http://fatherqzac.freeblogit.com Ravings of a forty year old father and husband Sat, 09 Jan 2010 22:00:20 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Yesterday I had the honor of being included in a game played by my 5 year old son.   It was all about the adventures of Catty and the Giant.  I was the giant.  Noah was Catty – a superhero who can change into the shape of a cat and fight bad ... http://fatherqzac.freeblogit.com/2010/01/10/the-wonderful-imagination/ I find the concept of timed injections of poison into the air in your home a weird one.  Most of the major flyspray companies seem to have a version of this product.  Basically it's a can of fly spray mounted on your wall, with a timer attached.  Chemicals are periodically released ... http://fatherqzac.freeblogit.com/2010/01/01/auto-fly-spray-ethics/ Recently a breakfast radio program got into trouble because they invited a 14 year old girl to take a lie detector test on air.  In response to a question about sexual experience she revealed she had been raped at age 12.  There is no defending the stupidity of the radio presenters ... http://fatherqzac.freeblogit.com/2009/08/01/defining-a-life/ My beloved wife has spent the day watching DVDs of the American Christian TV show 7th Heaven.  I hate this show with a passion bordering on the extreme.  Ridiculous story lines, bad acting, bad writing are one thing.  The thinly veiled theme of we'll teach you how to live good christian ... http://fatherqzac.freeblogit.com/2009/03/22/7th-heaven/ I have remained silent until now on the issue of Father Peter Kennedy and the administration of St Mary's Parish South Brisbane.  Father Kennedy has been removed as the administrator because the Archbishop of Brisbane has declared him to no longer be in communion with the Catholic Church.  I've never been ... http://fatherqzac.freeblogit.com/2009/03/04/my-take-on-fr-kennedy-and-st-marys/ My 2 boys are at the local school.  The 'young apprentice' has started Prep now and seems to be settling in well.  At the parent information night we were informed of the 'lockdown' practice they have at school.  This is the procedure the children are to follow if an unauthorised ... http://fatherqzac.freeblogit.com/2009/02/19/security-in-schools/ I was told recently about a woman who went into a public toilet with three footballers, to give them oral sex.  The story teller was very quick to label the woman a slut.  It's immoral she said.   I don't know if it is immoral.  It's not something I would like ... http://fatherqzac.freeblogit.com/2008/10/09/the-nature-of-morality/ I recently attended my first parent teacher interview.  In three years of school I've never seen the need.  We have a bright and happy boy who has always and continues to do well at school.  My wife was tied up at work and couldn't be there, so I found myself ... http://fatherqzac.freeblogit.com/2008/09/18/parent-teacher-boy/ I love the old codgers who phone talk back radio.  This morning there was a guy who thought that way to solve the health issues in Australia was to get rid of all the beaurocrats and replace them with health workers like doctors and nurses.   These thoughts are so shallow they ... http://fatherqzac.freeblogit.com/2008/08/20/public-service-bashing/ My employer and my union are currently negotiating a new enterprise bargaining agreement.  There is, as always, a lot of B.S.  coming from both sides.  It particuarly annoys me when the union says inflammatory and insulting things about my employer.  They don't seem to understand that having been with my ... http://fatherqzac.freeblogit.com/2008/08/18/why-i-am-union-member/