listen... but also think

emma garlett wants us to listen to young people, to let them guide us.

She cites a young blak man who is doing great things in WA. well, he's already been listened to and won various awards and become a political advisor. Good on him.

garlett admits, reluctantly, that he has never been subjected to racism at school. well done that school.

garlett also mentions zuckerberg as another example of a then-young person having a brilliant idea. i guess she's missed the recent opinions on the evil within Facebook. yes, it made a heap of money. that does not guarantee that an idea is good.

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the me-first senator

congratulations to Sen Payman.

She has successfully brought her war of religious intolerance all the way into the Australian parliament.

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imposter syndrome

It seems that a lot of people in high level jobs feel that they are frauds: they are anxious and depressed because they feel they do not deserve their success and they worry that they are not as clever as they seem.

I've worked with successful people in high level jobs. It's very easy to believe that some of them do not deserve their success and that they are not particularly clever -- not at the job that they are paid to do. And there are some who do not have the syndrome but are truly imposters. They just don't care.

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offensive advertising

There's a full page ad headed, Why does Nan keep asking us to repeat everything?

Well, little Johnny it's because Nan is going *deaf*
Yes, being deaf brings social isolation. The ad implies something worse: deafness is a social stigma. Something nasty which we dare not mention.
Deaf, blind, demented, all unfortunate facts of life. Often associated with aging.
Social challenges, not stigmas.
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being a parent

two points of disagreement with Andrew Miller ,1st July

1. His 5y.o daughter had a nightmare. he comforts her with what he admits is a lie, that daddy will always be there for her.

There is no question of, as he writes, broaching issues of mortality in the middle of the night. It's much simpler:

the child wants comfort, company, *now* Not crap promises that the next business trip will prove to be lies.

2. he goes on to worry about a future time when he will *not* be needed in the middle of the night.

Well, idiot, that's when you can step back and be proud that you have raised an independent human being. Sad for yourself -- but proud.

Not proud of what you have done. But proud of the child that is the result.

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historyPaper

good to see that The West has given up any pretense of being a "news" paper.

today's front page is devoted to the arrest, eight years ago, of a person for murders which are even further in the past.

No *news* here.

I expect that the next month's papers will advertise the history podcast which is sure to follow.

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dogs' home struggle

A dog rescue service in Northam may close due to lack of funds. I offer sympathy but not money.

I would never want to euthanase a healthy dog. So act early -- do not get a dog.

To put it bluntly: with every farmer now allowed to own ten guns, euthanasia is not difficult.

For dogs which do end up in a refuge:

Government or Shire fund two weeks' stay per dog, because a refuge is a service for the public.

one week for end of life care and comfort.

a second week continuing to look for suitable new owners. New owners pay for sterilisation and microchip ID ( both are compulsory).

optional extra: if the dog's owners pay full costs, or work as refuge volunteers for four or more hours each day, then the dog may stay for another four weeks, while still looking for new owners.

Then euthanasia (government funded).

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If a dog is on a second visit, there is one week to find its registered owner. If the owner does not claim it, the dog is euthanased.

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