I'm on the other side of the world from my adoptive home state of Victoria,and had not been paying attention to any news media for several days. The fires are staggering.

Such a beautiful beautiful place.

It leaves me in tears to see the suffering loss and death there. I can not really look at the pictures anymore. Everytime I see any coverage I can put places back together in my head, there's somebody's Dad's car, the commodore, the son's old Kingswood and Mum's barina all parked tidily in a row as burnt out shells in the shadow of the chimney stack and the warped tin roofs remains.

It looks like tunguska now.

If I believed in god I'd pray. But I don't, I do believe however in the amazingly big hearts of Australians. SO I know that the survivors will be looked after.

Thanks to all of the CFA crews who have come from all across the state, indeed the country to help.

To the cops for moving so fast on the murder investigation, to Kevin Rudd for getting soem money moving that swiftly and to the people of KIngslake Maryville and to all the Aussies who were lost,who were hurt,who were burnt out, who helped their fellows.

Sorry to ramble but it is horribly upsetting.

I work in the games industry, and lo0ve pixar films, but I have to guess that quite a few of these in jokes are actually cost cutting which have become in jokes.

I built a comical skull once that went on to feature in 7 games. It was a good skull mind you, but it was there so got used a lot.

Eitherhow Pixar are fabulous.

Old perhaps....but neat none the less.

Science doesn't become passe.

I do however hope that this does not become the new meme, as it is totally reliant on the temperature being low enough for it to work.

Scalding incidents ahead. Or indeed scalded head incidents.

they are also gang rapists.

That does take the soft focus sentimentality off dolphins.

The Japanese believe in this blood type nonsense.

Nearly all US presidential candidates believe in literal biblical Creation.

Hell, at least blood types actually exist.

The use of "Affirmative action" as the reasoning for how anyone not a straight Xian white male billionaire gets to a position of authority is a thging that seems to plague US american understandign of the rest of the world.

Affirmative action is a uniquely US thing.

And also Obama didn't get elected due to AA.

Democracy doesn't work like that.

The black guy doesn't get extra votes, there is no quaota for the post of President.

it was a viral advert dreamed uip by the Coke addled medja* types in that London.

* intentional spelling...it's a Brit thing.

I'm glad that her sexuality is a matter of no concern to the Icelanders.

Really they have so much to contend with that a gay PM is not even on the list.

"What to Do with Books if You Don’t Like Reading"

Donate them to those who do read.

Extraordinary physicality.

Absolutely rhythm-less, and displaying a near complete absence of any sort of grace.

Amazingly accomplished yogi, but dances with all the elan of my dad at a family wedding.

Kevorkian never murdered anyone. He administered an injection at the request of Youk, which is hardly murder.

Sure he was convicted by the courts but the same courts have in the past supported slavery so are not exactly the apex of morality.

IN time this conviction will be over turned.

It is a space toilet. The pipe pointing at the crotch couples up to the bodily waste nozzle on a space suit.

certain cars attract sphincters.

I dunno about in the US but in the UK there is a direct correlation between ownership of a BMW and being a relentless tool in every automotive situation.

ecomobile

http://www.ecomobile.com/

small engine fast n sexy. it also has out rigger wheels so is upright at low speeds.

And here's the current updated model

http://www.monotracer.com/press/pdf/Monotracer1-12.pdf

Firstly, good gravy they are amazing.

Secondly.

1941?

Wow those are some amazingly short skirts for the 40s.