Posts by andin

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  • Hard News: America: Chill out!,

    Its funny 4-5 decades of being told to hate anything commie or socialist seems to have penetrated into the US population to an amazing degree.
    Guess thats what happens.

    raglan • Since Mar 2007 • 1891 posts Report

  • Hard News: The conversation they want to…,

    Gee I didnt think Dana Beal made that big off a fuck up. But I guess it's not hard to get on the wrong side of a lot of New Zealanders if one doesnt watch one's P's and kids.

    Isnt overpopulation a global problem? If people are taking time and care when it comes to having and raising kids isn't that a good thing?

    And some people deciding not to have children seems a choice that should be more prominent?
    (There is an upward inflection on that last word.) Just call me Kylie.

    raglan • Since Mar 2007 • 1891 posts Report

  • Random Play: The glittering prizes,

    List of levitating saints

    Saint Alphonsus Liguori
    Saint Archangela Girlani
    Saint Catherine of Siena
    Saint Christina the Astonishing
    Blessed Christina von Stommeln
    Saint Edmund Rich[4]
    Saint Francis of Paola
    Saint Francis Fasani
    Saint Francis Xavier
    Saint Gemma Galgani
    Saint Gerard Majella
    Saint Holos - Armenian Saint and "faith healer" ( Armenian Apostolic Church )
    Saint Ignatius Loyola
    Saint John Bosco
    Saint John Joseph of the Cross
    Saint Joseph of Cupertino[5]
    Saint Ludgardis of Tongeren
    Saint Luke Thaumaturgus (Luke the Younger)[6]
    Saint Martin de Porres
    Saint Michael Garicoits
    Blessed Miguel Pro
    Saint Paul of the Cross
    Saint Peter Claver
    Saint Peter of Alcantara
    Saint Philip Neri
    Saint Teresa of Avila
    Saint Thomas Aquinas
    Saint Seraphim of Sarov.


    There used to be a lot of flying christians, nowadays not so much.
    Curious. In the present climate mebbe throwing a bone to the babybeamers turning all conservative just like their parents, would have been the way to go. Saintly idiot perhaps?

    Spring is here, let the summer reading begin. I have a list your book is high on it.

    raglan • Since Mar 2007 • 1891 posts Report

  • Hard News: The son that got away,

    I'm actually wondering if there's something seriously wrong with him.

    Diagnosis: Verbal Diarrhoea? A must have on one's CV for teh radio ring in shows. A pathological dislike for anything he hasnt thought of?

    They were the ones afraid of it and made sure they didn't get into situations where it could be used on them.

    Fear makes you aware of your surroundings. I thank our timid ancestors for that.

    raglan • Since Mar 2007 • 1891 posts Report

  • Hard News: No Surprises,

    "Seriously -- the relentless, obnoxious, engorged sense of entitlement is a wonder to behold."

    "Hate to see what happens when the Baby Boomers really get going in their dotage."

    Don't go tarring every one with the same brush.

    raglan • Since Mar 2007 • 1891 posts Report

  • Hard News: Beautiful Images,

    for Prime, produced by Touchdown and featuring Holmes and Hosking.

    Is that a recipe for comedic disaster or wot!

    raglan • Since Mar 2007 • 1891 posts Report

  • Hard News: Home, straight,

    Introduce compulsory third-party insurance.

    ROADS:

    Change give-way rules for turning traffic and pedestrians.

    MOTORCYCLES:

    Introduce a programme of remedial work for motorcycling "black spots".

    FATIGUE:

    Promote more roadside stopping places.

    I like these options, the others not so much.

    raglan • Since Mar 2007 • 1891 posts Report

  • Up Front: The Up Front Guide to Parenting,

    Masters in Unemployability.

    Oh I wish...

    raglan • Since Mar 2007 • 1891 posts Report

  • Hard News: A voice of reason and authority,

    Read an article a while back

    Great reference.
    Anyway I had a look. Its all corporate hype so far, no independent analysis. Its great that reactors that small can be made, for all the space travel our descendants will want to embark on.

    Still 5 years away apparently from predicted production start up, they are not cheap and still produce radioactive waste.

    raglan • Since Mar 2007 • 1891 posts Report

  • Hard News: A voice of reason and authority,

    safe small local nuclear power stations, if the environmentalists let it happen!!

    Thats just hilarious.
    So is that on the building consent form?
    Nuclear power station must be small and safe.
    Are there any other aesthetic considerations a flower bed out front perhaps, or a small zoo for the kiddies.

    raglan • Since Mar 2007 • 1891 posts Report

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