Today's Lesson in the Blindness of Faith (or at Least it's Inability to Drive)

Well heading to uni as I do, I see at a level crossing with the boomgates down a car turning right into from a sidestreet. (I live in Australia where we drive on the left hand side of the road) This car has driven straigt into the intersection, so that when the boomgates come up, the traffic will have to give way to it, or hold up the traffic from the opposite direction.Needless to say this is what happens and as the car drives past, who should be driving it? No one other than a nun, proving that even ye of faith are not immune to bad driving. She'll pay for that one in the afterlife.

Today's Lesson in the Habits of Local councillors

Travelling to uni every day I go past Collingwood Town Hall. Nothing out of the ordinary there. Except when you look at the few blocks surrounding the Hall. There are no fewer than four drinking establishments within a five minute stumble of the Collingwood town hall. It just goes to show what local councillors like to do in their lunch break.

Today's Lesson in the Art of Correct Phrasing

An emergency button at my uni's main bus stop. In place of writing the standard "press in case of emergency," some wit has inscribed the phrase "Press for attention" in black under the button. So as an extra message after many numerous presses for attention. A new sign has been placed above the button in red "For emergency uses only." It goes to show how much trouble can be caused due to poor phrasing. Be careful of what you say.

Today's Lesson in the Art of Subtle Messaging

Kellogg's coco-pops (that's a cereal for those who don't know) have included as a toy/gimmick a pedometer. (again for those who don't know, it's a device that measures how may steps you take.) On the pack it says for kids to aim to walk 11,000 steps a day. For those of you who are unlearned in the ways of subtlety, this message screams "Hey kid. Lose some weight fatty." Still, it's nice to know that corporations care enough to encourage kids to go out and get some exercise.

Today's Lesson in Perserverance and Futility

A magpie swooping a train. The magpie will not move the train, and the train will ultimately move. Yet nevertheless, the magpie will continue to swoop until it has acheived it's goal.

I'm on the right. Just so you know what I look like.