Belly you are sounding a bit fatalistic at present!
Cheer up.

Antiseptic <" "...Easy come, easy go". I suspect that's probably my own nature to a large degree."

ROFL!

Thanks for the comments that tell me to cheer up they remind me she will be right mate.
Side stepping or is it running over? the issue.
She will not be right, America will catch the leaks bloke, he will pay for another's crime.
We will see deaths that need not happen this Christmas.
And some will coast through life into those brick walls that await them.
By the way those leaks further prove my point, here in print is evidence we can not trust our governments.
We mostly knew most did, yet some have completely over looked the lies the very people some think will look after us do not need to care, some slumber on unaware it is happening.

Do not overspend this xmas. The credit card has got to be paid back. Xmas is just another day. Why spend a year of misery just for one day.
That list of vital infastructure that assange published is not good for anyone.
There's things that you know that your neighbour doesn't. And it's probably better that way.
Americas privacy has been compromised, no doubt they will fix that

Belly, I am unsure what the issue is – look before you leap or take responsibility for your actions, consider the consequences, act like a grown up, be sensible?

We all know nothing is alright, nothing is okay, everything is bad and no matter the choice just about any action can lead to potential disaster.

To tell the truth Belly every Australian I meet seems extremely worried about everything and who is going to get you if you say something too loud. And the laws here – there are no accidents; someone is always to blame for any incident.

Levels of government protect the one below and above. People do not feel protected here or supported. Dunno what kind of Nanny is implied when talking about a Nanny state because it certain isn’t Mary Poppins.

“She’ll be right mate” is about all the optimism that is left while “damned if you do and damned if you don’t” can also apply to the more fatalistically inclined.

But we can’t live with just the doom, we need to occasionally throw caution to the wind to stay sane yeah?.

There is always a fear-based reason to worry. We may have incredible children, but a day doesn't go past that we're not concerned about their welfare for one reason or another. The very fact that we love our children so much, juxtaposed with all the danger in the world, is enough to keep any parent anxious. We may have a great career, but the pressures are intense. We may have wonderful relationships, but people are still people. We may have a lovely home but there are big responsibilities to that one too. Yet most Australians are optimistic
on the whole. They usually find their lives are full of interest,
they hardly ever have time to waste and although the economy may get worse, most people believe someone else will probably suffer because their own finances will improve. The average Australian according to The Age is worried about getting the sack, human rights, and supperannuation, but is no longer pre-occupied with free parking at work (joke). They find their jobs are suitable and, except for the 4 percent of teenagers who want to retire, do not want to change them.
The average Australian believes, "I'm allright Jack!" According to recent polls Australians are a happy lot. Almost 60 percent find that their lives are full of interest and, from a breakdown of age and occupation groups, it appears their life gets more interesting with age.

-The average Australian is worried about getting the sack, human rights, and superannuation

-They find their jobs are suitable

-The average Australian believes, "I'm all right Jack!"

Wonder what an “average Australian” is.

Have they done a survey just with government employees?

- Almost 60 percent find that their lives are full of interest

- life gets more interesting with age

“May you live in interesting times” comes to mind.

I'm obviously just in the best mood today.