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Where the money won’t be coming from

Originally posted on AusOpinion:
Or, I’m not an economist, but… part 2 The government’s explanations of its savage cuts to welfare along with increases to charges/levies/taxes, whatever you want to call them, are bordering on the embarrassing. First, Joe Hockey called an end to an age that never existed. This was followed by straw-man inferences…

M-R’s challenge 25

After this one there are only another five to go. M-G will be able to stop whingeing about being sleep-deprived on account of ‘em all, so that’ll be good.[grin] It’s another Aussie, today: “BeebluBlog” – ‘Life or something like it in poetry or photos’. Again a blogger whose name I have not managed to ascertain; […]

M-R’s challenge 24

Something totally off the wall today –something I’ve never done before. But if I can pull my finger out and behave like a normal human being, I may well do it again, one day … Short story, team … My previous post was just a bit of a wander into the realms of blogging, I […]

To speak of following or not to ?

You know those columns that you can choose to have in your sidebar – the ones that show either the posts you like or the blogs you follow …? I once had one for the latter, but it only lasted on my site (aucune idée as to which theme it was running at the time […]

M-R’s challenge 23

It’s that time of day again, and I have another terrific site for you ! The amazingly talented Sharon Rawlette runs more than one site, but the one being presented today is called“Gettin’ Fresh”, subtitled/tagged ‘Fearlessly turning dirt into dinner’ ! That alone should make it worth your while visiting.:-) http://gettinfreshblog.wordpress.com/ Today would be a […]

I Trusted WordAds, Now They Betrayed Me By Taking Away My Hard Earned Money [Please Reblog and Make This Post Go Viral]

Originally posted on Sparkonit:
I am sure my readers loveSparkonit; I do, too! The truth is – I am trying to make a small living out of itand the ads you used to see was my only source of income and the ad you might/might notsee at the bottom is for WordPress, I don’t get…

PHOTO CHALLENGE: Work of Art

Here is a work of art. No: I don’t mean the throw: I mean the whole room. Unfortunately, I don’t have any wider shots of this lovely, lovely environment, as the photo was taken solely to display said throw. Which is OK and, miraculously, has colours in it that match all manner of things that […]

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Floods in Bosnia! The largest in last 120 years!

Originally posted on Bosnian Beauty Pics:
Doboj ? Kakanj Hrvati village, Banovici Srebrenik Nemila village, Zenica Zvornik, east Bosnia Celic, north Bosnia Visoko Travnik Kakanj-Ponijeri road Donji Vakuf, central Bosnia Kiseljak Doboj from fortress Maglaj Bosnian soldier at work Olovo Road Zavidovici-Tuzla Village near Srebrenik, north Bosnia Village Brezik, Zavidovici Center of Zavidovici Stanic Rijeka…

M-R’s challenge 22

Time foranother cookery blog. There are TONS of ‘em around, I know; but I have very specific tastes; and I also, by and large, shy away from the huge sites. I tend toprefer to spend time withthe less celebrated: one getsto feel as if one matters more – know what I mean ? ANYWAY. The […]