A brave and by his own words modest man died last month. His name was Mike Dauncey. He was 97, and so in the language of the battle for hearts and minds that the English call the game of cricket, Dauncey had a “good innings”. It was so nearly not so. Below is his citation… Continue reading Lest We Forget
Month: September 2017
“CHILD FOUND”
You have to wonder what was the eventual fate of this unfortunate baby girl — though perhaps being given up was the best that could have happened to her, given the alternative that parents often chose. Infanticide followed by disposing of dead babies around churchyards and other less salubrious out of the way places… Continue reading “CHILD FOUND”
First they came for Blair Cottrell, but I was not Blair Cottrell
Worth having a look at the Blair Cottrell case decided in Melbourne yesterday if you have a moment and care about free speech.It does not matter that it occurred on the other side of the world. It does not matter that he was protesting about the building of a mosque in Bendigo. It does not… Continue reading First they came for Blair Cottrell, but I was not Blair Cottrell
Body shaming is not new
A poignant tale from 1798…