tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4303170759454291361.comments2024-02-07T15:24:37.399+11:00Old writer on the blockPeter Macinnishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09723936464781499179noreply@blogger.comBlogger251125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4303170759454291361.post-26640621025043486362024-02-07T15:23:43.057+11:002024-02-07T15:23:43.057+11:00Thanks, Peter. I know the feeling! We have a coven...Thanks, Peter. I know the feeling! We have a covenanted conservation forest property in Victoria that catches wind blown seed on the edges, from plants further west along the roadside. After dealing with the ones on our place, we worked along the road resulting in 2 large bags of heads. I commented to a friend who resides in Scotland that it says a lot about a country that would choose the thistle as its emblem. Her reply: "Don't mess with the Scots!"jill bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02004940423539725346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4303170759454291361.post-32625558195811057372024-02-07T12:37:53.710+11:002024-02-07T12:37:53.710+11:00Umm, out to sea. I have been killing weeds all mor...Umm, out to sea. I have been killing weeds all morning.Peter Macinnishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09723936464781499179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4303170759454291361.post-78400673242385204302024-02-07T12:35:22.513+11:002024-02-07T12:35:22.513+11:00We bin them and send them to landfill. In the past...We bin them and send them to landfill. In the past, I might have burned them, but that is no longer PC. Given the chance, I would happily encase them in concrete blocks and send them out to see, but that is a waste of resources.Peter Macinnishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09723936464781499179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4303170759454291361.post-23158244027690646142024-02-07T12:16:45.083+11:002024-02-07T12:16:45.083+11:00Hi Peter, An interesting article on thistles, than...Hi Peter, An interesting article on thistles, thanks. Question: how should fl9wer and seed heads be dealt with after decapitation? jill bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02004940423539725346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4303170759454291361.post-80130909273011155392023-08-06T09:08:07.137+10:002023-08-06T09:08:07.137+10:00Going in through Wog Wog is definitely easier.Going in through Wog Wog is definitely easier.Peter Macinnishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09723936464781499179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4303170759454291361.post-86631645875056453962023-08-06T06:36:05.567+10:002023-08-06T06:36:05.567+10:00Thanks for this blog post. I visited the Budawangs...Thanks for this blog post. I visited the Budawangs for the first time a couple of days ago, attempting Byangee Mountain from Long Gully Campground, though the final ascent was clearly beyond my skill and fitness, and not to be attempted alone. Found this post while researching the geology of the Budawangs looking for the rocks that make up the conglomerate. Thanks for sharing your observations and knowledge.Nathanael Coynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04057132389508147614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4303170759454291361.post-3402684343828171592022-06-22T09:58:38.502+10:002022-06-22T09:58:38.502+10:00There are some lovely names in there. tachyglossu...There are some lovely names in there. tachyglossus --- speedy-tongue. Myrmecophage --- eater of myrmidions, or ants.Wombathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03013539294788210323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4303170759454291361.post-25922638720304334172022-01-25T14:19:20.710+11:002022-01-25T14:19:20.710+11:00I don't know of any, John, but this will give ...I don't know of any, John, but this will give them a chance to take you up on the offer. Thanks for playing!Peter Macinnishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09723936464781499179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4303170759454291361.post-67463133764851168912022-01-24T22:39:09.118+11:002022-01-24T22:39:09.118+11:00Hi Peter
I have come across a first edition copy o...Hi Peter<br />I have come across a first edition copy of Poems by Jennings Carmichael. I assume not too many of them survived. I feel it would be of sentimental value to a decendant rather than monetary value. I am happy to gift it too anyone if you have come across someone in your research.<br />Kind Regards <br />John Hockey<br />hockeys@soundstrategyaccounts.com.au John Hockeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12341220589377166101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4303170759454291361.post-79907868334697446202021-08-21T17:43:26.691+10:002021-08-21T17:43:26.691+10:00That seems pretty accurate for a complex world Pet...That seems pretty accurate for a complex world Pete, well said!<br /><br />I wonder, and please you be the judge as to whether it should be out there, if I could make a point without people rising up in cliched anger.<br /><br />I realise the rights and wrongs of history and there probably always will be. But what about our ancestors and the country left behind, how we fought the Vikings, Norman's, Angles, Romans, Dutch, Portuguese, Spanish,French and Germans just to name a few. How different history may have been under their rule, very different I would suggest. It would have happened eventually so do we have to keep feeling guilty for modernising the world albeit with inevitable mistakes and don't we deserve some thanks for the protection given in a backhanded way?<br /><br />If you have had chance to follow The Curse of Oak Island exvavations as an ongoing series on SBS it is obvious America was discovered long, long before Columbus, centuries in fact and the puzzle deepens. Some you can catch on YouTube and I get excited waiting to see what turns up next, it certainly is changing history. <br />No one is ever prepared for the future, we just muddle through.<br /><br />There, I've cli ched the word for you to be mildly comical I hope.<br /><br />Stay wonderful, Stew. <br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08070187965742322967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4303170759454291361.post-48668255457304021052021-08-19T15:13:54.018+10:002021-08-19T15:13:54.018+10:00Thank you for sharing. Love it!Thank you for sharing. Love it!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08357135981923141835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4303170759454291361.post-30137398821529873872021-07-06T07:20:31.376+10:002021-07-06T07:20:31.376+10:00Hey there Peter, I didn't expect you to post a...Hey there Peter, I didn't expect you to post any of that I was just pointing out the lack of comprehension in society in less literate circles. Even if the pollies listen to the scientists they can only do things appealing to the electorate. Remember when as kids we would go away on holidays and not even bother to lock the house doors? Now we live in constant fear of theft. Everything seems to come down to the lowest common denominator. As a reader of science and history (and Crooked Mick etc) myself, your frustration must be unimaginably worse than mine. I think that was all that I was trying to say in a rambling way.<br /><br />Funnily enough too when I was in the Never Again Volunteer Yourself (abreviation required!) in Sydney, North Head was my relief from the rest of the world. I understand your love of it.<br /><br />Must go now for your sake,<br /><br />Stew.<br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08070187965742322967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4303170759454291361.post-3505944115346833732021-04-20T10:48:14.228+10:002021-04-20T10:48:14.228+10:00YES! Teachers have to be actors - in fact entering...YES! Teachers have to be actors - in fact entering the classroom is like taking on a persona and sometimes you need a different one for each class - particularly when you teach languages. Tamara Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11937084122093850715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4303170759454291361.post-55796788420940352372021-04-05T10:32:50.544+10:002021-04-05T10:32:50.544+10:00You really mean you never had platypus eggs after ...You really mean you never had platypus eggs after you were released from the penal colony in the jungle? Honestly, you couldn't make it up. <br /><br />Cheers, Stew. <br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08070187965742322967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4303170759454291361.post-58275520669688869412020-12-01T21:33:04.808+11:002020-12-01T21:33:04.808+11:00The first Koel here tonight
1st December in Cooma...The first Koel here tonight <br />1st December in CoomaAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17016988636262620800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4303170759454291361.post-50228107470654069582020-10-17T00:43:16.503+11:002020-10-17T00:43:16.503+11:00I can't comment on that Pete as I'm not fa...I can't comment on that Pete as I'm not familiar with any of it, so no comment.<br /><br />From a very peripheral perspective though I get frustrated at the flack we get for history. It doesn't matter, sad as it is, who is responsible for history because it was what was then the modern world, with all it's faults, that landed here and if it wasn't one it would have been the other and it may have been better or it may have been worse. We are post post modern now so we just have to get on with it but with the deepest respect.<br /><br />Is that fair comment?<br /><br />Thanks, Stew. <br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08070187965742322967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4303170759454291361.post-79287580851760852292020-10-09T14:59:06.410+11:002020-10-09T14:59:06.410+11:00Thanks Pete I get some items from book depository ...Thanks Pete I get some items from book depository anyway and I have Not Your Usual Gold Stories which was great. I'll follow up the others though.<br /><br />Something different you may have an opinion on if you keep tabs on this sort of thing, or maybe have higher knowledge of. There is a short trailer of a doco on Amazon for a film called The Phenomenon and a Richard Dolan interview with the producer James Fox. The whole subject is intriguing but if you have a few minutes at least to watch the trailer your views would also be intriguing.<br /><br />Cheers again, Stew. <br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08070187965742322967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4303170759454291361.post-33150810166404433972020-10-09T13:44:18.964+11:002020-10-09T13:44:18.964+11:00It seems that links aren't allowed in comments...It seems that links aren't allowed in comments. This one, with spaces, may work<br />http:// members.ozemail.com.au /~macinnis /writing/index.htmPeter Macinnishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09723936464781499179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4303170759454291361.post-85465228006902914262020-10-09T13:42:44.137+11:002020-10-09T13:42:44.137+11:00This comment has been removed by the author.Peter Macinnishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09723936464781499179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4303170759454291361.post-41369170722300369202020-10-09T13:41:19.863+11:002020-10-09T13:41:19.863+11:00Yes, some of the Amazon ones are:
Mistaken for Gra...Yes, some of the Amazon ones are:<br />Mistaken for Granite, all about rocks;<br />Not Your Usual Treatments, weird medicine;<br />Not Your Usual Gold Stories (the untold history of gold in Oz); and<br />Sheep May Safely Craze (weird fantasy).<br /><br />You can track these down through this link: <br /><br />There's a catch, though: Amazon won't deliver hard copy to Australia (they don't want to collect GST), but Book Depository will, so order through them, and Bob's your uncle.<br /><br />Wheelers in NZ also take orders <br /><br />In a month or so, I'll get several more paperbacks out there, I hope.Peter Macinnishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09723936464781499179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4303170759454291361.post-89032158241862103382020-10-09T10:16:31.560+11:002020-10-09T10:16:31.560+11:00Something I forgot to ask Pete is if any of your l...Something I forgot to ask Pete is if any of your latest books are out in hard copy or if they are all e books?<br /><br />Thanks again, Stew. <br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08070187965742322967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4303170759454291361.post-55222047630062491722020-10-09T02:33:05.379+11:002020-10-09T02:33:05.379+11:00Hey there Peter, I have about 20 pages left of Mr ...Hey there Peter, I have about 20 pages left of Mr Darwin's Shrinking World and it has been an interesting measurement reading these posts you have put up to see how much I have retained. It makes me wonder about your mind and what it takes to put a book like that together. Very interesting and fortunately another of your books turned up today which is The Killer Bean of Calabar. I had been reading about what has been going on with chemical warfare, or at least what has been divulged. Another one a while ago called Venom from the CSIRO. Some fascinating compounds that may have future uses in medicine etc but you are probably right that DNA and genetics will maybe supercede chemicals. So, some more on poisons will be interesting. There was a wonderful nut on an SBS series, Hamilton's pharmacoepia I think it was called and he went in search of and imbibed all kinds of substances. It's curious how some chemicals make people all experience the same thing and the same visions.<br /><br />Anyway I'll see what you dug up in killer beans, bound to be interesting I've no doubt.<br /><br />All thanks, Stew. <br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08070187965742322967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4303170759454291361.post-86514755053931814002020-09-06T11:47:25.809+10:002020-09-06T11:47:25.809+10:00Apologies Pete if I used the word stuff a bit loos...Apologies Pete if I used the word stuff a bit loosely when referring to your writings. It was meant in the right spirit but sounded like it was run of the mill when it is captivating, informative and always interesting. <br /><br />Thanks if you accept the apologies and I'll do my best not to insult you next time.<br /><br />Best regards, Stew. <br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08070187965742322967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4303170759454291361.post-51653662138586877042020-09-05T21:56:26.319+10:002020-09-05T21:56:26.319+10:00Crikey Pete don't get me started on people who...Crikey Pete don't get me started on people who proudly state their occupation as "artist". It reminds me of Ambrose's Devils Dictionary where he observes an eccentric as "one who assumes a manner of dress so cheap that anyone can afford it".<br /><br />Anyway I found a copy of Mr Darwin on eBay, brand new, 25 bucks and free postage from Warradale SA if that means anything to you. One used copy was going for $184.00 plus postage! It's good timing though I'm a bit light on for reading material and I always enjoy your stuff but not at 184 bucks!!<br /><br />Good on you and thanks, Stew. <br /><br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08070187965742322967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4303170759454291361.post-13884143377371727722020-08-24T07:13:53.910+10:002020-08-24T07:13:53.910+10:00I would class it as insignificant, but I will get ...I would class it as insignificant, but I will get back to you with figures next week.<br />Peter Macinnishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09723936464781499179noreply@blogger.com