Christian Idealists, I call to you my brothers to boycott the Beijing 2008 Olympics! Those Chinese heathens have bequeathed un-godly demands upon the God fearing among us - they have prohibited the word. They have banned the Bible from the Olympic games! There will be no thanking God in medal winning speeches, no praying to the one that graced us with these bodies in which we can achieve sporting success - how can we perform for our lord when we cannot read his scripture in preparation? At...

Well, where does one begin? I cannot express the phase shift in my general thoughts of America and Americans enough... Two years ago I was a card carrying anti-American, and I was not afraid to let people know, and I am the first to admit my state of ignorance! Since I have been here, I have only encountered people who are all to happy to enhance my United States experience, especially nubile young women! I am reserving judgement on America in general though, because I live in a ski town, ...

I always thought the hardest part about leaving my friends and family for an extended period of time would be how much I would miss them while I am gone. At the moment, I am not even thinking about them, and I am somewhat ashamed to admit that I am having no trouble at all detaching myself from the outcome. I am not ashamed to say that I thought I would struggle, and in light of these new findings, I discover myself planing extensive adventures in the not to distant future! Maybe I should ...

I have been looking people in the eyes a lot more lately – I don’t know how I used to communicate with people, it just seems as though I am noticing eye contact a lot more. I am aware of the cliché involved with eyes, but it is true, the eyes are the most attractive feature of the human body. As I am about to embark on the biggest adventure of my lifetime, I notice the various hang-ups and inhibitions people have just by observing a downward glance here or a look away there, in contrast, I...

Ok Ok, so I did something a bit left field and made what some would call an unusual purchase. Link Now, this belt buckle is like nothing I have ever seen before, and I have seen a lot, so i can safely assume that many others will not have seen such a device - which will no doubt make it an instant hit. All I need to do is think of some clever quips. My JU friends, I have a few to start of with, however, I would like to pick your brains for some absolute corkers - and I am expecting some ...

Well, I did it - I have applied for a job at Veil ski resort in Colorado. Provided I get my visa and the consulate interview goes well, I will be in the land of stars and stipes by mid November working/snowboarding/partying until the end of the season in April. I wonder what kind of questions they will ask me at the US consulate. I am sure I can bluff a favourable opinion towards the USA! I am not a terrorist, but I certainly am a terror! I must digress, I am sure the USA has heaps of cool...

I wouldn’t be much of a human if I didn’t use this brain I was given, so in one of my very humanoid moments, I was thinking about women (funny that) and how they are a lot like cats, and men are a lot like dogs. Forget these men are from Mars and women are from Venus rubbish; let’s stick to earth and what we know. You could certainly consider me a lover of all animals, however there is a debate as old as time it’s self (well, my watch anyway) which is the better – cats or dogs? I had a pet...

I read in a book a line by one of the main characters – “It is better to care and hurt than have an empty feeling inside.” Caring is not beyond me. I care about people, I care about stuff, but if I can quote a topical figure at the moment, it leads to pain, pain leads to suffering, suffering leads to anger, and anger leads to the dark side. Perhaps the dark side is clouding my judgement at the moment, and I am consumed with self-preservation, fuelled by a circumstantial self loathing, and ...

I have recently obtained the moniker of ‘Bad Human’ from one of my colleagues. If I said this didn’t disturb me somewhat, well I would be lying – but hey, I actually have a sardonic smile on my lips each time I am referred to as such. Sure, we all want to be good people, and truth be told, I consider myself to have been a good person for all of my short life thus far – perhaps that’s why I am inclined to let my bad boy side shine. I guess he started calling me this, and it has stuck with o...

I am a pretty busy guy, but i find myself bored. I seem to be preoccupied with where I am going, and not enjoying where I am. I don't spend too much time at home, though when I do, I long to be some place else. I am sure this is just a phase, not a permanent rut, but I need a kick along. I am thinking of a new hobby - blogging is cool and shiz, but I can't sit here reading and writting all all day, that would be terribly anti-social. I am thinking of learning the guitar, but i need one of ...

In this day and age of supposed “equilibrium” between the sexes, I would like to open the big can of worms and categorically state, that it is a Mans world, simply because, Men are better. Respect to the ladies for the whole birth/labour ordeal, but you couldn’t do it without us! I will start with the example of Men’s tennis. It was not too long ago when there was somewhat of a furore on the ladies side of the pro circuit, because they do not earn as much prize money as the men. I could no...

From my vantage point in life, it’s very easy for me to say this, but we are all winners. There is nothing greater than waking up in the morning, and being thankful that you are alive. I am sure we have all had mornings, where we have all dreaded the day coming, to put it bluntly, to wish we could maintain the state of semi-consciousness that is sleep, where our dreams can be reality. Forgive the philosophising, but to realise every waking moment is a dream come true is definitely a blessing....

There is an ancient Chinese parable about a man running through the forest as he is being chased by a Tiger… the only escape from this tiger is jumping over a cliff face and climbing down a vine that is the only source of support. As the man climbs down the vine, he sees another tiger prowling around the bottom, awaiting the mans imminent arrival. As the man realises he doesn’t have much choice, he observes two rats, one black, one white, just above where he is holding on to the vine gnawing ...

What exactly is your excuse for your smug attitude towards life? You are one of those guys who seems happy to coast through life, and you have this enchanted spark about you – good things seem to fall in your lap without you working hard for it at all, why is it that? You have a little problem with authority, like a conservative teenage punk if such an oxymoron exists. You get fines from the cops for not wearing your seat-belt and you throw parking tickets away with disdain. It’s like you ...

So I was talking recently with a group of friends as to our preferred choice of song at our respective funerals. In all honesty, I hope I die unexpectedly – i.e. Hit by a tram or something else that I never see coming, so I had best plan my song right now so my eulogy isn’t butchered by some sad song that will make my friends and family cry, so for this reason, I told my friends that I want the Cindy Lauper classic – Girls just want to have fun. It’s a cool song, and as far as funeral serv...