Monthly Archives: November 2003
Christmas gathering with Tim’s family
Heckler follow-up
In a follow-up to my Dad’s Heckler article on the humour in local council’s declaring nuclear-free zones, a woman from Katoomba wrote a letter to the Herald today announcing that:
Signs have a Point
Frank Johnson (Heckler, November 24) condemns our “Keep Blue Mountains nuclear free” signs, but a little local knowledge is useful. Nuclear waste is regularly trucked through our council area on its way to inland dumps, a practice which will increase if the Federal Government gets its way.
We aren’t happy about radioactive heavy vehicles using the slippery, winding highway, though we can’t stop them. Our “gimmicky” signs are therefore our only way of registering our protest against this imposition, and we’re fond of them.
Naomi Parry, Katoomba, November 24.
While she may have a point, I think she missed the point. Besides which, how can Katoomba really declare itself to be a nulcear free zone when it has truckloads of nuclear waste carted through it on a regular basis?
What we’re up to
And the answer is: lots, and not very much, both at the same time.
Life seems pretty hectic at the moment: work’s been busy for both of us, there’s church things happening as ususal, a moderate number of social events, and bits and pieces of helping people out. But when I stop to think about it – it’s all just normal stuff, and I don’t feel like we have anything interesting or exciting to report. Maybe that’s just life. Maybe that’s a normal thing for the lead-up to Christmas.
Speaking of which, we have Christmas festivities starting this weekend (and it’s still only November!) As the whole of the Johnson-Koscheneow family can’t get together on Christmas Day, we’re doing a Christmas event this Saturday with that side of the family. Should be fun, although it’s somewhat of a mental shock that Christmas is starting already.
What happened? Where did this year go? It can’t be the end of the year already, can it? In the immortal words of Charlie Brown – “Aggggh!”
Another Heckler in the family
A couple of months ago I had an article published in the Heckler column of the Sydney Morning Herald (which you can read about here and a follow-up here).
Well, apparently by having that article published I inspired my Dad (in a role reversal from the usual order of hereditary influence), who has had an article published there today. It’s quite funny, as My Dad is wont to be, and you can read it online at http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/11/23/1069522476689.html.
If you enjoy it, you can email him your comments or congratulations at afjohnson@bigpond.com.au.
Very important answer
Finally, one of the most important questions asked in recent years (well, in the last 30 years) has been answered. Thankfully, the answer is not 42 and we can still remember the question. Follow the link below to see the answer to that very important and oft-discussed question: What is the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow?