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I did something new last night. I gave in to my part-geek, part-creative personality by attending a WordPress Adelaide meet up. For the benefit of those who may be lost already, WordPress is free software used to build websites. As at today, there are 67,061,573 WordPress sites worldwide. So I say yay! Go WordPress! I …

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The Elephant in the Blog

Sue McKay · February 7, 2013April 9, 2014

There’s an elephant or two in this blog that need to be brought out into the open. Though suemckay.com is barely 5 weeks old, I have already posted several references to my not being a mother. I did it again today in a post I wrote about children not being able to blow out candles …

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Excuse Me, I’m Speaking

Sue McKay · February 6, 2013April 9, 2014

Tonight, MKR viewers saw Jessie and Biswa exit the series. I heard a collective sigh of relief from my neighbourhood. Predictably, there’s been a bitter race dispute that’s resulted from their antics on Channel 7’s hit cooking series. That would be of course, because every Indian on the planet acts and cooks like Jessie and …

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Avoid Pain – Get a Tattoo

Sue McKay · February 3, 2013April 9, 2014

Yesterday I watched a documentary about the extremes people will go to in order to be different, and the amount of pain they are willing to endure in their quest. This is the sort of television that captures my attention, so I listened intently. One girl in particular spoke from the heart – through her …

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Opinion or Judgement?

Sue McKay · January 27, 2013April 9, 2014

Yesterday I asked a question that’s been on my mind for a while. What’s the difference between an opinion and a judgement? One seems less commanding, open to change, and can be softened with concluding words “that’s just my opinion”. The other seems final, filled with connotations of righteousness and is never used in the …

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The Lance Stance

Sue McKay · January 16, 2013January 20, 2019

It’s not about Lance. It’s about the public being fooled and feeling cheated. I don’t feel cheated. If I was a cycling fanatic and understood the sport a whole lot more then perhaps I would feel fooled by Lance Armstrong’s lie upon lie upon lie, but I don’t. This, coming from me, a stickler for …