Published February 13, 2008 by

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If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. If I give all I possess to the poor and surrender my body to the flames, but have not love, I gain nothing.”

– 1 Corinthians 13:1-3

Today Kevin Rudd and the Parliament of Australia said sorry to the Indigenous Australians for the stolen generation.

Honestly, my understanding is limited. I do know that we touched on it during Australian History but my mind at 12 years was far more entranced with The Middle Ages.

Regardless of your position, understanding, agreement etc. I think it is an amazing demonstration of love for a people. For this I am really quite proud. Which surprises me because I am not at all patriotic.

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Published February 5, 2008 by

Starred Posts: late Jan- early Feb

The list was getting far too big, so to inundate you with yet another blog post, check out some or even all of the links below.

These are things that over the past month have inspired me, made the think, laugh, made me go ‘Ah ha!’ and all other whatevers that have given a somewhat slightly stronger response than the other posts I’ve been reading. ie. They wound up in Google Starred section.

By some fluke it seems the girls have won this time, with some nice familiar regular ‘starred’ faces showing up, along with some new ones.

Working from late Jan through to Feb:

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Published January 30, 2008 by

Whine

I had a brief look on the Age website today and see something about Wayne Carey – usually I wouldn’t give a stuff but I clicked, ‘police report‘ and was amazed to see they actually publish those things.

I was more amused that, “…her boyfriend of over two years smashed a whine glass on her mouth”

Surely women don’t nag that much?

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Published November 20, 2007 by

Starred: October-November

I’ve starred a mass of 61 posts this time – so they might not all make it up here. I have a funny feeling quite a few of them are design related i.e. I’ve gone ‘oooh that’s nice/inspirational’, I will warn accordingly. Some may have also been linked to specificially throughout the month, this is basically me clearing out my ‘google reader starred posts yet again’ – all for the record.

some thoughts/responses to gender stuff – Makeesha/Swinging from the Vine

Hermenutic – Joshua/Love in the Key of Longbrake

Creativity should not be controlled – Naked Pastor

Complexity described – Mark/Anecdote (I love Ursula LeGuin)

Still loving gallery style photo walls – Abbey Goes Design Scouting (design)

Julia Rothman – Decor8 (design)

A lesson in typography – Poppytalk (youtube clip)

sew green – cool blog of the week – Poppytalk

lifedance – notafigment/Anna (art work)

we are not master builders – we are not messiahs – Makeesha/Swinging from the Vine

Judging a book by it’s vastly more interesting cover – Kat Coble/Just another pretty farce

The Emerging Church loves darkness (or what I stand for) Part II – Be the Revolution/David

Living with less – a dare – Anne Jackson/Flowerdust

Online romance turns sour – Rodney Olsen/The Journey

Heat sensitive wallpaper – Poppytalk

Talk to your daughter before they do – What will we find in the head of Mish?

Why I don’t like the term “modesty” – Makeesha/Swinging from the Vine

kafka planet – Daily Dose of Imagery

A personal story – Jesus Creed

What you should know about RSS – via GeoffRe(y)port

Feminism and the chaos of labels – Makeesha/Swinging from the Vine

Blog Action Day – Ethical Eco-Eating – James 5

Doing Boring Stuff Well – Boundless Line/Motte

Fonts and your face – Seth Goddin

Just do it – Naked Pastor

Six rules of cultural engagement – Joe Thorn

so, I made a book… sort of – Rebekka Gudeifsottir

Christiana Ceppas – Oh Happy Day/Jordan (amazing photographs)

To Create – Joshua/Love in the Key of Longbrake

Snow Flakes and Role Play – Naked Pastor

The Beautiful Project – Decor8 (design)

James Blunt & Reading the Subtext – Naked Pastor

The Emperor’s New Lamp (diy) – Decor8 (design)

The Best Truth – Anna/Hope Road

Poor Expectations Driving Martial Itch Earlier – BoundlessLine/Steve Watters

Sorry to talk so long – Seth Goddin

Stories make brands stronger – Anecdote/Shawn

2007 holiday card guide (part 1) – Poppytalk (design)

Spiral Bound – Hi + Low (design)

Brand New Dei – Homelessman Speaks

Small business success – Seth Goddin

PREFAB FRIDAY: Michelle Kaufmann Loft Design – Inhabitat

How to keep an art Journal Part 2– Suzi Blu (youtube)

If everyone did it we’d be living in trash – Makeesha and Shayel/Swinging from the Vine

Free $10 voucher Dstore – The Freebies Blog

Featured buyer on etsy’s Storque – Poppytalk

Notebooks, journals, sketchbooks – another link from Poppytalk

She likes organising things – five and a half

favourite interiors from skona hem (nr 12) – Poppytalk (ahh beautiful design)

Man married dog – Bob.blog

What grinds my gears – Anne Jackson

oh snap – Anne Jackson

Adolescence or Maturity – Naked Pastor

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Published April 18, 2007 by

Social Comment

It’s strange.

I don’t watch the news much any more. I should. I did see some the other night. If it’s big enough it tends to float around the blogosphere where I’ll usually end up hearing about it. I don’t usually write much about the news, nor comment, nor bother commenting on others comments. But I might this time.

This is a powerful response that transcends this one horrible incident and applies itself across a much broader scheme. People are pathetic sometimes.

And why is there still that inner debate as to whether I’ll pick up the MX paper lying next to me on the train seat?

You don’t read that for news.

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