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Alison Hawke

Alison Hawke

Core values

Australian Evangelical Alliance Election site lists these core social values (link via connexions via Bene Diction). * Grace - a subversive value! Giving people more than they deserve. * Hope - not a guarantee of immunity from harm but a conviction that God is always present * Faith - the means to real depth in relationships

Minus and plus

Some stupid smoker set fire to my best friend's house Saturday night! WHEN will people figure out that tossing a smouldering thing onto dry stuff is likely to start a fire? That cigarette butts are not only litter, they are smouldering, stinking litter? That it's dangerous

Translation

How to drop hints so males understand: * Find the item you want him to give you for Christmas. * Walk over and show it to him. * Say "Please give me this for Christmas." * Smile. * Repeat if necessary. (Results not guaranteed for higher priced items like the Mini Cooper S.

Round up

The "more cat playtime" plan seems to be wearing out the cat, all that jumping and running and pouncing. Tangle's little pink nose goes red when he's over tired. He didn't even touch his food this morning (hell has now frozen over)

Cat talk

I'm a bad cat-parent. We've been neglecting the little ones of late and I feel guilty. Life interrupted, and Tangle hasn't fared so well. He's licked a bald patch on his front leg so I'm trying the leash training

Knocked out

Did you see it? Did you catch it's number? That train that ran me down, I think it was driven by this mad microbe out for revenge, and he got me good. I hate getting sick, especially at this end of the work month. Send chocolate.

Scorpions?

Why would anyone do this? Better yet, why would there be competition for this record? 'Scorpion woman' breaks record. A Malaysian woman has broken a world record by spending 32 days in a glass box with more than 6,000 scorpions, her sponsor claimed on Tuesday. Nur Malena

Haiku V

All good things must end Haiku week is finished now Thank you for playing! This is the last haiku round up, thanks to everyone who posted them, it's been a blast! I'm leaving town mid-afternoon, so I'll post what I have so far.

Haiku IV

The Mystery Yarn Parcel I won in Jillz August contest arrived last night! Good old Royal Mail! Mystery parcel, Rowan Cotton Chenille yarn, Galaxy chocolate! There was a bar of Galaxy chocolate in the box that did not last the night, also a lovely note, and four balls of yarn

A handbag?

Fascinating article in the Telegraph, Â£577 price tag as the handbag spills its secrets. Women's handbags have always been a mystery to men and now it appears they are a mystery to women too. Few realise it but the average handbag and its contents are worth Â£

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