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Glad to meet you. Born an Australian in the little country town of Gayndah in Queensland, I reckon there's a bit of country left in me. My granddad got my father a job in the bigger town of Rockhampton, so we moved there when I was three. That's

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Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: My first car: 3 of 50
My first car was a Volkswagen.It was a 1965 Beetle 1300. It rattled. The brakes were awful. It couldn't pull the skin off a custard. Oil marked the driveway where it had been. The lights were as dim as birthday candles.But it was mine.When I went looking for the car, my father came with me. We first spotted a Type 3, known as... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Large: 1 of 15
"Barn door" Henry and Booming BenThese brothers're what you'd call, ample men.Broad and bulky with capacious ass,They both fit into the colossal class.Comprehensive, considerable and copious too,Enormous heft horned into king-size shoe.Yet these extensive giants are hearty boys,With jumbo humour and voluminous noise.Large, ab... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Heaven, Hell & Afterlife Can you get to heaven by being good?: 13 of 138
"There is none who does good, no, not one!" Romans 3:12Therefore it is impossible to be good., Even if we attempt to be good, God says that "all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags". We are all sinners, all incapable of meeting God's demand for perfection. As He is perfect, so we too must be perfect to be accepted by Him.A... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Coffee: 10 of 76
Past one o'clock crept into bed,An hour too late for sure.Some extra sleep? I could've hadA wink or two or more.Up, alarm calls. Feet to the floor,Stagger for the bathroom.Mirror conveys a fearful mess,Drab eyes and hair of broom.Strong coffee begs from empty pit,Other cure is there none.Boil quickly now, enticing pot,Or all ... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Heaven, Hell & Afterlife Is Heaven a real place or a state of being?: 9 of 59
If Heaven is not a real place, then what a miserable prospect we have for this life!We struggle, we suffer, we endure indignity and embarrassment at the hands of others and our own faults. This life is simply a wilderness journey that we pass though on our way to our eternal home. We're born, we grow up, living in difficulty ... More..
Travel > Vacations Ideas for great vacations: 10 of 63
Looking for a place that's hard to get to, rattles the doors loose on your car, where you become a fly magnet and the heat is unbearable?Then head to central Australia.We recently travelled to Innaminka, north eastern South Australia. Official population, 3. There you'll come across a clump of buildings sitting on a small dus... More..
Personal Finance > Managing Debt Debt: How much debt is too much?: 4 of 23
Debt has a bad name.Those who use debt to buy goods that decrease in value, will find the debt becomes a burden and a harsh master. This is too much debt.However, debt is not necessarily a bad thing. Debt, if used wisely can bring about achievements that would otherswise be impossible. For example, how many of us could live i... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Thoughts on God Deliberating on why God allows for evil: 44 of 93
"Romans 8:28And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose."God allows for evil because it works toward His purpose, the gathering in of His people into salvation.hisWhen confronting his brothers, Joseph rebuked them for their cruelty and said "But... More..
Arts & Humanities > African History How to learn to read Egyptian hieroglyphs: 1 of 1
Let's get one thing straight from the get go.I'm not an expert in any way when it comes to languages. Skills extend to above average English, a smattering of words in German and French, a word here and there of Mandarin and Vietnamese. (I took Mandarin classes for a few months. What a diabolical language!) I even studied Bibl... More..
Sciences > Atmosphere & Weather Global warming: Is it as bad as it's made out to be?: 59 of 117
Absolutely not!Is our planet increasing in temperature? Until 1998 it certainly was. After that period the average surface temperature of the earth has remained constant.The whole issue of global warming has been hijacked by very influential, highly motivated groups. For example, the World Wildlife Foundation is funded by gov... More..