i'm so sad

The title is inspired by having seen Cream on TV a few nights ago and then ending up having a bit of a discussion about the reunion concert with Gary at Junk for Code. But mainly it sums up some of how I feel at a few things going on and to explain why VVB hasn't been as regular as it useter, and why that will continue.

So what are the reasons? Let me count the ways:

Bush commits more sons and daughters of other
families to war in Iraq and our highly educated pollies seem to think this is a
good thing that will win the war on terror, yet again conveniently overlooking
that we have a quagmire in Iraq because we invaded and the inevitable happened.
Yes, it's a good thing that Hussein's gone but what about Mugabe? What about
Than Shwe?

The PM's refusal to misuse his power in the Senate results in deregistration of a heap of small
parties, more staff for parliamentarians to
endlessly campaign, and the press just doesn't give a shit.

Our
corporate governance is still too weak and the powerfully rich in this country
get to play by different rules (this seems to one who got cold feet). I was having a yarn over a beer with a mate tonight - he has a son in financial services in the UK. This young feller isn't on mega money but he's still saving Lstg1000 a week. And he's able to set up an offshore account so he pays minimal tax. So who pays for his public services of hospitals, police and so on in London? I'm sure any
parent would be proud that an offspring had done so well. This is not sustainable.

What else isn't sustainable? This - selling uranium ore to China. Yep, selling more of our finite resources off untransformed: so we can't replace it, and we get minimal return. And will the Chinese want us to take the leavings back to bury in the desert? Are we absolutely fucking insane? How long can that particular business model persist?

The other unsustainable thing is typing.
I'm doing too much at work, my neck hurts like crazy and I'm going to let this
g

go.