Has anyone noticed that ABC Australia now seems to be parroting the opinions of business organisations as news?

The garbage bags have gotten thinner, but people have become thicker. Hmm.

My internet connection. The cable goes to the other side of the street.

Some colognes should be banned under the chemical weapons convention.

Australia should consider this idea, too.

https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/09/16/canada-to-become-first-associate-member-of-the-eu

There is an important difference between polyarchy and pollyarchy. One is a society ruled by many people and the other is a society ruled by parrots. Which one is better, I wonder? :)

A headline which looks a little familiar. This is not recent but from 1933. It relates to the attempt by Western Australia to secede from the Commonwealth. The Murdoch they refer to is not Rupert (but it's an easy mistake to make) but his father Keith.

I would like the 'wedding march' to be played at my funeral. Why? Just to be different. :)

Did a search to confirm if Bulgaria was the poorest country in the EU. The AI summary at the top said Moldova was - that country is not in the EU. AI seems to have an undereducated American's knowledge of politics and geography.

Decided to walk to a place called Golem today. Turned out it was like walk through a kiln.

It's been a while since I last experienced Schadenfreude...

I'm in language nerd mode tonight. Here's the pronouns system in Maori (aka Te Reo):

https://kupu.maori.nz/extra/pronouns

When do we start calling Washington Trumpgrad?

Who's the oyster hoister?

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/aug/26/now-you-seafood-now-you-dont-350k-worth-of-oysters-vanish-without-a-trace-in-nsw

I remember the phrase "Baden Baden: so good they named it twice". Somehow I don't think they could use that phrase for Woy Woy or Wagga Wagga.

In Europe, strangely enough, I found that older buildings in Germany (i.e. early 20th century and late nineteenth century ones) were the most effective in keeping out both the heat and the cold. I have found that newer buildings to be heat traps.

From personal experience as an Australian, the fibre insulation doesn't really make a difference (I've lived in a place where I could see the difference before and after installation). I notice they don't have any window shutters - highly useful in hot summers.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cg5l3z7p922o

Events interpreted in the current style: Governor Bligh demanding the surrender of the NSW Corps on January 26, 1808. :)

After that I think I need to call on an apothecary for a tincture of laudanum to recover and then take a hansom cab back to my lodgings.

Perhaps I'm so behind the times with technology. Today I had quite the adventure finding headphones with cables (and not bluetooth). It was like trying to ask for a gramophone and Glen Miller records.