Writing

Twenty years of posts on geopolitics, philosophy, media, investing and whatever else has my attention.

GDay World 379 – Looking Back Jun 2009

Yesterday afternoon I was sitting in a cafe here in Brisbane, reading, thinking about how unlikely it was that Chrissy and I were both in Ajaccio at the…

Sexual abuse was endemic in Catholic boys’ institutions. Jun 2009

The Irish "Child Abuse Commission" released its findings last week and they are pretty harrowing. They blow a huge hole in the suggestion that child abuse was a…

Biblical Marriage Jun 2009

America’s Best Christian takes time to explain to less informed Christians the curious details of the Lord’s concept of marriage.

Reactions to Obama’s Cairo Speech Jun 2009

I watched Obama’s Cairo speech live via YouTube (how amazing is that?). My initial impressions were very positive. I, like everyone else, was in awe at his smooth…

The History of Religion… kinda Jun 2009

I came across this animation this morning. It’s interesting but neglects the rise, fall and role of the Babylonian, Egyptian, Greek and Roman pagan religion, etc. http://www.mapsofwar.com/images/Religion.swf

A podcast all about Brisbane Jun 2009

After a year of talking about it, I’ve finally decided to launch a podcast about Brisbane – Brisbane Confidential. The goal is to produce a weekly video magazine…

GDAY WORLD 378 – Dr Paul Twomey, da Big Boss of da interwebs Jun 2009

For the last six years, Dr Paul Twomey (born in Dalby QLD, raised in Brisbane) has been running the interwebs. SRSLY. As CEO / President of ICANN, he’s…

RSS pillow May 2009

Very cool! (via Geeky Gadgets)

Anyone Looking For Violin Lessons in Brisbane? May 2009

UPDATE: 2013-05-22 Well Chrissy is now my wife, not my girlfriend, and her Suzuki violin & viola studio has been going strong in Brisbane for four years. She has…

Salbuchi explains the Global Financial Collapse May 2009

Fascinating explanation on YouTube by Argentinian analyst Adrian Salbuchi on what the financial collapse is all about. He suggests that the entire financial system is "extreme capitalism" and…