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...
Maybe stores should be labelled like this?
You see I would much rather go up and look at saucepans than go down and look at shoes.
ReplyDeleteLiz Hinds; welcome to drifting. I find saucepans more interesting too.
DeleteHa ha.
ReplyDeleteTerra Hangen; I'm glad I made you laugh :)
DeletePretty good.
ReplyDeleteJoanne; it gets a giggle so it's Wednesday worthy :)
DeleteThey are both hell. And places I try not to visit.
ReplyDeleteElephant's Child; I quite like hardware stores, they give me all sorts of repair, construction, decorating ideas. Ideas I will never use, but it's nice to dream and they usually have a plant nursery section so that's a bonus.
DeleteI'd rather go up myself :)
ReplyDeleteJimmy; me too. I'm not girly enough to squeal over shoes.
DeleteI imagine HER thought bubble is inverted!
ReplyDeleteVal; it would be of course and now I'm wondering why the cartoonist didn't draw that in.
DeleteJust as seat would be nice while the other person shops.
ReplyDeleteAndrew; as long as the seated one has a good book to read.
ReplyDeleteSome shoes are hard to wear!
ReplyDeleteLee; I imagine a lot of shoes are hard to wear, stilettos come to mind and those very high platform shoes that were all the rage a while ago.
ReplyDeleteI'm more of a hardware person - thank heavens, haha.
ReplyDeleteThis is just brilliant!
ReplyDeleteLoved it.
All the best Jan