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It is great to see how much progress has been made in the proper recognition of women, although there is still a long way to go. All power to them in their campaign. But the welcome emancipation of the female gender is not what this blog is about. This is a male complaint: the attitudeContinue reading “Reverse misogyny?”

While I am on a roll, another whinge! The new technology is obsessed with numbers. Codes and pin numbers are necessary to carry out even the simplest of activities. I am constantly reminded that my pin number/password is too simple and easily reproduced and the advice is to change it for one that includes bothContinue reading “Too many numbers”

It’s time for a whinge! Have you noticed how much more complex technology is today? Perhaps it’s me, and one of the problems of getting old, but I find it overwhelming. Whereas a piece of equipment used to be simple and straightforward, now it does everything. I bought a camera expecting to take photos justContinue reading “Too many knobs!”

If you choose to avoid vaccination you are relying on other circumstances to keep yourself healthy. Firstly, you should hope that 80% or more of the population accepts vaccination which considerably reduces the chance of you, the anti-vaxxer, coming into contact with someone capable of spreading the virus. The higher percentage of the population thatContinue reading “Anti-vaxxers 3”

Many people are unaware and unappreciative of the extent and benefits of an effective Public Health system, such as exists in Australia. They turn on a tap and expect to be able to drink the water safely without having to boil it first. They flush a toilet and expect the contents of the bowl toContinue reading “Anti-vaxxers 2”

This old codger gets very angry when he hears about the large number of people in Australia and elsewhere who claim the ‘right’ to refuse Covid-19 vaccination. The argument circles around the belief that ‘I have the right to refuse to have foreign material put into my body’. Of course there are others who subscribeContinue reading “Anti-vaxxers 1”

Following on from the previous blog, another piece of (non-religious) advice! It pays to avoid actions based on beliefs which are based on further beliefs. We are all liable to make this mistake. A simple example is trusting the advice of someone whom we believe, without evidence, is honest. A false belief based on falseContinue reading “Double jeopardy”

Recently I was in conversation with a person who made the claim that without the guidance of God, society would descend into chaos. According to him, only religion can provide the basis for morals and good behaviour. He didn’t say which religion was the most useful in this regard but, as I learned later, heContinue reading “Talking to a deist”

The wearing of face masks to prevent the spread of the coronavirus could also be included in the behaviour termed ‘social distancing’. Pre-covid, when meeting a stranger for the first time, it was commonplace to smile, thereby reassuring the other of one’s good intentions. This is not possible when wearing a mask. As I amContinue reading “Masked”

The English language has acquired a new word, but its meaning is vague and any benefits are doubtful. One might say that ‘wellness’ is the same thing as good health, in which case there would be no need for a new word. But the difference seems to be that good health is defined by andContinue reading “Wellness”