tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19028456.post113979219656156362..comments2023-10-02T16:20:05.107+02:00Comments on People become stories and stories become understanding: George Gideon ....Di Mackeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00273089782589416134noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19028456.post-1139900744105309312006-02-14T08:05:00.000+01:002006-02-14T08:05:00.000+01:00Oh enlightened one ... of course the world would b...Oh enlightened one ... of course the world would be better run by women. New Zealand has had women Prime Ministers for years now and we're doing okay ... we even said no to Iraq despite Bush's 'You're either with us or against us' threat. We're not allowed to play the 'Free Trade' agreement game though ...Di Mackeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00273089782589416134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19028456.post-1139900584763558632006-02-14T08:03:00.000+01:002006-02-14T08:03:00.000+01:00I won't really jump all over you for mentioning Au...I won't really jump all over you for mentioning Australians ... my brothers really do live there and have done for years.<BR/><BR/>Gallipoli was a hell of a story and we weren't really taught about it at school either ... shameful but true. I had never heard of Ataturk until I reached Turkey and became more and more curious about the WW1 stories not told. Grandad had had an extraordinary experience.<BR/><BR/>Waiting to be legal is one of the most frustrating experiences of my life ... Turkey had a far better system in place. The worrying thing is that this is only for Residency, the next stage is meant to take less time ... my Professional card so I can start my own business ... meanwhile I'm quite terrified about how long this '6-8 week' process might actually end up taking.Di Mackeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00273089782589416134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19028456.post-1139870814988243612006-02-13T23:46:00.000+01:002006-02-13T23:46:00.000+01:00LDi:I can't believe that nobody has commented on t...LDi:<BR/><BR/>I can't believe that nobody has commented on this post! <BR/><BR/>That's a hell of a story. It really puts life into perspective. And to think...I often start fuming when I'm forced to wait more than five minutes in line at the grocery store. <BR/><BR/>I saw the movie "Gallipoli" (yes, yes...I know it was Australian) more than twenty years ago, and that last sequence (with the stop-motion frame) still sticks with me. The battle(s) at Gallipoli aren't taught at all in the American school system; which is a shame. A little background knowledge on war's brutality (particularly on that scale) might make dolts like W. think twice before pushing others into his own.<BR/><BR/>When will governments learn their lesson? The world would be much better if it were run by women.<BR/><BR/>SalSal DeTragliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09655836982289589022noreply@blogger.com