Posted by: donallan on: 21 February 2012
On opening my e-mail box this morning I was faced with fourteen messages saying they liked my website theme so much they would like to use something similar. To those people who asked previously if I designed it myself the answer is no. However, should you want to establish a website in the same style [...]
Posted by: donallan on: 21 February 2012
A message to all commentators On opening my e-mail this morning I was faced with fourteen messages saying they liked my website theme so much they would like to use something similar. To those people who asked previously if I designed it myself the answer is no. However should you want to establish a website [...]
Posted by: donallan on: 16 February 2012
First published The Chronicle, Canberra, Tuesday 14 February, 2012 Could someone please define “old” for me? I’m interested in the subject because many people seem to think “old age” is a category to be used exclusively by age pensioners. This assumption is egregiously wrong. Many people will attest to (myself included) that age is a [...]
Posted by: donallan on: 9 February 2012
First published The Chronicle Canberra, Tuesday, 7 February 2012 Let me make a radical suggestion. Have a member of the public serve on all Standing Committees of the Assembly. Apart from being participatory democracy in action I believe the member’s presence would also help improve a Committee’s performance. How to pick the public members? The [...]
Posted by: donallan on: 6 February 2012
My disability being physical not mental, prevents me from jumping excitedly out of bed in the morning anticipating with eagerness that during the day I will enjoy the privilege of reading the newspapers and writing thoughts and ideas on my website hoping that people will find them interesting. I also hope to hear commentators on [...]