types of responses I did get from young adults.. cough..cough.


Not sure if anyone remembers that disgustingly voyeuristic TV show called Big Brother ? One night the dragon-women and some University Student Union Leader had a concerned Dad on a "Special" to supposedly allow him to voice his concerns.

He had a 14 and a 16 year old daughters, and did not want them to watch that absolute garbage for the mind. So once he had his say, the two Villians ganged-up on him and made it appear that he was just an old fogey having a whinge and should get up with the times. They even told him he SHOULD watch that show WITH his daughters so they could discuss anything he was concerned about as it came up.

I freaked out on how he was treated by these Gen Y females. They showed absolutely no understanding of his perception, NOR did they CARE one bit. All they wanted was to FORCE him to let his teenage daughters to watch the drivel and made him look stupid in public to insure no one else so much as tried to have a say and be heard.


So, I was reminded of that "Special" by the comments of the Youth to my first comments.. and here are just a few to show you what I mean.....

Seriously 'Oldie'? 
Posted by: ***, brisbane, on 20/12/2011 09:58:07

Thats what you take from all of this? *** is a term used by almost everyone. I can be walking around the shops and ill hear people that are no older then 12 using it in general speech. The fact is, you could take *** to be alot of different things, unless your telling the kids exactly what it means, they wont know. People like you are what is ruining society, unable to accept change and the fact that words that were horrible 50 years ago when you were 20 are becoming more and more acceptable in todays society

He sees no problem with 12 year olds speaking that way??

to the comment before mine.... 
Posted by: Babyice, nsw, on 20/12/2011 11:56:06

to the person called oldie... this is the new generation, and get over it its just i.m.. and its just how everything is these days.. stop trying to troll everything..i bet ur one of those ppl that do.. and if ur offend by that, then u shouldent really be on the site cause there is alot more werid and interesting stuff that could be more offensive to u then 3 little letters, just saying...

Sounds exactly like most of the young girls I know through my daughter.. cannot see my Point and won't bother to try and see it. According to this young female, the older generations are wrong and the young are right.. very Teenagey perception that.

MY say 

Posted by: chicka, nunya, on 20/12/2011 12:58:06

I'm honestly sick and tired of hearin people like YOU makin comments about gen y. How about your gen TEACH us how to be proper and stop putting all the blame on us. Seriously I'm sick of it. We weren't born bad we were taught bad so how about you think about that ^___^ And as for the headline alot of people use it, and i don't like sayin it either, so instead of sayin the full version it just goes through my head as w-t-f. You might as well start getting used to what your gen created in this gen, times are changing and sometimes you have to as well. How do you even know the person who posted this was a gen y. Maybe a more appropriate headline could have been used, but your probably unaware of other, more teenage style magazines using the same headline in the magazine itself. It's everywhere, not just here.

 Yep.. older people are just plain WRONG aren't they?

LOL OMG 

Posted by: JaneLane, Dariatopia, on 20/12/2011 14:39:21

This is amazing! =D. Oldie, this is the third time you're mentioning that? Us Generation Y'ers are adults now and we're taking over cause you old people will be dead soon. Get used to it.

Very nice response from this young 'woman'. So I replied to these young people with this..

Stirred the hornets nest?

 Posted by: Oldie, Queensland, on 20/12/2011 23:23:21

In reply to those young people who are opposed to what I said.... The real world is not Youth Culture.. you will grow out of it ... just like we all did. The descent into Idiocracy begins with you young people.. but only if you let it be that way. I have high hopes for today's Youth..the people who will lead our country into the future. Many of you have great things ahead of you.. but please never forget the paths that lead to you to that in life. The clear facts are... this Society is Adult based.. not Youth based.. you are only Indoctrinated.. Brainwashed.. into accepting the worst of the current youth culture.. the American Youth Culture through the cancerous rise of Media aimed straight at you.. and you cannot see it for what it is, Yet. Only life experience and maturity, Wisdom, is gained from living long enough to see what is wrong with society. I can't wait to hear what you have to say when you are my age. Let's hope you choose a better future than what you do now. Respect.

 There were some supportive comments to what I had to say.. and I was glad of that. One of them mentioned the Movie "Idiocracy" and how quickly we were getting to that reality.. later an 'Educated" young person replied to that.. but I will leave that great laugh for a little later.

Trolls be trollin'.

 Posted by: Iesha, Sydney, NSW., on 21/12/2011 00:16:27

Sorry, but I never looked at the title of this article & thought that it was offensive. This is a gossip page, what did you honestly expect - top grade journalism? Because it ain't here. Go troll elsewhere, oh & PS if you don't know what trolling is, I'd suggest looking it up on google. It helps. KTHANKSBYE =)

Oh look, I am a silly Troll who could not know what she means by the word "Troll". Oh dear, I am so stupid aren't I? So I replied to Lesha...

Reply to Lesha 

Posted by: Oldie, Queensland, on 21/12/2011 09:50:23

The story was posted on the front page of NineMSN, in the Entertainment section. So to make things as clear as possible Lesha, "***", "Ho Ho Ho... ***", are not appropriate for a Family website. The words themselves are not Australian. They are American Youth Culture derived from the Gansta Rap culture, also not family orientated. I know what a Troll is as I've been around Internet Forums ever since they began. I seek only to have decent values adhered to in the Public Domain. In my Youth no one swore in Public at Parents, around Children or Elders. We had Respect for ourselves and others. As a single dad who raised a daughter on his own, I saw the Cancer that has been spreading through Youth Culture even before you were born. I fought for kids to have a real childhood, for kids to learn Values for Life, for Human Rights and Personal Freedoms. The very things now taken for granted by this Me, Me, Me culture of Youth today. I have seen all the kids arguments.. nothing new there.

Anyone else notice how the auto-Censor actually censored my own usage of the two terms I had an issue with? What does that tell us?

And now for the "Educated" young woman's comment...

hmm 
Posted by: jess, act, on 21/12/2011 10:36:04

Can I please just point out, The definition of idiocracy is NOT associated with idiocy but with idiosyncracy, it means essentially a peculiarity of a state or constitution and is derived roughly from the ancient greek word 'to mix'. So when all these commenters are jumping on their intellectual high horses and bemoaning the state of today's society calling it an idiocracy I think you're getting mixed up with the popular movie 'Idiocracy', which is somewhat ironic. **face-palm**

I loved the Face Palm bit.. and I really got a kick out of her telling me where and why I was wrong.. when she didn't even see that both older people knew exactly what we meant by the term "Idiocracy".. the Movie. 

Lack of common sense showing right there.. no matter how well educated some may be. And not being able to read the real words without thinking about what she wanted to say.. just like NOT Listening isn't it?

I did reply nicely to this young woman... but aqs yet it has not been published.. maybe later tonight or tomorrow. In which case I will post it up here as a follow on from this post.


Another response from a Gen Y'er..

Excuse me?
 Posted by: ***, brisbane, on 21/12/2011 12:33:21

"choose a better future then what i do now"? Im a Psychology student at university going on to do my honours and phd. So dont you talk about the future im choosing. As it was said before, its the generation that raised us that has screwed up along the line to make us as 'bad' as we are, which even when speaking then your speaking for a minority of the population. All im taking from reading your comments is that your some old shut in who cant accept change. Society is not adult based, it used to be, not anymore. Society changes depending on the demographic your around and the socioeconomic area you are in. There is nothing you can do about Australian becoming more and more similar to America, its part of the world when they are one of the largest countries with the biggest influence. Seriously if you have this much of an issue with society and whats going on, GET OFF A GOSSIP WEBSITE. That type of language is going to be used here. Your not the youth anymore, accept it and move on.

You know something? I liked her response as it showed she was thinking.. just not Seeing what was said.

As often as I said the offending content was on the NineMSN Home Page none of the responders seemed to notice that and blindly went ahead telling me off for complaining about something on a "Gossip Site".

I should rest my case on that last Gem.. but there will be much more to come soon unless "The Fix" closes the comments for that page.

Edited to add the next replies made by me.. 

Reply to Jess
Posted by: Oldie, Queensland, on 21/12/2011 5:36:03 PM

Thank you for the obvious display of intellect, but we two Older persons know we are talking about the movie Idiocracy and are not confused about that in any way.

and....

Reply to Excuse Me ? 
Posted by: Oldie, Queensland, on 21/12/2011 6:03:04 PM

The disempowerment of Family began around 1980. Each successive generation was born into more power and Rights for Kids than Parents. Media focused on kids as Consumers to hook them into buying "must-have-stuff" all their lives, and it worked well. I'm educated too, Psychology, Philosophy and Politics at the Uni of South Oz, so I'm not some silly old geezer having a whinge. I am pointing out what needs to be fixed in our Society. Our children, in general, have become spoiled like spoiled fruit. The current education system has let 99% of you down, witness the many who can't spell to save their life, can't do ANY math in their head, have little common sense as displayed here by some. My issue is with inappropriate content on the Front Page, The Public Domain, which linked to this "Gossip Site". It must be difficult to have a long term perception of the downward slide of our culture when you are only 20 or even 30 years old, but you will notice it over the next 2 decades I hope.

I wold like to hear your feedback on this folks.. did you get as a good a laugh as I did?


Well, instead of trying to create a better world for children to grow up in, it seems I am supposed to bend over and take it .. and say nothing at all.

Australia = America 2 ?

That's a serious question by the way.

Today's News Healine on MSN says it all..

"Any attempt or threat of serious violence offered to police officers in the execution of their duties must place the offence at the higher end of the spectrum," Justice Basten said.

This says... Police are more valuable than every other person in the population.

That cannot be correct at all.

Police are ONLY Humans like you and me.

Police are ONLY of the same human value as all people are.

Police are NOT more valuable than anyone else.

Police are PUBLIC SERVANTS.. you pay their wages with your Taxes.

Sadly... most people DO NOT join the Police FORCE to improve the conditions of others in the community.

Most DO join the Police FORCE in order to fulfil their OWN needs for CONTROL and POWER over others.

But NO.. now we are more American than we were yesterday.

Now anyone who injures or kills a Policeman will be more likely shot on the spot as they do in America.. so there is NO Justice for these people whether they committed the crime intentionally or the outcome was accidental.

Now watch what happens next.. we will see more reports of Police shooting people when they could just as easily have taken them into custody.

You have been warned.. remember this moment.

No RANT today?

Umm... no rant today. Dunno why not... it's in there.. I just can't be bothered.

"Ahh, excellent Grasshopper. The first step to Equanimity and so Mastery of Self.", echoes in the back of mind.

But, maybe the mind is only watching re-runs of Kung-Fu, aligning itself with the character of Kwai Chang Cain... and not caring whether it spelled that name correctly.

Either way, another sip of coffee, light another ciggie, and all will be well again.

Ahhhh, that is better.

Coffee good, Old man smiling.. trying not to give a shit.

London Times Obituary...

Today we mourn the passing of a beloved old friend, Common Sense , who has been with us for many years. 

No one knows for sure how old he was, since his birth records were long ago lost in bureaucratic red tape. He will be remembered as having cultivated such valuable lessons as:

- Knowing when to come in out of the rain;
- Why the early bird gets the worm;
- Life isn't always fair;
- and maybe it was my fault.

Common Sense lived by simple, sound financial policies (don't spend more than you can earn) and reliable strategies (adults, not children, are in charge).

His health began to deteriorate rapidly when well-intentioned but overbearing regulations were set in place.

Reports of a 6-year-old boy charged with sexual harassment for kissing a classmate; teens suspended from school for using mouthwash after lunch; and a teacher fired for reprimanding an unruly student, only worsened his condition.

Common Sense lost ground when parents attacked teachers for doing the job that they themselves had failed to do in disciplining their unruly children.

It declined even further when schools were required to get parental consent to administer sun lotion or an aspirin to a student; but could not inform parents when a student became pregnant and wanted to have an abortion.

Common Sense lost the will to live as the churches became businesses; and criminals received better treatment than their victims.

Common Sense took a beating when you couldn't defend yourself from a burglar in your own home and the burglar could sue you for assault.

Common Sense finally gave up the will to live, after a woman failed to realize that a steaming cup of coffee was hot. She spilled a little in her lap, and was promptly awarded a huge settlement.

Common Sense was preceded in death, by his parents, Truth and Trust, by his wife, Discretion, by his daughter, Responsibility, and by his son, Reason.

He is survived by his 4 stepbrothers;
I Know My Rights
I Want It Now
Someone Else Is To Blame
I'm A Victim

Not many attended his funeral because so few realized he was gone.
If you still remember him, pass this on.
If not, join the majority and do nothing.

Source: The London Times

After yesterday's mild implode, here's one small fact....

The wealthy enjoy significantly better health whilst they are alive, and they live longer than those in low socio-economic groups.

So says the NineMSN article today.

No one else seems to give a shit, so why should I continue to?

The question has been asked.. and I don't have an answer.

I can tell you I am severely "over it all".

Had enough of trying to wake people up to what is going on around them.

Had enough of trying to wake people up to the simplest fact of all.. that you have all the power right now to make change happen.

Had enough of pointing out for 30 years how change will take a large number of people all standing together to force it.. otherwise it will not happen in our lifetime.

Had enough of the dumbarses all around me, in this town and any other like it.

Had enough of Adults pandering to kids, spoiling those kids like rotten apples.. and then letting them out in the world to be smart-arsed mouth-offs hiding behind the law that protects them from having their just desserts already.

Had enough of the struggle every single day.

Had enough of being an island in a sea of shit as the shit gets deeper all around it.

Had enough of being minimized.. having No Voice to be Heard, having no means to create change via the system inplace.

Seriously over not being Heard.. and when heard being suppressed to maintain others comfort zones.

Just had enough. I wonder why I bothered in the first place.. no one actually listens, then thinks about their own effects in the world, then takes responsibility for their actions.

Can't wait for this system to come crashing down so I can take off into the mountains and not have to put up with the bullshit anymore.

Been seriously thinking it's time for me.. time to ignore everything else going on around me.. and become one of the blind folks going about their day to day grind and not giving a shit about anything else.

The old saying.. can't beat them, join them.

I got a better one.. can't help them.. don't bother trying.

No one reads this Blog.. except for one or two friends.

So there is no point in me writing anything more here... no one listens, and certainly no one takes any action.. just me.. a lone voice in the wilderness of a maddened, insane world.

Leave it in the ground please Julia.

Uranium that is.

I disagreed with John Howard's approach when in talks with China years ago to sell them uranium. He promised us he would get an assurance that the products of Our uranium were not weaponised, and he promoised to raise Our Concerns over China's human rights abuses.

On return he was asked what the response was to Our Concerns. Little Johnnie said, "The opportunity to speak about it didn't come up."

Gutless Bastard!! ..or.. Puppet Bastard!! Both the same really.

Global Nuclear Non-Proliferation is something we can Effect Directly in Australia.. just leave the Uranium in the ground. Do not dig it up and sell it to anyone.

Simple as that.

Even when your country is slowly heading for the big financial drain hole, you do not need to try and buffer it by potentially becoming an even larger part of the Nuclear problem.

Ms Gillard is trying to convince Labour to change it's platform on selling Uranium to India.. this is not a good sign at all. She is supposed to be part of the WHOLE.. she is supposed to uphold the platform and Our Best Interests long term.. she is not supposed to try and change the platform to suit some unknown agenda.

I'm not going to ask you this time.. you know the question and you should know your answer to it by now.

Try to make sure uranium stays in the ground... and we stop selling any of it. We do not need China's money and smiles.. we need to pull away from China and ensure our own country is doing things right.

Big Pay Rises for Politicians.. meanwhile the rest of us...

Today's headlines say it all.. and I know we were pre-warned a couple of weeks agao.. seems everyone forgot about this important issue..

Federal politicians are in for a big pay rise with Prime Minister Julia Gillard set to take home an extra $90,000 and Liberal turncoat and new Speaker Peter Slipper pocketing an extra $70,000, News Ltd papers say.

Q/. Why should Politicians get such massive pay increases?

Q/. Why do working class people only ever get very, very small pay increases of only a couple of dollars per week?

Q/. Should Politician's be paid the Average Wage plus phone and car perks ONLY?

The RedHead in Canberra is getting an extra $90,000 per year!!!!!! She will be paid more than the U.S. President!

Meanwhile our Hospitals can't do their jobs properly due to funding cuts, less staff.. etc.

Meanwhile our Schools keep pumping out Dumb Teenagers who can't write, talk or use math to save their lives in most cases... and this is due to funding shortages, lack of good teachers and the stupid system put in place back in the 90's

Meanwhile I pay $100 each week on food shopping... which only just covers the bottom of the shopping trolley.... 8 years ago $100 filled the shopping trolley!!!

Meanwhile the Power Bills just keep rising and rising out of sync with everything else.

Meanwhile Fuel is over-priced in Australia compared to every other first world nation on the planet.

Meanwhile carrego keeps increasing each year.

Meanwhile my Pension does not increase each year.. and when it finally does I get a couple of extra dollars only.

Meanwhile Families in Australia are seriously struggling to get by in any way similar to how we used to live in the 80's and 90's.

Meanwhile the hidden Homeless in Australia grow in leaps and bonds as more people hit the financial wall and have no means to recover.

Meanwhile.. I get the shits with everyone for not doing anything to stop this unfair pay increase for our Polititicans.

Meanwhile.. Aussies will bitch about the Politician's pay rise.. but do NOTHING about it.

I've had enough of this.. wake the hell up people.. it is TIME to stop the rot..and that can only be achieved by large numbers arriving in Canberra to stand up and say NO WAY.. to politician's massive pay increases.