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Author: Ewen Shearer

Serendipity 

The Vole That Roared

November 18, 2018November 2, 2020 Ewen Shearer 347 Views

En route from Navy Mess to Situation Room, Wilbur warned me to expect one unusual amid the gathering. Unusual how? A character seen mainly at night, in office or hallway, at to whom you might

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AI blogs 

Suicide by Code

October 12, 2018November 5, 2020 Ewen Shearer 138 Views

Such were the times, infatuated by the dream of artificial thought, few noticed their dominion ebb as the Age of Reason slid to an early grave. In those heady days when artificial intelligence first challenged

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Australiana 

On Swatting Magpies

September 26, 2018 Ewen Shearer 94 Views

During the past half century Australians have absorbed their legendry with the quaint fervour of tribal sports fans. A key pillar of this self-adoration is the mighty assertion that our animals are the planet’s most

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Anthropic 

Trojan’s Cusp

September 11, 2018November 2, 2020 Ewen Shearer 165 Views

When Enterprise is Predator Insane forces erode jungles, stifle atmosphere, sterilize oceans, and greedily combat the species-potpourris nurturing them. Worming through neo-classical economics, seducing state and nation to plunder in consumptive frenzy the entire estate

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Australiana 

The Haircut That Ate Kew Trinity Grammar

March 26, 2018 Ewen Shearer 94 Views

Oh, down at the catching pen an old shearer stands, Grasping his shears in his long bony hands Click goes his shears; click, click, click. Wide are the blows, and his hand is moving quick

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Australiana 

Fake the 1969 Moon Landing?

March 21, 2018 Ewen Shearer 90 Views

An old friend reflected on his experience during the 1969 Apollo 11 moon landing. He was employed by Australia’s Postmaster-General’s department (PMG)  – you know it today as the privatised gouging entity, Telstra. In those

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Australiana 

Haircutgate ~ A Grammarian Comedy

March 19, 2018 Ewen Shearer 72 Views

As The Cigar waded through the stream of anguish, the unfolding tragedy at Kew TGS – Trinity Grammar School’s “Haircutgate” – the hilarity of it all grew unendurable. In this leafy walled garden of Melburnian

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Australiana 

SA Election Softens Energy Erections

March 18, 2018November 5, 2020 Ewen Shearer 73 Views

Throsby has a theory on elections and coin tosses. Experts on chance proffer the counter-intuitive fact that each coin toss has a 50-50 chance of being heads or tails, no matter how many times either

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Australiana 

Bondi Snobs Hobble Pavilion’s Millions

March 12, 2018 Ewen Shearer 53 Views

Never get between an Australian Liberal (conservative) and a piece of public property. Behind every Liberal-run government lurk deep pockets and acquisitive eyes with a ready case to make this or that infrastructure “profitable” and

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Australiana 

Weatherboard Boarder Disboards in Disorder

February 23, 2018November 5, 2020 Ewen Shearer 67 Views

Throsby can admit but awe and humility at the leader of the National Party’s overwhelming command of retail politics. Barnyard – or Beetrooter, as we have come to cherish him in so short a time

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Civilization

...defiles itself
Times past when warlords, priests and royalty hoarded luxury, life was a short grim struggle. Today most want for little yet still deny dignified survival to working poor, and ravage entire countries as collateral to our laissez faire fiesta.
double arrowOn not shedding a tear ..

Australiana

Down Under

A Century of Imperialism

...hasn't dulled the urge boligan usa cracks worldAmerican foreign policy never a pretty sight, finesse of the mobile crane chase from Terminator 3. Export democracy? Cure worse than disease. double arrow Read more ..

Charity

~ its own reward Ad Council campaigns And what's going on in Land of the Free, Home of the Brave? As 40% of kids fail graduation the Iraqistan wars suck $2.4 trillion [CBO 2017 est]. Imagine this staggering sum applied to rebuilding The Great Society. Think of others. double arrow Where Charity Begins

This lazy unemployed

...crack-smoking welfare queen ran up U$15 trillion debt lazy homeless scumOdd how the ultra-wealthy gull even working poor to blame unemployed, disabled, weak, and vulnerable while but for the grace of God go all. If he's a welfare leech then your soul is with the sociopaths and predators who own Warshington and its minions, the Repugnicans and Dumfocrats, gutting a once noble nation that aspired to equality.

This elite will survive the US economic train wreck, land softly on 300 million plundered taxpayers, then from fortresses of luxury and privilege prey elsewhere for spoils. The dawn of civilization was greatly exaggerated.

Quote Me

"I am an obsessive rewriter, doing one draft and then another and another. In a way I have nothing to say but a great deal to add."
~ Gore Vidal

"Rulers of state are the only ones who should have the privilege of lying." (Well, that explains the last 2500 years)
~ Plato

"By 'known unknowns' I was referring to the universe's dark matter.."
~ Donald Rumsfeld

"I have neither time nor inclination to communicate the fullness of my heart in speech, I am resolved to do it in writing, and to print myself out."
~ Joseph Addison

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Olio

Olio 

Olio

March 4, 2017 Ewen Shearer

The term ‘sheep overboard’ describes an ageless battle: a herd of naive humanity prey to pyschopathic kin. SheepOverboard the website expresses in essay that struggle reflected within. A vanity website for personal musing in public.

Olio 

Argue with us via email

January 15, 2017 Throsby
Olio 

Immortality ~ Not Fame

May 27, 2011 Ewen Shearer
Olio 

Testimonitals Forgettable

June 6, 2008 Ewen Shearer

Letters to Ed

Letters 

Price of Grog is Outrageous

October 23, 2018 media

Err, gidday. Oim hoping youse an yer readers can soign the petishun to end gummint taxin fun. The link is https://www.ldp.org.au/stoptaxingbooze Me an me mates are dedicated boozers an we think it stinks that our

Letters 

Not So Smart

October 5, 2018 media
Letters 

Misconstrued Snobs

August 28, 2018 media
Letters 

Quality Journalism

July 20, 2018 media

What the humans are saying

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