World Waiting for Obama

This article from Guardian correspondents around the globe has been picked up by Melbourne’s Age newspaper as Change they want. Some of the comments include:
From Kabul
“I think we have almost reached the point of no return. There are no good solutions left,” said Ali Padsha, 19, who was raised in America. “The longer foreign forces [...]

First Tuesday Book Club

I thought I’d give this a go…
Howabout we share some of our favourite books and authors, any subject will do – fiction, non-fiction, recipes, gardening…whatever!
To get things rolling a favourite writer of mine is David Sedaris. His latest book “When You are Engufled in Flames” is one of the most hilarious books I’ve ever read.
Here [...]

The race that stops the nation

So – what are the blogocrats up to for the Melbourne Cup?
For me, I wanted to get money on a trifecta – Lewis Hamilton (in F1), Profound Beauty (wearing black silks in the Melb Cup) and Obama. Can you see the theme?
And anyone that wants to have a guess on how many electoral college votes [...]