Governments tend to be an expensive purchase for most societies. We buy governments through various taxes, charges, fees, rates, levies and duties. It seems, at times, that governments are very much like banks, and vice versa.
As I live in a little villa in the western suburbs of Adelaide, I am obliged to...
Monday, 31 January 2011
Sunday, 30 January 2011
Ten Very Important Questions
Whatever your gender or agenda at present, I do hope that you will provide some interesting answers to some very important questions, which I shall list below:
Saturday, 29 January 2011
A Name to Remember
Many people are not very good at remembering names, unless those names are repeated over and over again in the media.
Friday, 28 January 2011
A New Professor
You may be aware that I attended a very important picnic on Australia Day. A great many eminent persons were there, enjoying the delightful summer atmosphere of the Fleurieu Peninsula whilst...
Thursday, 27 January 2011
A Very Rich Fruit Cake
Well, I decided that Mr Mozart deserves a very rich fruit cake for his birthday this year. The fruit was left to soak overnight in good South Australian brandy and I have been up since 5 o'clock this morning...
Wednesday, 26 January 2011
World Enlightenment Forum 2011
As usual, I have turned down the invitation to attend the annual ethereal economic forum in Davos, Switzerland. One reason, of course, is that...
Tuesday, 25 January 2011
Clootily Charismatic
For those of us who have a significantly greater share of charisma than many other personages, it can sometimes be difficult to fathom what it must be like to be...
Monday, 24 January 2011
From Her Horses Mouths
Ethereal horses are frequently more enlightened that material personages. They normally prefer to discuss the sublimely...
Sunday, 23 January 2011
Creating World Peace
Today I have been listening to some of the most delightfully relaxing tunes of Mr Mozart with some of my ethereal friends who are also quite familiar with...
Wednesday, 19 January 2011
What is Mozarty Thinking?
It is very important to know the difference between Mozarty thinking and the thinking of Mr Mozart. Mozarty thinking is the sort of thinking universities are supposed to teach but...
Tuesday, 18 January 2011
Enlightened Policy Debates
Whether you are a citizen of Australia, or Tunisia, Iraq, Germany, Russia, Estonia, Portugal, China, Mexico, Chile, Egypt, India, Afghanistan, Zimbabwe, or...
Monday, 17 January 2011
A for Achievements
Someone with many accomplishments and achievements in the past may not necessarily...
Thursday, 13 January 2011
Talking about the Weather
The weather is a frequent topic of conversation, even amongst strangers. We usually talk about the weather as...
Wednesday, 12 January 2011
More Important Announcements
It is very difficult to make important announcements when other events are likely to be of concern to Australians, such as...
Tuesday, 11 January 2011
E or Not-E
Enlightenment in the 21st century is very easy to define. It is the cheerful and successful ongoing management of change and complexity. It requires a realistic repertoire of...
Monday, 10 January 2011
The Opera and Enlightenment Anthology
I shall make no apologies for this anthology of opera and enlightenment, dear reader, or dear singer. If you are a singer, that fact about your abilities is all very well and good, of course, but it is far better to be able to...
Friday, 7 January 2011
An Enlightened Place to Study
If you are expecting to receive a proper higher education at some time during your mortal existence, especially after completing a university course of some description, there are several possibilities...
Thursday, 6 January 2011
The Parable Universe of Twaklin
As a proponent of the genuine rather than a genre, and as an amateur auteur without an agent, or even a provocateur, it is my duty to inform you that...
Wednesday, 5 January 2011
A Plot of Honey
Although I frequently write about life in Adelaide, many of my friends live elsewhere in South Australia. Sometimes, I even like to spend a few days...
Tuesday, 4 January 2011
The Fun of Funding
In the ethereal world, there is usually very little discussion on such interrelated topics as funding for the arts, financing public awareness campaigns about the importance of great art, and the role of the arts in...
Monday, 3 January 2011
To Enlighten You Further
What a blessing it is to have written an opera of outstanding worth to posterity. Its tentative title, as you may be aware if you are an opera aficionado of some standing, has for some time been...
Sunday, 2 January 2011
Moments to Mingle
During 2010, you may have had many interesting discussions and distractions during meetings in Mr Twitter's Coffee House and at Lady Facebookian's soirées....
Saturday, 1 January 2011
2011
It is a very busy day for me today as I greet the world anew and send my wishes for peace and enlightenment in the year ahead. I hope...
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