From the monthly archives: July 2013

The problem with/of boat people

By On July 29, 2013 · Leave a Comment

I was with a female coworker, quite some years ago, when a news story came on about the latest drama involving refugees arriving on a sinking boat. I’m not sure if I asked her opinion, or just offered my own words of sympathy to these people, but she said, to the best of […]

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The 2 reasons gay marriage should be illegal

By On July 27, 2013 · Leave a Comment

There is quite the discussion, and rightly so, about gay marriage in this great country of Australia. What is not right is the discussion regarding its legislation. How and why the government should make laws is all pretty straight forward. A quick recap of where we stand …

In 1961 the Australian Parliament passed […]

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The Father of the Bride

By On July 20, 2013 · 4 Comments

The 2nd of July just past was the first wedding anniversary of my eldest daughter, Amy Wallace. Giving her away is both the proudest moment of my life and the hardest thing I’ve ever had to do. I hope I summed this up in my Father of the Bride speech which is reprinted below.

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Let them eat cake.

By On July 15, 2013 · 4 Comments


Image by Tobias Garnham Photography

I recently discovered that Florists and Bakers in the USofA are being prosecuted for not providing their goods to be used at same sex weddings. Initially I was surprised at the discovery (of the suit, not that people would refuse to sell […]

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