I often find Op-Ed pieces in the daily rags to be either ideologically biased, un-necessarily critical or fawningly ridiculous. Let's face it, when expressing our own opinions, which is what an Op-Ed is, we're expressing our own personal biases, critiques, likes, dislikes or fondest wishes.

I'm not one for commenting on, or even taking a great interest in American politics or the left -v- right dichotomy which exists in that country.

It’s claimed that Christian Rossiter could take weeks to die and while I’m fit, healthy and ambulatory in a way Rossiter never will be again, I can’t help but wonder just what pain will need to be assuaged as he nears death.

I haven’t written about my one and only sporting passion so far this season, so thought it was time I did so.

In the next couple of months, until the LCROSS spacecraft makes it's spectacular double dive into the lunar surface October 9, 2009, we're likely to be treated to quite a bit of historical re-visiting of the six Apollo Moon landings, courtesy of the companion mission, Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter.

Take a gander and see if you can recall what else was special about the Apollo 14 Mission.
*HINT: it involves sport

Remember the Birthers? That all-American (only ever in America!) group of Republican fruit-loop types who pretend that protection of the US Constitution is their goal, and they're not a mob of racists?

In his own words, ‘no-one can say I touched politics lightly’. He seemingly refuses to stop touching the Australian political landscape in ways which are, to my mind, inappropriate.