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'Good Advice'
A poem
by
Cill Van Der Velden |
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GOOD ADVICE
(Written with literary licence in admiration of Australia's
leading world authority on Astronomy, Dr. Fred
Watson)
IT SHOULD ALSO BE NOTED WE HAVE INDEED
SENT MUCH OF OURSELVES INTO OUTER SPACE,
JUST IN CASE - WE SENT TV SHOWS, ALL TYPES
OF MUSIC, BODY PLANS ETC. ETC. -
"Dr Watson I presume" said the funny little man
I've come from far afield to shake your hand
"I did receive your message but it was a while ago -
It's quite a journey to this foreign land
You really were specific 'bout genetics and the like
The music's good, and so're the story lines
We-
enjoyed your history lesson and the TV shows as
well
And certainly the plaques were very fine
Now there are plenty like you who are doing things
OK
And plenty others running quite amok
We keep on sending warnings that you soon will rue
the day
If everybody doesn’t fix it up
We've chosen you to broadcast that the planet's on the
brink
There's much to do and not much time to work
The masses need more teachers and they need to
learn to think
Responsible inhabitants won't shirk
You'll have to be convincing that the water's running
short
They need to stop from felling all the trees
There isn't any doubting that the fuel is running out
And it's no joke about the birds and bees
The ozone hole is growing from a lot of different
cause
Please re-adopt effective bygone ways
The old folk who you talk of had some very good
ideas
It's not too late to re-invent those days
Without the rain there'll be no grass so nothing for the
sheep
Without their wool there'll be no clothes to wear
Without some cows there really will be less for you to
eat
It's time to rally everyone to care
One thing which is certain - it will be the final
curtain
Should you not-start putting back what you take
out
Rivers are for flowing; not just for crops and
growing
So care of them should not be left in doubt
Preserve the wooded hilltops and the forests nature-
grown
The animals that live there number few
Don't keep-on filling spaces with a place they can't call
home
'Cos in the end, it won't be two-by-two
You must approach your leaders to achieve a state of
peace
In all your years there's been no gain from war
If you will take religion as a sacred right for each
There will be bless-ed harmony for all
There doesn't seem good reason for such negligence
and treason
You started with an earth so fresh and clean
If there is no reforming there will be no further
warning
There'll just be one blank space where it's once
been
Teach more children music; give them boundaries to
observe
Each generation's hurting from a greed
They will-be far more happy if their needs are met with
love
If you'll just talk WITH them, your words they'll
heed
He turned upon his heel and raised one finger as
goodbye
He said he would be watching how we fared
There still was time for saving such a wonder world
as ours
But hurry, so it all can be repaired
If no-one will listen then you'll know at least you
tried
Please tell them my advice is sternly meant
I came to see you 'specially so you'd know I was
around
And because I got the message that you
sent"
P.S. It should be noted that the real Dr. Watson has
no affinity with extra terrestrial beings
Cill Van Der Velden November '04
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| THE HORMONE GUIDE |
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Women will understand this
and
men should
memorize it!
Every woman knows that there are days in the month
when all a man has to do is open his mouth and he
takes his life in his own hands. This is a handy guide
that should be as common as a driver's license in the
wallet of every husband, boyfriend, co-worker or
significant other.
DANGEROUS: What's for dinner?
SAFER: Can I help you with dinner?
SAFEST: Where would you like to go for dinner?
ULTRA SAFE: Here, have some wine.
DANGEROUS: Are you wearing that?
SAFER: Wow, you sure look good in brown!
SAFEST: WOW! Look at you!
ULTRA SAFE: Here, have some wine.
DANGEROUS: What are you so worked up about?
SAFER: Could we be overreacting?
SAFEST: Here's my pay packet.
ULTRA SAFE: Here, have some wine.
DANGEROUS: Should you be eating that?
SAFER: You know, there's a lot of fruit left.
SAFEST: Can I get you a piece of chocolate with that?
ULTRA SAFE: Here, have some wine.
DANGEROUS: What did you DO all day?
SAFER: I hope you didn't over-do it today.
SAFEST: I've always loved you in that robe!
ULTRA SAFE: Here, have some wine.
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Cittaslow (pronounced 'Chitta-slow')
Katoomba Blue Mountains |
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IT'S OFFICIAL - WE'RE NOW A
CITTASLOW!
Delegates from Cittaslow headquarters
in Orieto Italy, visited on region on Friday 16 March, to
inspect our region for possible Cittaslow
accreditation. A full itinerary ensured they saw a great
deal of our region and its unique qualities.
The highlight of their visit was the announcement at
the Civic Reception held at The Carrington Hotel that
we had been successful! Our official title is now
CITTASLOW KATOOMBA BLUE MOUNTAINS. The title,
out of necessity must name a particular town, but in
our case, it also acknowledges the Blue Mountains
region as well, and is indeed a great honour.
Blue
Mountains Mayor Jim Angel has most generously
agreed to leave most of the gifts at The Carrington
Hotel so that a special Cittaslow display can be
established there, for members of the public to view.
Sunday 25 March from 1 pm
THANK
YOU COMMUNITY PICNIC
at Blue Mountains
Community Gardens, Victoria Street Katoomba,
(just behind the corner
store and a short walk from Katoomba Railway
Station).
This gives both the Working Party
and Slow
Food Blue Mountains a chance to thank people in our
community for their part in the whole Cittaslow
accreditation process. THE COMMUNITY PICNIC is a
FREE event and also launches the chestnut season
in our region! Bring a picnic table and chairs, plus
plate to share and we'll set up in the shade of the
apple trees. Slow Food Blue Mountains will provide
and roast locally-grown chestnuts , giving these away
to picnickers. Chestnut recipe cards will also be
available, containing further information on how to
prepare and use chestnuts.
Visit the Cittaslow
website or email Anne
for more information.
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| The Karate Kid & His Chicken |
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Single Black Female
Seeks Male Companionship |
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SINGLE BLACK FEMALE
seeks
male
companionship.
Ethnicity unimportant. I'm a very good girl who LOVES
to play.
I love long walks, riding in your
ute, hunting, camping and fishing trips, cozy
winter nights lying by the fire, snuggling up in bed.
Candlelight dinners will have me eating out of your
hand.
When you get home, I'll be waiting at the
door for you wearing only what nature gave me.
Call (02)
4782 2674 and ask for Daisy, I'll be waiting....
Click
Here to see me in the raw.
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Easter Treat For The Kids
EGGS IN THE HOLE |
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A Simple Easter Breakfast
Treat
You will need some bread. eggs,
butter, a little salt & pepper and some tomato
sauce.
Cut the outside crust from each slice
of bread leaving the slice as round as possible. Cut
the crusts into sticks and save to one side. Then with
a juice glass or cookie cutter make a round hole in the
centre of each slice of bread so that you have round
bread rings. Save the bread from out of the
hole.
Heat a flat bottomed (non-stick) frypan and
add some of the butter, place a couple of the bread
rings in the pan and break an egg into each of the
holes - cook for a couple of minutes then carefully turn
them over and fry the top side. While you are doing
this you can be frying the crust sticks and hole bits in
another pan with a little butter.
When they are
cooked, turn them out onto a plate and make smiley
faces with the ketchup......Kids will love this.
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| Easter Has Been Cancelled |
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| Congratulations to Fiona Hawkins |
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NAR Lifestyle Music Awards
Best
Piano Album
An impressive line-up of finalists across 16
categories competed for the definitive New Age
Awards given out by the New Age Reporter.
The
NAR
collates information from over 300 radio stations
across 8 countries and publishes monthly charts for
New Age, Neo-Classical, Jazz, World & Celtic
music.
Fiona is the first Australian to chart in the top 10 and
the first to win an NAR Lifestyle Music Award. Finalists
included such luminaries as Kitaro, George
Winston, Loreena McKennitt (winner Best Celtic
Album) & Phillip Glass.
“Being a finalist with George Winston was a little
surreal because he has always been my
personal ‘piano idol’ – I can’t believe I actually won. I
feel like it gives me permission to write and record
another album, it’s a thrill that people like and believe
in my music.”
Fiona Joy Hawkins qualified for this award by charting
at #3 on the NAR International Radio Charts in
November and December 2006 – and is still in the top
10 on the NAR Charts with her piano album Angel
Above my Piano.
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