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A conservative believes nothing should be done for the first time.

Men in a boat. The Derwent Estuary, as seen from Shot Tower, Taroona. May 2013. Theme Thursday already an the theme is 'LETTER'. Today's letter is... V .

A black cat crossing your path signifies that the animal is going somewhere.

The view down. The top of Shot Tower, Taroona. May 2013. Theme Thursday today and I shall consider things that are SMOOTH, and things that are not SMOOTH. The sweet soulful tones of Marvin Gaye expressing his need for a carnally oriented therapeutic remedy are SMOOTH. The shrill tones of imbecilic media gawkers whose opinion equates to the spasmodic orgasmic delight at the spilling of blood is most decidedly not SMOOTH. The subtle glide of George Clooney as he glissades behind an inconversant seraphic maiden and whisks her off to his bedchamber is SMOOTH. The oafish grunts, thrusts and uncouth posturing of Vladimir Putin as he paws at some guileless strumpet and presents some freshly butchered endangered animal in the attempt to secure some cheap bestial gratification is in no way SMOOTH. Rocks can be SMOOTH as you promenade along the beach skipping stones and gazing at gulls. Rocks are rarely SMOOTH when you're tumbling down the face of a cliff, clawing for some ...

The most important thing in communication is hearing what isn't said.

Top of the World Henry. Top of the World.

It goes without saying that you should never have more children than you have car windows.

One of the princes in the tower?

I don't want to get to the end of my life and find that I lived just the length of it. I want to have lived the width of it as well.

Shot Tower. Bonnet Hill, Hobart. May 2013. Still going on the Sunday Stealing Q and A: The 5000 Question Meme Continues... Part Six 131. Can you identify any of the following lyrics? A: Nothing to kill or die for... John Lennon's Imagine , one of the more absurd records ever made. B: Late comings with the late comin' stretcher... A far more likely scenario! 911 is a Joke by Public Enemy. C: I could make a film and make you my star... I'm going to have to plead ignorance on this one. Shot Tower, from the inside. Bonnet Hill, Hobart. May 2013. 132. Are you worried about North Korea? Not in the slightest. Until it's confirmed that they had an apocalyptic religious nutjob in charge, they're not much of a threat. They don't even have air cover! 133. Would you rather be a world political leader or a talk-show host? Neither, really. If you held a gun to my head: give me the talk show. 134. Have you ever given someone a love letter that you wr...