In every census from 1986 to 2001 I answered the question asking about my religion with the word "Nil". When the next census comes around on August 8 this year I will be recording my religious status as "Anglican".
My committment to Christianity, which took place in the second half of 2005, surprised some of my friends and family, who probably saw it as a reaction to my break-up with Di. But it goes far deeper than that. The fact is that I have never been that far away from the Christian faith.
Some essential links you must share with your children:
This card costs 'cause you aren't supposed to have it'
(Darren Rovell/ESPN.com, 2.5.06)
What a fiasco. How did Kansas City Royals rookie Alex Gordon get his face onto a baseball rookie card when the MLBPA says he hasn't met the eligibility criteria to qualify to appear on one?
Tony Snow's impending appointment as Presidential press secretary is a big leap forward in formalising the Fox News Channel's role as official public relations agent for White House Halliburton. However, I'll miss the direct, straight-talking, uncomplicated approach of current press secretary Scott McLellan.
My fellow Americans: Major combat operations in Iraq have ended. In the battle of Iraq, the United States and our allies have prevailed.
- George W Bush, on the deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln off San Diego, 1.5.03
How much accomplishment does a mission need before it is accomplished?
It has been eleven months since I posted my last report - in actual fact, a nil return - of John Winston Howard's public references to Darfur.
Nothing has changed in that regard. Disappointingly, I can only find one reference to "Darfur" in Federal Parliament since the start of this year, a speech in the adjournment debate of the House of Reps on February 28 by Liberal MP Louise Markus, whose electorate in the Blacktown area is home to a large number of Sudanese refugees. Ms Markus took to task an opinion piece in the Daily Telegraph.
The tune commonly known as "The Star Spangled Banner" has been around since the 1760s with quite a few sets of lyrics. The most recent, timed for release on May Day 2006, is "Nuestro Himno" - an anthem for the USA's second largest ethnic group. It hasn't pleased El Presidente Jorge W Bush, but you can't make everyone happy, especially an Anglophile neo-con.
Take it away guys:
Dedicated to all the men and women who have fought in armed combat, and in particular:
That nice old lady in the big house at Windsor turns 80 today. Happy birthday, Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor.
Despite the fact that I believe it is highly inappropriate for her to be the sovereign head of state of Australia, she is by far the nicest member of her family and I wish her good health and many happy returns.
...they let Jason Gillespie score a double century.
