If you ask me, Australia Day is an important day, in the Australian calendar, and one which is intended to celebrate life in a truly great country and, at the same time, to bring Australians closer together; a very desirable goal in…
Vegans and vegetarianism – a life of misguided beliefs?
If you ask me, the push by the vocal minority towards vegan and vegetarian diets is misguided, unwarranted and just plain wrong. Humans evolved as omnivores, our bodies are designed to eat, process and survive on omnivorous diets and man…
2016 Australia Day Lamb Commercial and the un-Australian Complaints it has Drawn.
If you ask me, there are too many people with far too much time on their hands who seem to just sit around and think up issues to complain about and matters to blow all out of proportion to their…
Did you know; most member nations of the UN are NOT democracies?
Did you know? That of the 193 member states of the UN (United Nations), only 87 are actually democracies (as defined by Freedom House [https://freedomhouse.org/]). That is only 45% of the membership are democracies and, as each member nation has one vote…
Merry Christmas; Peace, Love and Goodwill to ALL.
Ifyouaskme, the events of the past years, where the planet has been dragged down deeper and even deeper into a seemingly unending spiral of religious hatred, atrocities and cruelty, demonstrates, conclusively, that we are on the brink of a new…
Some thoughts on dealing with Daesh; time to “let slip the dogs of war”.
If you ask me, the world is becoming a sicker and sadder place to live in and no sensible person could fail but be concerned by worldwide terrorism and the descent into chaos that we witness on our TVs, in…
Rudyard Kipling Poster; Red Wine, Books and Ammunition!
If you ask me, Rudyard Kipling was one of those ‘larger than life’ characters from the late 19th and early 20th Centuries who will live on through his writings and his life achievements. Born in 1865, he passed away at…
Zombie Apocalypse? Or Terrorist Apocalypse?
If you ask me, Hollywood has been predicting for years, through films and TV series, the coming of the zombie apocalypse. Not only has there been a plethora of such movies but many merchandisers have seized upon this obsession and…
Animal Liberation is NOT Conservation!
If you ask me, the belief in animal rights, and the actions of the animal liberation brigade, are detrimental to the conservation process. There are many within the animal liberation movement who will argue against this statement. They will hide behind…
Australians, is it time to say NO to Halloween?
If you ask me, the rise of the American celebration of Halloween, in Australia, is unwanted and totally out of place for the Australian community. This is simply a push by the big retailers who see Halloween as another way…