FRIDAY NIGHT DOG BLOG: “TAKING A BREATHER” April 27, 2013
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Sometimes I go down to the fruit shop, about half a kilometer away, with a back pack, and walk back carrying about 12.5 kilograms. I broke out into a sweat last time, so it seems I am doing more work than on the dog walks.
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CONSPIRACY AND BLOWBACK April 27, 2013
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The Boston Marathon bombing has given rise to inevitable conspiracy theories. Inevitable, because the internet provides greater opportunity to call into question the official story as it unfolds, and because there is an entrenched suspicion of government in general in the US, and in particular of the “leviathan security state”. However, the pressing issue is of motivation, and what it is that gives rise to barbaric and cruel behavior.
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THE REPUBLIC: PROSPECT AND RETROSPECT April 23, 2013
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It is strange to reflect now that the decisive issue, a major turning point, in the the republican debate during the Referendum was whether the head of state was to be appointed by the parliament or the people.
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FRIDAY NIGHT DOG BLOG: ALL IN VAIN? April 20, 2013
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Sometimes with a struggle, the dogs got out again this week. For them all the outings are not in vain. It is the sort of thing as nature’s scavengers and hunters they would be doing.
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DOTS AND THEIR CONNECTIONS? April 19, 2013
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Three events have captured my attention this week. Firstly there was the bombing in Boston, then the “State” funeral for Margaret Thatcher, and the explosion of the fertilizer plant in West, Texas.
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FRIDAY NIGHT DOG BLOG: “KEEP ON WALKING” April 12, 2013
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And for me it is a good idea to look back, to take avoiding action if that is required.
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ANOTHER CLASH OF CIVILIZATIONS? April 8, 2013
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Prime Minister Julia Gillard sounded in her address to Asian leaders particularly bellicose, as in “fire your best shot”.
FRIDAY NIGHT DOG BLOG: DOWN TO EARTH April 6, 2013
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The weather was mixed over the week. So there were a couple of days Dexter and Hannah missed going out. As usual they took those omissions in their stride, and did not cast aspersions.
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“POWER STUPEFIES”? April 1, 2013
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Veteran journalist, Uri Avnery at Counterpoint, attributes idiocy specifically to the behavior of the Israeli Government in the case of the Mavi Marmara and makes the wider case.
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