 Andy Bell's post of the week:Yesterday, I saw an ad that said 'Radio for Sale, $1.00. Volume stuck on full'. I thought, I can't turn that one down. [don't shoot the messenger! Ed.] Don't be worried about your Smartphone or your TV spying on you. Your vacuum cleaner has been collecting dirt on you for years. Political language−and with variations this is true of all political parties, from Conservatives to Anarchists−−is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable. and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind. George Orwell, 'Politics and the English Language' - 1946 [Of course, at that time he was writing about the British Parliament in 1946, not on parliaments of 2021. Or was he? Like his major work '1984'... Ed.] In commemoration of yesterday's ANZAC day: After combat it’s ironic.
Tales of loss become iconic
when a slaughter ground of chaos grows to make a nation proud.
So your service is remembered
where your body was dismembered
and your honour is imbedded in a legendary shroud.
And they come and weep in mourning
when the light of day is dawning,
and the hymn of their condolence conjures visions of your plight.
But they cannot know the sorrow
I must feel as each tomorrow
I’m reminded of your torment through your tiny cross of white. Extract from 'Where Poppies Bloom' by Brenda Joy (C) |
This coming Wednesday, our Federal MP for Moncrieff, Angie Bell, will join us at our meeting at the Surfers Paradise SLSC. This is your once a year opportunity to meet with your Member of Parliament! As usual, order your meal at the downstairs bistro and take it to the upstairs venue for fellowship, with the meeting starting at 07:30 am sharp.
