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Democracy Gets What It Deserves; Or, How Five Minutes with the Average Voter …
Suppose two politicians are running for president, and one goes through the farm section and is asked, “What are you going to do about the farm question?” And he knows right away – bang, bang, bang. Now he goes to the next campaigner who comes through. “What are you going to do on the farm…
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Christmas 2017
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Christmas 2016
plus a couple more photos taken this festive season.
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Giving Thanks Near a Hole
Thanksgiving is one of the American holidays that I really enjoy and wish there were equivalents in other cultures and countries – closest in some sense in Australia might have been the short-lived Family Day in Canberra, now Reconciliation Day – that at least focused on gratitude in the title, even if not in function.…
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Micah’s Eighth
We were fortunate to be able to have a number of members of extended family and friends join us for Micah’s eighth birthday. Traditionally, in our faith, eight is the age at which children are baptised — formally joining the faith — and thus, a significant event for them and family. Though we had moved…
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Travels and Farewells with the Children
Part of the deal of moving back to the US was that Gaynor — who I had to do a lot of negotiating with — would get to see her children at least once a year. For those that we brought with us, that was never going to be a problem. For those that had…
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2015 in Review / 2016 Ahead
Gaynor has been through a bigger year this year than many in recent memory. Apart from the turmoil at the beginning of the year with a husband looking for work and the uncertainty that meant of where she may end up living, Gaynor carried on with quite a few hours of part-time work at the…
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Christmas 2015
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Odd Three Months
I’ve been Stateside for a few weeks now and I’m looking down the barrel of another couple of months before Gaynor and the younger three join me. Due to a variety of circumstances — children’s schooling, house readiness, and a need for income among them — we are doing this move differently. I’m going ahead…
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Into the West (by Heading East)
One of the downsides of physics research can be the unpredictable nature of the funding. While there are plenty of instances where physics research can almost immediately be made into a commercial product (thus justifying its value in the minds of some, I’m sure), there are many others where the research is ‘pure’ or with…