In the Sunday Mail (Adelaide’s Sunday newspaper) By Melissa Leong “I wonder if we’re losing our capability for rational discussion” There’s no question that the world is in the toilet right now. And I mean right at the bottom of the bowl, you know? Sure, as long as there have been people on the planet, we’ve had or issues. But at present it certainly feels as though things have hit a fever pitch that only dogs and bats should be able to hear. As such, I don’t think anyone can be blamed for being a little (or a lot) up in arms, From the atrocities of war and political injustice to social inequality; tragedy and environmental disaster, there’s a lot to be angry, sad and confused about, that’s for sure. I don’t know about you, but every day feels a bit like a powder keg waiting to blow at any given moment. As our patience wears thin on the issues we care about, I’m noticing that a new kind of worrying trend is rising in tandem. For the sake of our conversation, I’m going t...
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ReplyDeleteI've found myself making up words for the ones I've lost!
Pearl
And I thought it was just me.
ReplyDeleteyou're preachin' to the choir sister
ReplyDeletejoeh; seems we're all in the same boat :)
ReplyDeletePearl; I usually say umm, ummm, that thingy :)
Joanne; you're not alone Joanne, we're all here with you :)
Delores; I do a lot of that, I forget sometimes that I'm not the only one. See? Lost information :)
I can't even find my brain! I've misplaced it!
ReplyDeleteI suspect that the Bermuda Triangle is a very, very crowded place. My brain, your brain, parts of rather a lot of brains...
ReplyDeleteLee; have you searched the Bermuda Triangle?
ReplyDeleteElephant's Child; not to mention all those ships and their crews!
As annoying as it is about what you forget, it is amazing at times what you remember....often useless stuff.
ReplyDeleteIt does feel like that at times. And, is why I have post-it notes everywhere... a trail of little square yellow paper crumbs to important reminders.
ReplyDeleteYou too.
ReplyDeleteMerle.........
Andrew; always the useless stuff, like the colour of the plastic sandals my best friend wore in third grade. Brown.
ReplyDeleteVicki; I have lists and exercise book pages with notes that often get transferred to new pages when the first page has had several notes scribbled out.
Merle; yes, me too.
Oh yes, I hear what you are saying.
ReplyDeleteMimsie; thinking of the Bermuda Triangle, I wonder what would be found there if anyone ever managed to solve the riddle of it.
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