Heckler on Philosophy & Religion
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Weigh-in plan cleared for take-off
Heckler YET again I have been subjected to discrimination at an airport check-in counter.
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No worries? Now there's some hot air
Heckler CHRISTMAS 2011, with a house full of family, guests and pets, and an expired vacuum cleaner, we enjoyed the domestic bliss of shopping for a new machine, and were delighted to purchase a super-duper,...
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No fear, I'll just clear the deck, by gum
Heckler LAST year, we replaced the old deck on our steep bush block in the lower north shore. There are numerous angophora (Sydney red gum) on the block below us, two of which have branches that overhang our...
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Medication complication a bitter pill
Heckler PICTURE two nights before Christmas 1990. A hot, dry summer in Sydney, a dearth of organ donors and a 50-year-old professor connected to a pump that, with the aid of helium and very skilful medical...
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Darling, you shouldn't have - really
Heckler AN EMERGENCY Bad Mothers meeting was held last night. The minutes follow:
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Something fishy about Yule appeals
Heckler It's that time of year again, the merry season, when my husband has more followers than Jesus.
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Waiting for some sense over weight
Heckler CHILDHOOD obesity is in the spotlight again, with Professor David Penington's suggestion that a child's weight be recorded on their primary school report.
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Seeing red over use of intoxicating wine studies
Heckler Hardly a day goes by without the media enlightening us with some ground-breaking new research to guide us along the rocky road of life.
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Hoping to hear silent night this Christmas
Heckler CHRISTMAS has a distinct resonance in our house. In other homes, the festive season might be accompanied by the sound of Jingle Bells or the comforting noise of cooking from the kitchen.
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Bad mothers confab: no fakes please
Heckler DUE to escalated interest in the bad mothers meetings, which have been held on an irregular basis through the year, a Bad Mothers Conference has been planned so that we can all sleep in following the...
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My birthday limbo could become hell
Heckler BEING born four days before Christmas is a truly inconvenient event in the lives of a population which is focused on shopping, pudding, and holidays.
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Report card that 'could do better'
Heckler WRITING reports for the end of a school year used to be one of the more bizarrely enjoyable duties a teacher had. Certainly it was onerous and time consuming but it was also cathartic.
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I must have died and gone to the VIP lounge
Heckler I DO love a pub that proudly boasts a VIP lounge on its signage.
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Self-worship is fine, just not in my lift
Heckler They primp … they pose … they preen. The disciples of Narcissus who can't ignore the mirrors in office lifts, are everywhere.
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Bring on shutter diplomacy
Heckler VISITING historic sites in Greece and Italy, as I did in September, I was constantly reminded of ancient philosophers like Aristotle, Plato and Cicero.
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Marriage cash dash is just trashy
Heckler AN INVITATION arrived recently to attend an interstate wedding. A lovely young couple who've been living together for about five years.
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Early start to heading off catastrophes
Heckler A sign outside the local beautician's alerting us we only had eight weeks to get waxed before Santa prompts rash decision.
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Why is the word 'no' so difficult to understand?
Heckler WHAT part of ''I am deliberately avoiding eye contact'' do you choose not to understand?
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Have I told you about my knee?
Heckler I HATE it when you ask ''How are you?'', politely inquiring about someone's health without the slightest interest in their reply, and they tell you.
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Unlimited talk time - parents not included
Heckler IT WAS about 8.15am when my mobile phone rang.
